Thank you to the 33 students who applied! Stay tuned for Spring 2025 Course Listings.
Why teach an EXCO course?
There are as many different reasons to teach an EXCO class as there are students who have taught or want to teach. Here are just a few:
- Do you want to challenge yourself to develop organizational and leadership skills?
- Have you wanted to pursue in more depth a part of a course you have taken (answer questions that were raised in the course but not answered?).
- Is there a topic you are passionate about and want to learn more?
- Is there a topic you know little about but want to learn more?
- Would you like to belong to a community of learners who want to change society for the better?
Mission Statement
The Experimental College at San Francisco State University is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable educational environment where freedom in teaching and learning is paramount. We inspire students and educators to embrace diverse and flexible teaching methods, fostering creativity, experimentation, and critical pedagogy in a supportive environment free from traditional methodologies and censorship.
We prioritize creating networks between EXCO participants and respected subject-matter experts in the community. By fostering these partnerships, we enable students and educators to undertake endeavors not traditionally possible within conventional academic structures.
We hope that the ideas and concepts developed here will be extended into the broader curriculum. As a college within the college, EXCO acts as a model for the university to integrate these innovative approaches into mainstream academic programs. We strive to push the boundaries of education, nurturing dynamic, inclusive, and relevant curricula that is responsive to the needs of our community.