Requirements and Policies

Academic

Rationale
The purpose of the following academic requirements, regulations and policies of Springfield College in Illinois is twofold:

  1. To establish and secure an academic standard for all students that determines the value and quality of the associate’s and bachelor’s degrees for all graduates; and
  2. To protect both the student’s and the College’s interests by assuring maximum accuracy in all academic records.

Core Curriculum
The academic goals of Springfield College in Illinois are addressed in the liberal arts core curriculum requirements and in the requirements of the major. Through the major, students engage in an in-depth study of a particular discipline. In the core, students explore a broad body of knowledge. The combined requirements of the core curriculum and of the major are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills appropriate for college graduates.

What makes the curriculum distinctive is what it draws from the resources of the Catholic and Benedictine traditions. These provide a particular vision of the individual in community, a vision that respects and promotes personal freedom and social harmony, with an understanding of the means necessary to secure both. The long-term aim of the liberal arts core and the major is to prepare students for a lifetime of continued learning, rewarding careers and active and responsible citizenship.

Goals
Students will:

  1. Demonstrate an effective level of cognitive, communicative and research skills;
  2. Achieve a college level of computational skills and an ability to understand and interpret numerical data;
  3. Acquire knowledge of the history and heritage of western civilization to include:
      4. a. the contributions of religious faith and philosophical thought to understanding the individual in community;
      b. the relationship of the individual to society: membership and participation in groups and institutions;
      c. scientific literacy through a knowledge of the history, the methods and the impact of science on the individual, society and the environment;
      d. artistic and literary heritage;
  4. Develop an understanding of global society: cultural diversity, mutual relationships, interdependence of peoples and nations;
  5. Apply liberal learning in problem solving contexts as preparation for active participation in society; and
    6. Make informed ethical decisions that promote personal integrity, the legitimate rights and aspirations of individuals and groups and the common good.

 

 

 

catalog: 2008-2009