Amherst College


 * This page is about Amherst College. For the town of Amherst, see Amherst, MA.



Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst. It is a member of the Five College Consortium

Two-Class Limit
If you are a Hampshire student, you can only take two Amherst courses per semester.

BUT, you can always audit the course - then get some Hampshire prof to give you an independent study in the audit, thus giving you credit.

This is known colloquially as "trolling the popped collar"

Best Departments
Amherst is overwhelmingly recognized as having the best Russian program in the Consortium. In 1991, Amherst aquired the Amherst Center for Russian culture which has generally been considered the West's largest private holding of rare Russian books, manuscripts, newspapers, and periodicals.

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