Undergraduate Academics

Big challenges can lead to even bigger payoffs. That's why we pair rigorous academics with supportive faculty. Here, you'll grow through life-shaping courses, internships and cross-cultural experiences.

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Experiential Learning

You have many opportunities to put learning from the classroom into action.

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Bluffton encourages students who are ready and willing to engage in advanced student research by providing financial support through a number of grants and programs.

Social work major Leah Bowman spent a summer working with children living in a domestic violance safe house. Earning a Summer Discovery Grant made the opportunity possible.
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“Transformational” experiences

The Bluffton Blueprint is four foundational courses which create a core of resiliency. From changing careers to moving across the country, be prepared for the challenges that come with life.

While spending a summer in Washington, D.C., Olivia Daugherty served as a Climate Change Ambassador for the Anabaptist Climate Collaborative.
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Hands-on experience

Bluffton students, from all majors, receive opportunities to go out and practice what they have learned in class. Faculty will work closely with you to locate the best possible setting for your internships.

For example, middle childhood education graduate Edward Hardaway gained experience in the classroom in both a small rural elementary and in Chicago.
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Academic resources

We offer a variety of resources to help you on your college journey. There are people, centers and programs at Bluffton that will provide academic or personal support and help you develop essential skills for success.