Welcome to the Core Curriculum
At Canisius, we espouse the ideal of academic excellence along with a sense of responsibility to use one's gifts for the service of others and the benefit of society. In the spirit of our mission as an American Catholic Jesuit University, Canisius College offers a Core Curriculum founded in Ignatian pedagogy and tradition.
The Core demonstrates our highest aspirations for our students. Our faculty attend to cura personalis (care for the whole person) as we prepare students to be men and women who strive continually for magis ("something more"). Through the Core, you will all gain:
1. A breadth of knowledge in the liberal arts toward development of reflection and judgment.
2. A focused awareness of the human condition, as marked by both cooperation and conflict, to which educated people of good will and good spirit bring both thoughtfulness and understanding.
3. A foundation of skills that enables students to turn their knowledge and understanding into academic productivity and social responsibility.
This site contains the following information:
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Descriptions of Core goals, learning objectives, and requirements
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Assistance in understanding the transition from the current to the new Core
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Answers to Frequently asked questions
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Links to registration information
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Guidelines for faculty concerning application for Core designation and assessment of Core learning objectives
Click here to read remarks made at the Core Curriculum Celebration held on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.