Cambridge

Cambridge Scholars Program

University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England

GPA Requirements
Minimum 3.6 cumulative GPA & minimum 3.7 GPA in Option required

Length of Term
9-week term; 8 weeks of lectures

Term Dates
Early October to early/mid-December for Michaelmas (Fall) Term
Early/mid-January to mid-March for Lent (Winter) Term

Places Available
Six places are available in the Michaelmas Term and four are available in the Lent Term. Students may apply for either one or both terms, and must apply to a second program option in addition to Cambridge.

Accommodation
Students are hosted by and live at Corpus Christi College, St. John's College, St. Catharine's College, or Pembroke College. All are ancient colleges.

Coursework
The heart of the Cambridge curriculum is the tripos system. Students study in one tripos or subject that corresponds to their Caltech option. All of their courses abroad must be in the same tripos. See handout for details about coursework.

Note: Students cannot take a class that is completed in the next term. So when looking at courses for application course lists or for enrolling, make sure the class does not continue past the term you will be there.

Note
Students may not return to the U.S. during the term abroad.

Application Information
Please see the Application Process page for application forms for all programs. Note: Application material will be posted November 2024.

• Cambridge Scholars Program Handout
• Cambridge Course Choice PowerPoint

For Physics Students

• Course Offerings with Synopses/Descriptions
• 2023-24 Course Handbook

For Chemical Engineering Students

• Sylabus Tripos I
• Sylabus Tripos IIA
• Sylabus Tripos IIB
• Sustainability in Chemical Engineering
• Chemical Eng. Course Contents
• 2022 Michaelmas Timetable & Lent Timetable

For Engineering Students:

• IIA
• IIB
• Timetable (Michaelmas 2023 posted, Lent 2024 posted)

For Computer Science: Here

• Part 1B Class Information
• Part II list of classes with supervisions
• Part II Class information (includes details such as units of assessment*)

*Units of assessment type classes:  These have no supervisions and only an exam.  Students are limited by department rules at Cambridge to only choose one Unit of Assessment type class per term:

• Part II Units of Assessment-exams and no supervisions. List only ONE of these classes per term: https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/teaching/part-ii/part2-units
• Timetable Overview
  • Concise Lecture List Summary & an explanation to decode it. All provided on the department's timetable page.
  • Please note: Unless students propose 4 classes that have 16 or up lectures, they will have to propose 5 or 6 classes with at least 3 being taught at any time and no more than 5 taught. 
    Caltech units for Cambridge Computer Science Classes are as follows:
    16+ lectures = 9 units
    12 lectures = 6 units
    8 lectures = 3 units
    Below 3 lectures = 1 unit

For Natural Science:

• Course website
• Part III Interdisciplinary
• Chemistry Course Guides and Timetables

Mathematics:

• Course website

City Exploration

Ways to make the most of your study abroad experience:

• Market Square
• Fitzwilliam Museum
• The River Cam
• Cambridge Corn Exchange
• Grand Arcade
• Mill Road
• Cambridge Museum of Technology