Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum-Associate Programs
Associate Degree LIFE Core Requirements
Students seeking an associate degree who have not completed a previous baccalaureate degree, A.A. degree, or the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum are required to complete 20 credits in the LIFE core curriculum. A minimum grade of D is required in these courses.
Students in the Early Childhood Education (AAS) program who have not completed a previous baccalaureate degree, A.A. degree, or the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum are required to complete 30 credits in the LIFE core curriculum. A minimum grade of D is required in these courses.
Students seeking an associate degree who who have completed a previous baccalaureate degree, A.A. degree, or the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum prior to enrollment at St. Catherine University are exempt from the associate LIFE core curriculum requirement.
The Assosciate Degree LIFE Core curriculum includes one signature course:
- CORE 1000W The Reflective Woman
The additional credits are fulfilled by taking courses from each of the following categories*:
- Behavioral and Social Sciences – choose one: communication studies, economics, political science, psychology, or sociology, except ECON 1080 or ECON 1090, or PSYC 1090
- Natural Sciences – choose one: any course with a laboratory and/or field component in biology, chemistry, or physics.
- Arts and Humanities – choose one: philosophy (except PHIL 2150), literature, history, foreign language, studio art, art history, creative writing, or classics.
- Theology – choose one: THEO 1000 or any 2000-level theology course (except THEO 2994 Topics)
*Credits for courses in similar disciplines may be transferred at the discretion of the University.