The Degree
At Thomas Aquinas College, all students follow the same course
of studies. On completion of this course, they each receive
the same degree: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts.
The chart below is set out to show the numbers of hours each
course meets per week. Each semester contains 16 weeks of
classroom work and one week of final examinations.
SEMESTER HOURS FOR COURSES
|
COURSE TITLE
|
1st Year
|
2nd Year
|
3rd Year
|
4th Year
|
Total
|
|
I
|
II
|
I
|
II
|
I
|
II
|
I
|
II
|
|
Mathematics
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
28
|
|
Philosophy
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
24
|
|
Language
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
Theology
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
24
|
|
Laboratory
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
28
|
|
Music
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2
|
|
|
4 |
|
Seminar
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
24
|
|
Senior Thesis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
Hours per semester
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
19
|
19
|
17
|
19
|
*146
|
* The total number of equivalent semester hours for a student
who successfully completes all phases of the program is 146.
EQUIVALENT SEMESTER HOURS
The following is an analysis of the Thomas Aquinas College
curriculum in terms of equivalent semester hours of conventional
college subjects.
|
Course Title
|
Conventional
Subject Matter
|
1st Year
|
2nd Year
|
3rd Year
|
4th Year
|
Total
|
|
I
|
II
|
I
|
II
|
I
|
II
|
I
|
II
|
|
Seminar
|
Literature
|
1.5
|
1.0
|
.5
|
1.5
|
2.0
|
.5
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
10.0
|
|
Philosophy
|
|
|
.5
|
|
1.0
|
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
4.5
|
|
History
|
.5
|
.5
|
.5
|
|
|
.5
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
Political Science
|
|
.5 |
|
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
Economics
|
|
|
|
|
|
.5
|
1.0
|
|
1.5
|
|
Psychology
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
|
Theology
|
|
|
.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
.5
|
|
Physiology
|
|
|
|
.5
|
|
|
|
|
.5
|
|
Sociology
|
|
|
|
|
|
.5
|
|
|
.5
|
|
Language
|
Latin
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
|
|
|
|
10.0
|
|
English
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
Math
|
Geometry
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
9.0
|
|
Number Theory
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
3.0
|
|
Astronomy
|
|
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
Algebra
|
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
Analytical Geometry
|
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
Calculus
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
7.0
|
|
Philosophy
|
Philosophy
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
24.0
|
|
Theology
|
Theology
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
24.0
|
|
Laboratory
|
Physics
|
|
.5
|
1.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
Biology (Natural History)
|
3.0
|
1.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.5
|
|
Biology
(Embryology/
Genetics)
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
Chemistry
|
|
|
1.5
|
3.0
|
|
|
|
|
4.5
|
|
Optics
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
2.0
|
|
Mechanics
|
|
|
|
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
|
10.0
|
|
Electro-magnetism
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
|
Relativity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
|
Music
|
Melodic Analysis
|
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
|
|
3.0
|
|
Harmony
|
|
|
|
|
.5
|
.5
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
Senior Thesis
|
Subject may be selected from any part of the curriculum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
Total
|
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
19
|
19
|
17
|
19
|
146
|
|
