Mastering Hidden Curriculum

2 or 3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Mastering the Hidden Curriculum introduces and equips incoming first generation and low-income college students with the skills and cultural capital to navigate Georgetown’s academic community and collegiate environment. The course combines a multidisciplinary approach to examine the research and theory on first generation and low-income (FGLI) college students and complicates the discourse on identity. By the end of the course, students gain knowledge of available GU support systems, tools for academic empowerment, and a greater recognition of their strengths as scholars from first generation and/or low-income backgrounds.