The College of William & Mary

The contract for a "ceaseless College of Divinity, Philosophy, Languages, and other great Arts and Sciences" was marked by King William III and Queen Mary II of England in 1693, building up the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. as the second-most seasoned school in America. The school disjoined ties with Britain in 1776, got to be state-bolstered in 1906, and coeducational in 1918. The main Greek-letter society, Phi Beta Kappa, was built up at William and Mary in 1776, and in addition the first understudy honor code and the first school of law in America. 

George Washington got his surveyor's permit through the College and served as the school's first American chancellor. Presidents Thomas Jefferson, John Tyler, and James Monroe got their undergrad trainings at William and Mary. U.S. News and World Report's 2012 "Best Colleges" rundown positions William and Mary 33rd in the "National Universities" class, sixth in the "Top Public Schools" classification, and eighth in the "Best Undergraduate Teaching" classification. Other outstanding graduated class incorporate previous Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, on-screen character Glenn Close, and entertainers Jon Stewart and Patton Oswalt. 

Accreditation 

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has licensed the College of William and Mary since July 1921. The American Bar Association has authorize the Marshall-Wythe School of Law since January 1932, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education has certify the baccalaureate and graduate projects of instructors and other expert staff for rudimentary and auxiliary schools since January 1973. 

Confirmations 

William and Mary requires The Common Application, the William and Mary Supplement, an optional school report structure with a secondary school transcript, an instructor letter of proposal, a midyear school report structure, government sanctioned test scores, and a $60 application charge for confirmation thought. Graduate application prerequisites fluctuate between the individual divisions.