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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
Core Curriculum
As the shared academic experience of all 91³Ô¹Ï×ÄÐÈ˵ijԹÏÍø undergraduate 91³Ô¹Ï×ÄÐÈ˵ijԹÏÍø, the Core Curriculum is the signature element of a 91³Ô¹Ï×ÄÐÈ˵ijԹÏÍø education. The Core serves as the foundation to the university's mission to "integrate the intellectual, spiritual, ethical and social development of our 91³Ô¹Ï×ÄÐÈ˵ijԹÏÍø."
The outcomes-based core curriculum is provided to 91³Ô¹Ï×ÄÐÈ˵ijԹÏÍø through approved courses that incorporate outcomes designated for core knowledge areas or integrating themes.
The core curriculum is distributed among six knowledge areas (Communication Skills, Mathematical & Statistical Knowledge, Scientific Knowledge, Religious & Philosophical Knowledge, Essential Humanities, and Ethic & Social Responsibility) and six integrating themes (Reading, Writing, & Research; Critical Thinking; Cultural Diversity; Human Difference; Personal Spiritual Development; and Spirituality & Social Justice).
Knowledge Areas |
39 Credits* |
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Knowledge Area A: Communication Skills |
6 |
A1: Oral Communication |
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Knowledge Area B: Mathematical & Statistical Knowledge |
6 |
B1: Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning |
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Knowledge Area C: Scientific Knowledge |
6 |
C1: Physical Sciences |
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Knowledge Area D: Religious & Philosophical Knowledge |
9 |
D1: Philosophical Knowledge |
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Knowledge Area E: Essential Humanities |
9 |
E1: Historical Experiences |
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Knowledge Area F: Ethics & Social Responsibility |
3 |
F1: Ethics |
* Credits may vary one to three credits based on major.
Integrating Themes (IT)** |
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Integrating Theme 1: Reading, Writing, & Research Across the University |
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Integrating Theme 2: Critical Thinking |
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Integrating Theme 3: Cultural Diversity |
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Integrating Theme 4: Human Difference |
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Integrating Theme 5: Personal Spiritual Development |
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Integrating Theme 6: Spirituality & Social Justice |
List of University Core Curriculum approved courses
Additional approved classes may exist and will be noted in the Self-Service – Student course catalog and class schedule.
It is recommended that 91³Ô¹Ï×ÄÐÈ˵ijԹÏÍø consult closely with their academic advisor and review their degree evaluation before registering for core courses, as there may be prerequisites or specific courses unique to a program of study.
Knowledge Areas (39 credits*)
Knowledge Area A: Communication Skills (6 credits)
A1: Oral Communication
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- CST 1010 Fundamentals of Speech
A2: Written Communication
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- ENL 1310 Academic Writing
Knowledge Area B: Mathematical & Statistical Knowledge (6-7 credits)
B1: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- MTH 1010 Algebra
- MTH 1020 and MTH 1030 and MTH 1040 Algebra
- MTH 1110 Mathematical Analysis I
- MTH 1120 Mathematical Analysis II
- MTH 1400 Elementary Functions
- MTH 1410 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I
- MTH 1420 Analytic Geometry & Calculus II
B2: Statistical and Probabilistic Reasoning
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
Knowledge Area C: Scientific Knowledge (6-8 credits)
C1: Physical Sciences
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- BIO 1090 Current Topics in Biology
- BIO 1200 and BIO 1210 General Biology I + Lab
- BIO 2300 and BIO 2310 Hum Anat & Phys I + Lab
- BIO 4990 Biology and Social Issues (2)
- CHM 1030 Chemistry in Society (2)
- PHY 1080 History of the Universe
- PHY 1600 and PHY 1610 Gen Physics I + Lab (2)
- SCIE 1020 Energy and Society
- SCIE 1030: Environmental Science
C2: Social Sciences
