Residential curriculum

A residential curriculum is a framework used to create and facilitate learning opportunities and programs that happen outside the classroom (extracurricular) in university and college residence spaces.[1].[2] In 1996 at the Student Learning Institute held in Harrisonburg, Virginia, a residential curriculum was proposed as a way for student affairs divisions to articulate intentional, planned, and structured learning experiences through an established committee.[3] In place of a traditional programming model, a residential curriculum utilities a curricular approach that insures experiences are sequenced and intentional. Measurement of a learning experience's success is assessed by reviewing student learning that took place through the experience, as opposed to measuring success by number of students that attend.[4] The American College Personnel Association (ACPA) outline that although the concept of a residential curriculum was developed primarily within residence life, the approach has been adopted in many different facets of student affairs.[5]