Highlights

The Block Plan offers the advantage of flexibility. No bells ring. Nothing arbitrarily intrudes after 50 minutes to cut off discussion. An archaeology class can be held at the site of a dig in southeastern Colorado for one block, followed by a second block for laboratory analysis. A biology class might have a week of classroom orientation, then go to the field for two weeks.

University Attributes

Founded in 1874, Colorado College is a private, four-year, co-educational, liberal arts and sciences college. It is located on a 90-acre campus in downtown Colorado Springs (metro population 452,415), on the front range of the Rocky Mountains, 70 miles south of Denver.

Colorado College seeks a highly qualified and diverse student body and, for that reason, has a strong financial aid program which enables students from all economic backgrounds to enroll.

57% of students receive need-based aid. Financial aid is generally a combination of grants, loans, and student employment. Colorado College offers merit-based scholarships for students planning to major in the natural sciences.

Calendar
The Block Plan: eight 3-1/2 week sessions, equivalent to four semester hours each. Students take only one course per block and professors teach only one course per block. Implemented in 1970, the Block Plan allows for intensive study with no interruptions from other academic obligations, extended laboratory and on-location field work, and independent study.

Faculty
Student-faculty ratio is 9 to 1. All classes are taught by professors; no teaching assistants or graduate instructors. 160 full-time, 48 part-time. Another 50 visit annually to teach one special topics course. 97% hold highest degree in their field.

Degrees Available

• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Arts

Subject Areas

Experience Required

no