Davis Degree Program
See also: Postbaccalaureate Study Program for students who have already completed a bachelor's degree.
 
The Elisabeth Kaiser Davis Degree Program at Wellesley College affords women beyond traditional college age who have not completed a bachelor's degree the opportunity to pursue one of the best liberal arts educations available to a woman today. Designed with the needs of the returning student in mind, the Davis Degree Program gathers a group of women from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, providing the foundation upon which this extraordinary group of women can build a community.
   

For detailed information about the Davis Degree Program at Wellesley College, go to the website for Nontraditional Student Programs. On this site, you will also find information about the Postbaccalaureate Study Program, for students who have already completed a bachelor's degree.
To be added to the Davis Degree Program mailing list, click here.
For a brochure on the Davis Degree Program, click here here to download (pdf).

Davis Campus Days are held on campus throughout the academic year to provide potential applicants with opportunities to learn more about the Davis Degree Program and its application process as well as to attend a class when the College is in session. Please check back in the fall for a schedule of Davis Campus Days.

 

Apply to the Davis Degree Program
  There are two ways to apply. You may download a pdf file of the Wellesley College Application for the Davis Degree Program, which you may then complete and mail, or you may apply online. See links below.
 
 
Download and print application
Please note that the application for the Davis Degree Program for entrance in September 2009 will be available in the summer of 2008.
You may download a pdf file of the Wellesley College Application for the Davis Degree Program, which you may then complete and mail. To download and print the complete Davis Degree Application click on the link below.
Complete Application (with instructions and forms)
To download and print a pdf file of any of the components of the Davis Degree Application, click on the appropriate link below.
Letter from the Dean of Admission
Application Instructions
Davis Degree Application Form
All Supplemental Davis Degree forms
(listed below)
  Or you may click on any one of the forms separately.
  Form for Transfer Credit
  Form for High School Transcript
  Form for College Transcript (2)
  Form for Letter of Recommendation (3)
     
Apply online

The online application for the Davis Degree Program will go live in the summer of 2008.

The $50 application fee is waived if you apply online.

Note: We strongly recommend that you prepare your answers to the application questions in Microsoft Word or another word processing program, save your document, and then copy and paste your information to this application. Doing so will enable you to edit and spell-check your work and retain a copy for your records. When you print the online application, you will not be able to see your answers and responses in their entirety.
 
On- or off-campus interview
Applicants should call the Board of Admission at 781-283-2270 to make an appointment for an interview. You can schedule an interview any time during the year, but arrangements should be made at least two weeks before the admission application deadline. For those living outside the region, it is possible that an interview with a Wellesley alumna can be arranged. To request an off-campus interview with an alumna interviewer near your hometown, please fill out the off-campus interview request form.
   

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Last Modified on April 7, 2008
Expires on June 30, 2008


View the Wellesley College Davis Degree Brochure.

 
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