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At the very heart of a Seattle Pacific University education is one of the few genuine four-year core programs in the nation. The Common Curriculum, as it is called, consists of seven courses required of all SPU students over four years. We designed this innovative program explicitly to connect the liberal arts, Christian faith, and real-life human issues. Coupled with an Exploratory Curriculum in specific disciplines and major requirements, this is the curricular path to a baccalaureate degree.
Students attend three freshman Common Curriculum courses with the same small group of students, and their first-quarter University Seminar professor serves as their faculty advisor. “My University Seminar is preparing me for the higher workload in college,” says freshman Kristin Snyder. “Right now, we’re reading Bruchko by Bruce Olson, writing reflection papers, and talking about urban ministries.” Another unique feature of the Common Curriculum is a group of texts and works of art, music, and drama that all students study, and which reflect the themes of an SPU education.
In an increasingly fragmented world, the Common Curriculum helps students explore the connections in all aspects of their lives — and, in so doing, equips them to engage the culture in whatever vocation they choose.
• Professor of Sociology Kevin Neuhouser encourages "global thinking" in his courses with questions such as "What does globalization mean to Christians as they try to live out the gospel?"
• Assistant Professor of English Christine Chaney says, "I love more than anything to engage students in what it means to be a faithful person deeply committed to learning."
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