Undergraduate Catalog - Page 17 Learning Communities Specially designed for beginning freshmen, the Learning Communities at the main campus in Tampa allow students to complete most of their General Education Requirements during their first two years as part of a community of 50 students and selected faculty. Students take two or three courses within the Learning Community each term, in addition to two or three courses outside the community. The Learning Community classes are challenging, interdisciplinary courses that are team taught by faculty who utilize interactive teaching methods.
Students are active participants in their education.
Through an approach called writing across the curriculum, students develop critical thinking and writing skills as they write about the subjects they are studying in the community. In addition, students in the Learning Communities communicate with each other through e-mail, and develop information literacy and library research skills through the use of the World Wide Web. Several distinct Learning Communities are available each year, focusing on different themes, with one community reserved for students who wish to live on campus in the same residence hall. Students who wish to apply for the Learning Communities should be flexible and open to non-traditional instructional methods.