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Academic Resource Center
The center provides for all undergraduates an Academic Skills Instructional Program and a Peer Tutoring Program; in addition, the Center works with students with diagnosed learning disabilities and/or attention deficit disorder.

Awards and Honors
A listing of awards and honors available to students at Duke, including some recent recipients.

Learning to Make a Difference

Browse this searchable Web site to learn about opportunities for civic engagement through course work, events, and special projects.

The First-Year Seminar Program 49S

The Trinity College First-Year Seminar Program offers small, discussion-based courses that introduce topics in a wide range of academic disciplines.

Continuing Studies
The office offers academic credit programs, professional and business services, and non-credit certificate programs and courses designed for learners of all ages.

Duke University Marine Laboratory (DUML)
DUML offers an opportunity for Duke and non-Duke undergraduates to study marine biology and coastal environmental policy on the beautiful coast of North Carolina.

Focus
Focus is an interdisciplinary learning opportunity for first-year students designed to expand the boundaries of their knowledge and foster relationships with distinguished faculty.

House Courses
A bridge between the academic and residential lives of students, house courses are open to all undergraduates.

Portfolio @ Duke
Portfolio is a space in which Duke undergraduates can create a record of their original work and accomplishments.

Program II
Program II is an alternative self-designed degree program available to students in Trinity College.

Research--Undergraduate Research Support Office
The Undergraduate Research Support Office provides information and programs for students interested in research in any of the academic disciplines.

Scholarship Opportunities (Postgraduate)
Links to national scholarship opportunities, including lists of some recent Duke recipients.

Study Abroad
Nearly 50% of Duke undergraduates study abroad in a wide variety of interesting locales.

Summer Session
Taking courses in summer session provides students with a chance to focus their interests on a particular subject and engage with faculty on a daily basis.

Writing Studio
The studio works with individual students to improve excellence in writing.