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Compass Curriculum

Austin College Bulletin 2021-2022

Compass CurriculumAustin College’s Compass curriculum enables students to deeply explore ideas from multiple perspectives. Compass incorporates the longstanding insight of a liberal education with preparation for succeeding in a modern and diverse world.

The Compass Curriculum at Austin College directs students to:

Compass Experience

Experience connections between the liberal arts education and life beyond the classroom, providing pathways to meaningful careers and community participation.

Supporting requirements:

  • One approved Applied Learning Experience
  • Three January term courses1
  • First-Year Seminar
Compass Engage

Engage new perspectives and prepare to participate in a diverse and global society.

Supporting requirements:

  • Demonstrate ability through the third semester of a language other than English
  • One course in Global Diversity
  • One course in Systems of Power, Privilege, and Inequality

 

Compass Discover

Discover the vast array of knowledge and the modes of inquiry used in different academic areas to further understanding of the natural world and human cultures.

Supporting requirements:

  • Four Courses in the Humanities from four different disciplines
  • Two Courses in the Social Sciences from two different disciplines
  • Two Courses in the Sciences, at least one with a lab

 

Compass Develop

Develop foundational skills and habits that support a liberal arts education and the overall growth of students as whole individuals who are prepared to navigate challenges in a fast-changing world.

Supporting requirements:

  • One Course in Foundation Writing
  • Two Courses in Advanced Writing
  • Quantitative Literacy
  • Lifetime Sports
Compass Focus

Focus learning by challenging students in two different fields that will cultivate complementary intellectual approaches needed to succeed in our ever-changing and diverse world.

  • Major
  • Minor (or second major)

The Compass curriculum prepares students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the challenges of the 21st Century through a powerful, time-tested liberal arts curriculum. Students will leave ready to engage a diverse world in ways that can make a difference and empower those around them.

1 Transfer students complete one less January term course than the number of fall terms enrolled.

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