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A group of students who attend a set (or "cluster") of classes together. Sometimes students in a Learning Community live in the same residence hall, as with FIRST CLASS, but some do not, as with C2. Learning Communities can also reflect common interests but not restrict participation to specific majors.
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a designated wing or floor in a residence hall where students live and learn in a cohesive group
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a group of courses in which all students are registered for all courses
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a group of courses taken together, often linked by a common theme
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a group of freshman that take a set group of courses together
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a group of like-minded individuals who are helping each other to learn and where each individual is acting sometimes as a coach or mentor and sometimes as a student
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a group of people who come together to share knowledge and exchange ideas
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a group of people who have a common interest in gaining knowledge, comprehension or mastery through experience and study
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a group of people who share a common interest in a topic or area, a particular form of discourse about their phenomena, tools and sense-making approaches for building collaborative knowledge, and valued activities
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a group of students and faculty who are learning and teaching interactively
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a group of students enrolled in a block of common courses
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a group of students enrolled in two or three classes together
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a group of students, faculty and staff who share an interest in a particular subject or issue, and students can choose from nearly fifteen different communities
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a group of students who are either in a common university residence, enrolled in common sections of the same course, and/or participating in mentoring, peer advising or faculty interaction modules
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a group that can live the experience of authentic community
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a new way of linking two classes around one central theme to encourage active learning and create a close community of students
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an innovative approach to learning designed for student success
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a relatively small group of students, faculty, and university staff who work together to help students build connections that will last throughout their years at BYU
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a set of three or four classes grouped around a common theme
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a small group of student residents that share an interest in an area of academic concentration
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Courses that are thematically linked and integrated across different subjects or disciplines with the purpose of enhancing student learning and success. Typically, students are concurrently enrolled in two or more courses, and they participate in group study sessions, career exploration, community service and personal/professional development activities.
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A purposeful structuring of curriculum to link together coursework so that students find greater coherence in what they are learning and greater interaction with faculty and peers.
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