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Linfield College (McMinnville, OR)

http://www.linfield.edu/

Organizational Principles:

“Linfield is a comprehensive college with a strong commitment to study in the liberal arts and sciences. The curriculum seeks to overcome intellectual provincialism, underscores the centrality of how one learns, provides a historical context, relates ideas to social structures, and affirms the importance of values in human life. The liberal arts curriculum is coherent and useful when it prepares students to seek knowledge and improve skills throughout their lives. Linfield's curriculum is designed to help people develop their full humanity, with an emphasis on freedom of mind and spirit. It also illuminates its members' shared cultural heritage, and involves students and teachers alike in the fundamental concerns upon which the future depends.”

The purpose of the general education requirement called the Linfield Curriculum is to foster the development of wholly-educated persons by providing a coherent experience spanning the arts and humanities, natural sciences, and social-behavioral sciences. The Linfield Curriculum seeks to enable students to communicate effectively; appreciate literary, artistic, and historical works; be conversant with various philosophical and religious conceptions of humanity; understand the role of diversity both globally and nationally; analyze how human beings behave individually and socially; and comprehend the methods, accomplishments, and limits of modern science. Grounded in the multidisciplinary spirit of the liberal arts, the Linfield Curriculum stresses wide exposure to the ways that educated individuals, be they scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, teachers, or ethicists, engage ideas, articulate choices, and assert opinions. It encourages students to cultivate intellectual and personal flexibility, pursue independent action, and engage in responsible decisionmaking. The Linfield Curriculum emphasizes communication and facilitates self-discovery in personal, cultural, and academic contexts. It affirms the need to understand people and societies both nationally and internationally. In short, the Linfield Curriculum encourages inquiry, analysis, and imagination, habits of mind that provide the foundation for reasoned action, wonder, and continued learning in all aspects of life.

Curricular Requirements:

1.  The Linfield Curriculum (General Education Requirements)

1. The Inquiry Seminar -- Taken by all students first or second year.		4
2. The Five Areas of Inquiry -- Ten courses, two from each area.  No more than three courses from a single dept.		30
	A. The Vital Past
	B. Ultimate Questions
	C. Individuals, Systems, and Societies
	D. The Natural World
	E. Images and Arts
3. Writing Intensive -- Two courses.  Inquiry Seminar fulfills one.		3
4. Diversity Requirement
	Global Diversity	3
	American Pluralisms	3

  "While no single course can fill more than one Area of Inquiry, many courses may contribute simultaneously to an Area of Inquiry, the Diversity Requirement, and the Writing-Intensive Requirement."

2. Math Proficiency

Must demonstrate math proficiency prior to completion of 60 credit hours.  Can be demonstrated through test or coursework

 3.  Experiential Learning -- Max. 20 may count toward graduation

	Paracurricular Activities	Personal skills and creative activities, numbered below 100. Max. 8 credits (max. 4 from any one department)	Colloquium (IDS 007) required of all first-years.	3-8
	Peer Instruction	Max. one course		3
	Internships	Max. two courses (with five credit maximum each)		3-10
BA	5-8 credits foreign language

    BS 6 credits from one department from list that is outside major department and beyond Linfield Curriculum.

Graduation Requirements Total Credits Upper division

125 Information unavailable

General Ed Components:	Linfield Curriculum	43
	Experiential Learning	9-20
	BA/BS special	5-8
General Ed Total			57-71
	General Ed Percent		45.6%-56.8%

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