You should expect to complete Core 2-9 by the end of your sophomore
year, when you will be required to declare a major. By selecting
a major at this time, you will be able to plan your last two years
to take advantage of the courses available in your major. You may
continue to take courses outside of your major during the junior
and senior year, possible pursuing a second major or a minor, but
the primary objective at this stage of your education is to achieve
depth of understanding in a particular field of study.
The purpose of Core 10, "Reflections
on the Liberal Arts," is to integrate the major with the multidisciplinary
core and to help prepare you for life after graduation. For this
reason it is reserved for the senior year. Most students will meet
this "capstone" requirement with the senior seminar in their major.
In this course you will write a reflective paper intended to draw
upon your critical thinking skills and help you integrate your liberal
arts experience. You will consider how your Millsaps experience
has contributed to your growth and development as an educated person
and how it has prepared you for the responsibilities of community
and professional life. On completing this course, you will have
finished the Millsaps core curriculum. You should be better prepared
to meet the challenges of a dynamic and changing world, where the
primary measure of success will be your ability to think creatively
and act responsibly.
