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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.

Core Curriculum Courses

American Founding Principles Core (AFP):

HST 207History of the United States I

3
HST 340Colonial America

3
HST 345America: From Independence to Civil War, 1776-1860

3
POL 220American National Government

3
HCC 404Catholics, Catholicism, and American Culture

3

HCC 404: HCC majors only.

Catholic Traditions in Fine Arts Core (CFA):

ART 150Visual Arts and the Catholic Imagination

3
MUS 261Survey of Sacred and Religious Music

3
THR 150Theatre and the Catholic Imagination

3

Economics Core (ECO):

ECO 201Principles of Economics I (Macro)

3

History Core (HST):

HST 105History of Civilization I

3
HST 106History of Civilization II

3
HST 323The Medieval World

3
HST 324Renaissance and Reformation

3
HST 327French Revolution and Nineteenth Century Europe

3

Literature Core (LIT):

ENG 210Epic and the Person

3
ENG 211Lyric and Dramatic Voices

3

Mathematics Core (MTH):

MTH 120Survey of Mathematics

3
Or any higher level math

Natural Science Core (NSC):

ANT 102Introduction to Physical Anthropology

3
BIO 106Survey of Biological Science

3
BIO 110Human Biology

3
BIO 120Introduction to Environmental Science

3
BIO 122General Botany

4
BIO 123General Zoology

4
BIO 133Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BIO 134Anatomy and Physiology II

4
BIO 150Nutrition and Health for Young Children

3
BIO 203Human Embryology

3
BIO 237Tropical Marine Biology

3
CHM 111General Chemistry I

3
CHM 112General Chemistry II

3
CHM 114Introductory Physiological Chemistry

3
PHY 105Survey of Physical Science

3
PHY 108Survey of Physical Science with Natural Science Laboratory

3
PHY 125Everyday Physics with Laboratory

4
PHY 111General Physics I

3
PHY 113General Physics II

3
PHY 220University Physics I

3
PHY 222University Physics II

3
PHY 224University Physics III

3

BIO 150: EDU majors only

Philosophy Core (PHL):

PHL 113/PHL 503Philosophy of the Human Person

3
PHL 211/PHL 511Metaphysics

3
PHL 212/PHL 512Foundations of Ethics

3

Social Science Core (SSC):

ANT 101Cultural Anthropology

3
COM 121Introduction to Mass Media

3
COM 123Catholic Worldview of Media

3
HST 208History of the United States II

3
POL 101Foundations of Politics and Government

3
POL 233International Politics

3
LST 201Survey of American Law I

3
LST 202Survey of American Law II

3
PSY 105General Psychology

3
PSY 206Psychology of Human Development I

3
PSY 207Psychology of Human Development II

3
PSY 209Adolescent Psychology

3
PSY 301Educational Psychology

3
SOC 101Introductory Sociology

3
SOC 106Christianity and Society

3

PSY 301: EDU Majors Only

Theology Core (THE):

THE 101Foundations of Catholicism

3
THE 110The Word of God: Scripture and Tradition

3
THE 115/THE 515Christian Moral Principles

3