tutorials

[oak2maple]

Which undergraduate programs offer a tutorial system, like at Oxford?

[merc81]

Look into Williams. For further options, consider colleges with an ample selection of courses identified as “seminars,” which may offer aspects similar to that of schools with designated tutorials.

[momrath]

@oak2maple, As @merc81 notes, Oxford-style tutorials, defined as two students and one professor interacting over the course of a semester. are a hallmark of Williams College. There may be other U.S. colleges that offer the same format, but I don’t know of any, at least to the extent at which they are available at Williams.

From Williams’ website:

Every week, the two students take turns developing independent work—an essay, a report on lab results, a piece of art—and critiquing it. With the support and guidance of their professor, they sharpen their critical thinking, improve their writing, develop ideas, and defend positions. The tutorial gives them a sense of ownership of the academic process that inspires ever-greater exploration.With 60 to 70 tutorials offered each year across the curriculum, more than half of all Williams students take at least one during their time here.

[lalalemma]

Williams is most known for this. Also check out Sarah Lawrence, St. John’s College, New College of Florida, and the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University.