A learning community (LC) is a group of students who take
a common set of courses together or share a common
experience around their academics. Participants in a LC
develop a deeper understanding of the courses’ subject
matter while they build relationships and learn together
outside of the classroom.
In most learning communities, students are enrolled in two
required general education courses as well as a freshman
seminar. Learning Communities within our Biological
Sciences and Chemistry areas partner a peer-led tutoring
lab (PLTL) with some of the more difficult science courses.
For University College undecided students, the instructor
for the freshman seminar may also serve as the academic
advisor. Many of our learning communities are residentially-
based, which means that participating students not only
take courses in common but also live in either the same
residence hall or the same residential area of campus.
