The Pioneer Core PROGRAM

1. The Pioneer Core PROGRAM

2. Mission Statement: “Carroll University provides a superior education, rooted in its Presbyterian and liberal arts heritage, and draws upon its Christian tradition to prepare all students for vocational success, lifelong learning and service in a diverse and global society.”

3. Pioneer Core for all students is the foundation of the liberal arts tradition at Carroll. • About one-quarterof your total credits • are in Pioneer Core.

4. Pioneer Core • Pioneer Core Components32 total credits • Cross-Cultural Component 12 credits + Cross-Cultural Development • Cultural Seminar 4 cr. 1st Semester • Writing Seminar 4 cr. 1st or 2nd Semester • Cross-Cultural Development (4 cr.) concurrent or before CCE • Cross-Cultural Experience 2 cr. concurrent or after CCD • Global Perspectives Colloquium 2 cr. After CCE, last year at CU • Distribution Component 20 credits. 16 cr. of 4 P.C. 1 + 4 cr. P.C. 2 • Four Pioneer Core 1 courses, in four of five distribution areas • (the fifth area is in student’s major field) • One Pioneer Core 2 course, in one of the four distribution areas • Fine arts • Humanities • Philosophy/ethics/religion • Social sciences • Natural sciences (with lab) Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

5. Pioneer Core Your progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . . As You Prepare to Graduate . . . Freshman Experience Senior Integration Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses CCE Cross-Cultural Experience Cultural Seminar Writing Seminar GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium P.C. 2 Course CCD Cross-Cultural Development Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

6. Pioneer Core Pioneer Core Components 32 total credits Cross-Cultural Component 12 credits + Cross-Cultural Development The Cross-Cultural Component is the signature element of the Pioneer Core Curriculum, a five-course series that focuses on culture: Cultural Seminar Writing Seminar Cross-Cultural Development Cross-Cultural Experience Global Perspectives Colloquium These courses provide an intentional cross-cultural thread from freshman through senior year, with a final colloquium to allow students the opportunity for critical reflection. The Cross-Cultural Component provides continuity and coherence for the whole Pioneer Core program.

7. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . . As You Prepare to Graduate . . . Freshman Experience Senior Integration Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses CCE Cross-Cultural Experience Cultural Seminar Writing Seminar GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium P.C. 2 Course CCD Cross-Cultural Development Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

8. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . . As You Prepare to Graduate . . . Freshman Experience Senior Integration Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses Take course in each of four distribution areas outside your major. 16 credits □ Fine arts □ Humanities □ Philosophy/ethics/religion □ Social sciences □ Natural sciences (with Lab) CCE Cross-Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium2 credits P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE GE 1 or GE 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) PLUS GraduationRequirements: Math 106 or 112 or 140 4 credits Attend 8 Convocations Pioneer Core Requirements Cultural Seminar 4 credits English 170 4 credits P.C. 1 Courses 16 credits P.C. 2 Course 4 credits CCD Course (4 credits) CC Experience 2 credits GPC 2 credits 32 credits Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

9. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . Freshman Experience Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits

10. Pioneer Core • The Cultural Seminar • is a four-credit academic course that emphasizes critical reading and discussion. The seminar provides first-semester freshmen with a gateway learning experience to complete the foundational course in the Pioneer Core Program. Students will explore their own and another culture and evaluate a global issue from multiple perspectives. • The course will have several common elements: • Common read, • Common learning outcomes, • Common assessment, and • Common orientation and convocations. • In Your First Year. . . Freshman Experience Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits

11. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . . Freshman Experience Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses Take course in each of four distribution areas outside your major. 16 credits □ Fine arts □ Humanities □ Philosophy/ethics/religion □ Social wciences □ Natural wciences (with Lab) Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ PLUS GraduationRequirements: Math 106 or 112 or 140 4 credits Attend 8 convocations Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2

12. Pioneer Core • Pioneer Core Components 32 total credits • Distribution Component 20 credits. 16 cr. of 4 P.C. 1 + 4 cr. P.C. 2 • Four Pioneer Core 1 courses, in four of five distribution areas • (the fifth area is in student’s major field) • One Pioneer Core 2 course, in one of the four distribution areas • Fine arts • Humanities • Philosophy/ethics/religion • Social sciences • Natural sciences (with lab) • The second major element of the Pioneer Core curriculum is the • Distribution Component. • Distribution courses challenge students to think critically about the social • and natural world, through the methodologies of the various academic • disciplines. Distribution courses need not include cross-cultural themes.

