| Screen last updated on: August 1, 2008 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in mid-September, early January, and late March. |
| Calendar system: |
quarter system (four terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in June, July September, January, and April. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
psychology, business mgmt economics, literature |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
German studies, Classical studies, psychobiology |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
90% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
19:1 |
| Full-time faculty: |
366 men, 200 women, 566 total |
| Part-time faculty: |
112 men, 125 women, 237 total |
| Faculty degrees: |
95% PhD |
| Graduation rate: |
70% within six years |
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| 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 |
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| Undergraduate studies homepage: |
www.ucsc.edu/academics/ |
| Graduate studies homepage: |
graddiv.ucsc.edu/splash/ |
| 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 anthropology, art history, astrophysics, biology, chemistry/biochemistry, computer engineering, computer science, earth science, East asian studies, economics, education, electronic music, film and digital media, history, Italian studies, jazz, Jewish studies, journalism, language studies, Latin american and Latino studies, legal studies, linguistics, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, physics, politics, psychology, sociology, South and Southeast asian studies, and theater arts. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine |
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| Education certifications: |
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elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
UCDC, UC SAC |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
U of New Hampshire, U of New Mexico |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered off-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Physics
- Art
- Astrophysics
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Bioengineering
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Business Management Economics
- Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Classical Studies
- Community Studies
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Games Development
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology/Evolution
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Studies
- Feminist Studies
- Film/Digital Media
- German Studies
- Global Economics
- Health Science
- History
- Information Systems Management
- International Business/Economics
- Italian Studies
- Language Studies
- Latin American/Latino Studies
- Legal Studies
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Marine Biology
- Mathematics
- Molecular/Cellular/Developmental Biology
- Music Arts
- Neuroscience/Behavior
- Ocean Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Plant Science
- Politics
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Theatre Arts
- Women's Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Chemistry, General
- Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, General
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Science
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
- Economics, General
- Economics, Other
- Engineering, General
- Engineering, Other
- Environmental Studies
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
- German Studies
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
- History, General
- Italian Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Legal Studies, General
- Linguistics
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Mathematics, General
- Molecular Biology
- Music, General
- Neuroscience
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Philosophy
- Physics, General
- Plant Sciences, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychology, General
- Sociology
- Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
- Women's Studies
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