Why Choose the College of Science and Letters?
Smaller departments and classes where students are known.
The opportunity to do hands-on research, including major projects funded by such organizations as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF) and others, with professors even as undergraduates (see CSL Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship). This is an opportunity not typically available in larger schools and one that gives students an advantage before they enter the job market or graduate school.
Connections with significant national partners, including Argonne National Laboratory and Fermilab, where many of our science and computer science faculty have projects, as well as local partners like the University of Chicago Medical School, Chicago Public Schools, and others.
Business, political and industry connections throughout the Chicagoland area for internships, externships, co-op and employment opportunities.
A flexible, interdisciplinary approach to studies that allows students to explore their interests outside of their degree program, participate in IIT's Interprofessional Projects (IPROs), pursue multidisciplinary studies and majors, and otherwise learn in a flexible, non-rigid way appropriate for today's scientific, technical and business environment.
