Below, you will find links to a variety of programs and courses from universities and colleges across the country who are using integrative courses as part of their General Education program.
American Association of Colleges and Universities
American Association of Colleges and Universities, “Integrative Learning and Signature Work” https://www.aacu.org/office-of-global-citizenship-for-campus-community-and-careers/integrative-learning
Jillian Kinzie, “Taking Stock of Capstones and Integrative Learning” https://web.s.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=0&sid=4a0aecc4-aba8-4421-950d-790065ce38e9%40redis
General Education Programs Infusing Problem-Based Courses
- Penn State requires all students to participate in Integrative Courses – https://gened.psu.edu/integrative-studies-courses
- Grand Valley State University Issues Courses – http://www.gvsu.edu/gened/student-learning-outcomes-79.htm
- University of Rhode Island’s General Education Program “Grand Challenges” Courses http://web.uri.edu/general-education/
- University of Massachusetts, Integrative Experience https://www.umass.edu/gened/objectives-designations/curricular-designations/integrative-experience
- Virginia Commonwealth University Focused Inquiry Courses (First Year Seminars) https://focusedinquiry.vcu.edu/
- CAL State-Chico U-Courses (First Year Experience) http://www.csuchico.edu/fye/U-Courses/
- University of Iowa Big Ideas Courses – https://teach.its.uiowa.edu/initiatives/big-ideas-courses
Capstones
- University of Delaware Integrated Capstones – http://sites.udel.edu/gened/sample-page/capstone/
- University of South Florida’s Foundations of Knowledge Capstone Courses – http://www.usf.edu/undergrad/fkl-for-faculty-and-staff/fkl-capstone-learning-experience.aspx
- “Designing and Implementing an Integrative, Collaborative, Problem-Solving-Based General Education Capstone” at https://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/designing-and-implementing-integrative-collaborative-problem