Whats the normal course load at Smith?
In order to graduate from Smith with a bachelor of arts degree, a student has to earn 128 credits. Thirty-six to 48 of these credits must be chosen to satisfy the requirements of the major field; 64 credits must be chosen from outside the major department. First-year students must take a writing intensive course, chosen from a number of options. In order to graduate with Latin Honors a student must elect at least one course in each of the seven fields of knowledge: literature, historical studies, social science, natural science, mathematics and analytical philosophy, the arts and foreign language. For those who choose to seek a bachelor of science in engineering at Smith, the requirements are 52 engineering core and elective credits, 36 math and science credits, a minimum of 24 credits in the humanities, the social sciences and history divisions, and 16 elective credits in any discipline. All engineering students are required to take the Latin Honors distribution.
