Editing Swarthmore College (section)

== Academic Programs ==

Swarthmore offers over 40 courses of study across natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary areas. The college's engineering program, unusual among liberal arts colleges, provides ABET-accredited engineering education within liberal arts context. This combination allows students to pursue technical disciplines while developing broad intellectual capacities that liberal arts education emphasizes. Dual-degree programs with other institutions extend options for students seeking professional training beyond what a small college can provide.<ref name="swarthmore"/>

The Honors Program invites approximately one-third of juniors and seniors to pursue intensive study through small seminars, independent work, and external examination by outside scholars. Honors students take seminar-format courses with typically 4-8 students, working intensively with faculty mentors before facing external examiners who assess their work. This demanding program produces graduates exceptionally prepared for doctoral study and intellectual careers.<ref name="swarthmore"/>