Smith College

Smith College is a private liberal arts college for women located in Northampton. In addition to its affiliation with the Five College Consortium, Smith is also the largest member of the Seven Sisters. Smith is home to 2600 undergraduates, and an additional 250 students are studying abroad at any given time.



History
Smith College was chartered in 1871 following the death of Sophia Smith, who left her fortune to endow the college. The college opened in 1875 with 14 students and six faculty members. In the 1890s, Frederick Law Olmsted planned a campus for the growing college. The campus, which was also designed as a botanical garden and arboretum, now spans 147 acres and comprises over 1,200 varieties of trees and shrubs.

Taking Courses at Smith
Smith is great for Hampshire students looking to take courses within the five colleges. Professors tend to be open to issuing narrative evaluations instead of grades. Within the Consortium, Smith is generally recognized for its strong language departments, especially French, Arabic, and Italian.

Current Course Offerings
A list of courses open to Hampshire students for the Fall 2009 semester can be found here.