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The Integrated Studies Program (ISP) is the freshman curriculum for Benjamin Franklin Scholars pursuing degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Deeply rooted in the liberal arts tradition of acquiring and applying expansive knowledge, this residential academic program invites highly-motivated students to examine complex themes through the integration of multiple academic disciplines and methodologies.
Students are guided through the semester by some of Penn’s leading faculty. By investigating ideas under three distinct lenses, drawing during the course of the year from the humanities, social sciences and sciences, students sharpen their focus on the similarities—and differences—between the disciplines’ habits of mind.
For a glimpse at ISP's origins, see: Link
And a longer version of President Gutmann's Introduction to the program: Link
And, finally, to see a sample of the scholarship ISP/BFS students produce after 4 years, see a few of this year's BenTalk Finalists: Link and Link and Link.
To those newly admitted students wishing to apply to ISP/BFS
April 24
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Welcome ISP Cohort of 2023-3024
August 11
Welcome to the incoming ISP cohort for 2023-2024!
Congratulations to Andrew Sontag on being named a Goldwater Scholar!
April 11
Andrew Sontag is one of 5 Penn Juniors awarded a Goldwater Scholar. See the CURF webpage for more detailed information. Congratulat
Several ISP Alumni named to Phi Beta Kappa 2022
April 11
Congratulations to ISP alumni recently inducted into Phi Beta Kappa! Well done all!
1. Julia Davies