About Preceptorials

Introduction to Preceptorials

Preceptorials are short, small, non-credit seminars generated by students and led by distinguished faculty, outstanding graduate students, lauded external educators and exceptional undergraduate students. The program is designed to foster an interactive and educative environment that values learning for learning's sake. To that end, there are no grades or tests. Preceptorials are not graded, so that students are given the opportunity to have a guided learning experience outside the traditional setting of a classroom. Most Preceptorials emphasize a hands on approach to learning, and meet three times over the course of the semester.

Mission Statement

The Preceptorial Committee is a student-run organization that creates enrichment seminars in collaboration with esteemed professors, lauded external educators, outstanding graduate students, and exceptional undergraduate students to encourage intellectual development for the sake of learning and not school credit. The Committee encourages a hands-on approach that will broaden the students' intellectual and experiential horizons beyond their academic requirements.