Academic Programs, Policies & Procedures

The Curriculum and Degree Requirements

• General Requirements
• Distribution Requirements
• Foreign Language Requirement
• Writing Requirement
• Multicultural Requirement
• Quantitative Reasoning Requirement
• The Major
• ​The Minor
• Requirements for International Students
• Research and Individual Study

Additional Academic Opportunities

• Preparation for Law School
• Preparation for Medical School and Other Health Professions
• Preparation for Engineering

Special Academic Programs

• Wintersession
• Summer Session
• Cross-Registration Programs with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Babson College, Brandeis University, and Olin College of Engineering
• Wellesley/Brandeis BA/MAief Five-Year Program
• Wellesley/Olin Engineering Certificate Program
• Wellesley/Babson/Olin Sustainability Certificate Program
• International Study
• US College Exchange Programs
• Semester in Environmental Science at Woods Hole

Academic Distinctions

• Honors in the Major Field
• Latin Honors and Other Academic Distinctions

Academic Standards

Academic Review Board

Credit for Advanced Placement Examinations

Summer School and Transfer Course Credit after Matriculation

Limitations on the Amount of Outside Credit Used Toward the Degree

Exemption from Required Studies

Grading System

Grade Changes

Grading Policy FAQs

Incomplete Work (including Excused Incomplete Work)

Examinations

Registration for Courses

Adding or Dropping Courses

Auditing Courses

Repeating Courses

Acceleration

Participation in Commencement

Leaves of Absence

Readmission after Withdrawal

Information about Students

• Transcripts and Grade Reports
• Student Records and Directory Information/FERPA
• Employee Confidentiality Policy (applies to student employees)
• Written Information Security Program

Disability Accommodation Policies and Procedures