<p>They are completely separate programs - you can do either, both or none.  See Pitt Peer Advisor’s post on this thread for advantages:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pittsburgh/1146737-academic-learning-communities.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pittsburgh/1146737-academic-learning-communities.html</a></p>