Integrative and Applied Learning

VISION: A Christian liberal arts education prepares individuals for a life as well as a living in the context of real communities. In preparing students for a life, it assumes that human persons transcend what any single discipline of knowledge or cultural worldview can attain. In preparing students for a living, education recognizes that problems encountered in professional life require creative solutions that draw upon both specialized and broad learning. Students will be expected to integrate and apply what they learn across the curriculum in the service of concrete problems.

OUTCOMES:

Integration: Integrate the knowledge and methods of multiple disciplines within general education curriculum, known at North Park as Core Curriculum, to explore significant and enduring questions of human experience.
Application: Apply broad knowledge and a variety of skills to a complex and concrete problem in the world in light of chosen value commitments.

These outcomes are met through three distinct phases of the Core Curriculum.