The Common Academic Program is a learning experience that is shared in common among all undergraduate students, regardless of their major. The CAP’s distinctive structure is built on the notion that, while students will have unique experiences at UD, all academic programs and learning encounters are informed by the seven institutional learning goals. Students begin with a set of courses that all undergraduate students complete and then put together a program that suits their own interests and goals as they progress throughout our developmental model.
Responsive to the changing times while remaining grounded in the habits of inquiry & reflection principles and Catholic and Marianist intellectual traditions.
Builds and demonstrates connections across curricular and co-curricular aspects of student learning.
We live in a global society that is constantly changing. As tomorrow's leaders, UD students must understand its complexities and how to respond thoughtfully to its challenges and opportunities. The CAP introduces key questions and topics across a wide range of academic disciplines. Students will learn to value and synthesize diverse points of view and to examine issues critically, yet with an open mind.
Samuel Attea, Economics & International Studies
To establish a foundation for learning, Humanities Commons is framed to exhibit the value of humanistic inquiry and reflection, and challenges students to ask: What does it mean to be human?
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CMM 100 examines the importance of communication in achieving mutual understanding and provides the opportunity to demonstrate effective and ethical dialogue.
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SSC 200 is a theme-based course that varies across sections but shares common learning outcomes related to scholarship, critical evaluation of our times, and human diversity.
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With a responsibility to promote the dignity, rights and responsibilities of all persons and peoples, DSJ engages dimensions of social justice, bias, intercultural competence and intersectionality.
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Molly Griffin ‘23 reflects on her learning experience in her CAP DSJ (SOC 339: Social Inequality) coursework, and shares a course-based website designed to be an accessible resource for those wanting to learn more about local social inequalities.
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