An elective concentration consists of four 3-credit elective Advanced Seminar courses, selected by a student in consultation with his or her advisor, taken one per semester during the fall and spring of the third and fourth years.
Students create their own elective concentration.
Supplementary elective experiences are available in the form of Workshops and Supervised Individual Studies. The specific array of elective courses that are available during any one semester depends on a process that assures that choices are appropriately diverse, meet logistical needs of the program, and are consistent with students' interests and preferences. Therefore, the possibilities available may change during any particular student's career. Elective Advanced Seminars are restricted to twelve students. Our experience is that students do not choose electives on the basis of career focus alone.