学校信息

• 学校名称：Whitman College
• 学校性质：Private
• 学校类别：Liberal Arts Colleges
• 学校排名(Ranking)：37
• 学校等级(Tier)：1
• 官方网站地址：http://www.whitman.edu
• 申请邮箱：admission@whitman.edu
• 学校电话：(509) 527-5176
• 申请最后期限：1/15
• 申请费用：$45
• 学费：2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $35,192

官方简介

One of the nation's leading liberal arts and sciences colleges, Whitman College is a vibrant, residential learning community. Here, 1,450 undergraduate students from 45 states and 30 countries gain broad experience in a variety of disciplines while acquiring depth of knowledge in any of more than 40 major fields. Whitman challenges students to write, debate, participate actively in classes and seminars, conduct independent research, think critically, and question established ideas. The academic curriculum begins with Antiquity and Modernity, a first-year seminar course required of all students that explores the formation and transformation of some western world views (ways of understanding nature, society, the self, and the transcendent). In the senior year, all Whitman students must pass comprehensive exams in their major. Faculty at Whitman are passionate about their subject matter, committed to excellent teaching, and actively engaged scholars in their fields. They are experts in their disciplines, mentors, collaborators, and supportive critics. Whitman professors inspire in their students a serious devotion to learning. Students find balance at Whitman. Outside of class, they find an atmosphere of opportunity -- for leadership, sports and fitness activities, service to community, and development of lasting friendships. They also take advantage of the region's rivers, mountains, and wilderness areas for vigorous outdoor adventures, and in the small city of Walla Walla, they play important roles as volunteers and mentors. Students thrive at Whitman; the graduation rate is 86 percent, a much higher rate than at most colleges. Whitman fosters the self-confidence, intellectual vitality, open mind, and sense of social responsibility that prepare students well for a complex, rapidly changing, diverse world. In recent years, Whitman students have won scholarships and fellowships such as the Rhodes, Truman, Fulbright, Watson, Udall, and Goldwater.

开设专业

	AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, AND GENDER STUDIES: Asian studies/civilization, Latin American studies, ethnic, cultural minority, and gender studies
	COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS: communication studies/speech communication and rhetoric
	FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS: German language and literature, French language and literature, Spanish language and literature, classics and classical languages, literatures,and linguistics
	ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS: English language and literature, English language and literature/letters
	BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: biology/biological sciences, biochemistry/biophysics and molecular biology; MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS: mathematics, applied mathematics; MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: mathematics and computer science
	PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES: philosophy, religion/religious studies; PHYSICAL SCIENCES: astronomy, chemistry, geology/earth science, physics
	PSYCHOLOGY: psychology; SOCIAL SCIENCES: anthropology, economics, political science and government, sociology
	VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS: drama and dramatics/theater arts, film/cinema studies, fine/studio arts, art history, criticism, and conservation, music
	HISTORY: history