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 [[Ben Riddle|Ben_Riddle]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14.6181812286377px; background-color: rgb(246, 247, 248);">Sustainable Development and Social Change</span>
-<span style="color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14.6181812286377px; background-color: rgb(246, 247, 248);">[[Tran_K._Nguyen|Tran_K._Nguyen]]&nbsp;- Public Policy</span>
+<span style="color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14.6181812286377px; background-color: rgb(246, 247, 248);">[[Tran K. Nguyen|Tran_K._Nguyen]]&nbsp;- Public Policy</span>
 == Institutions with Individualized Major Programs ==
-[[Converse_College|Converse_College]]
+[[Converse College|Converse_College]]
 [[Furman University|Furman_University]]
-[[Berea_College|Berea_College]]
+[[Berea College|Berea_College]]
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 == Fellows with Individualized Majors ==
-[[Nadia_Gathers|Nadia_Gathers]]&nbsp;- Social Entrepreneurship
+[[Nadia Gathers|Nadia_Gathers]]&nbsp;- Social Entrepreneurship
 [[Ben Riddle|Ben_Riddle]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14.6181812286377px; background-color: rgb(246, 247, 248);">Sustainable Development and Social Change</span>
 == Institutions with Individualized Major Programs ==
-[[Furman_University|Furman_University]]
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 == Fellows with Individualized Majors ==
-[[Nadia Gathers|Nadia_Gathers]]&nbsp;- Social Entrepreneurship
+[[Nadia_Gathers|Nadia_Gathers]]&nbsp;- Social Entrepreneurship
-[[Ben_Riddle|Ben_Riddle]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14.6181812286377px; background-color: rgb(246, 247, 248);">Sustainable Development and Social Change</span>
+[[Ben Riddle|Ben_Riddle]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14.6181812286377px; background-color: rgb(246, 247, 248);">Sustainable Development and Social Change</span>
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-[[Nadia_Gathers|Nadia_Gathers]]&nbsp;- Social Entrepreneurship
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 = Introduction =
-Individualized Majors, or IM, are designed by students in conjuctions with Academic Deans, Heads of Departments, Individual advisors, and other stakeholders. In institutions where specific programs of study are not offered, they allow students to create a curriculum that integrates multiple disciplines into a coherent educational vision. highly motivated students can use this function to prototype specific education programs they wish to found at the institution, especially in relatively new fields of study. This is especially helpful to students wishing to study in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, as institutions may have no experience in creating such programs. Individualized Majors are helpful ways to show institutions what it takes to support new programs and the students within them.
+Individualized Majors, or IM, are designed by students in conjunction with Academic Deans, Heads of Departments, Individual advisors, and other stakeholders. In institutions where specific programs of study are not offered, they allow students to create a curriculum that integrates multiple disciplines into a coherent educational vision. highly motivated students can use this function to prototype specific education programs they wish to found at the institution, especially in relatively new fields of study. This is especially helpful to students wishing to study in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, as institutions may have no experience in creating such programs. Individualized Majors are helpful ways to show institutions what it takes to support new programs and the students within them.
 Some fortunate institutions have individualized major programs, including specific requirements for approval, and processes to complete. Other institutions lacking such programs can use these frameworks as a way to design their own IM programs, or as a way to draft a proposal for personal study at an institution.&nbsp;
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 == <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"></span></span></span>Curriculum<br/> ==
-Designing your is an important step, as this is the actual proposal of your courses. Make sure you're taking a competitive amount of courses, but also stress that a main part of your creation is outside the classroom- you'll want room to apply what you're learning and share it with others. In any case, look at the best ranked schools in your field. Basing your curriculum of those schools will give you more credibility, but kept in mind that many institutions don'nt exactly offer the same resources and course offerings as Stanford or Cornell.
+Designing your is an important step, as this is the actual proposal of your courses. Make sure you're taking a competitive amount of courses, but also stress that a main part of your creation is outside the classroom- you'll want room to apply what you're learning and share it with others. In any case, look at the best ranked schools in your field. Basing your curriculum of those schools will give you more credibility, but kept in mind that many institutions don't exactly offer the same resources and course offerings as Stanford or Cornell.
