Over 90% of entering students take a First Year Seminar. Enrollment is limited to fifteen students.

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An opportunity for students to do extensive independent study and research in their major fields

Assistance with the internship process

Highest honor bestowed on selected First-Year Students

A new summer program in math and science for incoming first-years.

Students present research service-learning and creative work in many venues

Service to others in schools, businesses, and hospitals, as well as social service, environmental, and governmental agencies

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A significant research, service, performance, or studio project in the final year of study in the major

A variety of educational programs that cannot be offered in the regular semesters

Students may major in an established interdisciplinary program or design an independent interdisciplinary major

An in-depth and focused study of Japanese language and culture

Supporting the Bates Health Science applicant