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Purpose Statement

The mission of the College of Arts & Sciences embraces both its university-wide core program and its disciplinary major programs.

The school is dedicated to providing Saint Xavier students with a challenging university core program of study that reinforces the academic mission of the University. The core program refines the critical skills of effective expression, attentive reading and systematic reasoning as students explore arts and sciences disciplines. In keeping with the Catholic tradition of the University, the core includes inquiry in the disciplines of philosophy and religious studies, and is committed to the study of diverse cultures. The scope of the core program reinforces the University's mission to foster personal growth, ethical concern, social responsibility and multicultural sensitivity.

The College also provides students with focus, depth and specificity in its disciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs. These programs engage students in the pursuit of knowledge in the discipline and cultivate facility with disciplinary modes of thought, research and practice, enabling graduates to pursue advanced study, service in the professions, and the path of life-long learning. The curricula incorporate critical inquiry into the assumptions and practices of the various disciplines, inquiry that is essential for responsible citizenship and conscientious practice in the professions.

To achieve its mission, the College of Arts and Sciences seeks and supports faculty who are committed to excellence in teaching, research, creative activity and professional and community service.