Macalester College - Quid Nunc Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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awww Jf- fi Photo by Don Brenemun Macalester offers a wealth of opportunities for socially and academically enriching experiences outside of the classroom horizons. Many aca- demically-oriented activities such as Political Emphasis Week and many socially-oriented activities such as Homecoming provide an agenda which allows any student the chance to make himself a more versatile and interesting person. In this scene, the Mac campus forms an airy fall backdrop for Homecoming Queen Sharon Ellies. 14

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l l 3 l 4-1-4 urriculum Plan, lnterm Term ffer hallenge According to Dean of the College Lucius Garvin, . . . the future student will take fewer courses . . . and at the same time will discover that he has greater freedom of choice in selecting among the courses offered to him. Under the new curriculum, all stu- dents will take 4 four credit courses dur- ing two semesters and will participate in an interim term during the month of january. Requirements for graduation will be 31 courses and one interim term for each year in residence. Majors and minors -as they are thought of now will not exist. Concentrations,' can be of the major or the core variety. A major concentration consists of 6 to 10 courses in one department with 2 sup- porting courses. A core consists of 6 courses in a department with 6 support- ing courses. This springis preregistration is sched- uled to be a counseling experience to acquaint students with the new cur- riculum. Open forums were scheduled to acquaint students with and hear their suggestions for interim term courses. Students as well as faculty find the prospect of the new plan exciting. It allows specialization or liberalization as the student desires. Almost aanythingi' which can demonstrate its merit as far as being an educa- tional experience goes as it comes to picking interim course material. Planning of the interim courses will be left largely to the departments. Early polls seem to indicate there will be a number of independent study projects as well as field study courses, interdepartmental offerings, advanced courses and plans for travel projects. ,Iaye Burke of the registraris ojice visits the dorms to help students plan schedules with the new curriculum in mind. Melanie Smith studies the folder of proposed courses. President Robert Stryder of Colby College addresses students and faculty on the interim term at his college. 13

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