WHAT IS CAP CORE?

CAPILANO UNIVERSITY Cap Core is a framework for selecting courses that helps students become well-rounded professionals. Courses are organized into three themes that are designed to provide the foundational and professional knowledge for career success. is a teaching-focused university CAP CORE THEMES with many specialized programs and an emphasis on experiential learning. The University is recognized Foundation Integration Professional Practice FAST FACTS for its award-winning work in sustainability and Literacy Self & Society Experiential learning Numeracy Science & Technology Capstone course NAME AND LOCATION Culture & Creative Expression commitment to indigenizing the academy. These values Capilano University (CapU), North , BC, Canada are reflected in our general education curriculum CAP CORE CREDITS BY CREDENTIAL YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION

outcomes. CERTIFICATE 6 Primarily undergraduate university

DIPLOMA 6 6 Accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and DEGREE 6 18* 6 Universities (NWCCU)

* Integration courses may be completed during any year of studies Our General Education Curriculum UNDERGRADUATE ENROLMENT Head count: 6,763 (Fall 2016) FTE: 5,109 (2016/2017) The CapU general education curriculum Beginning in Fall 2018, baccalaureate students OUR TEAM (see Cap Core to right) includes three themes, each will be required to complete the full Cap Core % Residential: < 1% % Commuter: > 99% with its own set of learning outcomes: foundation curriculum (30 credits; usually 10 courses) as part (literacy and numeracy), integration (science and of their degree program. A condensed curriculum DEGREES OFFERED technology, self and society, culture and creative for students earning a diploma or certificate will be 12 baccalaureate degrees (plus 28 expression) and professional practice (experiential implemented in Fall 2019. diplomas and 22 certificates) learning and capstone course). Derek Murray Abi Kinch Stephanie Wells Bernadette Andrade Jessica Alcorso Instructor, Instructor, School of Instructor and co-chair, Manager, Academic Assessment analyst, INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE History Department Motion Picture Arts School of Tourism Initiatives and Planning Academic Initiatives Management and Planning Five faculties: Arts & Sciences; Business & Professional Studies; Education, Health & Human Development; Fine & Applied Arts; PRIORITIES FOR CAPILANO UNIVERSITY Global & Community Studies

The Institute will provide insight and actions on the following ■■Establish a clear framework for educating and supporting ■■Develop a plan for a gap analysis and for integrating Cap Core STAGE OF GENERAL high-priority tasks identified by our team: faculty, staff and students so they understand Cap Core now throughout the institution. EDUCATION RESTRUCTURING and will be prepared to develop and implement the second Implementation ■■ Expand and enhance the knowledge of faculty, staff and stage and revisions. We will use our experience at the Institute to review and revise administrators around Cap Core and best practices in general Cap Core to more fully align with the goals of general education education and assessment in the wider North American context. ■■Create a strategy to assess against the overarching outcomes and the goal of the University to be a leader in interdisciplinary of the Cap Core curriculum and communicate the results to the and experiential programming. University community.

CONNECTING CAPILANOU.CA/CAP-CORE THROUGH EXPERIENCE