Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

Hamilton says that its "students are accorded freedom to pursue their own educational interests within the broad goals of a liberal arts education. In consultation with their advisors, Hamilton students regularly plan, assess and re-assess their educational progress and their success in fulfilling the ideals of the liberal arts." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Composition because required writing seminars are topic courses in a range of disciplines that do not focus primarily on composition and writing instruction.

  • 2. Literature

    NO
  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO
  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because the "Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning" requirement may be satisfied by science and economics courses.

  • 7. Science

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Natural or Physical Science because the "Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning" requirement may be satisfied by math, linguistics, and economics courses.

  • General Education Assessment

    Hamilton College uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP). For more information, visit www.voluntarysystem.org.

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