Why not allow students a range of choice among Clare College courses?
The Clare College curriculum consists of a series of specific courses all students must complete in order to graduate from St. Bonaventure University. When the faculty set up Clare College, it was decided that students would most benefit by a shared educational experience that would promote community-wide intellectual conversation. Likewise, it was hoped that a common curriculum would bring faculty from diverse disciplines together in new ways thereby demonstrating to students a learning community based on respect for diversity. Finally, if all students are given a common intellectual experience, the curriculum can be guided by a common set of goals and our results might be better and more fairly assessed.
The Clare College curriculum consists of a series of specific courses all students must complete in order to graduate from St. Bonaventure University. When the faculty set up Clare College, it was decided that students would most benefit by a shared educational experience that would promote communitywide intellectual conversation. Likewise, it was hoped that a common curriculum would bring faculty from diverse disciplines together in new ways, thereby demonstrating to students a learning community based on respect for diversity. Finally, if all students are given a common intellectual experience, the curriculum can be guided by a common set of goals and our results might be better and more fairly assessed.
