Learning Community Options

Please look over your options below and fill out our learning community application.

Team Newton

This learning community offers opportunities for students to explore the fundamentals of the scientific approach, to understand the influence of Christian liberal arts education on the scientific worldview and develop good scholarly habits through writing, speaking and reading of the classic authors in scientific literature. Integration of basic chemistry, computer technology and the ethical implications of scientific advancements are intended to introduce students to the art and practice of doing science. If you want/need a little slower introduction to chemistry and will be taking College Algebra or College Trigonometry in your first semester, Team Newton is the learning community for you!! Come along with others who will be on this same journey! You will bond together!

COURSES INCLUDED:

*Restricted to those interested in careers in the sciences 

**Not available to those wishing to be in University Chorale or Bison Jazz Orchestra due to conflict with rehearsal schedules.

Team Einstein 

This learning community offers opportunities for students to explore the fundamentals of the scientific approach, to understand the influence of Christian liberal arts education on the scientific worldview and develop good scholarly habits through writing, speaking and reading of the classic authors in scientific literature. Integration of basic chemistry, computer technology and the ethical implications of scientific advancements are intended to introduce students to the art and practice of doing science.  If your high school chemistry background is really strong so that you will start your college career in General Chemistry I and Analytic Geometry and Calculus I, then bonding with the Team Einstein cohort is tailor-made for you! 

COURSES INCLUDED:

*Restricted to those interested in careers in the sciences

**Not available to those wishing to be in the following vocal ensembles - University Chorale, Bison Glee Club, Bisonette Glee Club or Bison Jazz Orchestra - due to conflict with rehearsal schedules.

Team Faraday

This learning community offers opportunities for students to navigate the basics of the scientific approach, explore the fundamentals of chemistry, improve problem-solving skills, and enhance mathematical techniques required for degree programs in science and mathematics.   The combination of fundamental mathematical concepts with the central science of chemistry is intended to introduce students to the art and practice of scientific problem-solving. If you want/need to gain ground on some of your mathematics prerequisites (both Intermediate Algebra and College Algebra) while building a foundation for success in chemistry in your first semester, Team Faraday is the learning community for you!! Come along with others who will be on this same journey! You will bond together!

COURSES INCLUDED:

*Restricted to those interested in careers in the sciences 

**Not available to those wishing to be in University Chorale or Bison Jazz Orchestra due to conflict with rehearsal schedules.

The Incredibles

The life of a nurse is one of teamwork, community, and leadership in healthcare. OBU nursing is built on a strong foundation of faith, tradition, and excellence. This learning community offers opportunities for fellow nursing students to strengthen critical thinking skills in chemistry and mathematics that are foundational to all other nursing courses, while also learning what it means to be an OBU nurse. The nursing seminar course introduces the key principles in nursing of collaboration, leadership, professional practice and the art and science of nursing. In all the courses and experiences of this learning community, you will be encouraged to form study groups, to learn and try new study skills and to bond with one another in order to gain the best start possible in your path toward being an OBU nurse! 

COURSES INCLUDED:

*Restricted to nursing majors