Major Fields of Study/Concentrations of 1997 Graduates:

29 majors or programs are available:
                               # concentrators
                               in Class of '97

African American Studies              3
American Cultural Studies            16
Anthropology                         15
Art                                  24
Biology                              62 
Biological Chemistry                  7
Chemistry                             9
Classical and Medieval Studies        5
East Asian Languages and Cultures     3
Economics                            27
English                              49
Environmental Studies                 2
French                               11 
Geology                              10
German                                3
History                              32
Interdiscip. (Student-Designed)      22
Mathematics                           7
Music                                 5
Philosophy                           13
Physics                              13
Political Science                    37
Psychology                           59
Religion                              8
Rhetoric                              7
Russian                               2
Sociology                            21
Spanish                              13
Theater                               4
Women's Studies                       7

Degrees Awarded, 1997

472 persons received degrees at the May 1997 Commencement:
365 B.A. degrees
107 B.S. degrees

A total of 496 departmental concentrations were completed, and 5.1 % of degree recipients had double concentrations.

1997 Student-designed majors:

Secondary concentrations* are available in:

Chinese, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Computer Studies, Economics, Education, Music, and Philosophy.

*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, 1997:

Concentrations in a Foreign Language
 32 (6.8%)
Secondary Concentrations in a Foreign Language                             
 54 (11.4%)
Total with Concentrations or Secondary Concentrations in a Foreign
Language 
 86 (18.2%)
Percent of Class Graduating with Secondary Concentration in language, 
computer science, music, economics, education, Latin or philosophy 
 77 (16.3%) 
rev. 6/25/97 JCF


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