The Touchstone Program

The Touchstone Program is Winthrop University’s distinctive foundational academic experience. Students employ courses ranging from 46 to 58 credit hours to achieve their Touchstone Goals.  Within the program, four courses form the Touchstone Core. These courses capture the dynamic quality of Winthrop’s learning community and provide students with a framework for learning and decision-making that they will use as they live, learn, and lead throughout their lives.

Touchstone n.     1.   A hard black stone… used to test the quality of gold or silver by comparing the streak left on the stone by one of these metals with that of a standard alloy. 2. An excellent quality or example that is used to test the excellence or genuineness of others.
                                                                                                   (American Heritage Dictionary)