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Bennington College

Bennington, VT

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Academic Calendar System	Semester
Summer Session	Not offered
General Catalog/Bulletin

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

Undergraduate Majors
Acting American Government and Politics (United States) American History (United States) American Literature (United States) American/United States Studies/Civilization Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Anthropology Architecture Art History, Criticism and Conservation Asian Studies/Civilization Astronomy Biological and Physical Sciences Biology/Biological Sciences, General Botany/Plant Biology Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Chemistry, General Child Development Chinese Language and Literature Cinematography and Film/Video Production Communication and Media Studies, Other Computer Science Computer and Information Sciences, General Creative Writing Dance, General Design and Visual Communications, General Directing and Theatrical Production Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Drawing Early Childhood Education and Teaching Ecology Education, General Elementary Education and Teaching English Language and Literature, General English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Environmental Biology Environmental Design/Architecture Environmental Science Environmental Studies European History European Studies/Civilization Evolutionary Biology Fashion/Apparel Design Film/Cinema/Video Studies Fine/Studio Arts, General Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other French Language and Literature Gay/Lesbian Studies Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General History, General	Humanities/Humanistic Studies Intermedia/Multimedia International Relations and Affairs International/Global Studies Italian Language and Literature Japanese Language and Literature Jazz/Jazz Studies Jewish/Judaic Studies Journalism Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Keyboard Instruments Latin American Studies Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Mathematics and Computer Science Mathematics, General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Music History, Literature, and Theory Music Performance, General Music Theory and Composition Music, General Musicology and Ethnomusicology Painting Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Philosophy Photography Physical Sciences Physics, General Playwriting and Screenwriting Political Science and Government, General Political Science and Government, Other Pre-Law Studies Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Printmaking Psychology, General Sculpture Secondary Education and Teaching Social Psychology Social Sciences, General Social Sciences, Other Sociology Spanish Language and Literature Stringed Instruments Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Visual and Performing Arts, General Voice and Opera Women's Studies Writing, General Zoology/Animal Biology


Most Popular Disciplines	Visual and performing arts, Social sciences, English
Combined Liberal Arts/ Professional Degree Programs	Teaching
Special Programs	Accelerated program, Double major, Independent study, Student-designed major, Internships
Study Abroad	Offered
Online Degrees	Not reported

CURRICULUM AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

General Education/ Core Curriculum	Not required
Computer	Not required
Foreign Language	Not required
Math/Science	Not required

FACULTY AND INSTRUCTION

Full-Time Faculty	63
Part-Time Faculty	19
Full-Time Faculty with Ph.D./Terminal Degree	71%
Regular Class Size	2-9 students: 24% of classes 10-19 students: 55% of classes 20-29 students: 19% of classes 30-39 students: 0% of classes 40-49 students: 1% of classes 50-59 students: 0% of classes
Discussion Section/Lab Class Size	10-19 students: 86% of discussion sections/labs 20-29 students: 14% of discussion sections/labs

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

International Baccalaureate	Accepted
Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations	Accepted for placement and credit
Sophomore Standing	Not available

ACADEMIC RESOURCES

Libraries
Library Available on Campus	Yes
Holdings	151,811

Computing
Computer Ownership	Students not required to own/lease a computer
Computers Available on Campus	100
Internet/E-mail Access	Not reported

ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

Remedial Instruction
Tutoring	Available
Services for Learning Disabled Students	Available
Services for Physically Disabled Students	Hearing impaired services, wheelchair access

GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL EDUCATION

Master's Degrees Offered
Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language

Master's Programs of Study
Dance Education--General English Foreign Languages Education French	Multilingual and Multicultural Education Music Spanish Writing

Doctoral Degrees Offered
Not reported

Doctoral Programs of Study
Not reported

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**CLASS OF 2017** Profile of Students on COLLEGEdata
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	GPA		SAT			ACT
	UW	W	M	CR	W
Average	3.67	3.32	572	642	660	28
Low	2.85	2.95	500	520	470	26
High	4.00	3.66	650	800	800	29
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