Carroll College Core Curriculum
Carroll is a Catholic, liberal arts college. In order to ensure that each student shares in the wisdom that goes to make up the foundation of such a school, the College requires all students to participate in a broad spectrum of academic disciplines. This range includes those disciplines which help develop the contemporary, enlightened mind, namely, the humanities and fine arts, the social and natural sciences, and the reflective disciplines of philosophy and theology.
The Carroll College Core Curriculum is applicable to all students receiving the baccalaureate or the associate degree, except in the case of post-baccalaureate students or transfer* students who have earned an AA or AS degree prior to enrolling at Carroll. Effective Fall 2017, Core requirements cannot be fulfilled through elected pass/fail grading.
A person who holds a baccalaureate degree from another regionally accredited institution may pursue a second major or degree at Carroll College as a post-baccalaureate student. We also encourage transfer* students who have earned an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree to continue their studies toward a four-year degree at Carroll. For students who have earned a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution prior to enrolling at Carroll, all Core Curriculum requirements will be considered fulfilled, except for three (3) credits of philosophy and three (3) credits of theology. For transfer* students who have earned an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a regionally accredited institution prior to enrolling at Carroll, all Core Curriculum requirements will be considered fulfilled, except for three (3) credits of philosophy and three (3) credits of TH 101 Theological Foundations. Equivalent courses meeting these required philosophy and theology credits may be transferred from a previously attended institution.
*The Core Curriculum policy for transfer students does not apply to students who matriculate to Carroll as first-year students (who earned their AA or AS degree via dual-enrollment) or re-admit students. For these students, a course-by-course evaluation will be used to determine which Core courses have been met with transfer credits.