Washington & Jefferson College offers a liberal arts education with sufficient breadth and depth to allow students to pursue a great variety of personal and career interests. There are more than 40 majors and programs. The College intends not only that students study one or more areas intensively, but also that students come to see the relationship of their fields of study to the rest of human knowledge. The College curriculum promotes the broad perspectives, academic skills, and personal qualities required for lifelong learning and responsible, productive citizenship.

Catalog of Entry

The catalog in effect for the term in which the student first completes coursework at Washington & Jefferson College becomes the student’s College and major program catalog of entry. The catalog of entry defines the College and program requirements an entering student must complete in order to earn the bachelor of arts degree, and is in effect for the next five years from the point of entry into the College. Changes in either major or non-major requirements that are made necessary by altered or discontinued courses or by requirements imposed by external accrediting or certification agencies will be resolved on an individual basis by the chair of the department in which you major. Whenever possible, new requirements are implemented with a beginning class. Transfer students are governed by the same regulations.

Statement of Responsibility

It is the responsibility of each student to know both the College-wide graduation requirements and those of the major field of study, and to meet all requirements satisfactorily for graduation. Students have the assistance of numerous College personnel who will help them understand these requirements. The academic advisor, the major department chair, the Office of Academic Affairs, and the registrar are the first resources each student should turn to when questions arise.