Core Curriculum Mission
The core curriculum is the academic cornerstone of St. Francis College and affirms its mission to graduate educated, well-rounded students to enter and participate in a changing and culturally diverse world.
As an integrated program of studies, it focuses on developing the skills expected of a liberally educated person. It provides students with a broadly based foundation outside their areas of specialization, an understanding of how various disciplines intersect and differ, and assistance in cultivating a disposition for lifelong learning.
Goals
• Students will write, speak, and listen more effectively.
• Students will understand structures and possibilities of the human experience through the study of the social sciences, fine arts, and humanities.
• Students will understand and apply the fundamental processes, methods, and reasoning of mathematics and science.
• Students will collect and interpret information using appropriate research technology.
• Students will become more engaged with the Franciscan traditions of service, social justice, stewardship for the environment, and personal responsibility.
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Core Courses
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Baccalaureate
Degree
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Associate's
Degree
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Health Care Management
& Special Studies
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Communications 203
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3
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English 1031
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3
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3
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3
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English: Literature Course2
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3
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3
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-
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Fine Arts 401 or 403 & 402
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6
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3
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3
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Natural Science or
Mathematics
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6
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6
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3
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Philosophy (courses to be
taken in sequence)3
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9
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6
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3
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Liberal Arts Electives4
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3
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-
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-
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History 201
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3
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3
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3
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Sociology 203
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3
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3
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3
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Religious Studies (choose
one from 101, 202, 203,
204, 205, 212, or 234)
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3
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-
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-
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Total Core Credits
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42
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30
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21
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1Students who achieve a superior score on the placement test or who meet other criteria established by the English Department may be exempt from the English 103 requirement and substitute another English course.
2In satisfying the Core Curriculum, English 200-level literature courses are designed to meet the needs of the majority of students. However, students with a superior background in English may select from among the 300/400-level literature courses.
3The philosophy sequence consists of one 100 course, one 200 course and one 300 or 400 course.
4The three elective credits in Liberal Arts
must be selected from these areas: biology, chemistry, communications,
economics, English, fine arts, French, health science, history,
international cultural studies, Italian, mathematics, philosophy,
physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, science,
social studies, sociology or Spanish.