Every discipline has ways for students to pursue their individual interests.
Faculty advisers often help students locate opportunities, such as internships, and identify an appropriate registration. Students work independently at the upper division level with individual faculty members in areas not covered by regular course offerings. They design projects organized around their special academic interests through research and reading projects, field or cultural experiences. These are field trips to specific environments not found in western Minnesota to introduce students to experiences and techniques not normally available on campus. Observations and studies focus on aspects of the biological, physical, and cultural nature of that environment.