7 courses with the subject CORE, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course helps bridge the gap between high school and college and fosters essential skills and habits of mind for college success. This course is required for all entering first-time, first- year students. This course may not be repeated. Offered Term 1.
Students in this course will practice how to take risks, fail forward, navigate difficult conversations, negotiate conflicts, work as part of a team, and accept feedback with a growth mindset. Students will also hone their oral communication skills, specifically in the context of negotiation and self-advocacy. This course should be completed during Short Term of a student’s first year, unless the student has been approved to do an internship or to participate in a Hollins study away trip. Offered in Short Term. Note: Starting fall term 2026, CORE 102 is waived for students who complete SEM 1279.
The Career Toolkit (also known as “The Purposeful Career”) is a required one-credit hybrid course that focuses on career reflection and the building of professional networks. By the end of the course, participants will be able to explain their career aspirations and apply the Career Launch framework to build relationships for both career exploration and landing future employment. Facilitated by staff of Career and Life Design over six weeks, The Career Toolkit Hollins University 2026–27 Undergraduate Catalog Page 184
This self-paced, online course aims to equip students with essential digital skills crucial for their academic and personal endeavors at Hollins as well as their future careers. Topics may include Hollins platforms, Office 365 applications, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and file management in the cloud. Emphasis will be placed on fostering informed decision- making in all digital interactions.
This one-credit, online, asynchronous course is designed to provide an introduction to foundational financial literacy concepts, including credit, debt, budgeting, saving, and retirement. Some of this material will be immediately relevant to you, while other material provides a preview of situations you may encounter after graduation.
This interdisciplinary course explores climate science, climate justice, and the impacts of environmental change on communities global and local. Students will have the opportunity to imagine solutions and cultivate care and resiliency skills in both personal and communal contexts. (CCC); Starting spring term 2026, CORE 201 is waived for students who complete both ES 104 and ES 105.
In this general education capstone course, students integrate and reflect on what they have learned during their college journey as the foundation for envisioning a life of purpose and meaning. Returning to the theme of “telling your story” introduced in First-Year Foundations, students will consider: How has my path changed? How can I contribute to the world? How would I tell my story now? Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. (PUR) CORE COURSES TAUGHT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: INQUIRY & COMMUNICATION (4) These courses, offered across the curriculum, help students further develop skills of close reading and written and oral communication. Additionally, this course will foster students’ capacity for inquiry, as they explore a particular topic in depth and learn to pose their own questions, use evidence, cite sources, and formulate arguments. (INQ) QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (4) Hollins University 2026–27 Undergraduate Catalog Page 185
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