The course, BHS 472 Senior Practicum Prep, is a guided process where student engage in a series of exercises that lead to the development of a learning contract which consists of learning objectives, learning activities, and learning outcomes. All materials are available online in either HTML, .pdf, or Word document format.
Students submit all assignments electronically.
The learning contract developed in BHS 472 is then applied in a subsequent semester when the student enrolls in BHS 478, Senior Practicum. This is the capstone course within the BHS curriculum, where seniors engage in the self-directed learning activities identified in their learning contract. In the traditional format, BHS 472 was very labor intensive for both the student and faculty advisor, and consequently was offered only during the Spring semester. By converting BHS 472 to a web-based format, the course can now be offered every semester, allowing students more flexibility for meeting BHS program requirements. The online version of this course was first offered Fall 2000.