Apply for Spring

Sophomores, Juniors, and Transfer Students: Apply for Spring

The Accelerated Research Initiative (ARI) offers CNS students in their second year and beyond the opportunity to begin doing research guided by CNS Faculty in FRI.

ARI Program overview

Eligible students can apply to join any of the Research Streams, but the streams below offer upper division lab credits in spring may be of particular interest:

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ELIGIBILITY

Transfer students who have been accepted to CNS
CNS sophomores and juniors who did not participate in FRI
Eligible students will be sorted into a Research Stream during the stream sort process.

CONTACT

E-mail the Stream Sort Coordinator at fristreamsort@gmail.com. Please include your EID.

ARI SPRING-START STREAM SORT TIMELINE

SEPTEMBER ~ Explore the Research Streams

Read about the Research Streams, watch Stream Videos, and visit stream Open House Hours. Ask questions, talk to other students, meet the Research Educators, and see the labs!

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER ~ Review Stream Course Credit & Schedule

OCTOBER ~ Fill out an ARI Application (Stream Sort Form)

OCTOBER - NOVEMBER ~ Get Sorted

NOVEMBER ~ Receive a Stream Assignment

ARI Students: Students who submitted a stream sort form by the deadline will be notified of their stream assignments and the unique number of the course(s) associated with that stream during the week of November 4, 2019. You may not be offered a seat during registration.*

If you have a course conflict with the stream you've been placed in, and you feel very strongly that you need to change streams, fill out the Stream Switch form (also included with the late form).*

*Keep in mind that students will be sorted up until the first class day in January.

EARLY NOVEMBER ~ Register For Your Stream