{"id":8461,"date":"2025-03-14T16:15:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/?page_id=8461"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:49:37","slug":"academics-2-0","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p>A Bates liberal arts education aspires to be truly transformational. Supported by a dedicated faculty, students learn to explore broadly and deeply, to cross disciplines, and to question rigorously. Students are challenged to think judiciously and argue honestly, engage with ideas and individuals respectfully, and develop the confidence to grow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Bates, students and faculty form a community of scholars who share a thirst for learning, drawing on the methods of the sciences, the patterns of logic and language, the study of societies, and expression in the arts. A Bates education takes a holistic approach to education by providing breadth and depth across the curriculum, by teaching essential skills such as critical thinking, empathy, and collaboration, and by fostering skills for personal growth and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rigorous academic curriculum is experienced through our many majors, minors, and concentrations. We provide students with a growing number of advising pathways, abundant student-faculty research opportunities, an arts scene, and a broad range of opportunities for community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1\">Majors <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A holistic liberal arts education values breadth of knowledge as well as depth or focus of study in a particular set of areas. To that end, students are required to declare a major focus of study no later than March 1<sup>st<\/sup> of their sophomore year. While the faculty believes that each student should be familiar with many fields of liberal learning, it also holds that a student must choose a field of special concentration \u2014 a major \u2014 to gain the advantages that come from studying one academic subject more extensively. This major field occupies a significant percentage of the student&#8217;s college work and may be related to an intended career following graduation. Students may declare one or two majors. Completion of more than one major requires fulfillment of all major requirements in each major. Majors are typically 10 to 16 courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Majors marked with an asterisk (*) represent majors that are interdisciplinary in nature. These programs are administered by a committee of faculty from within the program and from other academic units within the College.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/africana\/\">Africana<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/american-studies\/\">American Studies<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/anthropology\/\">Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/art-and-visual-culture\/\">Art History and Criticism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/asian-studies\/\">Asian Studies<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/chemistry-and-biochemistry\/\">Biochemistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/biology\/\">Biology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/chemistry-and-biochemistry\/\">Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/asian-studies\/\">Chinese<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/classical-and-medieval-studies\/\">Classical and Medieval Studies<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/theater-and-dance\/\">Dance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/digital-and-computational-studies\/\">Digital and Computational Studies<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/earth-and-climate-sciences\/\">Earth and Climate Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/economics\/\">Economics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/academics\/engineering\/\">Engineering<\/a>**<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/english\/\">English<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/environmental-studies\/\">Environmental Studies<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/european-studies\/\">European Studies<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/french-and-francophone-studies\/\">French and Francophone Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/gender-and-sexuality-studies\/\">Gender and Sexuality Studies<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/german-and-russian-studies\/\">German<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/hispanic-studies\/\">Hispanic Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/\">Individual Interdisciplinary Major<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/asian-studies\/\">Japanese<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/latin-american-and-latinx-studies\/\">Latin American and Latinx Studies<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/mathematics\/\">Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/music\/\">Music<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/neuroscience\/\">Neuroscience<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/philosophy\/\">Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/physics-and-astronomy\/\">Physics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/politics\/\">Politics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/psychology\/\">Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/religious-studies\/\">Religious Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/rhetoric-film-and-screen-studies\/\">Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/sociology\/\">Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/art-and-visual-culture\/\">Studio Art<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/theater-and-dance\/\">Theater<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>** Students who choose to participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/physics-astronomy\/academics\/engineering\/\">Engineering Combined Plan<\/a> complete a portion of their education at Bates and a portion at one of our partner institutions: Case Western University, Columbia University, Dartmouth University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or Washington University in St. Louis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Digital and Computational Studies was approved as a new major by the Bates faculty on March 3, 2025, and is available to the Class of 2027 and all subsequent classes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-garnet-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/student-advising-portal\/\">Student Advising Portal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-garnet-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2,000 students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20 students in the average class<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10-to-1 student to faculty ratio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100% of