2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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(3) fulfillment of the EL learning outcomes:
• connect relevant experiences with academic content knowledge
• explore the relationship between relevant experiences and self-knowledge
(values, professional aspirations, abilities)
• analyze the relationship between relevant experiences and public values and
interests
(4) critical reflection before, during, and after the experience that reveals the students’
evolving comprehension of relevant academic content, themselves, and their relationship
to a larger community
(5) support from a committee-approved faculty or staff member who serves as a guide for
student learning and reflection
EL experiences can be either unit- or non-unit-bearing activities and, when unit-bearing,
may be used to fulfill other requirements in the Explorations curriculum or in the major,
minor, or distinction when appropriate.
Students may participate in regularly offered EL opportunities or may initiate their own
projects. All EL projects must be approved in advance by the appropriate faculty
committee. Project titles appear on the academic transcript.
A full list of available opportunities and additional information is available from
academic advisors and from the Krulak Institute.
Exploration Term
The January Exploration Term provides opportunities for academic exploration not
possible during the regular term, including opportunities for study-travel or focused
creative production. First-year students take part in on-campus projects. Sophomores,
juniors, and seniors may develop their own contracted projects. See the “Exploration
Term” section in this catalog for more information.
Contract Learning
Students may design learning experiences that reflect their individual academic and
career interests through the contract learning process. Contracted experiences may be
initiated during any academic term and include independent study courses, teaching
fellowships, and individualized majors/minors. All contracted learning experiences
require a faculty sponsor and approval of the Contract Learning faculty committee. See
the “Individualized Majors” section of this catalog for more information.
Students initiate individualized learning experiences with a faculty member who plays an
active role in the process. All contracts detail the course, project, or major's objectives;
timetable for work to be completed; a bibliography or required resources; and how the
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024