When the time comes to choose a major, you’ll find there’s plenty to choose from.
And if you can’t decide on just one, there is even an option to blend your interests by creating an interdisciplinary major that’s perfect for you.
Many courses of study cross into different areas of interest and there is even an option to customize an interdisciplinary major blending your own interests. Students may also pursue military science/ROTC courses, or choose from a number of dual-degree programs, certificates and special pre-med advising for careers in the health professions. Highly motivated individuals may wish to consider the option to complete their undergraduate degree in three years, saving both time and money. Check out our programs below or contact the Provost's Office with more specific questions.
Every Mountaineer takes common courses in our sequential Core curriculum, based on the Catholic intellectual tradition and rooted in the liberal arts. When we look back on our four years at graduation, we’re amazed at where the Core has taken us. Integrated into every academic major, and including leadership development and cultural components, we gain a true liberal arts education in all of its dimensions—communication and analytical skills, cultural content and character formation. Our emphasis on ethics in the curriculum makes us unique among U.S. News best colleges in the North.
We contemplate corporate social responsibility in business, practice patience and compassion in a fifth grade classroom, and explore ethics in scientific research. The Core helps us hone the critical thinking and creative problem solving skills that we will need throughout our careers. We are Mount made.
First Year Fall | First Year Spring | Second Year Fall | Second Year Spring | Third Year Fall | Third Year Spring |
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First- Year Symposium (FW) | Foundations of Philosophy (FW) | Philosophy in the Modern Age (FW) | Foundations of Theology (FW) | Encountering Christ (FW) | Ethics and the Human Good (FW) |
World Languages I (CC) | World Languages II & Origins of the West (CC) | Atlantic Encounters: 1450-1850 (CC) | America in the World (CC) | Modernity in Literature, Art, Music or Theatre (CC) | Global Encounters (CC) |
Foundations in Social Science (SMI) | Foundations (either semester) | Mathematical Thinking (SMI) | Math (either semester) | Laboratory Science (SMI) | Lab (either semester) |
Within our Core is a set of tracks that ensures our students have a curriculum that is integrated across disciplines. These courses are strategically sequenced to maximize learning and build upon previously learned concepts.