Core Curriculum Requirements
The following core program requirements for graduation will apply to all new and readmitted students entering the University beginning fall 2013 and thereafter:
Bachelor of Arts students are required to complete one American founding principles course, one Catholic traditions in fine arts course, one history course, two literature courses, either one math or one economics course, two natural science courses, three philosophy courses, one social science course, and three theology courses for a total of 45 core curriculum credits plus complete the intermediate foreign language requirement.
Bachelor of Science students are required to complete one American founding principles course, one Catholic traditions in fine arts course, one economics course, one history course, one literature course, one math course, two natural science courses, five philosophy and theology courses, and one social science course for a total of 42 core curriculum credits.
Associate of Arts and Associate of Science students complete 21 credits of core curriculum including: one theology core, one philosophy core, one theology or philosophy core, one history or social science or American founding principles core, one natural science core, one literature or Catholic traditions in fine arts core, and one math or economics core.
Core Curriculum Content
American Founding Principles Core (AFP):
| HST 207 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| POL 220 | American National Government | 3 |
| HCC 404 | Catholics, Catholicism, and American Culture | 3 |
Catholic Traditions in Fine Arts Core (CFA):
| ART 150 | Visual Arts and the Catholic Imagination | 3 |
| MUS 261 | Survey of Sacred and Religious Music | 3 |
| THR 150 | Theatre and the Catholic Imagination | 3 |
Economics Core (ECO):
| ECO 201 | Principles of Economics I (Macro) | 3 |
History Core (HST):
| HST 105 | History of Civilization I | 3 |
| HST 106 | History of Civilization II | 3 |
| HST 323 | The Medieval World | 3 |
| HST 324 | Renaissance and Reformation | 3 |
| HST 327 | French Revolution and Nineteenth Century Europe | 3 |
Literature Core (LIT):
Mathematics Core (MTH):
| MTH 120 | Survey of Mathematics | 3 |
| | Or any higher level math | |
Natural Science Core (NSC):
BIO 150: EDU, HDFS, & SWK majors only
Philosophy Core (PHL):
Social Science Core (SSC):
Theology Core (THE):