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Shimer Great Books School (pronounced / ˈ ʃ aɪ m ər / ⓘ SHY-mər) is a Great Books college that is part of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Prior to 2017, Shimer was an independent, accredited college on the south side of Chicago, originally founded in 1853.
North Central College is a private college in Naperville, Illinois.It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and has 73 undergraduate majors of study, 17 minors, 25 graduate programs, and 4 certificate programs [3] offered by four undergraduate colleges/schools (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Entrepreneurship, School of Education and Health Sciences, Shimer Great ...
Pages in category "Shimer College" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Shimer Great Books School; H. History of Shimer College; M. Mount ...
Small throughout its existence, Shimer enrolled 141 students as of 2012. [1] As of 2008, Shimer had 5,615 living alumni. [2] On June 1, 2017, the college became the Shimer Great Books School of North Central College. The school was known for its Great Books curriculum, and also for its early entrance program, both of which have been in effect ...
The Shimer Great Books School Core Program is a curriculum sequence of 16 required courses in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and interdisciplinary studies. . "Basic Studies" courses are generally taken during the first two years, and "Advanced Studies" during the final two y
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The town sought and secured two recent graduates of the New York State Normal School. [7] Frances Wood (later Frances Shimer) and her friend Cindarella Gregory, arrived from Ballston Spa, New York and classes began on May 11, 1853, with 11 students in a single room in the Presbyterian church in Mount Carroll . [7]
The Mount Carroll Seminary was the name of Shimer College from 1853 to 1896. The Seminary was located in Mount Carroll, Illinois, in the United States.A pioneering institution in its time and place, the Mount Carroll Seminary served as a center of culture and education in 19th-century northwestern Illinois.