Springfield College History
Curriculum
SCSM
Themed Explorations
Wellness Passport
100

The mission of Springfield College is to educate the whole person in spirit, mind and ____ for leadership in service to others.

What is "body"?

100

What is a signature assignment?

  1. An assignment where you need to gather the signature of your dean

  2. An assignment in a Core class that exemplifies the mastery of one of the learning outcomes

  3. The one you are most proud of

  4. The assignment you earned the highest grade of the course

What is  "an assignment in a Core class that exemplifies the mastery of one of the learning outcomes"?

100

______ is a form of small-group instruction, combining independent research and class discussions under the guidance of a professor.

What is a "seminar"?

100

Which if the following is NOT a Themed Exploration?

  1. Creativity

  2. World Politics

  3. Health and Wellness

  4. Social Justice

What is "World Politics"?

100

Which is not a domain of the Wellness passport?

Physical
Mental
Meaning and Purpose
Community Service



What is  "Community Service"?

200

McCurdy Natatorium, the original pool on campus, was part of Judd Gymnasia. It now houses the ____.

What is "The Springfield College Museum"?

200

This is the person you can go to if you need help deciding what classes will help you best in your major and after you graduate.

What is your "advisor"?

200

In "Becoming a Learner," Dr. Matthew Sanders explains the value of _______ education courses and encourages students to use their education to become a learner.

What is "general"?

200

True or false:  You are required to choose a TE that is not so closely aligned with your major.

What is "true"?

200

True or False: The events that you count toward the Wellness Passport must be approved as such?

What is "true"?

300

When Springfield College opened in 1885, students had to prove that they were a member in good standing of a ______.

What is "evangelical church"?

300
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the Core?

1. To torture you
2. To expose you to various ways of thinking
3. To help develop critical thinking
4. To embody Humanics in Action

What is "to torture you"?

300

The required book for this course is called ____.

What is "Good Talk"?

300

When should you declare your TE?

  1. At graduation

  2. At New Student Orientation

  3. As soon as you are eligible  (successfully completed SCSM and have accumulated 15 credits)

  4. After you declare your major

What is "as soon as you are eligible"?

300

Which of the following are example activities that fall under the Meaning and Purpose Wellness domain?

  1. Attending a speaker on climate change 

  2. Volunteering in the community

  3. Participation in art or performance activities

  4. All of the above

What is "all of the above"?

400

First-year students traditionally wear beanies to distinguish them as new students. The original beanies were this color.

What is "green"?

400

How many credits in total is the Core Curriculum?

  1. 10

  2. 20

  3. 40

  4. 60

What is "40"?

400

One focus of this course is ______ thinking, or the capacity to understand multiple viewpoints on a given topic, including an appreciation of the differences between disciplines and especially their perspectives on how to approach a problem and their rules of evidence.

What is "Interdisciplinary"?

400

What is the point of Themed Explorations?

  1. To chose a theme of your choice and explore it from an interdisciplinary perspective

  2. To learn more about Springfield College

  3. To distract you from your major

  4. To change your mind about your major

What is "to chose a theme of your choice and explore it from an interdisciplinary perspective"?

400

When do you need to start to accumulate Wellness Passport stamps? 

  1. After you complete your 300-level Wellness

  2. During your SCSM 101 class

  3. In your senior year

  4. It doesn’t matter

What is "After you complete your 300-level Wellness"?

500

Before Springfield College's mascot became the Pride in 1995, SC teams were known as the ______.

What is the Chiefs?

500

The four main options for Themed Exploration at Springfield College are: Creativity, Health and Wellness, Study Abroad and _________.

What is "Social Justice"?


500

As we learned from "You're Probably Not As Open-Minded As You Think," research shows that almost everybody in the world has what are called "implicit ______."

What are "biases"?

500

Which of the following is a policy about Themed Explorations?

  1. One of the courses must provide global perspectives related to the topic

  2. All three courses all must be taken simultaneously

  3. They need to be completed online

  4. One of the courses needs to be a science course

What is "one of the courses must provide global perspectives related to the topic"?

500
How many Wellness Passport stamps do you need?
  1. 24
    2. 48
    3. 100
    4. 250

What is "24"?

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