Majors & Degrees

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Natural Resources and Conservation

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
Environmental Science 4

Arts & Humanities

English Language and Literature

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
English Language and Literature 48

Film and Theater

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stage­craft 8
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 0
Category Total 8

Foreign Languages

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature 0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 0
Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics 0
German Language and Literature 0
Latin Language and Literature 0
Russian Language and Literature 0
Category Total -

History

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
History 22

Music

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Music 12

Philosophy

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Philosophy 7

Religion/Religious Studies

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Religion/Religious Studies 6

Visual Arts

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 11
Fine/Studio Arts 17
Category Total 28

Interdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies Majors

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
Ancient Studies/Civilization 0
Mathematics and Computer Science 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Category Total 3

Life Science

Biology

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
Biochemistry 7
Biology/Biological Sciences 22
Category Total 29

Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics Majors

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Mathematics 4
Mathematics and Statistics 0
Category Total 4

Natural Sciences

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
Astronomy 2

Chemistry

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Chemistry 11

Physics

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Physics 5

Social Sciences

Anthropology

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Anthropology 10
Other Anthropology 0
Category Total 10

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
African-American/Black Studies 2
American/United States Studies/Civilization 2
Area Studies 15
Asian Studies/Civilization 3
French Studies 2
German Studies 0
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican- American/Chicano Studies 0
Italian Studies 0
Russian Studies 1
Women’s Studies 5
Category Total 30

Economics

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Economics 39

International Relations and Affairs

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Political Science and Government 29
International Relations and Affairs 15
Category Total 44

Psychology

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
General Psychology 64
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology 21
Category Total 85

Sociology

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
Sociology 17

Technology

Software Development

Number of graduates in the 2008/2009 Academic Year: Bachelors Degree
Computer and Information Sciences 2

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Academics Overview

Quick Facts about Wheaton College, Norton Academics

Academic Calendar

Semester

Average Freshman GPA

3.00

Retention Rate

87%

Carnegie Class
Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Orientation Month(s)
Orientation for new students held in August, September, January, and June.

Specialty Study Options

Double Majors
Yes
Independent Study
Yes
Accelerated Study
Yes
Honors Program
Yes
Internships
Yes

Domestic Off-Campus Semester-Away Programs

Domestic Exchange Schools
Yes
Washington Semester (American University)
Yes
Sea Semester
Yes
Other: SALT. National Theatre Institute (Maine). Oceanographic Institute (Woods Hole, MA). Williams Mystic Seaport Program.
Yes

Pre-Professional Programs

Pre-Law
Yes
Pre-Medicine
Yes
Pre-Veterinary
Yes
Pre-Dentistry
Yes
Pre-Optometry
Yes

Class Sizes at Wheaton College, Norton

Fewer than 20 Students

68%

50 - 100 Students

2%

20 - 49 Students

30%

Faculty at Wheaton College, Norton

Total Faculty

188

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

10

Full-Time Professors

142

Male Faculty

87

Part-Time Professors

46

Women Faculty

101

Faculty Ethnic Diversity

Caucasian
81%
Latino
7%
Asian
5%
African American
4%
Native American
1%

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