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University Liberal Arts Curriculum

The University’s Liberal Arts Curriculum is composed of 15 core courses and a Focus Area. See description here.

Core Courses (See guidance for specific course options here):

  1. Classical Philosophy
  2. Modern Philosophy
  3. Philosophy elective course: Any PHIL course, preferred electives include PHIL 309 and PHIL 333
  4. Foundations in Theology I
  5. Foundations in Theology II
  6. Theology elective course: Any TRS course, preferred electives include TRS 335 and TRS 203B
  7. Rhetoric and Composition: ENG 101 (or 103 for non-native speakers). A grade of “C-” or higher is required to satisfy this requirement.
  8. Foundations of Mathematics, Statistics, or Quantitative Reasoning
  9. Foundations in Natural Science
  10. Explorations in Literature
  11. Explorations in Fine Arts
  12. Foundations Social Science
  13. Foundations in History or Political Theory

Language Requirement: This requirement can be fulfilled by any of the following, a) completing two intermediate level language courses, see below; b) demonstrating fluency at the intermediate level; or 3) completing the Foreign Language Substitution, if applicable.

  1. Intermediate Language I: A 103-level language course. A grade of “C-” or higher is required to advance to the 104-level
  2. Intermediate Language II: A 104-level language course.

Focus Area: The Focus Area requirement is fulfilled for Busch School students through a BSBA/BSA quantitative business concentration. A business student completes the BSBA/BSA quantitative business concentration through the required courses within the B.S.A. or B.S.B.A. degree requirements in the “Mathematics/Computer Science/Statistics” category, see below. For further information, please consult Busch School Academic Services.