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- AAS 3100 Science, Technology, and Race (3)
- ECN 1000 Introduction to Economics
- ECN 2950 Microeconomic Principles
- ECN 2960 Macroeconomic Principles
- ECN 3050 Money and The Financial System
- ECN 4355 Comparative Economic Systems (2)
- ECN 4705 Economic Development (2)
- ENGR 3110 Professional Practice of Engineering (2)
- GEO 2110 World Regional Geography (2)
- HSA 4610 Health Economics
- POL 1000 Intro to Political Science
- PYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology
- PYC 2500 Developmental Psychology (3)
- PYC 2600 Social Psychology
- PYC 2650 Psychology of Environment (2)
- SOC 1000 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 2100 Cultural Anthropology (2)
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
Knowledge Area D: Religious & Philosophical Knowledge (9 credits)
D1: Philosophical Knowledge
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- PHL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy
D2: Religious Knowledge
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- CAS 2000/RELS 2000 Catholicism:Spirit & Methods (3)
- RELS 2001 The Study of Religions
- RELS 2020 Asian Religions (2)
- RELS 2030 Western Religions (2)
- RELS 2050/ISLM 2050 Introduction to Islam
- RELS 2120 Introduction to Judaism
- RELS 2150 The Rise of Christianity
- RELS 2170 Religion in the United States of America
- RELS 2180 Black Religion in America (2)
- REL 2195 Geographies of Religion
- RELS 2200 Intro to Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) (2)
- RELS 2230 Prophets and Visionaries (2)
- RELS 2240 Jesus and Gospels (2)
- RELS 2245 Introduction to the New Testament (2)
D3: Additional PHL/RELS Elective
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- CAS 3000/RELS 4320/HIS 3090 Classical and Contemporary Catholicism (3)
- CAS 3530/RELS 3530 Dynamics of Spiritual Growth (3)
- CAS 3800/RELS 3800 Sport and Spiritual Traditions (2)
- PHL 2500 Symbolic Logic
- PHL 3010 Social & Political Philosophy
- PHL 3020 Philosophy of Religion
- PHL 3030 Philosophy of God
- PHL 3040 Aquinas: First University Masterpieces
- PHL 3050 Aesthetics (3)
- PHL 3060 Ancient Philosophy
- PHL 3070 Medieval Philosophy
- PHL 3080 Early Modern Philosophy
- PHL 3081 Philosophy of Feminism (3)
- PHL 3120 Contemporary Moral Issues
- PHL 3200 Contemporary Ethical Theory
- PHL 3410 Philosophy of the Human Person (2)
- PHL 3650 African Philosophy and Culture (3)
- PHL 4060 Metaphysics (2)
- PHL 4091 Existentialism
- PHL 4240 Philosophy of Law
- PHL 4400 Contemporary Philosophy (2)
- POL 3800 Elements of Political Thought
- RELS 3000 Philosophy of Religion
- RELS 3055/ISLM 3300 Islam in America
- RELS 3060 Buddhism (3)
- RELS 3061 Buddhisms in America (2)
- RELS 3400 Class, Race, and Gender (2)
- RELS 3610 Religion and Sci-Fi
- RELS 4132 Religions and Global Well-being
- RELS 4140 Gender and Religion (2)
- RELS 4141 Gender in Asian Traditions (2)
- RELS 4440 Sexuality & Love in Contemp Christian Thought
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
Knowledge Area E: Essential Humanities (9 credits)
E1: Historical Experiences
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- HIS 1500 Introduction to History
- HIS 2000 Ancient Mediterranean World
- HIS 2200 Early Modern Europe
- HIS 2300 Europe in the 19th & 20th Cent.
- HIS 2400 Modern Middle East
- HIS 2500 United States to 1877
- HIS 2510 United States Since 1877 (2)
- HIS 2640 Comparative Civilizations
- HIS 2800 Modern Latin American
- HIS 2900 Modern Africa (2)
- HIS 3170 Social Hist of Art in Italy (2)
- HIS 3480 African-American History (3)
E2: Literary Experiences
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
E3: Aesthetic Experiences
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- ARCH 2220 Architectural History & Theory II (2)
- CST 1120 Visual Communication
- CST 4120 Documentary Film Production
- ENL 2050 Intro to Creative Writing
- ENL 2550 Studies in the Film
- ENL 3750 Film Genres
- ENL 3850 Intermediate Creative Writing
- ENT 1000 Sketching for Product Development
- FINA 2000 Introduction to the Arts
- HIS 3170 Social History of Art in Italy (2)
- HIS 3190 Introduction to World Art History
- MUS 2020 Survey of Our Music Heritage
- MUS 2060 Music of the Theatre
- MUS 2080 American Music
- MUS 2090 African-American Women in Music (2)
