Residential TAP Courses
TAP Courses with Residential Component
A number of Teacher Advisor Program (TAP) courses being offered to new first-year students in the College of Arts and Sciences during the 2009-2010 academic year offer a residential option. Priority for enrollment in these courses will go to students who elect to live together with other students enrolled in the course either in the Living/Learning Center (a residence hall offering suite style housing) or in GreenHouse (a Residential Learning Community located in the new University Heights South complex). The faculty who teach these courses strongly believe that the residential component of the course enhances the learning that takes place, both inside and outside the classroom.
For more information about the Teacher Advisor Program, please visit the College of Arts and Sciences TAP Web site.
The residentially based TAP courses for 2009-2010 are:
- Integrated Fine Arts (IFA) Program
- ARTS 095B and MUS 095B - FALL
- ENGS 095 and FTS 095 - SPRING
- Housing for this program will be within the Arts Initiative Residential Learning Community in the Living/Learning Center.
- More info: Prof. Alex Stewart, Alexander.Stewart@uvm.edu
- Integrated Humanities Program (IHP)
- ENGS 027A and HST 013A and REL 027A - FALL
- ENGS 028 and HST 014 and REL 028 - SPRING
- Housing for this program will be in the Living/Learning Center.
- More info: Prof. Richard Sugarman, Richard.Sugarman@uvm.edu
- Integrated
Social Sciences Program (ISSP)
- ANTH 095B and EC 060A and SOC 032A - FALL
- GEOG 096 and POLS 021 / Optional Thesis - SPRING
- Housing for this program will be in the Living/Learning Center.
- More info: Prof. Ross Thomson, Ross.Thomson@uvm.edu
- Integrated
Study of Earth and Environment (ISEE)
- GEOL 005A and GEOG 095B and NR 85 - FALL
- ENVS 002, GEOG 040, GEOL 062 and HST 095 (choice of 2) - SPRING
- Housing for this program will be in the GreenHouse residential learning community at University Heights South Complex.
- More info: Prof. Andrea Lini, Andrea.Lini@uvm.edu
What are the advantages of residentially based courses?
Students who have participated in residentially based TAP classes speak highly of the sense of community that forms among members of the class. In many cases, students build friendships that last throughout their academic careers at UVM - and beyond. In recent years, several students who were enrolled in residential TAP courses created new Living/Learning Center programs of their own, giving them the ability to remain together as a community for another year.
Living together enables students to get to know others who share at least one common interest. Furthermore, living together facilitates work on group projects, which are important elements of each of these classes. Faculty have designed syllabi to include projects that take advantage of the fact that students live together. In addition, students in residential TAP classes report that living together facilitates studying and enhances motivation to succeed.
The Living/Learning Center and the Residential Learning Communities provide supplemental funding to residential TAP classes, allowing faculty and students to participate in special events and activities, such as field trips, attending performances at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, hosting special visiting scholars and artists, and sharing meals together.
In some cases, the faculty who teach residential TAP classes either have an office or actually live in faculty apartments in the residence hall, which fosters supportive relationships with students.
How do I sign up?
Admission to residential TAP classes is by application. Priority for enrolling in residential TAP courses is given to students who wish to participate in the residential component. If you know that you want to live in the Living/Learning Center or in the GreenHouse Residential Learning Community and you are interested in one of the residential TAPs, we encourage you to apply now.
The application for the Integrated Study of Earth and Environment (ISEE) program at GreenHouse is available on the Residential Learning Communities Web site:
The application for the Integrated Fine Arts (IFA) Program, the Integrated Humanities Program (IHP) and the Integrated Social Sciences Program (ISSP) is available on the Living/Learning Center's Web site:
In addition to the standard application, supplemental applications are required for the Integrated programs. You can download these supplemental aplications by clicking on the hyperlinks below, or you can request that an application form be sent to you by contacting Alexander.Stewart@uvm.edu (IFA), Richard.Sugarman@uvm.edu (IHP), Ross.Thomson@uvm.edu (ISSP), or Andrea.Lini@uvm.edu (ISEE).
Download the IFA Supplemental Application (Word)
Download the IHP Supplemental Application (Word)
Again, if you know that you are interested in a residential TAP class AND its associated residential component, we suggest that you apply now, rather than waiting until Orientation.
For more information...
Representatives of residential TAP courses will be available at all Admitted Student Visit Days (February and April) and during Summer Orientation (June). You will be able to take tours of the Living/Learning Center during Admitted Student Visit Days.
Information about the facilities in the Living/Learning Center and in University Heights South Complex (including location on the campus map, virtual tours and floor plans) are available here:
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