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| The Core Curriculum Academic Brochure (pdf) 27 Christendom College's exploration of truth conjoins natural and revealed truth, so that each can inform and benefit the other. The first year of study includes both a systematic exposition of the fundamentals of Catholic doctrine and philosophic study of the ancient philosophic wisdom of Plato and Aristotle and St. Thomas’ philosophic understanding of the nature of the human person. In the second year this understanding of God, the world, and the world’s and especially man’s relation to God is deepened and enriched by year-long study of Sacred Scripture in Theology and of ethics and metaphysics in Philosophy.
The study of a foreign language, particularly of an inflected language such as Latin or Greek, leads the student to an understanding of the nature and structure of language as such, and hence to a true command of language. Furthermore, foreign language study both enhances linguistic skills and enables the student to gain a fuller appreciation of the European roots of American culture, a purpose which is also served by four courses each in the great heritage of Western literature and the history of Western civilization. For these reasons, Christendom College's Core Curriculum includes a foreign language requirement as an essential component of its B.A. educational program. A minimum of two years of college-level work in a single foreign language, classical or modern, is required for graduation from Christendom College. Language competence must be proven by college course work at or above the second-semester Intermediate level. Advanced proficiency in a language achieved through a medium other than college-level courses may exempt a student from lower level courses, although no college credits are granted without college course work. No substitutions for or exemptions from this requirement for proven competency in a foreign language are allowed for the B.A. degree. The language requirement for the A.A. degree is somewhat different from that of the B.A. degree, however. See Requirements for the Associate of Arts (A.A.) Degree below. The transformation of all history by the Incarnation makes a truly Christ-centered study of the past indispensable to any who would understand the present and shape the future. At Christendom College such a study includes a four-semester chronological examination of the formation and disintegration of Christian culture from ancient times to the present. Moreover, to assist students going on to make history themselves, there are courses in political theory and the social teachings of the Church which provide a sound alternative to errors of modern economic systems and ideologies. The Sequence of Core Curriculum Courses The core curriculum sequence is an ordered, integrated program of study, and therefore deviations from the core sequence will be permitted only in special cases with the permission of the Academic Dean. FRESHMAN YEAR First Semester (18 credit hours)
Second Semester (18 credit hours)
SOPHOMORE YEAR First Semester (18 credit hours)
Second Semester (18 credit hours)
JUNIOR YEAR First Semester (6 credit hours)
Second Semester (6 credit hours)
EXTENDED JUNIOR YEAR The purpose of the Junior Semester in Rome Program, inaugurated in Fall, 2002, is to enhance our academic program with the cultural and intellectual enrichment which living and studying in Rome "at the Heart of the Church" offers our students. Accommodations are in the heart of Rome within walking distance of the Vatican and Rome of the Seven Hills. Almost all students elect to participate during either the Fall or Spring semesters in the Junior Semester in Rome, which is the spiritual, cultural, and educational culmination of Christendom's Core and an excellent preparation for the student's final year of study at Christendom. However, participation in the Junior Semester in Rome is not mandatory, and of course a student who chooses not to participate continues to benefit from the liturgical, educational, and social life of the Front Royal campus. The Rome curriculum includes the Theology Junior-year core course and three courses designed specifically to take advantage of the historical and cultural riches of Roma aeterna. In addition to taking full advantage of the artistic, cultural, ecclesiastical, and spiritual riches and resources of the Eternal City, the program includes a week's visit to Florence, home of Michelangelo's David, Brunelleschi's dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and countless other artistic and architectural treasures, with side trips to Assisi and Siena. Fall Semester (12 credit hours)
Spring Semester (12 credit hours)
Click here for more information about Christendom's Junior Semester in Rome. |
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An indispensable element in any sound education is learning to distinguish truth from error or distortion, and then to communicate truth accurately, effectively, and convincingly to others. Therefore, Christendom College requires an introduction to the fundamental questions and methods of philosophy, the study of logic, mathematics and scientific thought, and training in the arts of discourse, along with at least four semesters of a foreign language.
