J-Term 2013

Session Dates:  Tuesday, January 8 - Thursday, January 24, 2013

(Classes will be held on Monday, January 21, MLK Day) 

J-Term Mission Statement

J-Term courses uphold the overall mission of the University of Dubuque in several ways:

• Lifelong learning: J-Term is an opportunity for UD students to have a unique learning experience not available in the fall, spring, or summer terms. J-Term focuses on a single course providing opportunity for intense engagement with both peers and the subject. The J-Term experience equips students to be learners who can profit from accelerated, experiential learning throughout their lives.
• Diverse learning styles: J-Term offers courses that engage visual, auditory, kinesthetic-tactile, and reading/writing learners.
• Relationships which encourage intellectual, spiritual, and moral development: J-Term courses provide an in-depth, focused learning opportunity often with service components.
• Programs for both under-prepared and advanced-placement students: J-Term provides additional time for under-prepared students to strengthen their academic skills. It is also a time for faculty to offer courses targeted to serve advanced students.
• Programming for vocation: J-Term can provide opportunities for students to explore vocational possibilities via service learning, travel, and concentrated explorations.