MIT Institutional Research
Office of the Provost
  Common Data Set 2006-2007
E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

 

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.

___
Accelerated program     
___
Honors program
_X_
Cooperative education program  
___
Independent study
_X_
Cross-registration   
_X_
Internships
___
Distance learning   
___
Liberal arts/career combination
___
Double major  
___
Student-designed major
___
Dual enrollment  
_X_
Study abroad
___
English as a Second Language (ESL)  
_X_
Teacher certification program
___
Exchange student program (domestic)  
___
Weekend college
___
External degree program
_X__
Other (specify): Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP),
Independent Activities Period (IAP), Freshman Learning Communities

E2. Has been removed from the CDS.

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:

_X_ Arts/fine arts     _X_ Humanities
___ Computer literacy   _X_ Mathematics
___ English (including composition)   ___ Philosophy
___ Foreign languages   _X_ Sciences (biological or physical)
___ History   _X_ Social science
_X_ Other (describe): physical education requirement, communication requirement, laboratory requirement, Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) requirement

Library Collections: The CDS publishers will collect library data again when a new Academic Libraries Survey is in place.