Presently the Academy offers four certificates:

Certificate of Christian Humanities
General Certificate of Christian Humanities
Associate Certificate of Christian Humanities
Basic Certificate of Christian Humanities

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

CERTIFICATE OF CHRISTIAN HUMANITIES

Requirements:
Fulfill the core, distribution, and language requirements.
Complete the requirements for a concentration according to the specifications of the respective discipline.
Earn a minimum of 96 credit hours from the core, concentration, distribution, language, and elective courses.
Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 63.0 (at least 90 credits must be taken for a letter grade).
File an application for certificate with the Registrar at least one semester before graduation.
Transfer students must earn a minimum of 36 credits at OLSWA.
Length of study must not exceed seven years.

Core requirements (51 credits):
THE 200 Christian Doctrine (6 credits)
THE 210 Introduction to Biblical Literature (3 credits)
THE 245 Magisterial Thought (3 credits)
THE 310 Biblical History (3 credits)
PHI 100 Fundamentals of Philosophy (3 credits) or PHI 101: Introduction to Philosophy (6 credits)
PHI 200 Ethics (3 credits) or PHI 101: Introduction to Philosophy (6 credits)
PHI 141 Logic (3 credits)
PHI 271/THE 271 Thomistic Thought (6 credits)
PHI 303 Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
HIS 101 History of Western Civilization (6 credits) or HIS/THE 131: Church History (6 credits)
LIT 100 Freshman Writing (3 credits)
LIT 201 Survey of Literature (6 credits)
MNS 125 Principles of Natural Science (3 credits)

Language requirement (4 credits):
LAS 221 Intermediate Latin (4 credits) (May be waived if proficiency demonstrated through placement test)

Distribution requirements (17 credits):
One credit in music
One credit in a survey of the fine arts. Satisfied by either LAS 091 Introduction to the Fine Arts or LAS 111 Catholicism and the Arts
Three additional credits in literature. Satisfied by either LIT 141 Introduction to Classical Literature or LIT 322 Shakespeare or LIT 351 Dante
Three additional credits in history. Satisfied by either HIS 132: Classical History or HIS 240: North American Civilization
Three credits in math
Six additional credits in science with a lab

Additional Elective Credits Required: 24
For the Certificate of Christian Humanities (the three-year certificate), Concentration Requirements also apply.

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF CHRISTIAN HUMANITIES

Requirements:
Fulfill the core, distribution, and language requirements.
Successfully complete a 300-level course in each of the following subjects: History, Literature, Philosophy, and Theology.
Earn a minimum of 96 credit hours from the core, concentration, distribution, language, and elective courses.
Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 63.0 (at least 90 credits must be taken for a letter grade).
File an application for certificate with the Registrar at least one semester before graduation.
Transfer students must earn a minimum of 37 credits at OLSWA.
Length of study must not exceed seven years.

Core requirements (51 credits):
THE 200 Christian Doctrine (6 credits)
THE 210 Introduction to Biblical Literature (3 credits)
THE 245 Magisterial Thought (3 credits)
THE 310 Biblical History (3 credits)
PHI 100 Fundamentals of Philosophy (3 credits) or PHI 101: Introduction to Philosophy (6 credits)
PHI 200 Ethics (3 credits) or PHI 101: Introduction to Philosophy (6 credits)
PHI 141 Logic (3 credits)
PHI 271/THE 271 Thomistic Thought (6 credits)
PHI 303 Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
HIS 101 History of Western Civilization (6 credits) or HIS/THE 131: Church History (6 credits)
LIT 100 Freshman Writing (3 credits)
LIT 201 Survey of Literature (6 credits)
MNS 125 Principles of Natural Science (3 credits)

Language requirement (4 credits):
LAS 221 Intermediate Latin (4 credits) (May be waived if proficiency demonstrated through placement test)

Distribution requirements (17 credits):
One credit in music
One credit in a survey of the fine arts. Satisfied by either LAS 091 Introduction to the Fine Arts or LAS 111 Catholicism and the Arts
Three additional credits in literature. Satisfied by either LIT 141 Introduction to Classical Literature or LIT 322 Shakespeare or LIT 351 Dante
Three additional credits in history. Satisfied by either HIS 132: Classical History or HIS 240: North American Civilization
Three credits in math
Six additional credits in science with a lab

Additional Elective Credits Required: 24

ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE OF CHRISTIAN HUMANITIES

Requirements:
Fulfill the core, distribution, and language requirements.
Earn a minimum of 64 credit hours from the core, distribution, language, and elective courses.
Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 63.0 (at least 60 credits must be taken for a letter grade).
File an application for certificate with the Registrar at least one semester before graduation.
Transfer students must earn a minimum of 32 credits at OLSWA.
Length of study must not exceed six years.

Core requirements (45 credits):
THE 200 Christian Doctrine (6 credits)
THE 210 Introduction to Biblical Literature (3 credits)
THE 310 Biblical History (3 credits)
PHI 100 Fundamentals of Philosophy (3 credits) or PHI 101: Introduction to Philosophy (6 credits)
PHI 200: Ethics (3 credits) or PHI 101: Introduction to Philosophy (6 credits)
PHI 141 Logic (3 credits)
PHI 271/THE 271 Thomistic Thought (6 credits)
PHI 303 Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
HIS 101 History of Western Civilization (6 credits) or HIS/THE 131: Church History (6 credits)
LIT 100 Freshman Writing (3 credits)
LIT 201 Survey of Literature (6 credits)

Language requirement (4 credits):
LAS 221 Intermediate Latin (4 credits) (May be waived if proficiency demonstrated through placement test)

Distribution requirements (8 credits):
One credit in music.
One non-music credit in the fine arts.
Six credits in science or math.

Additional Elective Credits Required: 7

BASIC CERTIFICATE OF CHRISTIAN HUMANITIES

Requirements:
Fulfill the core and language requirements.
Earn a minimum of 32 credit hours from the core, distribution, language, and elective courses.
Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 63.0 (at least 30 credits must be taken for a letter grade).
File an application for certificate with the Registrar at least one semester before graduation.
Transfer students must earn a minimum of 24 credits at OLSWA.
Length of study must not exceed five years.

Core Requirements (27 credits):
THE 200 Christian Doctrine (6 credits)
THE 210 Introduction to Biblical Literature (3 credits)
PHI 100: Fundamentals of Philosophy (3 credits) or PHI 101: Introduction to Philosophy (6 credits)
PHI 200: Ethics (3 credits) or PHI 101: INtroduction to Philosophy (6 credits)
PHI 141 Logic (3 credits)
HIS 101 History of Western Civilization (6 credits) or HIS/THE 131: Church History (6 credits)
LIT 100 Freshman Writing (3 credits)

Distribution requirements (1 credit): One credit in music

Language requirement (4 credits):
LAS 121 Introductory Latin (4 credits) (May be waived if proficiency demonstrated through placement test)

(Last updated August 1, 2011)