ISP_ - Interdisciplinary Science Program (ISP)

Students enrolled in ISP participate in special courses distributed across three semesters. During the first semester, ISP students enroll in a special seminar. This seminar focuses on the process of discovery and includes readings from many science disciplines with the goal of learning about the context in which we do research. In the second semester, students select a faculty mentor in the participating departments and do closely supervised research with them. Students experience scientific endeavor as a group activity and interact across disciplinary lines through weekly meetings with the entire ISP class.
The ISP culminates with a course from the humanities or social sciences that addresses some issue related to science and society. In addition, to complete ISP, students are required to take two semesters of a single laboratory science and two semesters of mathematics. The three-semester sequence encourages study away.
The program can accommodate only a limited number of students: approximately 20 in each entering class. Applicants to Trinity who are interested can find further information on the website and are welcome to contact the Admissions Office and/or the director Alison Draper. Interested students must submit an application to the ISP via their Trinity Common Application.