| Screen last updated on: September 2006 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
English, biology, political science |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
German, philosophy, physics |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
96% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
10:1 |
| Total faculty: |
111 men, 56 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
108 men, 51 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
3 men, 5 women |
| Graduation rate: |
87% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
yes |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
yes |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in anthropology, chemistry, chinese, Economics, French, German, mathematics, music, philosophy, religion, Russian, Spanish, theater & Speech. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-theology |
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| Education certifications: |
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secondary |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 engineering programs with Columbia U, Duke U, Georgia Tech, and Washington U--St. Louis. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
no |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
no |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Exchange programs with Howard U and Morehouse Coll. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Member of American Collegiate Consortium for East-West Cultural and Academic Exchange. Semester-abroad programs at Sch for Field Studies (various locations). Study abroad in Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and Zambia. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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A biology-specific off-campus program - School for Field Studies |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus University of North Carolina--Charlotte |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Anthropology
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Economics
- English
- French
- German
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Theatre
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit 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
- neither credit nor 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
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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A student who has more than 4 acceptable credits may choose among them. In four subjects -- Economics, French, Latin, and Spanish -- if a student takes more than one examination in the same subject, a maximum of one course credit will be granted. |
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