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CSU's Inquiry Core Curriculum

Explore Your Passions, Discover Your Path

Compass Signifying Core Curriculum

Sparking Curiosity, Developing Inquiring Minds

At CSU, we believe everyone creates new knowledge. The new Inquiry Core Curriculum invites you to contribute to knowledge creation by asking interesting and complex questions, investigating them thoroughly, and producing signature work that you can be proud of.

As you journey through your core curriculum experience, you will establish a broad foundation in key concepts and theories, apply them to current issues, and develop core competencies vital to success in life and work.

You can even take your inquiry further by participating in one or more Inquiry Pathways. These pathways will guide you in the exploration of some of the most pressing issues of our time from multiple disciplinary perspectives. 

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What are you passionate about?

The Inquiry Core Curriculum is designed for you to explore your passions and contribute to causes important to you. Every course is designed to engage you in the process of investigating important and complex questions, culminating in Signature Assignments focused around realistic productions of knowledge.

Additionally, the five Inquiry Pathways provide you an opportunity to explore several of the most pressing issues of our time in significant detail. By completing at least three courses in a Pathway, you will earn an official Certificate and Digital Badge, and be well on your way to being able to contribute to such important social matters as:

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Healthy Futures
  • Technology & the Future of Society
  • Justice & Society
  • Transformative Leadership
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Who will you become?

The CSU Inquiry Core Curriculum is designed to help you develop essential skills for navigating your future, no matter where you go next. These CSU Core Competencies have been consistently rated as among the most important skills by employers. They are also the skills needed to be an active and engaged member of a free and democratic society.

Through your CSU Inquiry Core Curriculum experience, you will develop skills in...

  • Effective Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Intercultural Knowledge & Competence
  • Information Literacy
  • Collaboration
  • Critical Thinking
  • Digital Literacy
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