Research

Results - Learning Communities

Examples:

University of Delaware
The University of Delaware offers four different ways for students to take their first year in a learning community. These include LIFE, First Year Seminar, Honors and Pathways.

Appalachian State University
Appalachian State offers several learning community options: Freshman Seminar, Freshman Learning Communities, Summer Preview, Student Support Services, Residential Learning Communities, Watauga College, Heltzer Honors Program, ROTC-Army, and NC Teaching Fellows. Students are encouraged to choose the learning community that fits their needs.

Olivet College
Olivet has a cohort of students enroll concurrently in two or three different but thematically linked courses.

Portland State University
Portland State’s uses learning communities throughout its general studies program.

(Also see Seminars, Interdisciplinary Models, and First-Year Seminar)

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