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Students will develop a portfolio of work documenting their skills, learning, and application of learning demonstrated while at EMU. Material for the portfolio will come from EMU Core general education courses and experiences, as well as courses within the major and co-curricular engagement. This portfolio is designed around a set of outcomes that characterize wise, bridge-building leaders, including four important themes: faith and meaning, intercultural understanding, power and equity, and environmental sustainability.
Core Classes (8-10 SH)
ABP 260 Questions of Faith and Ethics (3)
CORE 103 Transitions Big Questions, Deep Connections (3 + 1 EEC)
OR CORE 301 Transfer Portfolio (1) (Core 301 not required in 2024-25)CORE 300 Power, Systems, and Justice (3)
CORE 402 Senior Portfolio (1)
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*1 SH reflective option available in the context of a significant intercultural immersion; most students complete 3 SH options
Total: minimum of
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34 semester hours/credits, plus 6 EMU Engage credits,
plus writing/communication intensive, community experience, and technology intensive courses.
A course may be applied to only one EMU Core requirement, with the following exceptions: a course which meets an EMU Core requirement may also count as a writing intensive, communication intensive, technology intensive, or community experience course. (See clarification related to language learning and communication intensives below.)Â
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2024-25 Transfers: Transfers and re-admits may contact the registrar’s office for details about alternative courses that fulfill the CORE 300 Power, Systems, and Justice and CORE 402 Senior Portfolio requirements in 2024-25.
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Students take portfolio courses at the beginning and end of their time at EMU, where they set up and curate the EMU portfolio. These courses provide space for integrative reflection on EMU themes as well as professional and vocational planning and preparation. ABP 260 and CORE 300 provide students with a shared space to discuss issues of Faith & Meaning and Power & Equity.
ABP 260 Questions of Faith and Ethics (3)
CORE 103 Transitions Big Questions, Deep Connections (3 academic credit credits + 1 EMU Engage Credit)
OR CORE 301 Transfer Portfolio (1 + 1 EMU Engage Credit) not required in 2024-25
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