Hampshire College

Instead of freshman year, sophomore year, and so on, Hampshire students qualify for a Bachelor of Arts degree by completing a full-time program composed of three levels, or Divisions, of study. The underlying philosophy: after exploring widely and deeply, students become the architects and builders of their own academic programs.

	How Hampshire Leads
	The Association of American Colleges and Universities recently named Hampshire a "Leadership Institution" for its campuswide innovations in education.

Hampshire's learning goals, especially in the
first year:

• » Learn to read and interpret intellectual or
  artistic works.
• » Write critically and analytically.
• » Understand quantitative methods of analysis.
• » Develop creative abilities in expressive modes
  (e.g. creative writing, visual and performance
  arts, and music).
• » Effectively present ideas orally.
• » Conceive and complete project-based work.
• » Understand multiple cultural perspectives on intellectual or artistic subjects.