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One of the younger members of The Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna College opened in 1946 as Claremont Men's College. CMC is a liberal arts college, specializing in politics, economics, and public policy.
Campus life
Dorms
Academic program
General education requirements
Although its specialty is public policy and economics, Claremont McKenna College does hold to the idea of a liberal education by requiring student to add breath to their knowledge through the completion of course in natural and social science, humanities, and foreign language.
First year requirements
Literature 10 - Composition and Literary Analysis
Unless waived for a transfer student, every student must take in their first year at the college this introductory literary classes which covers all the major literary genres and is designed to improve each students critical thinking and writing skills. The works studied and course format varies depending on professor.
Civilization 10 - Questions of Civilization
Question of Civilization was designed provide a unifying experience of Claremont McKenna students while fostering the exploration of universal thoughts and ideas. Directed by Prof. Robert J. Valenza, each year a core set of text is chosen for all section of Civilization 10, with each professor adding his/her own insights or works to the course. Although not common in all sections, Prof. Valenza encourages teachers of Civ to provide interaction through discussion. Many students find this one of their most cherished CMC experiences. For information, see the Questions of Civilization article.
Majors
- American Studies
- Asian Studies
- Biology
- Biology-Chemistry
- Chemistry
- Questions of Civilization
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Econ-Accounting
- Environment, Economics, and Politics
- Environmental Science
- French
- Film Studies
- Gender Studies
- German
- Government
- History
- International Relations
- Korean
- Leadership
- Legal Studies
- Literature
- Management-Engineering
- Mathematics
- Military Science
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Philosophy and Public Affairs
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Physics
- Practicum
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Science and Management
- Senior Thesis
- Spanish
- Speech
- Theatre
Sequences
Claremont McKenna College does not offer the traditional minor. Instead, CMC offers a group of sequences which are group of course on a particular interdisciplinary theme.
CMC's Sequences include
- Asian-American
- Computer Science
- Ethics
- Financial Economics
- Gender Studies
- Human Rights, Genocide, and Holocaust Studies
- Leadership
Alumni
* attended but did not graduate
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