13. Distribution Courses Approved by PCAC and GCCEUpdated 5.16.2013

14. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . Freshman Experience Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses Take course in each of four distribution areas outside your major. 16 credits □ Fine arts □ Humanities □ Philosophy/ethics/religion □ Social sciences □ Natural sciences (with Lab) Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) PLUS GraduationRequirements: Math 106 or 112 or 140 4 credits Attend 8 convocations Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS+ CCD + CCE + GPC

15. Pioneer Core So, which courses are CCD? Cross Cultural Development Courses can be either P.C. 1 or P.C. 2 , or other courses in your major, designated CCD. For example: “American Indian Literature” or “International Global Health” or “Latin American History” or “Cultural Anthropology” or “China and the Islamic Crescent” CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS+ CCD + CCE + GPC

16. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . Freshman Experience Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses Take course in each of four distribution areas outside your major. 16 credits □ Fine arts □ Humanities □ Philosophy/ethics/religion □ Social Ssiences □ Natural sciences (with Lab) Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) PLUS GraduationRequirements: Math 106 or 112 or 140 4 credits Attend 8 convocations Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS+ CCD + CCE + GPC

17. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . Freshman Experience Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses Take course in each of four distribution areas outside your major. 16 credits □ Fine arts □ Humanities □ Philosophy/ethics/religion □ Social sciences □ Natural sciences (with Lab) CCE Cross-Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium2 credits P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) PLUS GraduationRequirements: Math 106 or 112 or 140 4 credits Attend 8 convocations Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS+ CCD + CCE + GPC

18. Pioneer Core So, what does it mean to “Study Away”? Students choose STUDY AWAY experiences – either local, domesti, and/orinternational, for their cross-cultural experience, to fit into their majors. Track 1: Study abroad, for a summer, semester or yearlong program. E.G.Bordeaux, France; Marburg, Germany; Sydney, Australia; Seoul, South Korea; Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico (Affiliated programs). Track 2: Approved NCEP course,whether overseas or domestic. NewCultural Experience Programs are around two weeks off campus. E.G.: Thailand,Paris, South Africa, Marburg/Frankfurt, China, Australia-New Zealand; Alaska; EU. Track 3: Approved for-credit CCE course or internship.Courses or approved internships are at least 60 hours within a cross-cultural environment. Examples: internship; regular academic course with an experiential component; clinicals; service learning; student teaching. CCE Cross-Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits

19. What are Cross Cultural Experiences? CCE Cross-Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits Study Abroad New Cultural Experience Program (NCEP) CCE course or Internship Choir tour to Italy Post-Katrina Trip to New Orleans Photographing India Music and Culture of Vietnam Civil Rights Pilgrimage Hearts in Motion in Guatemala BorderLinks Tucson, AZ/Mexico Cross-Cultural Chicago

20. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . . As You Prepare to Graduate . . . Freshman Experience Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses Take course in each of four distribution areas outside your major. 16 credits □ Fine arts □ Humanities □ Philosophy/ethics/religion □ Social sciences □ Natural sciences (with lab) CCE Cross-Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) PLUS GraduationRequirements: Math 106 or 112 or 140 4 credits Attend 8 convocations Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS+ CCD + CCE + GPC

21. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . . As You Prepare to Graduate . . . Freshman Experience Senior Integration Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses Take course in each of four distribution areas outside your major. 16 credits □ Fine arts □ Humanities □ Philosophy/ethics/religion □ Social sciences □ Natural sciences (with lab) CCE Cross-Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium2 credits P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) PLUS GraduationRequirements: Math 106 or 112 or 140 4 credits Attend 8 convocations Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS+ CCD + CCE + GPC

22. Pioneer Core • As You Prepare to Graduate . . . Senior Integration Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium2 credits Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

23. Pioneer Core • As You Prepare to Graduate . . . What makes Carroll virtually UNIQUE in higher education? The Carroll Difference is the Senior Integration Experience– The Global Perspectives Colloquium Senior Integration Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium2 credits Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

24. Pioneer Core • As You Prepare to Graduate . . . The Global Perspectives Colloquium is a two-credit academic course for advanced students(usually seniors) from multiple disciplines to engage in integration and critical reflection on cross-cultural experiences. The GPC seeks to engage members of the Carroll community, models interdisciplinary and life-long learning, and serves as a gateway experience, preparing students to take responsibility for their own continuing education after graduation. Senior Integration Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium2 credits Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

25. Pioneer Core • As You Prepare to Graduate . . . The Global Perspectives Colloquium is the place where Carroll’s Four Pillars come together. Senior Integration GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium2 credits Lifelong Skills Enduring Values Gateway Experiences Integrated Knowledge Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

26. Pioneer Core Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) • In Your First Year. . . First through Third Years . . . . As You Prepare to Graduate . . . Freshman Experience Senior Integration Distribution Courses P.C. 1 Courses Take course in each of four distribution areas outside your major. 16 credits □ Fine arts □ Humanities □ Philosophy/ethics/religion □ Social sciences □ Natural sciences (with lab) CCE Cross-Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits Cultural Seminar □ CCS 100 4 credits Writing Seminar □ ENG170 4 credits GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium2 credits P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) PLUS GraduationRequirements: Math 106 or 112 or 140 4 credits Attend 8 convocations Pioneer Core Requirements Cultural Seminar 4 credits English 170 4 credits P.C. 1 Courses 16 credits P.C. 2 Course 4 credits CCD Course (4 credits) CC Experience 2 credits GPC 2 credits 32 credits Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS+ CCD + CCE + GPC

27. For Further Information contact: Office of General Education Carroll University 100 N. East Ave. Waukesha, WI 53186 Fred W. Beuttler, Ph.D. Director of General Education fbeuttle@carrollu.edu