University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences
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Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
, social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, and natural sciences at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
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SAS has three main academic components:
- The College of Arts & Sciences for undergraduate students
- The Graduate Division for M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. programs
- The College of Liberal and Professional Studies, Penn's non-traditional education division
Research
- Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF)
- University Research Foundation (URF)