CAUSE Archives

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences created the Center for Advanced Undergraduate Study and Experience in the early 1990s to promote interdisciplinary, problem-based learning opportunities for undergraduates. The centerpiece of CAUSE is a multi-semester seminar that allows students to do theme-based research both in the classroom and out in the field. The field study usually takes place during semester breaks. Students pick their own research projects to work on in small groups.