Fine Arts Concentrations
Animal Science
Global Studies
STEM
Fine Arts
Foxcroft’s curriculum provides a breadth of course options in core liberal arts subjects — English, History, World Languages, Mathematics, Science, and the Arts — that students may take to earn the 18 credits required for graduation. Academic Concentrations allow a student to focus her studies in one of several specific areas, above and beyond the requirements for graduation, and to learn outside of the traditional classroom experience.
Students who successfully complete the requirements earn special diploma designations. Each student at the all girls boarding school may explore the various opportunities that comprise the overall Academic Concentrations program, even if she is not pursuing the diploma designation. Those opportunities include individual classes (with the Academic Dean’s approval), internships, community service, and in some cases, independent research/capstone projects.
Eligibility:
A student may apply to participate in the Academic Concentrations program in the spring of her first year at Foxcroft (usually freshman year), and eligibility is reviewed annually.
To be eligible, a student must:
Have a proven record of motivation and achievement
Demonstrate competency in the Concentration (maintain a B or better in related courses)
Requirements to earn the Academic Concentration diploma designation vary from discipline to discipline but generally include the following:
Rigorous coursework at a high level of achievement
Internships each year that a student is enrolled
Annual commitment to community service in the concentration field
Independent study and/or a capstone project
In some instances, a student who enters Foxcroft after her freshman year may be eligible to transfer courses, internships, and community service from another school in order to meet the requirements; final approval for transfer credits rests with the department chair and Academic Dean.
