Compass Curriculum

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

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

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

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

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)