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Campus Facts - All California Colleges 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 12, 2009
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, biology, English
Majors with the lowest enrollment:	European studies, computer science, mathematics
Average freshman GPA:	9.6 on a 12.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year:	95%
Student:Faculty ratio:	11:1
Total faculty:	38 men, 58 women, 96 total
Full-time faculty:	33 men, 36 women, 69 total
Part-time faculty:	5 men, 22 women, 27 total
Graduation rate:	80% 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, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Students may complete a minor in any academic program offered at the College.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science
Education certifications are offered:	no
Cooperative programs are offered:	no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Engineering
Graduate schools/programs are offered:	no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes:	no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs:	Washington Semester (American University), UN Semester, Contemporary Art
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered:	Colby College, Spelman College
Study abroad opportunities:
various programs are offered in over 40 countries
Army ROTC:	offered off-campus Claremont McKenna College
Navy ROTC:	not offered
Air Force ROTC:	offered off-campus Harvey Mudd College
LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees Automotive Technology/GM
Bachelor's Degrees Accounting African-American Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Art History Asian Studies Asian-American Studies Biochemistry Biology Black Studies Chemistry Chemistry/Biology Chicano Studies Chinese Classical Languages Classical Studies Classics Computer Science Dance Economics Economics/Accounting Engineering English Environment/Economics/Politics Environmental Science Environmental Studies European Studies Foreign Languages Foreign Languages/Literature French Studies Gender Studies Gender/Women's Studies Geology German Studies Germanic Languages/Literatures Hispanic Studies History Human Biology Humanities International Relations International Studies International/Intercultural Studies Italian Italian Language/Literature Italian Studies Japanese Jewish Studies Latin American Studies Legal Studies Linguistics Management Engineering Management/Engineering Mathematical Economics Mathematics Mathematics/Economics Media Studies Molecular Biology Music Neuroscience Neurosciences Organismal Biology Organizational Studies Philosophy Philosophy/Politics/Economics Philosophy/Public Affairs Physics Politics Politics/International Relations Pre-Medicine Psychobiology Psychology Public Policy Religious Studies Russian Science/Management Science/Technology/Society Sociology Spanish Studio Arts Theatre Women's Studies
ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
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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