At Connecticut College, the objective is to guide our students in the search for wisdom and virtue. Our general education program includes tutorials, in which seven freshmen meet with a faculty adviser throughout the year to discuss, in part, the meaning and purpose of a liberal arts education.
Readings address the relationship of education and moral character.
Throughout the academic year we challenge our students in an ongoing process of self-examination and ethical interaction with the world. The Honor Code, a critical, distinguishing characteristic of Connecticut College for eighty years, embodies our commitment to character building and inspires our students to develop and strengthen their moral reasoning skills. In many ways the living core of the college, the Honor Code radiates out, supporting and supported by a host of programs and opportunities that engage students as they move between the campus, community, and global arenas. Furthermore, ever faithful to the ideals of the liberal arts tradition, we remain committed to character building as a lifetime process of learning, reflection, dialogue, and action that seeks to nourish and support the individual,the community, and the planet. The Honor Code embodies our commitment to the development of moral values.