Integrated Studies Program ISP

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Integrated Studies Program(ISP)

• an Essential Studies program for first year
  students

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Annual camping trips
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Student-centered learning activities
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What can Integrated Studies do for you?

• Provide a class in each of the four required
  Essential Studies categories
• Communication
• Arts and Humanities
• Social Sciences
• Math, Science, Technology
• AND

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• ISP provides interactive and experiential
  learning opportunities,
• Allows you to actively participate in your
  education through discussions and small group
  activities, and
• Provides a small private college experience for
  UNDs great low price!

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Multicultural learning activities
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Book discussions
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How is ISP different from traditional first year
Essential Studies classes?

• Traditional classes

• ISP classes

• Usually 100-200 students in class
• Lecture based
• Faculty directed
• May emphasize Essential Studies goals

• Usually 15-20 students in class
• Discussion based
• Student directed
• Strongly emphasize Essential Studies goals

• (such as communication , thinking and reasoning,
  information
• literacy, and diversity)

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Cooperative projects
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• Do you want to be involved in small discussion
  classes instead of sitting in lectures?
• Do you want a chance to share your ideas with
  your classmates and hear their ideas?
• Do you want to know many of your classmates and
  the faculty personally?

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Critical and creative thinking projects
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Come learn with us in Integrated Studies!

• Each semester includes credit in the following
  areas
• Composition 3 credits
• Arts Humanities 4 credits
• Social Science 3 credits
• Math, Science Technology 3-4 credits
• Integrated Studies can enhance any major at UND
  and is particularly
• recommended for pre-law, education, and
  communication majors as well as
• for students still deciding on a major.

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spring 2009 staff
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For more information

• visit with Yvonne Holter, Integrated Studies
  advisor, here at the Getting Started Program.