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 121 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ECO 121 is recommended for non-Business majors.
ECO 201 is required for BUS majors.
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):
Natural Science Core (NSC):
| ANT 102 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| BIO 106 | Survey of Biological Science | 3 |
| BIO 110 | Human Biology | 3 |
| BIO 120 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
| BIO 133 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 134 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 142 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 143 | General Biology II | 4 |
| BIO 150 | Nutrition and Health for Young Children | 3 |
| BIO 203 | Human Embryology | 3 |
| BIO 237 | Tropical Marine Biology | 3 |
| CHM 105 | Energy Production and Society | 3 |
| CHM 110 | Chemistry with Biological and Medical Applications | 3 |
| CHM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| GEL 101 | Introduction to Geology | 3 |
| PHY 105 | Survey of Physical Science | 3 |
| PHY 106 | Survey of Earth and Space Science | 3 |
| PHY 111 | General Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 220 | University Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 224 | University Physics III | 3 |
| SCI 110 | Modern Science and the Catholic Faith | |
BIO 150: EDU, HDFS, & SWK majors only
Philosophy Core (PHL):
Social Science Core (SSC):
Theology Core (THE):