UNCS2201

Courage to Know

This will be an interactive three-credit seminar of fifteen students, serving as one of students' university electives and one of the five courses in the first semester. Your instructor will serve as your academic advisor during the first year. This course offers an introduction to college life. The readings and discussions will investigate personal and social development in the college years. Topics will include the nature of learning, diversity, social justice, human sexuality, intimacy, addiction, and other topics. The class materials and strategies are designed to be provocative and practical as well as intellectually stimulating.

Course overview

Department
Cornerstone
School
MCAS
Credits
3

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.52 / 5

Based on 1,573 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-07-23. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Bonnie Rudner
    Fall 2026, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.89/5
  • Brett D Ingram
    Fall 2026
  • Cecilie S Joyner
    Fall 2026
  • Elizabeth R Bracher
    Fall 2026
  • Joseph Desciak
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.67/5
  • Lindsay R Hogan
    Fall 2026
  • Luke R Jorgensen
    Fall 2026
  • Michael Davidson
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.15/5
  • Thomas Mogan
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.84/5
  • Treseanne Ainsworth
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.28/5
  • Akua Sarr
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.83/5
  • Ashley Duggan
    Fall 2024, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.14/5
  • Brett Ingram
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.12/5
  • Celeste Wells
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.90/5
  • Elizabeth Bracher
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.75/5
  • James Weiss
    Fall 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.27/5
  • Jason Donnelly
    Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.66/5
  • John Michalczyk
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Joshua Snyder
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.47/5
  • Luke Jorgensen
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.68/5
  • Martha Hincks
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.33/5
  • Ryan Heffernan
    Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.75/5
  • Ryan Mulderrig
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.88/5
  • Susan Michalczyk
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.16/5
  • Susan Roberts
    Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.92/5
  • Cecilie Joyner
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.27/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Elizabeth R Bracher · Advising Section;Devlin Hall 018 TuTh 10:30AM-11:45AM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Luke R Jorgensen · Advising Section;Gasson Hall 204 TuTh 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Fall 2026 · Cecilie S Joyner · Advising Section;Gasson Hall 301 MW 04:30PM-05:45PM · Offered
  • Section 04
    Fall 2026 · Bonnie Rudner · O'Neill Library 246 TuTh 10:30AM-11:45AM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Fall 2026 · Michael Davidson · Advising Section;Stokes Hall 213S TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 06
    Fall 2026 · Elizabeth R Bracher · Advising Section;Stokes Hall 145N TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Fall 2026 · Brett D Ingram · Advising Section;Stokes Hall 113S MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 09
    Fall 2026 · Thomas Mogan · Advising Section;Stokes Hall 201S MW 04:30PM-05:45PM · Offered
  • Section 10
    Fall 2026 · Joseph Desciak · Advising Section;Stokes Hall 301N MW 04:30PM-05:45PM · Offered
  • Section 12
    Fall 2026 · Lindsay R Hogan · Advising Section;Lyons Hall 315 TuTh 04:30PM-05:45PM · Offered
  • Section 13
    Fall 2026 · Treseanne Ainsworth · Advising Section;Stokes Hall 103S TuTh 04:30PM-05:45PM;Transfer Students Only · Offered