Sacred Heart University has developed a core curriculum that is:
- fundamental to becoming a knowledgeable and educated person
- foundational to the major and to life-long learning
- essential for personal and professional success in a global and ever changing world
The core curriculum consists of 3 areas:
Foundational Core courses that develop skills needed for a global world and ever-changing society
Common Core: The Human Journey is academically rigorous, distinct, enduring, and is Sacred Heart University's academic signature. It culminates with a capstone course which focuses on the practice of ethical thinking and moral decision making
Elective Core courses
that develop knowledge needed for the major and for life-long learning