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Learning Communities

Darton College’s first year learning communities consist of a cluster of three courses linked by a common theme. Twenty-four entering first year students may participate in each learning community. The cluster includes two academic core courses and the FYE course. These are not team taught; rather, the professors collaborate to develop a theme that can be developed through two disciplines.

Research indicates that students in learning communities have higher grade point averages and a higher propensity to remain in school than their counterparts who do not participate in a community.

Current and Past Learning Communities

Fall 2008 Learning Communities

Lyrics, Language, and Literacy
ENGL 0099 linked to READ 0099
Crisscrossing Genres of Culturally Relevant Literature
ENGL 0099 linked to READ 0099
The Music of the 60s
ENGL COMP 1 linked to MUSC APPREC

Spring 2009 Learning Communities

Coming Soon

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