<p>The core curriculum is full of so many buzz words it will make your head spin. Don’t worry about the subtitles over the courses, unless you’re trying to see if a class double dips (ie, can fill two requirements at once.) Look at this worksheet instead: <a href=“http://www.scu.edu/business/undergraduates/curriculum/upload/LSB-Checklist-09-Core-Undeclared-4-20-11.pdf[/url]”>http://www.scu.edu/business/undergraduates/curriculum/upload/LSB-Checklist-09-Core-Undeclared-4-20-11.pdf</a> .</p>
<p>If you’re business, a lot of the business school will satisfy the university core. They also introduced pathways, mainly, I suspect, to stop people from graduating so damn early. (A very significant percentage of students graduate SCU one or two quarters early.) Think of it as a mini-minor that you don’t get listed on your diploma. You take four courses from different departments that are connected by a common theme (example: Islamic Studies) and then write a very short paper your senior about how they were all interconnected. </p>
<p>For religion, all of the courses you take must be from religious studies (RSOC), theology (TSEP) or one called scriptures and traditions (SCTR, I think). All students, except transfers, must take three courses. RSOC courses are a lot like sociology courses, TSEP concerns the teachings and study of Christianity – especially Catholicism – and SCTR courses tend to be more historical. I took two courses in RSOC and one in TSEP. Our religion departments at SCU are fantastic and probably have some of the best professors in the university. </p>
<p>If you’re an engineer, the foreign language requirement is waived. Business school students take two courses (ie, to Elementary Spanish II) and most other students take three. I think science majors might only have to take two, but I’m not sure on that. If you only need to take two courses, it is fairly easy to test out of at least one if you were even halfway decent in high school Spanish.</p>