Through the Hood College Catherine Filene Shouse Career Center , you can contact successful alumnae for career advice and assistance with your internship search. Eleven percent of Hood's undergraduates are in the Honors Program . Hood's four-year Honors Program involves much more than accelerated studies. Honors classes will plunge you into the center of debate, inspire you to reexamine your values and beliefs, and propel you to ever higher levels of thought. Honors courses and seminars, many of them taught by faculty from several disciplines, enable you to consider significant works from various cultures and to discuss major social issues.
Topics change each year.
One constant is the sophomore seminar on the ethics of social and individual responsibility, which combines scholarly study with a required community service project. Hood College has a beautiful 50-acre campus. Hood believes that living as a member of a community provides the best atmosphere for individual growth, and all students are afforded varied opportunities to participate in and lead activities at the College. Because Hood recognizes that students require both challenges and caring guidance to grow, a full range of student services and activities is available. The College is committed to supporting the personal and social development of all students, recognizing that life beyond the classroom walls is a vitally important part of the college experience.