Editing Monmouth College (section)

==Academics and resources==
Monmouth College offers 40 major fields of study and 17 pre-professional fields of study (with 851 different courses offered)<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.monmouthcollege.edu/academics#majors|title = Majors, Minors, and Pre-Professional Tracks|access-date = January 22, 2018|website = Monmouth College}}
</ref> in the sciences, arts, humanities, mathematics, computer sciences, social sciences, foreign languages, classics, and interdisciplinary fields including premedical and pre-engineering studies, and provides an integrated core curriculum. This curriculum includes four signature courses designed to aid students in making connections across disciplines and understanding their education as an integrated whole. The curriculum allows freshman students to take advanced classes, and senior students to take introductory courses.

For freshmen, the only course requirement is one of the first-year seminar courses called Introduction to [[Liberal arts education|Liberal Arts]] which are limited to 16 to 18 students and shares a common focus on critical analysis and development of written and oral argument.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.monmouthcollege.edu/academics/intg-studies/ila/about.aspx|title = About the Introduction to Liberal Arts|access-date = July 26, 2014|website = Monmouth College}}</ref> The other 31 courses (usually four are taken per semester) required for graduation can be elected by the student.

Sixteen percent of Monmouth students in the class of 2013 were double majors. A small number of triple majors and interdisciplinary majors also exist. Within five years of graduation, more than 60 percent of Monmouth College alumni attend graduate school or another form of ongoing education.

A survey taken six months after the class of 2012 had graduated showed that 99% of Monmouth graduates were employed (or were in graduate school); the 2013<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.monmouthcollege.edu/information/newsEvents/newsDetails.aspx?Channel=%2fChannels%2fCampus+Wide&WorkflowItemID=b1fa2e85-d894-4e35-b66f-067e60d47fdc|title = MC graduates again reach 99 percent placement rate|date = February 21, 2014|access-date = October 16, 2015|website = Monmouth College}}</ref> and 2014 surveys also showed 99%. As of 2023, 98% were employed.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Facts & Stats |url=https://www.monmouthcollege.edu/welcome-home/facts-stats/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.monmouthcollege.edu |language=en}}</ref>

===Admission===
Admissions to Monmouth are [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] as "selective".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/lookup_listings/view_institution.php?unit_id=147341|title=Monmouth College|access-date=October 16, 2015|website=classifications carnegiefoundation|publisher=Carnegie Foundation}}</ref> For the Class of 2017 (enrolled fall 2013), Monmouth received 2972 applications and accepted 1914 (64.4%). In 2022, the acceptance rate was 66%.<ref name=":6" />

In 2023, 51% of students were female and 51% were male.<ref name=":6" /> Students come from 28 states and 21 countries.<ref name=":7" /> 27% were students of color and 1% were international students.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":8" />

===Associated Colleges of the Midwest consortium===
Monmouth is a founding member of the fourteen-member Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) consortium. The colleges share resources and develop and operate common off-campus academic programs.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.acm.edu/about_us/college/16|title = Monmouth College – Associated College of The Midwest|access-date = October 16, 2015|publisher = ACM}}</ref> The members of the ACM include colleges in the middle west region of the United States and include [[Carleton College]] and [[Grinnell College]] among others.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.acm.edu/about_us/college/index.html|title = Colleges|access-date = October 16, 2015|website = Associated Colleges of the Midwest|publisher = ACM}}</ref>

===Study abroad and off-campus===
Over seventy off-campus programs are available in over fifty countries and run for as little as ten days or as long as a year but generally last one semester. Programs provided through the Associated Colleges of the Midwest consortium take place usually for one semester at over a dozen locales around the globe and include cultural, scientific, economic, historical and other forms of study and research.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.acm.edu/off_campus_study/index.html|title = ACM Off-Campus Study Programs|access-date = October 16, 2015|website = Associated Colleges of the Midwest|publisher = ACM}}</ref> These programs include scientific research at [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]], government interning in [[Washington, D.C.]], and cultural activities in [[Florence]], Italy. Monmouth College faculty frequently teach in these programs along with other members of the consortium including Carleton College, Grinnell College, and eleven other colleges. Other programs run exclusively by Monmouth College include a program in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www2.monm.edu/offcampus/|title = Monmouth College Off Campus Study|access-date = October 16, 2015|website = Monmouth College|publisher = Monmouth College Off Campus Study}}</ref>

In 2012, four Monmouth College students studied at the [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright]] International Summer Institute in [[Bulgaria]], accompanied by a Monmouth College Associate Dean who taught at the institute.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.monmouthcollege.edu/information/newsEvents/newsDetails.aspx?Channel=%2fChannels%2fCampus+Wide&WorkflowItemID=d90ff3ae-eb0e-4593-9ae2-de5e2f7f05e9|title = Group of MC scholars preparing for Fulbright experience|date = July 19, 2012|access-date = October 16, 2015|website = Monmouth College}}</ref>

===Fellowships and internships===
[[File:3 men in Monmouth College Chemistry Lab.jpg|thumb|Incoming new students can participate in research projects with their professors and returning upper classmen during the summer prior to their enrollment.|alt=Incoming new students can participate in research projects with their professors and returning upper classmen during the summer prior to their enrollment]]

Hundreds of [[internship]]s are arranged annually for students through the Wackerle Career and Leadership Center. These include public service work around the United States. Students have also interned, beginning as early as the first year, at such businesses as [[Caterpillar Inc.]], [[John Deere|Deere & Co.]], [[Monsanto]], law offices, and medical offices. Summer internships are also available in such offices as Admission, Financial Aid, Student Life, Hewes Library, Marketing communication, and fundraising.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.monmouthcollege.edu/wc|title = Wackerle Career and Leadership Center|access-date = October 16, 2015|website = Monmouth College}}</ref>

Summer research opportunities exist for students and also incoming freshmen and transfers in the sciences and other areas of study. This research is conducted with professors and students working in groups and have included such topics as lightning research, archaeology and music. Included are a stipend and room and board expenses.