Contact:
Rachel Levin, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
175 West Sixth St.
Claremont, CA 91711
Telephone: (909) 621-8632
FAX: (909) 621-8878
E-mail: rlevin@pomona.edu
WWW: http://www.neuroscience.pomona.edu/
Year Established: 1995
Total Number Faculty in Neuroscience Area (Spring, 2000): 9
Total Number Full-Time Enrolled Undergraduate: 400
Concentrators (Spring, 2000): 60
US Citizens: 80%
Female: 50%
US Under-Represented Minorities:
African American/Black (not of Hispanic origin): 3%
Hispanic or Latino Origin: 10%
Program Description:
Pomona College is a coeducational liberal arts college established in 1887. It is located35 miles east of Los Angeles in Claremont, CA, a small college town at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. Pomona College is the founding member of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of seven independent institutions. The Neuroscience Program at Pomona College is an interdisciplinary program involving the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, and Anthropology. Students receive a broad, interdisciplinary and empirically based treatment of neuroscience beginning with an introductory course in their first year. Students are expected to select an area of concentration within neuroscience (e.g. cellular/molecular, behavioral, cognitive, or evolutionary/comparative neuroscience). All students will complete their major with a senior seminar and an original thesis.
Admission Requirements:
Minimum Expectation:
- Four years of English, three years of math, two years of social science, three foreign language
- Intended science and math majors are encouraged to pursue four years of math and three or four years of lab sciences.
Academic Profile of Entering Students: 80% of entering students are ranked in the top 10% of their high school class. SAT-I median scores are 720 VERBAL, 710 MATH.
How or Where to Apply:
Office of Admissions
Pomona College
333 North College Way
Claremont, CA 91711
909/621-8134
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs:
Tuition: 22,940
Student Association Fee: $230
Room and Board: $7,750
Financial Assistance Availability: Need blind admission program guarantees to meet full demonstrated need of all enrolled students. 55% receive grant aid from Pomona. Average financial aid grant for academic year 1999-2000 is $17, 200. Average financial aid package for academic year 1999-2000 is $23, 300.
How, if Necessary, To Apply: Apply for Financial Aid using the "Profile" Form from the College Scholarship Service and the FAFSA (Federal Free Form For Financial Aid).
Last revised February 2007
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