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Santa Clara University supports the Advanced Placement Program and generally awards college credit to students receiving a score of 4 or higher on their exams. (In rare cases, scores of a 3 may be acceptable).

Business/Commerce, General

Business Administration and Management, General

Accounting

Accounting and Business/Management

Business/Managerial Economics

Finance, General

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

Information Technology

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

Elementary Education and Teaching

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Educational Leadership and Administration, General

Engineering, General

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Civil Engineering, General

Computer Engineering, General

Computer Software Engineering

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Engineering Physics/Applied Physics

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering/Industrial Management

Energy Systems Technology/Technician

English Language and Literature, General

Child Development

French Language and Literature

Italian Language and Literature

Spanish Language and Literature

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

Ethnic Studies

Women's Studies

Neuroscience

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Biochemistry

Organizational Behavior Studies

Management Information Systems, General

Management Science

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Public Health, General

Mathematics and Computer Science

Environmental Science

Environmental Studies

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy

Christian Studies

Chemistry, General

Physics, General

Psychology, General

Counseling Psychology

Political Science and Government, General

Sociology

Anthropology

Economics, General

Theology/Theological Studies

Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General

Fine/Studio Arts, General

Art History, Criticism and Conservation

Music, General

History, General

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Applied Mathematics

Mathematics, General

Santa Clara University is a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located forty miles south of San Francisco in Silicon Valley. We'll challenge you to think critically, take risks, and take charge within a dynamic and caring community, with more than fifty majors, numerous interdisciplinary programs, and some 3,750 courses from which to choose. There's something special about living and learning in one of the most innovative places on Earth, where more than 80 percent of our students have at least one internship before graduating and undergraduates conduct important research alongside professors in a way that is usually reserved for graduate students. The University blends a sense of tradition and history-as the oldest college in California-with a vision that values innovation and a deep commitment to social justice. SCU's 614 full-time faculty members include Fulbright professors, nationally recognized authors and poets, groundbreaking scientists, and highly regarded economic forecasters. SCU has three Centers of Distinction that serve as major points of interaction between the University and local and global communities. The mission of the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship is to accelerate global, innovation-based entrepreneurship in service to humanity. The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education promotes and enhances the distinctively Jesuit, Catholic tradition of education at Santa Clara University. And the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics brings the traditions of ethical thinking to bear on real-world problems. We offer an experience so great that 92 percent of first-year students return for their sophomore year. People of all backgrounds flourish here. One thing they have in common? They want to make a difference. Santa Clara students are driven to build a better, kinder, more humane, and more sustainable planet. Distinguished nationally by one of the highest graduation rates, SCU provides rigorous undergraduate curricula in the arts and sciences, business, and engineering.

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