Graduates
Definitions
| Graduation Rate |
The percentage of students admitted to Wellesley College as traditional first-year students who graduate from Wellesley after 4, 5, or 6 years of study. Students who withdrew to transfer to another institution are counted as withdraws.
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| Unit |
The value of a typical unit (course) at Wellesley is 4 credit hours. Some laboratory courses and other courses with a large amount of both classroom and preparation time are 1.25 units and earn 5 credit hours. A few courses are half courses, at 0.5 units, and earn 2 credit hours.
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Total Units Required for Degree
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32 units |
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Interdepartmental
Program/Major
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A program or major as defined by the Wellesley College catalog; usually a program/major with more than one department. Includes structured individual majors.
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| Individual Major |
A student-designed major not represented in one of the departmental and interdepartmental majors offered.
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| Honors in the Major |
The usual route to honors, offered by all departments and programs, is available to students with a GPA of at least 3.5 in all work in the major field above the 100-level. Students complete a Senior Thesis Research Course (360) followed by Senior Thesis (370). A few departments / programs offer alternate routes to honors, all of which include an examination or research paper.
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| Honors GPA |
The average grade on all institutional courses taken after the student's first year
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| Cum laude | Students who at graduation have an Honors GPA of 3.60 or higher |
| Magna cum laude | Students who at graduation have an Honors GPA of 3.75 or higher |
| Summa cum laude | Students who at graduation have an Honors GPA of 3.90 or higher |
| Normal Course Load |
Wellesley students take an average of 3 - 5 units per semester for which they receive from 12 - 20 credit hours, more if a course has a required lab. (See Unit definition.)
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