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Special Undergraduate Programs
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences offers special
opportunities for ambitious students to excel. The Dual
Admission Program allows a select number of highly
motivated students to be accepted simultaneously into
both the undergraduate program and their desired
NSU graduate school. The Undergraduate Honors
Program fosters interdisciplinary intellectual community
through intensive seminars and honors-level general
education classes for outstanding first- and second-year
students. The Honors Program also encourages
independent, directed study for students in their third
and fourth years.
The college actively fosters independent research and
travel study as valuable parts of the undergraduate
experience. Students in travel study courses spend
part of their semester at sites in Europe, across the
Americas, or in Australia. Some students design
their own travel study courses with faculty guidance
or participate in international programs organized by
other institutions. Other outlets for students’ scholarly
and creative talents include the annual Undergraduate
Student Symposium that presents research projects to
the public and the literary magazine
Digressions
,
which
features original student works of poetry, short fiction,
artwork, and photography.
Opportunities for deeper insight into subjects of great
interest include the Clinic Exploration Program, which
allows students to shadow medical professionals at NSU
clinics for a first-hand examination of health careers
in action. The Distinguished Speakers Series brings to
campus notable experts, from Nobel Prize winners to
outstanding authors and activists. The Faculty Lecture
Series makes the expertise of the college’s outstanding
teachers available to the public, and the Division
of Performing and Visual Arts provides inspiring
presentations from across the cultural spectrum.
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences promotes
the importance of community involvement by
encouraging students to pursue opportunities for off-
campus volunteer service, internships, and stimulating
work experiences. The college also serves the South
Florida community through its partnerships with local
cultural organizations.