2019-2020 BSC Catalog

40 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Students must complete at least two Exploration terms. Each project counts as an
Exploration term unit. A transfer student who meets only the minimum residency
requirements for a degree must complete two Exploration term projects.
For those majors where the Exploration term is used for the senior project (499), the
senior project must receive a letter grade. All other Exploration term projects (299)
receive “S”/“U” or a letter grade as determined by the faculty sponsor.
All Exploration term projects are recorded on permanent records and class schedules
according to discipline abbreviations (including “GEN” for those projects outside of the
disciplines offered at the College). If required for the major, senior Exploration terms
projects will be recorded as 499; all other projects will be recorded as 299. Each fall a
published Exploration Term Bulletin lists projects offered in the upcoming term; all
disciplines typically offer projects.
ENGAGED PROGRAMS
Krulak Institute for Leadership, Experiential Learning, and Civic
Engagement
The Krulak Institute supports and promotes experiential learning at Birmingham-
Southern College. Experiential leaning employs reflection on direct experiences
to develop and test knowledge, skills, and values. The programs offered by the
Krulak Institute and its supported centers prompt students to engage their social
and political world and to apply and test academic learning outside of the
traditional classroom. Through Krulak Institute programs, students engage in
service, complete internships, conduct undergraduate research, contract
individualized learning experiences, complete innovative Exploration term
projects, collaborate with mentors, and study abroad.
Bonner Leader Program
Kristin Harper and Emily Thornton, Program Coordinators
Since 1990, the Bonner Foundation has offered one of the largest, oldest, and most
successful models for service-based scholarships. The Bonner Leader Program at
Birmingham-Southern College utilizes institutional aid and the federal work-study
program to provide students with financial support for community-based work
throughout their tenure at the College. Each fall, a cohort of Bonner Leaders is selected
from the incoming class through a competitive application process. Bonner Leaders
receive a scholarship and a federal work-study position that requires engagement in eight
to ten hours of community service per week. Service hours include regularly-scheduled
Bonner meetings and activities that equip students to assume increasing levels of
responsibility and leadership with their community engagement activities. As students
progress, the focus of their community work narrows, providing an opportunity to
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020