Basic Facts about CORE
True or False: All SLU students do not have to complete the university core.
False
Which core requirement is this class fulfilling?
Self in Community
True or False: Students must take a semester of both theology and philosophy.
True!
Where can you check to see what classes fill requirements for the university core?
1. Courses@SLU (courses.slu.edu)
2. Degreeworks
How many credits is the university core?
32-35 credits
How many classes or experiences are in the Cura Personalis Sequence?
3
Name one of the nine alignments of the undergraduate university core.
1. All SLU graduates will be able to examine their actions and vocations in dialogue with the Catholic, Jesuit tradition.
2. All SLU graduates will be able to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines to address complex questions.
3. All SLU graduates will be able to assess evidence and draw reasoned conclusions.
4. All SLU graduates will be able to communicate effectively in writing, speech and visual media.
5. All SLU graduates will be able to analyze how diverse identities influence their lives and the lives of others.
6. All SLU graduates will be able to recognize transnational or global interdependence.
7. All SLU graduates will be able to evaluate the extent to which social systems influence equity and reflect innate human dignity.
8. All SLU graduates will be able to collaborate with others toward a common goal.
9. All SLU graduates will be able to apply and acquire knowledge through engagement beyond the University.
What is Reflection in Action?
Co/extra-curricular experience (Example- Internship)
True or False: Can all of the undergraduate university core be completed in a student's first two years?
No!
Which two core classes must be taken within a student's first year at SLU?
Ignite Seminar and Cura Personalis 1
What are the three courses in the Eloquentia Perfecta series?
1. Written and Visual Communication
2. Oral and Visual Communication
3. Creative Expression
What are the three attributes in the Equity and Global Identities series?
1. Identities in Context
2. Global Interdependence
3. Dignity, Ethics and Just a Society
True or False: All core classes must be completed at SLU.
False! Only Cura Personalis 1 (CP1) and Reflection and Action MUST be completed at SLU.
What are the names of the classes in the Cura Personalis sequence?
Cura Personalis 1: Self in the Community
Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation
Cura Personalis 2: Self in the World
What four courses are in the Ways of Thinking series?
1. Aesthetics, History and Culture
2. Natural and Applied Sciences
3. Quantitative Reasoning
4. Social and Behavioral Sciences
What is the goal of collaborative inquiry?
Gives students an opportunity to integrate and collaborate.
What happens if a student does not fill all of their university core requirements?
They cannot graduate!
What is the goal of the ignite seminar?
Introduce students to what makes teaching and learning at SLU distinctive and transformative. SLU faculty members invite students to join them in exploring ideas and questions they have sustained and continued to fuel their passion and commitment as individuals and teachers.
What student learning outcomes does this class cover?
Examine their actions and vocations in dialogue with the Catholic, Jesuit tradition (SLO 1)
Analyze how diverse identities influence their lives and the lives of others (SLO 5)
Apply and acquire knowledge through engagement beyond the University (SLO 9)
What is the goal of the writing intensive requirement for the core?
Strengthen a student's ability to write effective argumentative prose within the context of a specific Core or disciplinary inquiry.