2019-2020 BSC Catalog

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concerns by enrolling in three units beyond their other general education requirements
and outside the disciplines of the major. Partial-unit activity courses in DA, MS, MU, and
THA may be grouped to equal one unit of the same experience. Approved independent
study (-93) and internship experiences (-97) may count.
Explorations Curriculum Policies
Regularly enrolled Birmingham-Southern College students must fulfill learning outcomes
designation requirements with scheduled courses taken at the College. Individual courses
may fulfill only one requirement, regardless of the number of designations assigned to a
course.
Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) credits may not be used to
fulfill Explorations curriculum requirements, but may be used towards graduation
requirements, including the academic areas requirement. See the “Coursework at Other
Institutions” section of this catalog for more information.
Courses with learning outcomes designations are indicated in the “Courses” section of
this Catalog. A listing of these courses can be found on the College website under the
Explorations curriculum. The Schedule of Classes, published by the Office of Academic
Records, will serve as the official record of learning outcomes designated courses for
each term.
Exploration Term
Exploration term refers to a period of four weeks during January that provides an
opportunity for innovation and experimentation for both students and faculty. The
projects offered during the Exploration term may vary in content and technique, but they
all share the goal of providing an opportunity for exploration not possible during a
regular term, including opportunities for study-travel or focused creative production. In
addition to faculty-led projects, students are encouraged to use initiative and imagination
to develop their own contracted projects through the Office of Exploration Term and
Contract Learning.
First-year students must enroll in an Exploration term project listed in the Exploration
Term Bulletin. They may not contract individualized Exploration term projects.
Following the first year of study, students may contract individualized Exploration term
projects. Contracted projects meet the same academic standards as projects listed in the
Exploration Term Bulletin and must be supervised by faculty members from
Birmingham-Southern College. Each contracted project must be approved by the project
sponsor, the student’s faculty advisor, the appropriate department chair, and the
Exploration Term and Contract Learning Committee.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020