75% OF LAWRENTIANS STUDY HERE

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2 The world is filled with colleges that are filled with students who are bright, talented, and engaging. (Lawrence is one of those colleges.) But success at Lawrence like success in life demands something more. A COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES GRANTS THE BACHELOR OF ARTS LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY IS A CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC GRANTS THE BACHELOR OF MUSIC Hard work, drive, commitment, persistence even a willingness to risk failure (yes, we just said failure in a college brochure) is how real transformation happens and how lives are changed. From Freshman Studies through your Senior Experience, and everything in between, Lawrence University will challenge you to find your limits, and help you push through, climb over, and watch those limits get smaller in your rear-view mirror as you approach your next limits, ready to do it again, because you ve done it before. If you re ready, we re ready. 75% OF LAWRENTIANS STUDY HERE Anthropology Anthropology Archaeology Biological Anthropology Art History Art, Studio Biochemistry Biology Biomedical Ethics Chemistry Chinese Classics Cognitive Science Computer Science East Asian Studies Economics Education 1 Engineering 2 AREAS OF STUDY IN THE COLLEGE Italics indicate minor offering only 1 Elementary through secondary certification program with Columbia (NY), RPI (NY), Washington University (St. Louis) program with Duke University program degree with Washington University (St. Louis) English Creative Writing Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies Film Studies Forestry & Environmental Studies 3 French & Francophone Studies Gender Studies Geology German Government Government (Political Science) International Relations Greek History Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Studies Japanese Latin Latin American Studies Linguistics Mathematics Music Natural Sciences Neuroscience Occupational Therapy 4 Philosophy Physics Psychology Religious Studies Russian Language & Literature Russian Studies Spanish Theatre Arts 3 DEGREE OPTIONS 25% OF LAWRENTIANS STUDY HERE AREAS OF STUDY IN THE CONSERVATORY Performance Composition Education Bassoon Cello Clarinet Double Bass Flute Guitar CONSERVATORY STUDIOS Horn Oboe Organ Piano Percussion Saxophone AREAS OF EMPHASIS Jazz & Improvisational Music Collaborative Piano Piano Pedagogy Trombone Trumpet Tuba/Euphonium Viola Violin Voice Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) 5-year double degree (B.A/B.Mus.) Whether they re in the college, the conservatory, or both, Lawrentians live (and eat and study) together on our residential campus in Appleton.

3 Within six months of graduation, the Class of 2013, (the one for which we have the latest data) has done very well. If they re like their predecessors and we suspect they will be they will also enjoy one of the highest mid-career salaries among national liberal arts college graduates. 74% EMPLOYED 24% GRADUATE SCHOOL THE POWER OF ENGAGED LEARNING It starts with a curriculum focused entirely on undergraduate students. Place those students bright and motivated into small classrooms, labs, and studios with professors who are master researchers, writers, scientists, artists, musicians, friends. Collaborate. Discuss. Debate. Solve. Create. Engage. 1.6% FELLOWSHIPS OR TRAVELING 0.4% STILL LOOKING 3IS A MAGIC NUMBER The academic year at Lawrence is divided into three terms of ten weeks each. Three also happens to be the number of classes you ll take each term. Each term, your pace will be quick, and your focus will be narrow, but it will also be deep. Lawrence s academic year runs from September to June (with a six-week winter break that includes an optional December term). 1MAY BE EVEN MORE MAGICAL By the time they graduate, 90% of our students will have had at least one class typically in their junior or senior years where they partnered one on one with a professor for an entire term through independent study, research and honors projects, internships, studio lessons, and Oxford-style tutorials. 20 to 29 5% to to 19 15% 40 to 49 2 to 9 14% 50 or more One student 63% CLASS SIZES AT LAWRENCE STUDENTS 170 FACULTY MEMBERS With more faculty members per student than nearly every college in the country, Lawrence offers intimate, interactive, and engaging classroom environments 92% of our classes have fewer than 20 students in them. (And only have more than 50.)

4 FRESHMAN STUDIES Few colleges have a first-year requirement like Freshman Studies, a two-term introduction to the liberal arts and sciences that will teach you how to think, write, and speak like a Lawrentian. From 11:10 to 12:20 every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, you and your classmates (divided into small classes of 14 to 15 each) will explore with your professors about a dozen compelling works from a common reading list which changes every year except for Plato s Republic, which has been on the list since Freshman Studies started in (Search Freshman Studies at Lawrence.edu for the reading list.) SENIOR EXPERIENCE At the other end of your time at Lawrence is your required Senior Experience, where you will get to show the world what you have learned through an original independent project that you design to demonstrate your mastery of your favorite subject matter. You may do so through a research project, a seminar paper, a field experience, an exhibition, a performance... it s your choice, because it s your passion. (Grants are available to help students dream big.)

5 MAILING INFO HERE FOR POSITION ONLY Lawrence University Admissions 711 E Boldt Way, Appleton, WI U.S.A (toll-free within the U.S.) (phone) (fax) admissions@lawrence.edu $250 MILLION SUPPORTS EXTRAORDINARY LEARNING Lawrence s quarter-billion dollar endowment, started when we were established in 1847, supports so many things at Lawrence chief among them are the two essential components to the educational experience here: student financial aid and faculty resources. The endowment grows every year through the generosity of so many, especially our alumni, who annually support their alma mater at a rate exceeded by few colleges in the country.