faculty hold highest degree&nbsp;in their field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100% of students complete a&nbsp;capstone or thesis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60% of students study abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>31 NESCAC Division III teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>110 student clubs, open to all<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>160 community partnerships&nbsp;through the Harward Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>0 fraternities and sororities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4-week spring Short Term<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>109 acres on Lewiston campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>600 acres of outdoor study in Bates\u2013Morse Mountain&nbsp;Conservation Area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap\"><div class=\"btn-action\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"2585d25c-0c28-43e0-9cb8-4956ea869809\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Minors <\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"2585d25c-0c28-43e0-9cb8-4956ea869809\">\n<p>The faculty at Bates believes that students should have more than one area of study. Students must take at least one additional area of study, which can take the form of a concentration, minor, or second major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A minor is a 6- to 9-course area of study. While not quite as in-depth as a major, it offers students a rigorous exploration of a topic. Below are the minors currently offered at Bates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/africana\/\">Africana<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/classical-and-medieval-studies\/\">Ancient Greek<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/anthropology\/\">Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/asian-studies\/\">Asian Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/chemistry-and-biochemistry\/\">Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/asian-studies\/\">Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/theater-and-dance\/\">Dance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/digital-and-computational-studies\/\">Digital and Computational Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/earth-and-climate-sciences\/\">Earth and Climate Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/education\/\">Educational Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/european-studies\/\">European Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/french-and-francophone-studies\/\">French and Francophone Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/gender-and-sexuality-studies\/\">Gender and Sexuality Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/german-and-russian-studies\/\">German<\/a><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/hispanic-studies\/\">Hispanic Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/art-and-visual-culture\/\">History of Art and Visual Culture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/asian-studies\/\">Japanese<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/classical-and-medieval-studies\/\">Latin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/mathematics\/\">Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/music\/\">Music<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/philosophy\/\">Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/physics-and-astronomy\/\">Physics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/religious-studies\/\">Religious Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/rhetoric-film-and-screen-studies\/\">Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/german-and-russian-studies\/\">Russian<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/education\/\">Teacher Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/theater-and-dance\/\">Theater<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap\"><div class=\"btn-action\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fef40b76-a13b-45d3-86b4-b0b1285b664a\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Concentrations<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"fef40b76-a13b-45d3-86b4-b0b1285b664a\">\n<p>Concentrations challenge students to develop significant expertise outside their major, but they require less coursework than the major or minor. Each concentration consists of four courses or credits chosen from a faculty-designed menu that is structured on the basis of a clearly articulated organizing principle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most concentrations are transdisciplinary, meaning that they organize courses from distinct disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas of study around a particular topic, problem, or theme so that a single concept can be explored deliberately from a variety of perspectives. Some are focused in a single area of study and might be thought of as a mini-minor. Some concentrations may include relevant co-curricular experiences such as significant community service, orchestra, theatrical performance, or volunteer work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bates offers more than 60 concentrations. More information on them can be found at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/catalog\/\">Bates Catalog<\/a>&nbsp;and through the links below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/applying-mathematical-methods-c-006\/\">Applying Mathematical Methods (C006)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/asian-art-literature-c-033\/\">Asian Art and Literature (C033)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/asian-modernity-c-053\/\">Asian Modernity (C053)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/asian-narrative-traditions-c-052\/\">Asian Narrative Traditions (C052)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/buddhism-c-002\/\">Buddhism (C002)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/chemistry-c-003\/\">Chemistry (C003)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/children-adolescents-school-c-030\/\">Children, Adolescents, School (C030)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/chinese-language-c-044\/\">Chinese Language (C044)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/chinese-society-culture-c-047\/\">Chinese Society and Culture (C047)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/class-inequity-poverty-justice-c-008\/\">Class, Inequity, Poverty, and Justice (C008)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/colonialism-c-059\/\">Colonialism (C059)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/gec\/color-sight-perception-c-036\/\">Color: Sight and Perception (C036)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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To achieve depth, students complete the requirements for two areas of study: one of these is a major and the second can be a concentration, a minor, or a second major. For breadth, students complete a writing curriculum and explore the college&#8217;s Modes of Inquiry.