- PHL 3050 Aesthetics (3)
- TRE 1310 Introduction to the Theatre
- TRE 1500 Introduction to the Theatre
- TRE 1610 Fundamentals of Acting
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
Knowledge Area F: Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
F1: Ethics
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- ENGR 1000 Engineering Ethics (2)
- ETH 3580 Health Care Ethics
- PHL 2010 Foundations of Ethics
- RELS 2340 Introduction to Christian Ethics (2)
- RELS 3480 Justice: Contemp Issues and Theories (2)
- RELS 4340 Christian Ethics
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
Integrating Themes (up to 18 credits**)
Integrating Theme 1: Reading, Writing, and Research Across the Curriculum
IT1: Reading, Writing, and Research Across the Curriculum
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- ARCH 2220 Architectural History and Theory II (2)
- BIO 4990 Biology and Social Issues (2)
- BUS 2310 Business Law (2)
- CHM 1030 Chemistry in Society (2)
- CIVE 3450 Construction Materials
- DHY 8140 Strategies for Prevention of Oral Diseases and DHY 8280 Scientific Literature
- ENGR 1080 Fundamentals of Engineering Design
- ENL 2060 Intro to Professional Writing (2)
- ENL 3000 Writing about Literature
- ENL 3030 Technical Writing
- ENL 3080 Introduction to Business Writing
- ENL 3260 History of the English Language
- HSA 4700 Evidence-Based Research for Health Services Administration
- NUR 4500 Nursing Research & Evidenced-Based Practice
- PHL 3410 Philosophy of the Human Person (2)
- PHL 4060 Metaphysics (2)
- PHL 4070 Epistemology
- PYC 2500 Developmental Psychology (3)
- PYC 3420 Abnormal Psychology (2)
- PYC 3430 Health Psychology (2)
- PYC 3540 Sex Differences and Sex Roles (2)
- SWK 2050 Critical Thinking & Writing for Social Workers (2)
- WGS 3300 The Complexity of Gender: Applied Approaches for Inquiry and Social Change (2)
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
Integrating Theme 2: Critical Thinking
IT2: Critical Thinking
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- ARCH 2520 Architectural History & Theory III
- BIO 4490 Ecology Laboratory
- BIO 4630 Physiology
- BUS 2310 Business Law (2)
- CSSE 4150 Introduction to Software Engineering
- ENGR 3150 Thermodynamics I
- ENL 2060 Introduction to Professional Writing (2)
- HIS 2510 United States Since 1877 (2)
- NUR 2500 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
- NUR 3256 Leadership in Nursing Practice (2)
- PHL 1500 Critical Thinking
- PHY 1600 and PHY 1610 Gen Physics I + Lab (2)
- RELS 2340 Introduction to Christian Ethics (2)
- RELS 3060 Buddhism (3)
- RELS 4130 Christianity and World Religions
- SWK 2050 Critical Thinking & Writing for Social Workers (2)
- WGS 3300 The Complexity of Gender: Applied Approaches for Inquiry and Social Change (2)
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
Integrating Theme 3: Cultural Diversity
IT3: Cultural Diversity
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- AAS 2000 Black America Social Relations and Social Institutions (2)
- ADS 4950 Multicultural Competence in Treating Substance-Related Disorders
- ARB 1100 Introduction to Arabic I
- ARB 1110 Introduction to Arabic II
- ARB 1120 Introduction to Arabic III
- ARB 2100 Intermediate Arabic I
- BUS 4790 International Human Rights Law
- CHI 1100 Introductory Chinese I
- CST 3140 Intercultural Communication
- ECN 4355 Comparative Economic Systems (2)
- ECN 4705 Economic Development (2)
- ENGR 3110 Professional Practice of Engineering (2)
- ENL 2850 African-American Literature (2)
- FRE 1100 Introduction to French I
- FRE 1110 Introduction to French II
- FRE 1120 Introduction to French III
- FRE 2100 Intermediate French I
- GER 1100 Introduction to German I
- GER 1110 Introduction to German II
- GER 1120 Introduction to German III
- GER 2100 Intermediate German I
- HIS 3480 African-American History (3)
- HLH 2550 Population Health and Epidemiology
- HSA 3300 Health in the Community
- HUS 4410 Multicultural Understanding (2)
- ITL 1100 Introduction to Italian I
- ITL 1110 Introduction to Italian II
- PHL 3050 Aesthetics (3)
- PHL 3081 Philosophy of Feminism (3)
- PHL 3650 African Philosophy and Culture (3)
- PLS 1100 Introduction to Polish I
- POL 3100 Women and Politics (2)
- PYC 3430 Health Psychology (2)
- POL 4670 Politics in Africa (2)
