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Scripps College

Scripps College
1030 Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711

Official telephone: (909) 621-8149
Toll-free telephone: (800) 770-1333
Website: www.scrippscollege.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in late August and January.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, political science/government, biology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 93%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 47 men, 75 women
Full-time faculty: 37 men, 51 women
Part-time faculty: 10 men, 24 women
Graduation rate: 92% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: no
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering programs with several universities.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Internship programs with Claremont McKenna Coll and George Washington U.
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange program with Spelman Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Jordan, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, and Turkey.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Claremont McKenna Coll.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Harvey Mudd Coll.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Africana Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Art Conservation
  • Art History
  • Asian American Studies
  • Asian Languages
  • Asian Studies
  • Astronomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Black Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Chicano Studies
  • Chinese
  • Classics
  • Computer Science
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environment/Economics/Politics
  • Environmental Science
  • European Studies
  • Foreign Languages/Literature
  • French Studies
  • Gender/Women's Studies
  • Geology
  • German Studies
  • Hispanic Studies
  • History
  • Human Biology
  • Humanities
  • International/Intercultural Studies
  • Italian
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese
  • Jewish Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics
  • Media Studies
  • Middle East/North Africa Studies
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • Organismal Biology
  • Organizational Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy/Politics/Economics
  • Philosophy/Public Affairs
  • Physics
  • Politics/International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian
  • Science/Management
  • Science/Technology/Society
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Credit for International Baccalaureate with scores of 5, 6, or 7 higher level with corresponding courses on secondary school transcript.

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