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Saint Katherine College offers a unique, integrated four-year curriculum aimed at discovering truth holistically, being transformed by it, and becoming equipped to positively transform the world for Christ. Anchored by core studies in theology, the Saint Katherine College curriculum is structured in two phases: during the first phase, students complete their general education requirements through a distinctive two-year sequence of integrated instruction in core subjects encompassing both the humanities and  mathematics and the sciences. During the second phase, students pursue more advanced and specialized study in the concentrationof their choice. In all areas of the curriculum, students are encouraged to individualize their studies to best fit their interests and learning needs as they interact directly with faculty in small classes, in one-on-one mentoring, and in collaborative research and creative projects. Academic facilities at Saint Katherine College feature fully networked classrooms that allow professors and students to use the latest instructional technologies as part of the learning process. The design will be flexible enough so that new technologies can be incorporated as they develop.

Core Integration Sequence

All students are required to complete Core Integration 1 ab (Freshman) and 2 ab (Sophomore). Students continue the Core Integration framework as juniors and seniors when they meet in small groups to study one book or explore a subject through reading and discussion of several books. Professors who teach the junior and senior Core classes propose topics, and juniors and seniors submit their requests to the dean. These Core courses are fundamental to the Saint Katherine College academic experience and permit students to investigate elementary through advanced topics in Composition, English Language and Literature, Foreign Language, American Government and History, Economics, Mathematics, and the Sciences. The courses rely heavily on classical texts as well as contemporary scholarship but are not a “Great Books” program. The Core sequence is taught in a dynamic seminar setting that encourages active discussion and collaboration between students and faculty.

Degree Concentrations

Saint Katherine College currently offers the following concentrations for the BA/BS degree programs: (Please click on a major for more information.)

Art                                                       Biological Sciences
Biotechnology                                Chemistry & Biochemistry
Economics                                       English Language & Literature
History                                              Management Science
Music                                                 Philosophy
Public Policy                                  Theology

Besides the concentrations listed above, Saint Katherine College encourages students to create a custom Interdisciplinary Studies major to suit their  particular interests.
 

Study Abroad

The College is currently negotiating opportunities for students to earn credit toward the baccalaureate degree through studies at the University of St Andrews (Scotland) and the National University of Singapore. These studies will normally occur during the junior and senior year for all areas of concentration.
 

Foreign Language

All students are required to demonstrate proficiency in one modern or classical foreign language. This is demonstrated by evidence of completion of 4 years of secondary study of a single language or completion of 3 years of secondary study of a single language or passing of Saint Katherine College proficiency examination or evidence of an Advanced Placement score of 3 or higher in a particular language. The College will offer instruction in French, Spanish, Greek (Attic, Koine/New Testament, and Modern), and Latin.

Graduation Requirements

Admitted  students will be required to complete at least 120 semester hour credits to earn a baccalaureate degree. These credits are distributed between required Core classwork, studies specific to the chosen major field of study, and electives. Students admitted to the freshman class are expected to graduate in four years; students admitted to the junior class are expected to graduate in two years.

At private colleges and universities, 79 percent of graduates have a four-year time-to-degree; at state four-year institutions, only 49 percent of graduates finish in four years.

Admitted transfer students will be required to meet the following requirements in order to earn a Saint Katherine College baccalaureate degree:

  • Regardless of the amount of credit awarded upon matriculation, transfer studentswill be required to spend at least two years (four terms) in residence at Saint Katherine College. Students will be required to  earn at least 60 semester hour credits Saint Katherine College, not including courses taken to satisfy math and science Core curriculum requirements.
  • Students must take, or have taken the equivalent of, all core curriculum courses.
  • Students must satisfy all of their chosen degree requirements. Transfer students may choose from among all Saint Katherine College undergraduate options.

Specific course offerings and degree requirements are being developed for each department. The courses listed in the catalog for each of the 12 areas of concentration are not exhaustive.