Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar College prepares women (and at the graduate level, men aswell) to be productive, responsible members of a world community.It focuses on personal and professional achievement through a customizededucational program that combines the liberal arts, preparation forcareers, and individual development. The faculty and staff guide studentsto become active learners, to reason clearly, to speak and write persuasively,and to lead with integrity. They do so by creating an educationalenvironment that is both intense and supportive and where learningoccurs in many different venues, including the classroom, the community,and the world.Approved by the Board of Directors, May 2004Sweet Briar’s curriculum is organized onthe premise that a foundation in the liberalarts enhances the development of criticaland creative abilities, develops the abilityto synthesize disparate information,equips the student for graduate and professionaleducation, and encourages theindividual to continue to learn long afterleaving Sweet Briar.A broadly based academic programteaches her to view her experience withinwide contexts, to appreciate the achievementsof the past, to understand the methodsand major theories of science, to gainan appreciation of the arts, and to communicatewith precision and cogency. AtSweet Briar this study takes place withina residential environment that encouragesphysical well-being, ethical awareness,sensitivity to others, responsibilityfor one’s actions, personal initiative, andthe assumption of leadership.A highly qualified faculty, committedto the highest standards of teaching,engages individuals on a human scale. Insmall classes, students receive the attentionthat encourages self-confidence andthe improvement of skills for life andlivelihood.Sweet Briar continues its commitmentas an independent undergraduatewomen’s college in order to devote itsresources to the education of women inthe full range of the liberal arts, includingthose subjects that have been traditionallyconsidered as male domains. It welcomesmen as well as women in selected graduateprograms. The College continues to seeka diverse student body, which is drawnfrom a national and international pool ofapplicants.