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Brandeis University
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
Official telephone: (781) 736-2000
Website: www.brandeis.edu
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| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
| 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 late August. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of five weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
economics, biology, psychology |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
94% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
9:1 |
| Total faculty: |
276 men, 210 women, 486 total |
| Full-time faculty: |
218 men, 140 women, 358 total |
| Part-time faculty: |
58 men, 70 women, 128 total |
| 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: |
no |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Undergraduate studies homepage: |
www.brandeis.edu/
admissions/videotour |
| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in African and Afro-American studies, anthropology, art history, business, chemistry, classical studies, comparative literature, computer science, creative writing, East Asian studies, economics, education, education studies, English, American, and Anglophone literature, environmental studies, film studies, French and Francophone studies, German language and literature, health: science, society, and policy, Hebrew language and literature, Hispanic studies, history, history of ideas, international and global studies, internet studies, Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, Italian studies, journalism, language and linguistics, Latin American and Latino studies, legal studies, mathematics, medieval and renaissance studies, music, Near Eastern and Judaic studies, peace, conflict, and coexistence studies, philosophy, physics, politics, religious studies, Russian and East European studies, Russian language and literature, social justice and social policy, South Asian studies, theatre arts, women's and gender studies, and Yiddish and East European Jewish culture. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-medicine |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, secondary |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 engineering program with Columbia U. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Panama, Peru, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, and Vietnam. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Boston U. |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Boston U. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- African-American/African Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art History
- Biochemistry
- Biological Physics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classical Studies
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- Educational Studies
- English/American Literature
- Environmental Studies
- European Cultural Studies
- Film
- French/Francophone Studies
- German Language/Literature
- Health/Science/Society/Policy
- Hebrew Language/Literature
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- International/Global Studies
- Islamic/Middle Eastern Studies
- Italian Studies
- Language/Linguistics
- Latin American/Latino Studies
- Mathematics
- Music
- Near Eastern/Judaic Studies
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Russian Language/Literature
- Sociology
- Studio Arts
- Theatre Arts
- Women's/Gender Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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