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Mills College

Mills College
5000 MacArthur Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94613

Official telephone: (510) 430-2255
Fax number: (510) 430-3314

Website: www.mills.edu



Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August 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 August.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: English, political/legal/economic analysis, psychology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: history, mathematics, philosophy
Average freshman GPA: 3.3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 74%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 67 men, 132 women, 199 total
Full-time faculty: 37 men, 59 women, 96 total
Part-time faculty: 30 men, 73 women, 103 total
Graduation rate: 58% within six years

Mills 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, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in anthropology, Asian studies, book arts, film studies, journalism, liberal studies, and physics.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: 0
Cooperative education programs:
engineering
Combined 2-2 programs available:
A.A. to B.A. program.
Combined 3-1 programs available:
B.A./Teaching Credential program.
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 B.A./B.S. engineering program with U of Southern California.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Agnes Scott Coll, American U, Barnard Coll, Howard U, Manhattanville Coll, Mount Holyoke Coll, Simmons Coll, Spelman Coll, Swarthmore Col, Wellesley Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, the Balkans, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British West Indies, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Equaltorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Northern Ireland, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Samoa, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Turks and Caicos, Turkey, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Wales.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Spcial arrangements with Barnard Coll and Wellesley Coll. Cross registration available at UC Berkeley, California Coll of the Arts, and several local community colleges.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of California -- Berkeley.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Pre-Nursing
Bachelor's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • Art History
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Biopsychology
  • Business Economics
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development
  • Communication
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Science
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic Studies
  • French/Francophone Studies
  • Government
  • History
  • Individualized Program
  • Intermedia Arts
  • International Relations
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Political/Legal/Economic Analysis
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Anthropology
  • Spanish/Spanish-American Studies
  • Studio Art
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for international baccalaureate



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