 In these cases, where your institution doesn't offer the exact component classes, refer back to your mission statement. What classes fall in line with your vision? What classes can be repositioned? What classes can be substituted for requirements out of your range? Will the institution consider Directed Independent Studies, Research, or creating a new course?&nbsp;

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 #'''UIF examples'''.There are many Fellows that have created individualized majors with exceptional success and have left legacies of curricula, programs, and support in our institutions. Pointing to success stories similar to your pursuits at similar universities can be extremely helpful for them to visualize.
-== <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"></span></span></span>Curriculum<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"></span></span></span><br/> ==
+== <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"></span></span></span>Curriculum<br/> ==
 Designing your is an important step, as this is the actual proposal of your courses. Make sure you're taking a competitive amount of courses, but also stress that a main part of your creation is outside the classroom- you'll want room to apply what you're learning and share it with others. In any case, look at the best ranked schools in your field. Basing your curriculum of those schools will give you more credibility, but kept in mind that many institutions don'nt exactly offer the same resources and course offerings as Stanford or Cornell.
 In these cases, where your institution doesn't offer the exact component classes, refer back to your mission statement. What classes fall in line with your vision? What classes can be repositioned? What classes can be substituted for requirements out of your range? Will the institution consider Directed Independent Studies, Research, or creating a new course?&nbsp;
 Make sure that all of this is together in a coherent, easy to visualize and understand, physical proposal that you can give to interested parties. Be prepared to make concessions and have alternatives to courses planned. You will have to be positive and confident, but humble- especially if you're the first student. They may ask for revisions. They may also ask for you to validate the choices you've made for classes or focuses. Be ready for a two way conversation.&nbsp;
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 == Executive Summary ==
-<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The best way to start planning your curriculum is to have a concise vision of its application and importance in the real world</span></span>.&nbsp;</span>Most individualized programs require the student to provide an executive summary in order to illustrate the goals and vision of the proposed field of study. This is a helpful tool to onboard <span style="font-size:small;">stakeholders like deans and department heads to your cause. Specific items that may help convince difficult administrators to support you include:</span>
+The best way to start planning your curriculum is to have a concise vision of its application and importance in the real world.&nbsp;Most individualized programs require the student to provide an executive summary in order to illustrate the goals and vision of the proposed field of study. This is a helpful tool to onboard stakeholders like deans and department heads to your cause. Specific items that may help convince difficult administrators to support you include:
-#<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Personal Mission.''' If you have a personal connection to the work, have illustrated you interest in the past, and have specific examples of career paths or programs you'd like to start or join with the help of your individualized major, its a great way to onboard them to your vision.</span></span>
+#'''Personal Mission. '''If you have a personal connection to the work, have illustrated you interest in the past, and have specific examples of career paths or programs you'd like to start or join with the help of your individualized major, its a great way to onboard them to your vision.
-#<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Relevant statistics/research about your field.''' This can mean trends in the space, how many institutions have the major, what people do in the space, just anything to make your lofty idea seem like a viable business plan to spend four years on.&nbsp;</span></span>
+#'''Relevant statistics/research. '''This can mean trends in the space, how many institutions have the major, what people do in the space, just anything to make your lofty idea seem like a viable business plan to spend four years on.&nbsp;
-#<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Specific institutional Benefits.''' What will the college get, specifically, out of offering this major? What will they get about offering an Individualized Major Program? Programs? Funding? More students? Community support? Stronger, more involved students? This is about their very basic wants and needs. See if you can align with an existing University goal.&nbsp;</span></span>
+#'''Specific institutional Benefits'''. What will the college get, specifically, out of offering this major? What will they get about offering an Individualized Major Program? Programs? Funding? More students? Community support? Stronger, more involved students? This is about their very basic wants and needs. See if you can align with an existing University goal.&nbsp;
-#<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">'''UIF examples'''.There are many Fellows that have created individualized majors with exceptional success and have left legacies of curricula, programs, and support in our institutions. Pointing to success stories similar to your pursuits at similar universities can be extremely helpful for them to visualize.</span></span></span>
+#'''UIF examples'''.There are many Fellows that have created individualized majors with exceptional success and have left legacies of curricula, programs, and support in our institutions. Pointing to success stories similar to your pursuits at similar universities can be extremely helpful for them to visualize.
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