Bowdoin College Catalogue
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Contents of the Catalogue:
College Calendar
General Information
The Mission of the College
Environmental Mission Statement
Historical Sketch
Admission to the College
Financial Aid
Expenses
A Liberal Education at Bowdoin College
- Academic Requirements for the Degree
- Distribution Requirements
- Division Requirements
- The Major Program
Academic Standards and Regulations
- Information about Courses
- The Award of Honors
- Deficiency in Scholarship
- Other Academic Regulations
The Center for Learning and Teaching
- The Baldwin Program for Academic Development
- Quantitative Reasoning Program
- The Writing Project
- ESOL Writing Tutor
Special Academic Programs
Off-Campus Study
Student Fellowships and Research
Courses of Instruction
- Explanation of Symbols Used
- Africana Studies
- Art
- Asian Studies
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Film Studies
- First-Year Seminars
- Gay and Lesbian Studies
- Gender and Women's Studies
- Geology
- German
- Government and Legal Studies
- History
- Interdisciplinary Majors
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Mathematics
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics and Astronomy
- Psychology
- Religion
- Romance Languages
- Russian
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Theater and Dance
Educational Resources and Facilities
- Bowdoin College Library
- Bowdoin College Museum of Art
- Information Technology
- Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good
- Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
- Research, Teaching, and Conference Facilities
- Lectureships
- Performing Arts
Student Affairs
- The Academic Honor and Social Codes
- Residential Life
- Safety and Security
- Bowdoin Student Government
- Student Activities
- Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good
- Athletics
- Bowdoin Outing Club and Schwartz Outdoor Leadership Center
- Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
- Women's Resource Center
- Bowdoin Career Planning
- Health Professions Advising
- Health Services
- Counseling Service
Alumni and Community Organizations
Summer Programs
Officers of Government
Officers of Instruction
Instructional and Research Staff
Officers of Administration
Committees of the College
Bowdoin College Alumni Council
Prizes and Distinctions
Campus and Buildings
College Offices and Departments, and Campus Map
Index