Washington College

Washington College is a private, independent liberal arts college located on a 112-acre (45.3 ha) campus in Chestertown, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore. Maryland granted Washington College its charter in 1782. George Washington supported the founding of the college by consenting to have the “College at Chester” named in his honor, through generous financial support, and through service on the college’s Board of Visitors and Governors. Washington College is the 10th-oldest college in the United States and was the first college chartered after American independence. The school became coeducational in 1891.

Washington College is highly regarded for great teaching and a small student-professor ratio that fosters a close atmosphere for learning. With over 40 majors and academic programs to choose from, you can shape a course of study that fits your intellectual interests and career aspirations.

Washington College offers part-time programs leading to the Master of Arts in English, History, and Psychology and graduate course work in the field of Education. Fall, spring, and summer sessions are held, mainly in the evening. The Master of Arts degree is awarded to students who complete a 30 semester-hour program (10 courses) as specified by the appropriate department. For a graduate catalog and further information, write: The Graduate Office, Washington College, Chestertown, MD 21620, or contact Kathryn W. Sack, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Director of the Graduate Program.

Washington College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the American Chemical Society, and is a member of the Centennial Conference, the College Board, the Independent College Fund of Maryland, the Maryland Independent College and University Association, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the American Association of Colleges and Universities, the Annapolis Group, and the American Council on Education.

Mission
In 1782, George Washington agreed to give his name to Washington College, an independent institution of the liberal arts and sciences on the Chester River, at the edge of the Chesapeake Bay. Here the College’s founder, William Smith, sought to create an environment in which students would think “closely and justly,” develop the arts of “writing, speaking, acting, and living well” and thus be freed from “all prejudices, with relations to idle disputes, distinctions, and opinions, till liberal education and ripe judgment should make them capable of thinking for themselves.” More than two centuries later, Washington College continues to affirm these ideals.

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor Degree Programs

Graduate Programs

• M.A. in English
• M.A. in History
• M.A. in Psychology

Divisions

• Division of Humanities
• Division of Natural Sciences
• Division of Social Sciences

Contact Details
Washington College
300 Washington Avenue,
Chestertown, Maryland 21620
410-778-2800
800-422-1782
Official Website: http://www.washcoll.edu/