常见问题解答

How do I become a candidate for admission to the 人文网关 Program?

每年, 3月中旬左右, selected applicants for admission to Trinity are invited to become candidates for enrollment in the program. If you receive such an invitation and wish to be considered for possible participation in the program, 您将收到我们申请网站的链接.

If I express interest in the 人文网关 Program, what happens then?

If the 招生 Office makes a favorable decision on your application to Trinity, the 人文网关 Steering Committee (composed of faculty who teach in the program) will then review your academic qualifications and determine whether to admit you to the program.

Will my chances of gaining admission to Trinity be affected by my decision about the 人文网关 Program?

No. 招生 decisions are made independently of 人文网关 considerations. If you are invited to become a candidate for the program but choose not to do so, that will not adversely affect your prospects of being admitted to the College. Nor will your chances of gaining admission be strengthened because you have expressed interest in the 人文网关.

Can I begin the 人文网关 at any time after the start of my first year?

A very small number of sophomores and juniors may be admitted to the program on a “space-available” basis. And students are occasionally taken into the 人文网关 at the midpoint of their first year.

Who will be my faculty adviser if I participate in the 人文网关 Program?

HMTS的一门课程可以算作你的第一年研讨会, and you will have as your first-year/sophomore adviser one of the faculty members in the program or the program’s director.

I plan to take a sizable number of courses related to my major during the first two years. 我还能参加人文门户吗?

是的,肯定. 一年级和二年级加起来, 学生通常总共注册17到19门课程. 因为人文门户只有四门课程, you will have ample opportunity to take work in other subjects in those years. Although we strongly encourage you take the 人文网关 courses in sequence and with your cohort, 在特殊情况下, 而且要得到导演的许可, 你可以推迟作业.

My primary interest is in the 社会科学s, the natural sciences, or the arts. Why should I consider participating in a program that emphasizes the humanities?

The program can have substantial value for those intending to major in other areas.  By enabling students to incorporate a coherent humanities sequence into their course of study, 该计划可以帮助他们实现更广泛的, 更均衡的通识教育. 多年来, 大量的艺术品, 社会科学, and natural science students (including many pre-meds) have participated in the program and thrived.

人文门户项目的工作量有多大?

Because the program is intended for strongly motivated students who want to be challenged academically, 所有的课程都需要大量的阅读, 写作, 批判性思维. Most students have found the subject matter to be so interesting and stimulating that they haven’t regarded the workload as burdensome. 在少数由学生决定的情况下, 一个学期后, 这个项目并不合适, 欢迎他或她退出, 就像一些参与者每学年做的那样. 值得注意的是, 然而, that students in the program have had the time to involve themselves in a wide variety of extracurricular activities, 包括学生报纸和广播电台, 许多不同的校际运动, 音乐和戏剧团体, 在哈特福德社区做志愿者工作.

Will it be possible for me to study abroad if I choose to do the 人文网关?

是的. 事实上, the proportion of 人文网关 students studying abroad is larger than that of the overall student body. Many participants in the program report that it has provided them with especially valuable preparation for study away.

人文门户学生的职业兴趣和目标是什么?

项目参与者, 就像全球十大网赌正规平台的全体学生一样, 对各种各样的职业和专业感兴趣. Students have found that the knowledge and exacting intellectual discipline it provides constitute valuable background preparation for many different careers.

What happens if I decide to drop out of the 人文网关 Program before completing it?

你可以在第一学期结束时退出这个项目, and you will receive full academic credit for those courses you have successfully completed up to that time. 取款不会受到处罚.

If I am admitted to the 人文网关 Program does that mean that I will be entitled to remain in it until completion?

No. The Program Steering Committee maintains standards of satisfactory progress; students failing to work up to those standards can be asked to withdraw from the program. 幸运的是，这种情况很少发生.

How does 人文网关 courses relate to Trinity’s general education requirements?

人文门户项目 is an alternative to the first-year seminar requirement. By taking a designated 写作-intensive 人文网关 course in the first semester, you can fulfill part one of the two-part 写作 requirement all students must meet. 此外, any of the four specified 人文网关 courses satisfies the humanities distribution requirement. Selected courses in the program are also counted towards the completion of major requirements in the departments of Philosophy, 经典, 宗教, 历史, 及/或英文(详情请联络各学系).

What recognition is accorded students who participate in the 人文网关 Program?

The fact that you have successfully completed the 人文网关 sequence will be noted on your transcript.优秀学生的成就, who earn an A- cumulative average for the six courses they have completed, 在成绩单上以下列方式予以确认:

“ 人文网关 Program: European Cultures completed with Distinction.”