Davis Degree

Davis Degree Program

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.

See also:
Postbaccalaureate Study Program for students who have already completed a bachelor's degree.

Readmission for applicants who have previously matriculated as degree candidates at Wellesley.

Profiles of Davis Scholars

Current Davis Scholars share their insights on what brought them to the Davis Degree Program and what it's like to be a student at Wellesley.

Davis Degree Program

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 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. Check back for an announcement of Davis Campus Days, which are tentatively scheduled for a Friday in December 2009 and February 2010.

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. For students who apply online, the application fee will be waived.

Apply online
You may complete an online application for the Davis Degree Program. 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.

Download and print application
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)


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 of March 1. 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.

Readmission to Wellesley

Applicants who have been previously matriculated as degree candidates at Wellesley must apply for readmission through the Office of Advising and Academic Support Services, rather than through the Admission Office. Please call Dean John O'Keefe at 781-283-2325 or email him at jokeefe@wellesley.edu for more information.

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Last Modified on May 14, 2009
Expires on June 30, 2009

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