We’ll deliver the world to you with the Pioneer Core program—an opportunity for you to discover your unique passions, and to seek out your future, wherever it may be. Every school has a general education requirement. But ours is different. Carroll University’s general education requirement, or the Pioneer Core, is more than a checklist of required courses. It’s the centerpiece of our undergraduate experience and an opportunity to explore your interests across the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. This broad body of knowledge complements your major area of study and helps build real-world skills like communication, problem solving and innovative thinking. No matter what you plan to major in, Carroll University’s innovative Pioneer Core will better prepare you for a successful career in today’s diverse and global society.

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YOU'VE GOT AN EPIC JOURNEY AHEAD OF YOU. LET'S GET PREPARED.

The Pio Core is designed to equip students with competencies for their future careers and personal lives. Students will learn foundational academic and social skills in their first-year experience course, practice in-demand communication skills, and expand their horizons with global coursework. At the same time, distribution component classes outside of your major will challenge you to think critically about the social and natural world, including your own beliefs, worldviews and preconceptions.
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STEP THREE
CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE (CCE)

Here it is. The part of the Pioneer Core that many students say “changed their life.” The cross-cultural experience is generally taken as you approach graduation and involves a different culture. Near or far, you decide where you want to go.

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STEP THREE
CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE (CCE)

Here it is. The part of the Pioneer Core that many students say “changed their life.” The cross-cultural experience is generally taken as you approach graduation and involves immersion in a different culture. Near or far, you decide where you want to go.

Learn More
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STEP THREE
CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE (CCE)

Here it is. The part of the Pioneer Core that many students say, “changed their life.” The cross-cultural experience is generally taken as you approach graduation, and involves immersion in a different culture. Near of far, you decide where you want to go.

Learn More
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STEP THREE
CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE (CCE)

Here it is. The part of the Pioneer Core that many students say “changed their life.” The cross-cultural experience is generally taken as you approach graduation and involves immersion in a different culture. Near or far, you decide where you want to go.

Learn More
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STEP THREE
CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE (CCE)

Here it is. The part of the Pioneer Core that many students say “changed their life.” The cross-cultural experience is generally taken as you approach graduation and involves immersion in a different culture. Near or far, you decide where you want to go.

Learn More

Contact Information

For more information about Carroll's Pioneer Core program, contact the Office of General Education at 262.524.7655.

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