Track I students regularly participate in LIBS 305, The Hutchins Forum, which serves as an intellectual arena for the generation of ideas. Students in Track I may organize an Area of Emphasis within the forty units required for the major which reflects their career plans and/or intellectual interests. Track I students might engage in artistic and creative activities, research and scholarly investigations, Hutchins community projects, social and community action opportunities, or gather together a variety of experiences that they find intellectually satisfying. Many Track I students have found valuable the Internship or Study Away program (one of which is required for the major).

The Study Away/Internship requirement, often preceded by a semester of independent study related to the placement, allows students to include, as part of their major, experiences as diverse as

• 1) a period of domestic or international study or travel,
• 2) an independent project in a nearby community,
• 3) an internship with a local arts organization, business, school, or social service agency,
• 4) substantial involvement in a program with another department on this or some other campus,
• 5) or other options and activities created by the student in consultation with an advisor. Whether close at hand or far away, the Study Away/Internship experience can help students to relate their education to specific career choices, greater intellectual understanding, and their place in an ever-larger world.

Note: Students entering the Hutchins upper division Track II program must have a grade point average of at least 2.60. Any student earning a grade lower than a "C" in LIBS 302 will not be allowed to continue in Hutchins.