2021-2022 Academic Catalog

Integrations Curriculum

Foundational Courses (Courses will NOT carry engagements, QR, or Way of Thinking.)

  • College Success (INTG 105): Must be completed in the first year
  • Learning Foundations (INTG 100): Must be completed in the first year.
  • Learning Explorations: 2 credits (Required if Learning Foundations is not completed at CSB/SJU)
  • Cultural and Social Difference: Identity (CSD 100 OR CI designation) Must be completed in the first year, can be taught in any department, and can count towards majors. May be 100 or 200 level.
  • Theological Explorations (THEO 100) Course must be completed in the first 3 semesters.

 Ways of Thinking and Themes

Ways of Thinking: 5 courses

Students will take 5 different Way of Thinking courses (4 credits in each Way of Thinking). Students cannot count more than 2 different Ways of Thinking in any 1 department or program. One course may carry 2 Ways of Thinking if the course is co-taught by 2 different instructors who applied for the course to carry 2 Ways of Thinking.
  • Abstract Structures (AS designation)
  • Artistic Expression (AE designation)
  • Human Experience (HE designation)
  • Natural World (NW designation)
  • Social World (SW designation)

Themes: 3 courses in either Justice, Movement, or Truth

Student must have 3 different Way of Thinking courses in the same theme. One course in the theme must be Thematic Focus and the other two in Thematic Encounters.
  • Thematic Focus: 1 course
    • 200 or 300 level, typically a sophomore level course
    • Prerequisites: Foundational course requirements completed
  • Thematic Encounters: 2 courses
    • One of the two courses must be at the 300 level.

Upper Level Coursework

  • Theological Integrations (TI designation)
    • Course may carry engagements. Prerequisite: Theological Explorations
  • Cultural and Social Difference: Systems (CSD 200 or 300)
    • Course may carry engagements. Prerequisite: Cultural and Social Difference: Identity
  • Learning Integrations
    • To be completed senior year. Prerequisite: All IC requirements completed or in progress.

 Global Language Proficiency

  • Successful completion of intermediate level (211) language or proficiency examination.

 Additional Requirements

  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR designation): Attached to an existing course
  • Benedictine (BN designation): Attached to an existing course
  • Engagement Requirements (AR, EX, GL designations)
  • Students will upload specific artifacts at the conclusion of each IC course to their e-Portfolio

 Other Graduation Requirements

  • 124 Total Credits                                           
  • 40 Upper-Division Credits
  • 2.00 GPA (both cumulative and major)