VWC Committee on Curricular Reform (CCR)
The faculty has tasked the CCR to conduct a comprehensive curricular restructuring to develop a compelling, coherent and rigorous curriculum that engages students in scholarly pursuits and better prepares them for graduate and professional schools. The proposed curricular reform uses a 4x4 approach, where each student focuses on four enhanced 4-credit courses during each term, allowing more depth of study and increased independent research. This approach seeks to more fully engage students in a way that also frees up faculty time for scholarship and the supervision of undergraduate research. This site is designed to disseminate information about the curricular reform process and serve as a clearinghouse for all related information. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lisa Carstens, Associate Dean of Inquiry Guided Learning.
· Proposed Motion and Appendices · Process from Initial Charge (2007) to Present · Value of the 4x4 Curriculum · Problems with the Status Quo · Examples of how Majors could adapt to a 4x4 curriculum · Curricular Reform Committee Full Report (18 Feb 2008) · VWC Blackboard Page (log in and browse for the “Curricular Reform at VWC” page) · CCR Home Page maintained by M. Schaus (mschaus@vwc.edu)