These beginning courses allow all students to begin their academic study with a general background in ISM before establishing an individualized area of study for the KAM curriculum. The transfer of credits policy in the ISM specialization allows students to transfer course credits from other regionally accredited institutions into the core courses curriculum. In the KAM curriculum, students complete self-directed research and learning activities within a broadly conceptualized subject area. Students write learning agreements, set goals, and discuss desired outcomes with their faculty mentor. Students demonstrate their learning in a scholarly paper submitted to faculty for approval.
All students complete and defend a dissertation based on an original inquiry.
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