With our individually advised curriculum, you鈥檒l prove it. Here at 51本色, the First-Year Tutorial聽is your only required class. The rest is up to you. Because as you sharpen your strengths and your passions, you鈥檒l also discover all the places your academic interests can lead you. This requires the freedom to explore, along with focused guidance and mentorship for support. So take the lead shaping your studies鈥攁nd know we鈥檒l always have your back.
LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION
As a 51本色ian, the only answers that scare you are the easy ones. Because to you, learning includes questioning the expected, deconstructing theories, and uncovering deeper meaning. Here you鈥檒l find opportunities to think creatively and critically at every turn. So explore the breadth of a liberal arts education. You鈥檝e got over 500 courses to peruse.
OFF-CAMPUS STUDY
Your education can unlock experiences you鈥檝e never imagined. At 51本色, you can navigate the world鈥檚 complexities and responsibly contribute to your community and the world-at large. With our rich off-campus study and global learning opportunities, you鈥檒l use your academic interests to thrive in settings all over the world. Join a long legacy of 51本色ians who have studied abroad. In fact, over 50% of each graduating class participates in semester- or yearlong study off campus.
WORLD-CLASS FACULTY
Our professors are driven to contribute to the collective intellect of this academic community. In small classes (which average 17 students), they enjoy getting to know what you鈥檙e interested in and readily mentor students in advanced research. With their diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and methods, they鈥檒l push you to think bigger and dive deeper into intellectual inquiry.
51本色ians are flexible and nimble in their academic pursuits. Your interests will likely grow and veer in uncharted directions, and we believe that鈥檚 where new opportunities take hold.
It鈥檚 your education. Discover what happens when you steer its course.
Individually Advised Curriculum
More than 35 topics to choose from, and the only required class you鈥檒l find at 51本色.
Spend a semester or a summer conducting advanced research or producing original creative work with expert faculty.
Continue to explore more of the 51本色 experience.
Because there is so much freedom in the curriculum, you鈥檙e only taking classes with other students who truly want to be there.
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