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HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Harvard University
Undergraduate Admissions Office, Byerly Hall, 8 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Official telephone: (617) 495-1000

Website: www.harvard.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 1, 2006
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-September and early February.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of seven weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: economics, biology/biological sciences
Majors with the lowest enrollment: Germanic languages/literatures
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 98%
Student:Faculty ratio: 7:1
Total faculty: 1,390 men, 645 women, 2,035 total
Full-time faculty: 1,114 men, 478 women, 1,592 total
Part-time faculty: 276 men, 167 women, 443 total
Graduation rate: 98% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Undergraduate studies homepage: www.haa.harvard.edu/ath/
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option
Education certifications:
middle/junior high, secondary
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Cross-registration with MIT.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in numerous countries.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus Massachusetts Institute of Technology

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African Languages
  • African Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Arabic
  • Archaeology
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Art History
  • Art/Fine Arts
  • Asian/Oriental Studies
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biblical Languages
  • Biblical Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Biometrics
  • Biophysics
  • Biotechnology
  • Black/Afro-American Sciences
  • Botany/Plant Sciences
  • Cell Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • City/Community/Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Cognitive Sciences
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Conservation
  • Creative Writing
  • Earth Sciences
  • East Asian Studies
  • East European/Soviet Studies
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromechanical Engineering Technology
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering/Applied Science
  • English
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Design
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Ethnic Studies
  • European Studies
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Film Studies
  • Fine Art
  • Fire/Safety Engineering Technology
  • Fluid/Thermal Sciences
  • Folklore
  • French
  • Genetics
  • Geochemistry
  • Geological Engineering
  • Geophysical Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • German
  • Germanic Languages/Literatures
  • Greek
  • Health Care Administration
  • Hebrew
  • Hispanic Studies
  • History
  • History of Philosophy
  • History of Science
  • Human Development
  • Humanities
  • Information Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Economics
  • International Relations
  • International Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Judaic Studies
  • Latin
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts/General Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Marine Biology
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval Studies
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Microbiology
  • Modern Languages
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music History
  • Natural Sciences
  • Near/Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Paralegal
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physics
  • Planetary/Space Sciences
  • Political Science/Government
  • Polymer Science
  • Portuguese
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Project & Acquisition Management
  • Psychobiology
  • Psychology
  • Public Affairs/Policy Studies
  • Religious Studies
  • Renewable Resources
  • Robotics
  • Romance Languages
  • Russian
  • Russian/Slavic Studies
  • Scandinavian Languages/Studies
  • Science
  • Slavic Languages
  • Sociology
  • South Asian Studies
  • Statistics
  • Studio Art
  • Systems Engineering
  • Theatre Arts/Drama
  • Urban Studies
  • Western Civilization/Culture
  • Women's Studies
  • Zoology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement 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 relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate



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