Colorado College

Summer Research Connects CC and Southwest

A current CC student, a CC professor, and a CC alumna are working to piece together a very human, local, and personal narrative about buried boxes discovered in the San Luis Valley. Summer research projects like this will be showcased at the Summer Collaborative Research Symposium on September 28, as part of Family and Friends Weekend.

It's the third day of

Block Break

September 19 - September 23

What’s a Block?
Block Blogs

About the Block Plan

Instead of taking multiple classes at a time, CC students study
one class at a time, for three-and-a-half weeks.

8 Blocks
Per Academic Year

3 1/2 Weeks
Per Block

4 1/2 Day
Block Break

Explore the Block Plan

Featured Courses

Geology

Physical Geology

Physical Geology will make use of the local Rocky Mountain settings as a natural laboratory in order to investigate Earth history preserved in rocks. Students will learn to observe earth materials by collecting and interpreting geochemical & geophysical data. The course will involve a considerable amount of time in the field.

Economics and Business

Markets & Morality: The Collaboration of Science/Ethics/Innovation

Students will develop skills for considering and solving problems from multiple perspectives, with special consideration for questions of ethics and moral behavior. The Innovation@CC program will teach multidisciplinary techniques and introduce them to resources available at Colorado College and the Colorado Springs community.

Art

The Western Tradition from Ancient to Modern

The Western Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times will provide students with the opportunity to design and curate an exhibition for the Unblocked Gallery in the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. Students will inspect the social, political, and religious contexts of art from the prehistoric era to our contemporary moment.

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Analytical/Bioanalytical Chemistry

Analytical/Bioanalytical Chemistry focuses on the concepts of chemical speciation, complex equilibria, and chemical activity taught through a detailed analysis and reconstruction of the Flint, MI water crisis.