Core Substitutions

Whom should I ask about substitutions or waivers for Core courses?

The following people are the first point of contact regarding any substitutions or waivers of Core courses (updated September 2023):

First-year experience:

CORE 100 (First Year Seminar): Randy Browne 

CORE 101/102/103/105 (GOA): Jen Droege 

PHIL 100: Michelle Brady (Chair, Philosophy department)

THEO 111: Kristine Suna-Koro (Chair, Theology department)

Literature and the Moral Imagination: Jodi Wyett (Chair, English department)

Language skills:

ENGL 101 or 115: Jodi Wyett (Chair, English department)

Second language: Jamie Trnka (Chair, Classics and Modern Languages department)

Electives:

Humanities Elective: Core Curriculum Committee chair

Natural Science Elective: Discipline chair (Biology | Chemistry | Physics)

Social Science Elective: Core Curriculum Committee chair

Flags:

Diversity: Kristine Suna-Koro 

E/RS Focus: James Helmer

Oral Communication: Ashley Hinck

Quantitative Reasoning: Liz Johnson 

Writing: Wendy Maxian 

Perspectives:

Creative Perspectives: Discipline chair or program director

(Arts | Classics | Communications | English | Music and Theatre)

Historical Perspectives: Amy Whipple (Chair, History department) 

Mathematical Perspectives: Hem Joshi (Chair, Mathematics department)

Philosophical Perspectives: Michelle Brady (Chair, Philosophy department)

Scientific Perspectives: Core Curriculum Committee chair 

Theological Perspectives: Kristine Suna-Koro (Chair, Theology department)

CORE 499:

To enroll in CORE 499 outside the registration period, please contact the registrar's office at 513-745-3941 or xureg@xavier.edu.