Undergraduate Programs in the College of Natural Sciences

Ingersoll Residential College

Natural Sciences was the first college at Colorado State University to institute a residential college. For well over a decade, the Ingersoll Residential College (IRC) has provided thousands of natural sciences majors with the opportunity to live with other students who share a common interest in science.

The Ingersoll Residential College houses ~300 men and women and is located on campus in Ingersoll Hall. Living in a residential college provides a positive and diverse learning environment for science students and offers several advantages when compared to other residential halls.
  • Living with people who are taking the same classes as you makes it easier to do homework assignments and form study groups.

  • IRC Resident Assistants are science majors themselves. They can answer your questions and help you with problems.

  • Ingersoll is the home of the CNS Science and Mathematics Tutorial Hall, a study hall with a lively atmosphere and free assistance for science courses. Students make over 2,500 visits to the study hall each semester.

  • IRC Director Dr. Jack McGrew and other faculty members often eat in the cafeteria with IRC students, allowing residents additional accessibility to faculty.

  • Ingersoll has its own computer lab with PCs and Macintosh computers, laser printers, and a variety of software.

  • Ingersoll also includes a video lab with digital movie cameras and professional editing software on Macintosh computers.

  • Every room in Ingersoll has two high-speed Internet connections. You can surf the Web and keep in touch with your family and friends by e-mail-and it's free!
Ingersoll students often engage in social activities, making use of the Fort Collins' culture by organizing area hikes and excursions, touring a variety of local businesses, and attending University demonstrations. One of the annual IRC highlights is Faculty Pet Night, where faculty and staff bring their pets to the residence hall, just for the fun of it.


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