The Pioneer Core PROGRAM

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.”

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

Pioneer Core Pioneer Core Components 32 total credits Cross-Cultural Component 12 credits + Cross-Cultural Development Cultural Seminar4 cr. 1 st Semester Writing Seminar4 cr. 1 st or 2 nd 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 Component20 credits. 16 cr. of 4 P.C 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) Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2

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

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. Pioneer Core

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

Pioneer Core GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium 2 credits CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE GE 1 or GE 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits Distribution Courses Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) In Your First Year... First through Third Years.... As You Prepare to Graduate... CCE Cross- Cultural Experience “Study Away ” 2 credits 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) P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ Senior Integration PLUS Graduation Requirements: Math 106 or 112 or credits Attend 8 Convocations Freshman Experience Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC Pioneer Core Requirements Cultural Seminar 4 credits English 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

Pioneer Core Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) In Your First Year... Freshman Experience

Pioneer Core Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits In Your First Year... Freshman Experience 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.

Pioneer Core Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits Distribution Courses Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) In Your First Year... First through Third Years.... 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) P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ PLUS Graduation Requirements: Math 106 or 112 or credits Attend 8 convocations Freshman Experience Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2

Pioneer Core Pioneer Core Components 32 total credits Distribution Component20 credits. 16 cr. of 4 P.C 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.

Distribution Courses Approved by PCAC and GCCE Updated

Pioneer Core CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits Distribution Courses Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) In Your First Year... First through Third Years... 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) P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ PLUS Graduation Requirements: Math 106 or 112 or credits Attend 8 convocations Freshman Experience Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

Pioneer Core 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 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” Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

Pioneer Core CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits Distribution Courses Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) In Your First Year... First through Third Years... 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) P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ PLUS Graduation Requirements: Math 106 or 112 or credits Attend 8 convocations Freshman Experience Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

Pioneer Core GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium 2 credits CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits Distribution Courses Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) In Your First Year... First through Third Years... CCE Cross- Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits 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) P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ PLUS Graduation Requirements: Math 106 or 112 or credits Attend 8 convocations Freshman Experience Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2 Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

Pioneer Core CCE Cross- Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits So, what does it mean to “Study Away”? Students choose STUDY AWAY experiences – either local, domesti, and/or international, 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. New Cultural 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 What are Cross Cultural Experiences? 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

Pioneer Core CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits Distribution Courses Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) In Your First Year... First through Third Years.... As You Prepare to Graduate... CCE Cross- Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits 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) P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ PLUS Graduation Requirements: Math 106 or 112 or credits Attend 8 convocations Freshman Experience Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2

Pioneer Core GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium 2 credits CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits Distribution Courses Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) In Your First Year... First through Third Years.... As You Prepare to Graduate... CCE Cross- Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits 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) P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ Senior Integration PLUS Graduation Requirements: Math 106 or 112 or credits Attend 8 convocations Freshman Experience Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC Distribution Component (20 credits) = 4 P.C. 1 courses + 1 P.C. 2

Pioneer Core GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium 2 credits Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits As You Prepare to Graduate... Senior Integration Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC

Pioneer Core GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium 2 credits Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits As You Prepare to Graduate... Senior Integration Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC What makes Carroll virtually UNIQUE in higher education? The Carroll Difference is the Senior Integration Experience – The Global Perspectives Colloquium

Pioneer Core GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium 2 credits Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits As You Prepare to Graduate... Senior Integration Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC 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.

Pioneer Core GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium 2 credits As You Prepare to Graduate... Senior Integration Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC The Global Perspectives Colloquium is the place where Carroll’s Four Pillars come together. Integrated Knowledge Lifelong Skills Enduring Values Gateway Experiences

Pioneer Core GPC Global Perspectives Colloquium 2 credits CCD Cross-Cultural Development Have at least ONE PC 1 or PC 2 course be designated: "Cross-Cultural" (CCD list below) Cultural Seminar □ CCS credits Writing Seminar □ ENG credits Distribution Courses Your Progress through Pioneer Core (32 credits) In Your First Year... First through Third Years.... As You Prepare to Graduate... CCE Cross- Cultural Experience “Study Away” 2 credits 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) P.C. 2 Course Take additional upper level course in one area. 4 credits. □ _____________ Senior Integration PLUS Graduation Requirements: Math 106 or 112 or credits Attend 8 convocations Freshman Experience Cross-Cultural Component (12 credits) = CCS + WS + CCD + CCE + GPC Pioneer Core Requirements Cultural Seminar 4 credits English 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

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