dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ zˈiəɹoʊ fˈaɪv ˌækədˈɛmɪk jˈɪɹ, ɐ pˈaɪlət pɹˈoʊɡɹæm wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ fˈoːɹɾi pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə fɹˈɛʃmən klˈæs hˈændsᵻlˈɛktᵻd fɚðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, ɛkspˈændɪŋ ɪt fˈʊlskˈeɪl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɪks.
During the 2004–05 academic year, a pilot program was introduced including 40% of the Freshman class hand-selected for the program, expanding it full-scale in 2005–06.