The Initiate course is the initial academic experience for Guilford College students. This course provides an immersive introduction to who we are as an academic community at Guilford and the learning experiences that lie ahead. Initiate courses build from themes that develop out of the interdisciplinary interests and experiences of the instructor team of two faculty members (or more if proposed), introducing students to what it means to be curious. This course integrates the Common Read for the fall. Course assignments, activities, learning, and multidisciplinary content will model and anticipate the team-based, hands-on projects that students will use to explore questions and address problems.

Reflection Seminar I continues the transition to Guilford?s community and academic program and builds student experience further with each student engaging in continual reflection on their education and experience.

Reflection Seminar II is a two-credit course that each student typically takes when they have junior standing. Students continue the process of reflection and curiosity development from Reflection Seminar I and Explore courses with a focus on developing a proposal for their Contribution through collaboration with fellow students, faculty and staff, and/or members of broader local or global communities. Through the proposal development process, students continue refining their curiosity, making changes as appropriate. Instructors may include other course content as appropriate, especially when the student population is from a specific cohort, for example, Bonner Scholars or students in the Honors Program.MYCQ 201 will not be offered during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Reflection Seminar 3 is a course that each student takes when they have junior standing. Students continue the process of reflection and curiosity development from the first and second courses with a focus on developing a proposal for their Contribution. Through the proposal development process, students continue refining their curiosity, making changes as appropriate. Instructors may include other course content as appropriate, especially when the student population is from a specific cohort, for example, Bonner Scholars or students in the Honors Program. At the end of this course, students will be ready for the Apply course.MYCQ 301 will meet the MYCQ 201 requirement during the 2022-2023 academic year. MYCQ 301 will not be offered after Spring 2023.

The Apply course is taken after the completion of Explore courses and Reflection Seminars. The typical expectation is for each student to complete the Apply course in their senior year. The Apply course in which students complete the Contribution requires students nearing the end of their degree program to complete a project addressing a question or problem that applies what they?ve learned and reflected on through their entire educational experience. The project might be a research paper, a performance, a portfolio of ?signature work,? an exhibition of artwork, significant community service, their participation in the planning, organization and administration of a significant group project or program, or a project of similar scope. A student?s Contribution builds specifically on their Reflection Seminars and Explore courses and more generally on their entire coursework and co-curricular experiences. Students do not develop their Contribution in a silo, but with groundwork that is firmly rooted in the exchanges that occurred in a collaborative community of common curiosity among fellow students, faculty and staff, and/or members of broader local or global communities.