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Princeton offers two bachelor's degrees: a bachelor of arts (A.B.) and a bachelor of science in engineering (B.S.E.). Within these degree programs, students can choose from among 69 departments and interdepartmental programs. In lieu of existing programs, students may apply for independent concentration.

   

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Undergraduates in the A.B. program must successfully complete general education requirements that include two courses each in literature and the arts, science and technology (with laboratory), and social analysis; and one course each in epistemology and cognition, ethical thought and moral values, historical analysis, and quantitative reasoning.

Departmental requirements combine upper-level courses with independent work in both the junior and senior years. A senior thesis is required of all A.B. candidates.

Engineering students take at least seven courses in the humanities and social sciences in addition to satisfying the writing requirement and meeting the requirements in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer programming as specified by the School of Engineering and Applied Science. B.S.E. students are required to take one course in four of the following six areas: epistemology and cognition, ethical thought and moral values, foreign language, historical analysis, literature and the arts, and social analysis.

All engineering departments offer upperclass students opportunities to pursue independent work in lieu of formal course work. In some departments, independent work or a senior thesis is required for completion of the B.S.E. degree.

Source: A Princeton Profile

Elizabeth Toomey and Alexa Day
Elizabeth Toomey (left) and Alexa Day, both members of Princeton's class of 2007, study for final exams in a lounge at the Frist Campus Center. Behind them is a digital display wall featuring a project on "extra-galactic exploration" by Bradley Friedman of the class of 2005.

photo: Denise Applewhite