Arts and Sciences (CAS)

CAS 1010. Topics In: First-Year Seminar. 3 Credits.

Intensive first-year seminar focused on specific themes and/or disciplinary perspectives. Emphasis on developing critical reading and writing skills, substantive revision, information literacy, and analytical thinking. First-year seminars are frequently organized to meet one of the disciplinary Catamount Core requirements. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Catamount Core: WIL1.

CAS 1019. AP Research. 3 Credits.

Credit awarded for achieving a certain score on the Advanced Placement (AP) Research Examination. The necessary score may vary from year to year; consult Transfer Affairs for appropriate specifics. Catamount Core: WIL1.

CAS 1020. Topics In: LASP Seminar. 3 Credits.

Intensive course in a broad disciplinary area (humanities, social sciences, arts, or natural sciences). Part of an integrated first-year experience in which students take 2-4 classes exploring aesthetic, humanistic, social, linguistic, environmental, or scientific issues. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Co-requisite: Enrollment in the appropriate Liberal Arts Scholars Program. Catamount Core: WIL1.

CAS 1100. Academic Success Strategies. 1 Credit.

Overview of core skills needed to help students achieve academic success, at any point in their educational journey. Students will have the opportunity to both strengthen and practice essential academic skills including time-management, note taking, testing, effective listening, goal setting, and study skills.

CAS 1701. Topics In: The Arts. 3 Credits.

Interdisciplinary exploration of topics in the arts. May be repeated for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Catamount Core: AH1.

CAS 1710. Drugs, Demons, & Dancing. 3 Credits.

An interdisciplinary examination of the mind-body problem offering perspectives from anthropology, dance, neuroscience, performance studies, psychology, and religion. Explores relationships between mind, brain, body, and behavior, asking how the senses, the body, and consciousness interact in order to shape our knowledge of ourselves and the world. Catamount Core: AH3.

CAS 1900. The Washington Center. 3 Credits.

The Washington Center (TWC) Academic Internship Program is a semester-long UVM-partner internship program in Washington, D.C. Credit awarded for successful completion of the professional development programming run by The Washington Center. Co-requisites: CAS 2900, CAS 2991.

CAS 1902. Semester in the City. 3 Credits.

Semester in the City is a semester-long internship program in Boston run by the College for Social Innovation, a UVM partner. Credit awarded for the professional development course titled Becoming a Problem Solver and run via Semester in the City. Co-requisites: CAS 2902, CAS 2991.

CAS 1990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. May be repeated for credit with different content.

CAS 2900. The Washington Center. 3 Credits.

The Washington Center (TWC) Academic Internship Program is a semester-long UVM-partner internship program in Washington, D.C. Credit awarded for successful completion of one of TWC's academic seminars. Seminars offered vary semester to semester. Co-requisites: CAS 1900, CAS 2991.

CAS 2902. Semester in the City. 3 Credits.

Semester in the City is a semester-long internship program in Boston run by the College for Social Innovation, a UVM partner. Credit awarded for the seminar titled Social Innovator's Toolbox and run via Semester in the City. Co-requisites: CAS 1902, CAS 2991.

CAS 2920. Topics in Cmties of Practice. 3 Credits.

Cohort style internships directed by professionals currently working within their respective fields. Representative topics include sustainable transportation, legislature, nonprofits, the creative economy, and environmental stewardship. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or Instructor Permission.

CAS 2990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. May be repeated for credit with different content.

CAS 2991. Internship. 1-18 Credits.

On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded.

CAS 2993. Independent Study. 1-18 Credits.

A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CAS 2994. Teaching Assistantship. 1-3 Credits.

Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory-level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CAS 2995. Undergraduate Research. 1-18 Credits.

Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

CAS 3922. Community News Service. 1-12 Credits.

A partnership with local community papers and media outlets with two primary goals: engage students in journalism and build citizenship skills and provide content to community newspapers. Run like a mini-newsroom, students file stories to be published in multiple formats while learning how to work in news media. Prerequisite: Completion of the WIL1 or FWIL General Education requirement.

CAS 3990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. May be repeated for credit with different content.

CAS 4990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. May be repeated for credit with different content.

CAS 4996. Honors. 1-6 Credits.

College honors thesis or other department/program honors, under the supervision of a faculty member. Offered at department discretion.