Undergraduate Education in 3 Dimensions

Champlain’s innovative Upside-Down Curriculum has earned recognition from top college guides. Now the College has made its educational experience even more relevant.

Three-dimensional education

Champlain synchronizes three dimensions of learning: preparing for a profession (Major Dimension), learning to connect to big ideas (Core Dimension) and leading a meaningful life (Life Experience and Action [LEAD] Dimension). Rigorous? Yes. Relevant? Absolutely.

• It’s like a practicum in real life, where intellectual, practical and career challenges occur simultaneously.
• Our students shorten the postgraduate learning curve by integrating their professional studies with the interdisciplinary Core curriculum and life skills, like developing a budget.
• This three-dimensional education enables students to navigate changes in the knowledge economy, their career path and personal relationships with confidence.
• The Core includes a pioneering Global Module, which enables Champlain students to communicate with a group of students in another country about an important issue.

How it works

• Provides a springboard for your imagination—from starting your own business to making films, designing games or tracking down criminals with digital forensics
• Offers a structure that challenges you to grow and helps you benchmark your development academically, personally and professionally
• Promotes hands-on experience through internships and class projects
• Emphasizes reflecting on important questions, rather than finding the “right” answer
• Fulfills the requirement of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the agency that reviews and accredits Champlain College, that one-third of every student’s academic program is made up of general education courses (our Core)