The research opportunities for undergraduates at the College are extraordinary, and in the 2006 Senior Survey, 82 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with them. Undergraduates are an integral part of research conducted by Dartmouth faculty, often listed as co-authors on published research. There are a number of programs at Dartmouth that facilitate student-faculty co-research: the Women in Science Project (WISP) and the James O. Freedman Presidential Scholars are just two of them. Many students who are introduced to research through these programs, or who develop a passion for a research topic through their coursework, go on to do independent research for an honors thesis during their senior year. More than 190 students in the Class of 2007 completed honors theses. There are also Senior Fellows, a select group chosen by a faculty committee, who are given the last year of their time here at Dartmouth free of classes to pursue a special, extraordinary project. Dartmouth also offers a variety of funds for which students can apply to do their own research. These close collaborations between faculty and students provide a forum for faculty to teach and mentor undergraduates on a one-on-one basis outside the classroom; students acquire first hand experience in an academic field of research while developing important skills such as critical thinking, information gathering and processing, and effective communication. For more information, see the Dean of the Faculty's Undergraduate Research Web page.
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