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General Education Curriculum Outline

The general education curriculum is designed to be both foundational and exploratory, developing the critical skills of writing, speaking, reading and thinking as well as an understanding of the methods, findings, approaches and thought processes of the liberal arts disciplines.  Liberal education at Saint Xavier University leads students to precise expression, analytic thought, systematic inquiry, clear judgment, effective decision making, personal integrity, ethical responsibility, esthetic sensitivity, informed citizenship and an active posture toward the examined life. These characteristics of a liberal education are the integrative goals for both the entire baccalaureate experience and for the conduct of every course in the Saint Xavier University curriculum.

Core requirements in general education: 57 semester hours

Writing .................................................................................. 6 semester hours
English 101, Critical Thinking and Writing
English 102, Research and Writing

Communication ...................................................................... 3 semester hours
Communication 101, Speech Fundamentals.

Philosophy ............................................................................ 6 semester hours
Philosophy 150, Philosophical Analysis and one additional
Philosophy Department course beyond Philosophy 150.

Religious Studies ................................................................... 6 semester hours
Two courses from the Religious Studies Department.

Literature/Fine Arts ............................................................... 6 semester hours
Two literature and/or fine arts courses selected from
the designated listings in Art, Music, Humanities, English,
Foreign Language, and Speech.

History .................................................................................. 6 semester hours
Two courses from the History Department.

Social Science ........................................................................ 9 semester hours
Three courses from the departments of Anthropology,
Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Economics, and
Geography. No more than six hours may be selected from
any one discipline.

Mathematics .......................................................................... 3 semester hours
One mathematics course from the Mathematics Department.

Natural Science ..................................................................... 6 semester hours
Two courses from the listings in Astronomy, Geology,
Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.

To fulfill B.A. degree requirements:

Foreign Language/Foreign Culture .......................................... 6 semester hours
Any natural foreign language course qualifies. Foreign culture
includes any course focusing on the literature and/or civilization
of a specific society outside the Anglo-American tradition.

To fulfill B.S. degree requirements:

Mathematics/Science .............................................................. 6 semester hours
The B.S. degree requires six additional hours of mathematics and/or science
courses required by the major or professional program.

To fulfill B.B.A. requirements:

The B.B.A. requires Bus/Math 132 and three additional hours taken from math/science or foreign language/foreign culture.