Program choice
Level 5
Open curriculum
University
Amherst
Amherst College
Ranking positions
- QS (2026) = N/A
- THE (2026) = N/A
- RAEX (2025) = N/A
Educational model
Flexibility coordinates
Course choice
Level 4
Cross-registration
Parameters
- Program duration (bachelor's and specialist degrees):
- 4 years
Sources
- Amherst Open Curriculum https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/open-curriculum
Amherst describes its open curriculum as having no distribution requirements and no core curriculum; students work with advisers to make coherent course and major choices.
- Five College Programs and Information https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/five-college-programs
Amherst connects students to Five College Consortium academic programs and opportunities, including shared resources and course offerings at neighboring institutions.
- Five College Cross-Registration https://www.fivecolleges.edu/academics/cross-registration
Five Colleges, Inc. explains cross-registration: a course taken through the Five College system appears on the student’s home-institution transcript.
- General Regulations and Degree Requirements https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/Amherst%20College%20Catalog%20Section%20IV.pdf
The Amherst catalog section on degree requirements sets the degree rules, including 32 courses and how Five College Interchange courses are counted.