Overview

1st year students enroll in two semesters of the 1-credit Colloquium and consider which distribution requirements to fulfill. 2nd year students enroll in the 3-credit Capstone course, the 1-credit Practicum course, and the remaining distribution requirements.

Citations are awarded after completing all requirements, typically in the summer after the 2nd year. Students must earn an overall GPA of 3.0 to earn the Citation.

1st year

The STS program's 2-semester Colloquium introduces 1st year students to experts in science and technology and key analytical concepts in STS. Students visit laboratories on campus, hold a debate, write short papers, and help to lead class discussion. The topic of the Fall 2007 Colloquium is automotive technology.

Students must fulfill the CORE SB requirement before enrolling in the Capstone as sophomores, so students who want to enroll in the Capstone course in Fall 2008 must fulfill the CORE SB requirement in their 1st year.

The English and Sociology departments enable Scholars STS students to take English 101S and Sociology 101S, which are sections reserved for Scholars STS students.

2nd year

In the Practicum, 2nd year students first learn a technical skill, and write a reflection paper about it. 2nd year students also enroll in the Capstone course that deepens their understanding of STS. Each student chooses a topic of particular interest and pursues a project of research and communicating their findings in academic writing that is footnoted appropriately. Students also interpret their findings through a formal oral report, a graphic poster presentation, and by presenting data.