Courses

The Loomis Chaffee academic program, policies and requirements reflect the school's commitment to the tenets of a liberal arts education, to our stated mission of working in the service of "the formation of skilled and discerning minds in preparation for higher education and lifelong learning."

The curriculum offers students a wide range of course choices in subjects suitable to secondary school study. Departmental requirements, designed to satisfy entrance requirements at the most demanding colleges, may be met through a variety of courses within each discipline. The total program of studies provides sufficient flexibility for students to pursue individual interests in depth.

As you look through the offerings in our curriculum, consider the breadth and depth of our program as an invitation both to explore your known academic passions and to discover new interests. We hope you will seek out those new interests, that you will push your own perceived limits to the boundaries of this curriculum en route to a rich and varied intellectual experience over the course of your time here.