CSP

Standard Program

Students take all their core courses together. As a result, they have the opportunity to form a supportive learning and social community.

Students have the freedom to choose any section of each course they select, and typically have different classmates in each course.

Instructors in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics meet regularly to coordinate the material to be taught and to minimize overlap of exam days.

Instructors in different departments proceed independently, both regarding course content and midterm scheduling.

Students attend lab sections comprised primarily of fellow CSP students.

Students attend lab sections with others taking the same course, but possibly in a different lecture section.

CSP students have a space of their own to meet classmates and seek integrated academic support unique to the program. They also have access to the subject-specific help each department offers to all first-year students.

Students receive subject-specific academic help from the departments that teach each of their courses.

Students commit two hours per week to the CSP Workshop (CSPW 100) where they participate in activities in one or more scientific disciplines, and develop skills that are useful in all scientific disciplines and future careers. This course is worth 1 credit and is graded pass/fail.

Students have no Interdisciplinary Workshops, so their weekly classroom time commitment is 2 hours less (assuming that they are taking the same courses as CSP students).