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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
Fax number: (909) 621-8323

Website: www.scrippscollege.edu



Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
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 in January.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, English, politics & international relations
Majors with the lowest enrollment: Japanese, government, science, technology and society
Average freshman GPA: 10.3 on a 12.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 46 men, 58 women, 104 total
Full-time faculty: 36 men, 45 women, 81 total
Part-time faculty: 10 men, 13 women, 23 total
Graduation rate: 87% 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
Undergraduate studies homepage: www.scrippscollege.edu/
media/index.php
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering programs with several major 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), Washington Semester Internship at Claremont McKenna Coll and George Washington U.
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange program with Spelman College.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tibet.
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 Languages
  • Asian Studies
  • Asian-American Studies
  • Biology
  • 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
  • Management Engineering
  • Mathematical Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Media 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
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
College has its own required placement exams for math and foreign languages.



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