Hamline University Parent Guide
The Hamline Plan
Every student must fulfill the academic requirements of the Hamline Plan in order to graduate. Rather than defining a set number of courses, the Hamline Plan sets out 14 areas that must be fulfilled by graduation time. All departments offer Hamline Plan courses, and many courses fulfill more than one requirement.
The goals of the Hamline Plan are for the student to capably:
- Understand the Liberal Arts tradition
- Communicate effectively in writing
- Communicate effectively in speaking
- Use computers as tools
- Reason logically
- Understand the various disciplines and how they interact
- Become aware of cultural, gender, minority, and age issues
- Work independently
- Understand the world of work, and
- Display depth of knowledge in one area
