A serious offer. A thousand adventurous answers. Knox students take our offer of "the freedom to flourish" quite seriously. Through the wide variety of special programs available at Knox, they produce plays, publish papers, study abroad, present research findings at academic conferences, and otherwise discover new ways to learn, grow and flourish. First-Year Preceptorial
College Honors
Student Research Grants
Off-Campus Study
Independent Study
Ronald E. McNair Program
Quick Start Languages
Clinical Psychology Term
Green Oaks Term
Japan Term
Open Studio
Repertory Theatre Term
Peace Corps Program First-year Preceptorial
Regardless of your major, your Knox education will begin with an intensive seminar involving stimulating readings, small group discussions, challenging writing assignments, and lots of student-teacher interaction we call the First-Year Preceptorial. More... College Honors
One in seven seniors participates in this yearlong, in-depth independent research program. It culminates in a major thesis or creative portfolio that is presented to and defended before an honors committee that includes Knox faculty and a specialist from outside the College. More... Student Research Grants
Knox is a leader in promoting top-notch undergraduate research, annually awarding students more than $200,000 in grants to support research and creative projects. Among our programs are the Ford Foundation Research Fellows Program, which funds the scientific, scholarly, and creative projects of 20 students each year, and the summer research program at Knox's Lincoln Studies Center. More than 10 percent of Knox students receive support for independent research and study from the Richter Memorial Foundation Program and the Pew Research Fellowships, which offers Knox students support for off-campus research in science and mathematics. In addition, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund funds student research in ecology and environmental studies and the AAAS/Merck Grant supports interdisciplinary scientific research. Off-Campus Study
The curiosity and adventurousness of Knox students simply can't be contained on a single campus. Almost 50 percent of them take advantage of our many opportunities for off-campus learning, studying theatre in London, history in Barcelona, French immersion in Besançon, mathematics in Hungary, social development in Tanzania, language and culture in Japan, political science in Washington, D.C., and a host of other subjects in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the U.S. More... Independent Study
One of the great advantages of a Knox education is the opportunity to work closely with faculty on independent study projects. In fact, more than 85 percent of Knox students complete a research project or participate in a self-designed class before they graduate. You might work as a research assistant in a professor's lab, study a subject not offered in the regular curriculum, or follow up a course you really loved with a more advanced research or creative project. Ronald E. McNair Program
Selected in their first year at Knox, McNair Fellows gain the benefit of special tutorials, research skill development, and intensive career education. They also receive funding for substantive summer research and help in finding assistantships and internships that involve academic careers. The goal is to encourage first-generation college students from ethnic and social groups that are underrepresented in research and higher education careers to explore and choose those careers. More... Quick Start Languages
Quick Start is an innovative beginning language program that combines classroom study in grammar and culture with short periods of intensive study abroad. Knox offers Quick Start programs in French, German and Spanish, though not every language is offered in a Quick Start format every year. Clinical Psychology Term
Students interested in clinical psychology, counseling and social work can spend a term immersing themselves in the field by taking two courses, Theories and Methods of Psychotherapy and Clinical and Abnormal Psychology. The third course is a clinical psychology internship in or around Galesburg. More... Green Oaks Term
In this interdisciplinary program at our Green Oaks Biological Fieldstation, students and faculty spend an entire term conducting research and creative projects and participating in courses in biology, anthropology-sociology, and English, as well as workshops in outdoor skills, first aid, and photography. More... Japan Term
Immerse yourself in the language, history, and philosophy of Japan through Japan Term, an interdisciplinary program that integrates coursework with a two-week trip to Japan. More... Open Studio Term
Open Studio Term allows advanced art students to spend an entire 10-week term working as full-time artists. The work they create often becomes part of the Senior Show in the Ford Center for the Fine Arts. More... Repertory Theatre Term
Begun as an experiment in 1970, Rep Term quickly established itself as an extraordinary learning experience and a hallmark of the way education happens at Knox. The only course of its kind in the nation, it enables students, regardless of their majors, to dedicate an entire 10-week term to the study and staging of two major theatrical productions. More... Peace Corps Program
Knox is the pilot site—and the first college or university in the country—with an official Peace Corps Preparatory Program. This program features a curriculum designed to prepare students to serve in the Peace Corps or in international service. More...
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