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Whitman College

Whitman College
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA 99362-2083

Official telephone: (509) 527-5111
Fax number: (509) 527-4967
Website: https://www.whitman.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 94 men, 91 women
Full-time faculty: 83 men, 79 women
Part-time faculty: 11 men, 12 women
Graduation rate: 90% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology, General
  • Anthropology, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astronomy
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other
  • Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Economics, Other
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geochemistry
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • German Language and Literature
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mathematics, Other
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Philosophy
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Psychology, General
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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