º£½ÇÉçÇø Student Research Competition Information
The º£½ÇÉçÇø Student Research Competition (SRC) is the premiere showcase for student research in the º£½ÇÉçÇø. Undergraduate and Graduate Students are eligible to participate in the SRC. Each º£½ÇÉçÇø campus is allowed up to 10 projects. Projects can be individually or multiply authored.
For more information, visit the º£½ÇÉçÇø Student Research webpage at: www.cistudentresearch.com/about/
Interdisciplinary Majors & Minors
Majors and minors offered at º£½ÇÉçÇø Channel Islands
Interdisciplinary Courses
Learning Communities
Students share a common intellectual experience with an academic focus. Two or more courses are paired to promote student success and align with a CI Mission Pillar. Campus housing is NOT a requirement.
Living-Learning Communities
Students are housed with students in their learning community. Living on campus is NOT required.
SURF: Summer Program
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- The Summer SURF Program provides for a Spring Faculty Development Learning Community
and a ten-week faculty-mentored student research collaborative during the summer.
- Student Benefits include: Engaging in an intensive and meaningful research experience, professional development opportunities throughout the summer, presenting their research on campus and at an appropriate conference, SURF students receive a $3,750 stipend
- For more information, contact Student Research at CIStudentResearch@csuci.edu or stop by the Student Research Space in BROOME 1740
- The Summer SURF Program provides for a Spring Faculty Development Learning Community
and a ten-week faculty-mentored student research collaborative during the summer.
UNIV 399 Peer-to-Peer Effectiveness
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- Experiential seminar for students interested in serving as peer leaders. Interactive course gives students the opportunity to study theories of students development, active learning pedagogy, and practical perspectives on peer leadership and group facilitation
Apply to the GradFIT program
CI continues its partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno’s . The GradFIT team chooses 10 students to attend the program.
Eligible students:
- Have a sophomore or above standing (30 credits or more completed) with an overall undergraduate GPA of a 3.0 or higher
- Identify as a first-generation college student or from a historically underrepresented background
Student Research pays the cost of transportation through our generous grant from the Instructionally Related Activities Committee. UNR covers all other costs.
Professor Ahmed Awad (Chemistry) has escorted students to Reno the last two years; he speaks very highly of the quality of the program. Ahmed will escort students again in 2019.
To apply to GradFIT visit
Characteristics of an Interdisciplinary Thinker
These are the characteristics that both employers and graduate schools have said they would like to see in their applicants (AIS Survey). Interdisciplinary studies is one of the best preparations for achieving these results.
- Ask questions
- Determine goals and meets them
- Open-minded, independent thinker
- Adaptable, not afraid to try new things
- Creative and innovative
- Adapts textbook knowledge to the real world
- Continues to grow and learn
- Skills
- Problem-solving
- Research
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Listening
- Team-spirited, understands group dynamics, works well in group settings, willing to help others
- Sees the 'Big picture" (not just an area of specialization)
- Diversity-aware, treats others with dignity and respect