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Colorado College

Colorado College
14 E. Cache La Poudre Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Official telephone: (719) 389-6000
Fax number: (719) 389-6256
Website: www.ColoradoCollege.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and late January.
Calendar system: Block Plan
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in late August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of three weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: English, biology, economics/business
Majors with the lowest enrollment: classics/history/politics, French culture, dance
Average freshman GPA: 3.18 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 92%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 206
Full-time faculty: 110 men, 66 women
Part-time faculty: 30
Graduation rate: 83% within six years

Colorado College
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, independent study, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary
Cooperative education programs:
engineering
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering programs with Columbia U, Rensselaer Polytech Inst, U of Southern California, and Washington U--St. Louis.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Chicago Arts; Urban Studies & Urban Education, Chicago; Wilderness Field Station, Low Lake in the Su
Study abroad opportunities:
Exchange programs abroad in England (U of Wales--Aberwystyth), Germany (U of Gottingen, U of Regensburg), and Sweden (Jonkoping International Business Sch). Study abroad also in France, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Russia and through Associated Colleges of the Midwest.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Anthropology
  • Art/Art History Track
  • Art/Art Studio Track
  • Asian Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Classics
  • Classics/English
  • Classics/History/Politics
  • Comparative Literature
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • English/Creative Writing
  • English/Film Studies
  • Environmental Science/Chemistry
  • Environmental Science/Integrated Major
  • Environmental Science/Physics
  • French
  • Geology
  • German
  • History
  • History/Philosophy
  • History/Political Science
  • Liberal Arts/Sciences
  • Math/Computer Science
  • Mathematical Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Economy/American
  • Political Economy/International
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Romance Languages/French
  • Romance Languages/Italian
  • Romance Languages/Spanish
  • Russian/Eurasian Studies
  • Sociology
  • Southwest Studies
  • Spanish
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement 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
  • placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
Credit and/or placement is determined specifically by department.