The program seeks to demonstrate to the participants that they are fully capable of such careers and that such careers offer many personal and intellectual rewards. They will participate in a multidisciplinary seminar three times a week. They will attend scholarly, cultural, and social activities, some of which are planned to bring together participants in summer undergraduate research programs from a variety of disciplines. This program requires a full time commitment from the participants. The primary component of the program is research.
Students function as active members of a faculty mentor's research team.
This activity alone may involve 40 hours per week, with exact scheduling dependent upon the demands of the research projects and may include evenings and weekends. Another component is a noontime research seminar held three times a week. Faculty gives presentations on their research interests. During the last weeks of the program, students give oral reports on their research activities. Also, meetings may be scheduled for student initiated programs.