General Education

Keuka College’s Compass Curriculum offers you a series of courses to guide the discovery of new directions throughout your college experience. The Compass Curriculum prepares you to advance solutions to complex challenges as citizens and leaders in your community and beyond.

This purposeful set of courses will inspire you to explore new directions and unlock your potential. From Communication to Creativity, Problem Solving, and Leadership, you will choose your own unique path. You’ll strengthen your career-ready skills and discover knowledge, ideas, and passions. Through the Compass Curriculum, you will be prepared to make a real-world impact - and stand out in your major of choice. All of this adds incredible value to your Keuka College degree.

The Strengthen Series of courses builds the foundation of skills essential to your overall academic pathway and career success. In the Empower Series of courses, you'll have the opportunity to expand your knowledge: curiosity, creativity, and problem solving will take you to unexpected places.
In your junior or senior year, the Impact Capstone course offers you the opportunity to put together your learning, reflect on your growth, and make a difference in your community.

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Get ready to grow and explore new directions.

The Strengthen series of courses consists of courses that introduce you to the core principles, values, and knowledge that form the basis of your academic experience at Keuka College. Experiential learning, writing, quantitative skills, and wellness are all at the heart of everything you will study over the next four years.

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Curiosity. Creativity. Problem Solving.

Expand your academic explorations as you choose your path through the Empower series. These courses are designed to give you the key skills employers are looking for. You will excel in critical thinking, hone your communication skills, and deepen your capacity for teamwork and experiential learning. 

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Prepare to impact your community.

The various topics for the Impact Capstone course all showcase problem-solving, teamwork, empathy, and communication skills. Drawing upon your other Compass curriculum courses, your major, Field Period, and co-curricular experiences, you will connect your learning experiences together. You’ll gain the ability to tackle intricate real-world situations and make well-informed decisions that enhance the quality of life in diverse communities.

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Meet Your Professors

They will guide you along your academic journey.

Small on Purpose Pathways

Expand your Compass Curriculum experience by adding a minor, a Student Initiated Minor, or simply combine courses together to reflect your interests and passions.