Major Fields of Study/Concentrations of 1998 Graduates

Major Fields of Study/Concentrations of 1998 Graduates:

Concentration	Number of Completed Concentrations in the Class of 1998
African American Studies	3
American Cultural Studies	13
Anthropology	16
Art	14
Biology	55
Biological Chemisty	11
Chemisty	4
Chinese	1
Classical and Medieval Studies	1
East Asian Languages and Cultures	1
East Asian Studies	8
Economics	24
Engineering (3/2)	1
English	49
French	8
Geology	13
German	3
History	21
Interdisciplinary (Student Designed)	23
Japanese	1
Mathematics	12
Music	6
Philosophy	7
Physics	9
Political Science	36
Psychology	46
Religion	6
Rhetoric	4
Russian	2
Sociology	3
Spanish	8
Theater	7
Women's Studies	5
TOTAL	421

Degrees Awarded, 1998

385 persons received degrees at the May 1998 Commencement:
280 B.A. degrees
105 B.S. degrees

A total of 421 concentrations were completed, and 9.4% of degree recipients had double concentrations.

1998 Student Designed Interdisciplinary Majors

Aspects of Character
Biology and Geology (2)
Biopsychology
Child Abuse and Legal Studies (2)
Computer Music
Earth Systems Education
Environmental Policy (2)
Environmental Science: Wetlands
Environmental Studies
Human Ecology: Mind, Spirit, Nature
Latin American Studies
Legal Studies
Neurophilosophy
Neuroscience
Political Mobilization and Social Reform in Context of Latin America
Psychobiology
Race and Sexuality Studies
Social Stratification
Visual Culture and Political Institutions

Secondary concentrations*

Secondary Concentration	Number of Completed Secondary Concentrations in the Class of 1998
Chinese	7
Computer Studies	7
Dance	2
Economics	6
Education	4
French	19
German	6
Japanese	4
Music	2
Philosophy	3
Russian	2
Spanish	13
Theater	3
TOTAL	78

*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.

19.5% (75 students) of 1998 graduates had secondary concentrations. (Three students had two secondary concentrations)

Language Concentrations, 1998:

6.0% (23 students) of 1998 graduates concentrated in a foreign language.
12.7% (49 students) of 1998 graduates had a secondary concentration in a foreign language. (Two students had two concentrations in foreign languages.)
17.4% (67 students) of 1998 gradautes concentrated in and/or had a secondary concentration in a foreign langauge. (Five students concentrated in and had a secondary concentration in a foreign language.

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