<p>I’m pretty confused about the usefulness of this thing. What is the class actually about? All I find is that your teacher will also be your adviser. Great, but, like what do you study in the actual CAP thing? As compared to the normal class. I heard people say only take the particular CAP course if you have interest in the course. Does this mean that basically you do the same things?</p>
<p>And yes, this post was intended for the other CAP question thread…oh well</p>
<p>A CAP is a class just like the others you are taking except that the teacher of the CAP course is also your advisor</p>
<p>The only benefit to a CAP course is what fredmurtz said, being that your advisor is also your professor - this helps when you need to speak to your advisor for whatever reason, you KNOW they are available in class (and thus, sometimes can skip the process of getting them during their open office hours which can get kinda annoying to schedule if they are really busy). You're also guaranteed to have an advisor that is interested in something you are interested in - say you take a Math CAP course, your advisor will be a Math professor and you know (since you signed up for that course) that you have interest in math, he/she has interest in math, it's a good connection. This helps with scheduling classes because although math professors might be good resources for a prospective biology/science/pre-med concentrator, they are certainly not as good resources (re: advisors) as a biology professor for a biology-minded student!</p>