Fall 2018 First Year Program Options
Complete List of RAP Choices for Incoming First-Year Students Fall 2018 (Fall 2019 information coming soon!)
A RAP is a community of students who enroll in a specific course and live together in a designated residence hall. Students in a RAP course may share a major, a preferred residence hall, and/or an interest in the course subject.
Each RAP has its own program page (linked below) which includes the specific course/s associated with the RAP, a course description written by the instructor, and the designated residence hall. RAPs vary by structure, and some RAPs are reserved for students that meet certain eligibility criteria.
With a freshman class of more than 4,600 students, we strive to over a variety of options that meet the diversity of interests of all incoming students. We encourage you to read the descriptions and find the program that is right for you!
Gen Ed RAPs open to ANY first-year student:
- Connecting with Social Justice RAP
- Cultural Explorations RAPs
- Exploring Society RAPs
- Global Opportunities RAP
- Global Viewpoints RAP
- Health Sciences RAPs
- Impact: Self Awareness, Social Justice & Service RAP
- Investigating Consumerism RAPs
- Investigating Politics RAPs
- Literary Perspectives RAPs
- Perspectives in Health Topics RAPs
- Science & Culture RAPs
- Scientific Thinking RAPs
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Sustainability and Society RAP
These RAPs are by Invitation:
- BioTAP (application required)
- Emerging Scholars RAP (application required)
- First-Generation Pioneers: Biology RAP (Bio-Pioneers)
- Partners in Education (PiE) RAP
College/School RAPs: are open to specific groups of students.
College Connect RAPs
Exploratory RAPs
- Computing & Informatics Exploratory RAP (application required)
- Engineering Exploratory RAP
Majors RAPs
- Communication Majors RAP
- Computer Science Majors RAP (application required)
- Engineering Majors RAPs
- Equine Science RAP
- Isenberg Fellows RAPs (application required)
- Nursing Majors RAPs
- Performing & Visual Arts Majors RAP
- Veterinary & Animal Science Majors RAP
RAPs for Commonwealth Honors College Students
Check out the variety of Honors RAPs. (some by application)
“It's a really comfortable start to Freshman year and I'm glad I can interact with my floor-mates on a deeper level than, say, hallway small talk.” Fall 2017 RAP Student
