Major Fields of Study/Concentrations of 1996 Graduates:

29 majors or programs are available:
                               # concentrators
                               in Class of '96

African American Studies              0
American Cultural Studies            12
Anthropology                         11
Art                                  27
Biology                              50 
Biological Chemistry                 11
Chemistry                             9
Classical and Medieval Studies        2
East Asian Languages and Cultures     5
Economics                            32
English                              37
French                                4
Geology                               8
German                                2
History                              25
Interdiscip. (Student-Designed)      29
Mathematics                          14
Music                                11
Philosophy                            7
Physics                               9
Political Science                    30
Psychology                           30
Religion                              5
Rhetoric                              4
Russian                               0
Sociology                             8
Spanish                              10
Theater                               6
Women's Studies                      12

1 person completed a program in 3-2 Engineering.

Degrees Awarded, 1996

383 persons received degrees at the June 1996 Commencement:
286 B.A. degrees
97 B.S. degrees

A total of 411 departmental concentrations were completed, and 7.3 % of degree recipients had double concentrations.

1996 Student-designed majors:

Environmental Science will become a major in Fall of 1996.

Secondary concentrations* are available in:

Chinese, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and Computer Studies

*Secondary language and computer concentrations require fewer courses than a complete major in the program. Students may also earn double majors by completing all of the major requirements in any two departments.

Language Concentrations, 1996:

Concentrations in a Foreign Language
 21 (5.4%)
Secondary Concentrations in a Foreign Language                             
 69 (18.0%)
Total with Concentrations or Secondary Concentrations in a Foreign
Language 
 90 (23.5%)
Percent of Class Graduating with Secondary Concentration in language, music or
computer science 
 71 (18.5%) 
rev. 8/19/96 JCF


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