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California Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology
1200 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91125

Official telephone: (626) 395-6811
Fax number: (626) 795-1547

Website: www.caltech.edu



Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late September.
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: engineering/applied science, physics, biology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: social sciences, history, economics
Average freshman GPA: 3.3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 98%
Student:Faculty ratio: 3:1
Total faculty: 280 men, 63 women, 343 total
Full-time faculty: 260 men, 51 women, 311 total
Part-time faculty: 20 men, 12 women, 32 total
Graduation rate: 89% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, pass/fail grading option
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in control and dynamical systems.
Cooperative education programs:
medicine, medical scientist training program
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 programs with Bowdoin College, Bryn Mawr, College Grinnell College Haverford College, Mt. Holyoke College, Oberlin College, Occidental College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Pomona College, Reed College, Spelman College Wesleyan University, Whitman College.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Art Center Coll of Design and Occidental Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Denmark, France, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Southern California.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Southern California.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Applied Computational Mathematical Sciences
  • Applied Physics
  • Astrophysics
  • Biology
  • Business Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Economics/Management
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering/Applied Science
  • English
  • Geobiology
  • Geochemistry
  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • History
  • History/Philosophy of Science
  • Independent Study
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Planetary Science
  • Political Science

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for school's own challenge exams



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