The Core Curriculum aims to challenge students to evaluate their existing assumptions by exposing them to new ideas. A rigorous curriculum awakens and stimulates in the student a desire to explore, experiment, reason and transform — not only themselves but the world around them as they discern their own place in it. The Core Curriculum comprises four components: Competencies, Explorations, Foundations and Integration.
Each semester, the courses that satisfy the Core requirements are updated. Therefore, it is imperative that faculty and students check the course schedule prior to student registration.
| CORE ATTRIBUTE CODE | TIMELINE | |
|---|---|---|
| First-Year Integration | ||
| First-Year Integration Flag | CINL | First-year |
| Competencies | ||
| First-Year Writing (FYW 150) | CFYW | First-year |
| Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving | CMRP | Any time prior to graduation |
| Second Language | CSLA | Must complete equivalent of course number 201 or higher |
| Advanced Writing Flag | CADW | After completing CFYW |
| Oral Communication Flag | CORL | Any time prior to graduation |
| Quantitative Reasoning Flag | CQUR | Any time prior to graduation |
| Critical Thinking Flag | CCTH* | Any time prior to graduation |
| Information Literacy Flag | CILT* | Any time prior to graduation |
| Explorations | ||
| Scientific and Technological Inquiry | ESTI | Any time prior to graduation |
| Historical Inquiry | EHSI | Any time prior to graduation |
| Social and Behavioral Inquiry | ESBI | Any time prior to graduation |
| Literary Inquiry | ELTI | Any time prior to graduation |
| Artistic Inquiry | EARI | Any time prior to graduation |
| Foundations | ||
| Theological and Religious Inquiry | FTRI | 1 lower division and 1 upper division - any time before graduation |
| Philosophical Inquiry | FPHI | Any time prior to graduation |
| Ethical Inquiry | FETI | Any time prior to graduation |
| DISJ Domestic Level 1 | FDD1** | Suggested first or second-year |
| DISJ Domestic Level 2 | FDD2** | After FDD1 or FDG1 is completed |
| DISJ Global Level 1 | FDG1** | Suggested first or second-year |
| DISJ Global Level 2 | FDG2** | After FDD1 or FDG1 is completed |
| Advanced Integration | ||
| Advanced Integration Flag | CINT | After completing CINL |
*Effective starting Fall 2025. Applies to students on the 2025-26 catalog and beyond. See Core Crosswalk.
** Diversity levels 1 and 2 do not necessarily correspond to lower/upper division courses. Students must complete at least one Domestic and one other Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice (DISJ) course.