- PYC 4400 Cross-Cultural Socialization
- RELS 2020 Asian Religions (2)
- RELS 2030 Western Religions (2)
- RELS 3060 Buddhism (3)
- RELS 3061 Buddhisms in American (2)
- RELS 4132 Religions and Global Well-being (2)
- SOC 2100 Cultural Anthropology (2)
- SPA 1100 Introduction to Spanish I
- SPA 1110 Introduction to Spanish II
- SPA 1120 Introduction to Spanish III
- SPA 2100 Intermediate Spanish I
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
Integrating Theme 4: Human Difference
IT4: Human Difference
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- AAS 2000/SOC 2120 Black America Social Relations and Social Institutions (2)
- AAS 3020/POL 3020 Race and Political Thought
- AAS 3100 Science, Technology, and Race (3)
- BUS 4790 International Human Rights Law
- CJS 4540 Sociology of Deviant Behavior
- ENL 2750 Diverse Voices in Literature (2)
- ENL 2850 African American Literature (2)
- GEO 2110 World Regional Geography (2)
- HIS 2900 Modern Africa (2)
- HIS 3480 African-American History (3)
- HUS 4410 Multicultural Understanding (2)
- MUS 2090 African-American Women in Music (2)
- NUR 2100 Introduction to Nursing Practice in Mercy and Jesuit Traditions (2)
- NUR 3256 Leadership in Nursing Practice (2)
- PHL 3081 Philosophy of Feminism (3)
- PHL 3650 African Philosophy and Culture (3)
- PHL 4400 Contemporary Philosophy (2)
- POL 3100 Women in Politics (2)
- POL 4670 Politics in Africa
- PYC 2500 Developmental Psychology (3)
- PYC 2650 Psychology of Environment (2)
- PYC 2750 Human Sexuality
- PYC 3410 Psychology of Personality
- PYC 3420 Abnormal Psychology (2)
- PYC 3540 Sex Differences and Sex Roles (2)
- RELS 2180 Black Religion in America (2)
- RELS 2440 Love & Sexuality in Modern Christian Thought
- RELS 3400 Class, Race, and Gender (2)
- RELS 3610 Religion and Sci-Fi
- RELS 4140 Gender and Religions (2)
- RELS 4141 Gender in Asian Traditions (2)
- WGS 2000 Gender, Sex, and Justice (2)
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
Integrating Theme 5: Personal Spiritual Development
IT5: Personal Spiritual Development
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- CAS 2000/RELS 2000 Catholicism: Spirit & Methods (3)
- CAS 3000/RELS 4320/HIS 3090 Classical and Contemporary Catholicism (3)
- CAS 3530/RELS 3530 Dynamics of Spiritual Growth (3)
- CAS 3800/RELS 3800 Sport and Spiritual Traditions (2)
- COM 8210 Concepts in Community Health (2)
- CTA 3010 and CTA 3020 and ENGR 3000 Engr Co-op I, II; Intro Co-op E&S
- NUR 2100 Introduction to Nursing Practice in Mercy and Jesuit Traditions (2)
- NUR 3251 Transitions Into Professional Practice in the Mercy and Jesuit Traditions (2)
- PHL 3020/RELS 3000 Philosophy of Religion (2)
- PHL 3560 Peace and Social Justice
- PYC 2620/LEAD 2000 Exploring Leadership (2)
- SWK 3000 Self-Care and Spirituality
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
Integrating Theme 6: Spirituality and Social Justice
IT6: Spirituality and Social Justice
(see college/school specific page for program requirements)
- AAS 3100 Science, Technology, and Race (3)
- ARCH 1290 Introduction to Architecture II
- BUS 3190 Ethics, Bus. Leadership and Social Resp.
- CAS 2000/RELS 2000 Catholicism:Spirit & Methods (3)
- CAS 3000/RELS 4320/HIS 3090 Classical and Contemporary Catholicism (3)
- CAS 3470/RELS 3470 Catholic Social Thought
- CAS 3530/RELS 3530 Dynamics of Spiritual Growth (3)
- COM 8210 Concepts in Community Health (2)
- ENGR 1000 Engineering Ethics (2)
- ENL 2750 Diverse Voices in Literature (2)
- NUR 3251 Transitions Into Professional Practice in the Mercy and Jesuit Traditions (2)
- NUR 4755 Professional Practice from a Mercy and Jesuit Perspective
- PHL 3020/RELS 3000 Philosophy of Religion (2)
- PHL 3560 Peace & Social Justice
- PYC 2620/LEAD 2000 Exploring Leadership (2)
- RELS 2200 Intro to Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) (2)
- RELS 2230 Prophets and Visionaries (2)
- RELS 2240 Jesus and the Gospels (2)
- RELS 2245 Introduction to the New Testament (2)
- RELS 3430 Ethics and Economic Theories
- RELS 3480 Justice: Contemporary Issues/Theories (2)
- RELS 4132 Religions and Global Well-being (2)
- SWK 3000 Self-Care and Spirituality
- WGS 2000 Gender, Sex, and Justice (2)
(2) - Fulfills two core requirements
(3) - Fulfills three core requirements
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