Additional Information about the University Undergraduate Core
The University Undergraduate聽Core at Saint Louis University will prepare all students to be intellectually flexible, creative, and reflective critical thinkers in the spirit of the Catholic, Jesuit tradition.聽 The Core nourishes students鈥� minds, hearts, souls, and well-being, and guides them in聽discerning how to use their talents for the good of others. 聽
Students take courses in the following areas:
Ignite Seminar (2-3 Credits - One Course)
Students choose from a list of seminars designed to ignite their passion for scholarship and introduce them to what makes teaching and learning at Saint Louis University distinctive and transformative.
- 颁翱搁贰听1000 Ignite First Year Seminar听- See course listing
Cura Personalis Sequence (2 Credits聽- Two Courses Plus One Experiential Requirement)
Self in Community must be completed during the first 36 credits at SLU.
In the spirit of caring for the whole person, this three-part series of requirements offers students grounding, guidance, and support as they join the University community, engage in vocational discernment, and plan for a purpose-filled life in solidarity with others.
- 颁翱搁贰听1500 Cura Personalis 1: Self in Community听-聽See course listing
- 颁翱搁贰听2500 Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation听-聽See course listing听辞谤 experience listing
- 颁翱搁贰听3500 Cura Personalis 3: Self in the World听-聽See course listing
Theological and Philosophical Foundations (6 Credits - Two Courses)
鈥婽he disciplines of Philosophy and Theology lie at the center of Jesuit education. These two courses challenge students to reflect on their own and聽others鈥� worldviews by wrestling with 鈥渦ltimate questions鈥� in dialogue with the Catholic, Jesuit聽tradition.
Eloquentia Perfecta (Minimum 8 Credits - Three Courses Plus One Writing Intensive Course)
Eloquence in written, oral, and visual communication is central to the Jesuit, liberal arts curriculum and essential to academic excellence and action for the common good.
- Eloquentia Perfecta: Written and Visual Communication courses聽
- Eloquentia Perfecta: Oral and Visual Communication courses聽
- Eloquentia Perfecta: Creative Expression courses
- Eloquentia Perfecta: Writing Intensive courses聽
Equity and Global Identities
Attributes that can be applied to experiences or courses in the Core, major, minor, or other coursework.
At the center of the University Core is a commitment to helping students understand the world in which they live so that they can better advocate for justice and act in solidarity with people who are disadvantaged and oppressed.
- Identities in Context courses聽
- Global Interdependence courses聽
- Dignity, Ethics, and a Just Society courses聽
Ways of Thinking (12 credits - Four Courses)
A hallmark of a liberal arts, Jesuit education is exposure to a breadth of disciplines and intellectual traditions. Each category exposes students to a distinct, disciplinary lens through which to encounter and engage with the world around them.
- Aesthetics, History and Culture courses
- Natural and Applied Sciences courses
- Quantitative Reasoning courses
- Social and Behavioral Sciences courses
Collaborative Inquiry (2-3 Credits - One Course)
笔谤别-谤别辩耻颈蝉颈迟别蝉:听颁翱搁贰听1000 Ignite First Year Seminar; 颁翱搁贰听1500 Cura Personalis 1: Self in Community; 60 earned credits, including 21 credits in the University Core.
Students choose from a list of seminars where they work together to integrate concepts and methodologies from previous Core courses and other coursework to explore complex questions.
鈥婻eflection-in-Action (One Experiential Requirement)
- Reflection-in-Action听-聽See course listing or experience listing