1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles
CA 90041
Telephone: +1 (323) 259-2500
Admission: +1 (323) 259-2700
+1 800 825-5262
About Occidental College
The College is located in the Eagle Rock section of Northeast Los
Angeles, midway between Pasadena and Glendale. Pasadena is 10 minutes from
campus. Likewise, Glendale is less than a five-minute drive from campus by
either surface streets or freeway.
Occidental is regularly ranked as one of the most diverse college campuses
in the country.
The foundation of Occidental's liberal arts education is embodied in the
Core Program, which promotes the acquisition and refinement of such
essential skills as clear and effective writing, logical argument, critical
reading, and an appreciation of the evolution of world cultures. The
first-year Cultural Studies courses, which explore human culture from a
variety of disciplinary and cultural perspectives, are the centerpiece of
the Core Program. Students choose from 30 majors, nine of which are
interdisciplinary. Each major culminates in a comprehensive examination or
project. Course work is supplemented by opportunities for independent study,
for original research in the sciences and humanities and for study in 41
foreign countries. Occidental has exchange or joint degree programs with
Caltech, Art Center College of Design, Keck Graduate Institute and Columbia
University School of Law. Occidental also prepares students for a California
teaching credential and awards the Master of Arts in Teaching degree in nine
disciplines.
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