ABSTRACT
Each college and university publishes an official course catalogue detailing academic programs and degree requirements. Yet this document is incomplete in that it does not necessarily convey the distinctive priorities and practices of a particular institution or program. The formal curriculum coexists with a “hidden curriculum” whose principles are transmitted among faculty, students, and academic administrators. The modern complex campus is host to numerous innovations and variations in how teaching and learning take place - and are measured and certified. For students at all levels, ranging from entering freshmen to candidates for advanced degrees such as the Ph.D., M.D. or J.D., learning to navigate the curricular strands coexists with the listening, learning, writing and analyses associated with such settings as libraries, laboratories, lecture halls, field work and internet computer stations.
