Study What You Love

At Hamilton, we promise to assist you in creating a program of study that meets your individual interests and goals.

OUR OPEN CURRICULUM

Some students know exactly what they want to study and can’t wait to get started; Hamilton’s open curriculum provides that flexibility. Others explore different options before choosing their concentration; our open curriculum works for them, too. But an open curriculum is not for everyone. It is best suited for students who are independent, motivated and committed to the ideals of a broad-based liberal arts education. If that describes you, Hamilton might be a good fit for your next four years.

Educational Foundations

Freedom and Responsibility

Working with a faculty advisor, students craft a course of study that reflects their interests and abilities, and the College’s purposes and goals.

Open Curriculum Areas of Study Academic Advising

Faculty Mentors

Academic advising at Hamilton helps students make responsible, informed decisions about their intellectual development.

Academic Advising Educational Goals

Find Your Voice

Students and professors take pride in Hamilton’s exemplary programs in oral and written communication.

Written & Oral Communication Writing Center Oral Communication Center

Featured Video

Study What You Love

Three recent graduates — a former soldier who created a foundation to bring threatened Iraqi interpreters to America, a community organizer and fundraiser at MIT, and a teaching artist in Boston — talk about the open curriculum.