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TRINITY COLLEGE

Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Official telephone: (860) 297-2000
Fax number: (860) 297-2257

Website: www.trincoll.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
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 fall.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: political science, economics, history
Majors with the lowest enrollment: German, Italian, physics
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 92%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 152 men, 106 women, 258 total
Full-time faculty: 102 men, 72 women, 174 total
Part-time faculty: 37 men, 32 women, 69 total
Graduation rate: 83% 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: C-

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Undergraduate studies homepage: www.trincoll.edu/
~admissio/video.html
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine
Combined 2-2 programs available:
Trinity/Rensselaer 5-Year Programs in Engineering and Computer Science
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), UN Semester, Trinity/LaMama Program, NYC; National Theatre Institute; Williams-Mystic Program in Maritime Studies
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Amherst College (MA);Bowdoin College (ME);Connecticut College (CT);Dartmouth College (NH);Mount Holyoke College (MA);Smith College (MA);Vassar College (NY);Wellesley College (MA);Wesleyan University (CT);Wheaton College (MA);Williams College (MA)
Study abroad opportunities:
Argentina;Australia;Austria;Belgium;Chile;China;Costa Rica;Czech Republic;Denmark;Ecuador;Egypt;France;Germany;Ghana;Greece;Honduras;Hungary;India;Israel;Italy;Japan;Kenya;Mexico;Netherlands;New Zealand;Russia;Spain;Sweden;Trinidad and Tobago;Turkey;United Kingdom
Other special or unique academic programs:
Legislative Internship Program; CityTerm; Health Fellows Program; Guided Studies Program; Cities Program; Interdisciplinary Science; and InterArts.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus University of Connecticut
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Classical Civilization
  • Classics
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Educational Studies
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • French
  • German
  • Hispanic Studies
  • History
  • International Studies
  • Italian
  • Jewish Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Neuroscience
  • Paralegal
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy/Law
  • Religion
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Studio Arts
  • Theatre Arts/Dance
  • Women's/Gender/Sexuality Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • placement for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Academic departments have discretion on placement.



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