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/academics\/bates-degree\/\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore The Bates Degree<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><h2>The Bates Degree<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"_height _utility-clone\"><p>The Bates curriculum emphasizes both depth and breadth. To achieve depth, students complete the requirements for two areas of study: one of these is a major and the second can be a concentration, a minor, or a second major. For breadth, students complete a writing curriculum and explore the college&#8217;s Modes of Inquiry.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bates.edu\/academics\/bates-degree\/\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore The Bates Degree<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><h2>The Bates Degree<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-framework-hover-board hover-board\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/files\/2024\/11\/Otis_Photo1.webp)\"><div class=\"_height\"><div class=\"_initially-hidden\"><p>About 60 percent of our students study abroad. We offer access to programs in more than 80 countries. Our faculty also develop and lead rigorous, cross-disciplinary Fall Semester Abroad trips.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/offcampus\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore the Center for Global Education<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><h2>Study Abroad<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"_height _utility-clone\"><p>About 60 percent of our students study abroad. We offer access to programs in more than 80 countries. Our faculty also develop and lead rigorous, cross-disciplinary Fall Semester Abroad trips.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/offcampus\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore the Center for Global Education<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><h2>Study Abroad<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-framework-hover-board hover-board\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/files\/2026\/02\/music-gallery-images_N.webp)\"><div class=\"_height\"><div class=\"_initially-hidden\"><p>As an integral part of our distinctive liberal arts mission, Bates celebrates the arts in ways that are intensely collaborative and courageous. Like us, the arts are diverse and complicated \u2014 and like us, the arts have the power to transform.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/arts\/\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore the Arts at Bates<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><h2>The Arts<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"_height _utility-clone\"><p>As an integral part of our distinctive liberal arts mission, Bates celebrates the arts in ways that are intensely collaborative and courageous. Like us, the arts are diverse and complicated \u2014 and like us, the arts have the power to transform.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/arts\/\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore the Arts at Bates<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><h2>The Arts<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bates-framework-hover-boards hover-boards\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-framework-hover-board hover-board\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/files\/2026\/02\/190815_Ewing_Castaneda_Lake_Auburn_0381.webp)\"><div class=\"_height\"><div class=\"_initially-hidden\"><p>At Bates, your education doesn\u2019t stop at the campus gates. We believe that for some students, the most profound learning happens when rigorous academics meet the complexities of the real world.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/community-engagement-at-bates\/\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore Community Engagement<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><h2>Community Engagement<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"_height _utility-clone\"><p>At Bates, your education doesn\u2019t stop at the campus gates. We believe that for some students, the most profound learning happens when rigorous academics meet the complexities of the real world.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/community-engagement-at-bates\/\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore Community Engagement<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><h2>Community Engagement<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-framework-hover-board hover-board\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/files\/2026\/02\/240711_Martin_Kruse_Summer_Lab_0004.webp)\"><div class=\"_height\"><div class=\"_initially-hidden\"><p>A distinctive characteristic of a Bates education is the emphasis on student research. At Bates every student is a scholar; research opportunities from across the curriculum regularly extend learning beyond the classroom.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/student-research-2\/\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore Research Opportunities<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><h2>Student Research<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"_height _utility-clone\"><p>A distinctive characteristic of a Bates education is the emphasis on student research. At Bates every student is a scholar; research opportunities from across the curriculum regularly extend learning beyond the classroom.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/student-research-2\/\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore Research Opportunities<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><h2>Student Research<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-framework-hover-board hover-board\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/files\/2026\/02\/3_NON-WESTERN-music-gallery-images_F.webp)\"><div class=\"_height\"><div class=\"_initially-hidden\"><p>Short Term is a 3.5 week, 1-course term in the spring of the academic year. To earn their degree, Bates students take 2 or 3 short term classes. This unique opportunity allows students to have immersive experiences that cannot be offered during the regular semesters.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/programs-resources\/short-term\/\" class=\"sitewide-cta _secondary _outline \"><span>Explore Short Term<\/span><svg class=\"arrow\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"><path d=\"M67.34,15.9a3.55,3.55,0,1,0-5,5L87.85,46.44H3.53a3.56,3.56,0,0,0,0,7.11H87.85L62.3,79.06a3.62,3.62,0,0,0,0,5,3.53,3.53,0,0,0,5,0l31.6-31.6a3.47,3.47,0,0,0,0-5Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><h2>Short Term<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"_height _utility-clone\"><p>Short Term is a 3.5 week, 1-course term in the spring of the academic year. To earn their degree, Bates students take 2 or 3 short term classes. 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