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Forming Priests to Evangelize Culture Catalog 2018-2019
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Forming Priests to Evangelize Culture
Catalog
2018-2019
LEGION OF CHRIST COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
Catalog 2018-2019
This edition is published on: November 21, 2018
Copyright © 2018 – Legion of Christ College, Inc. All rights reserved.
Cover page: Front entrance of the College. Photo: LCCollege.
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CONTENTS
Contents .........................................................................................................................................................................5
Letter from the President-Rector .......................................................................................................................7
Phone Directory ..........................................................................................................................................................9
Board of Directors .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Operational Management .................................................................................................................................... 10
Faculty .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
General Information .............................................................................................................................................. 15
Mission Statement .................................................................................................................................................. 15
General Objectives .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Further Means of Integral Formation ............................................................................................................ 18
History and Accreditation ................................................................................................................................... 20
Location and building............................................................................................................................................ 21
Library ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Admissions Policy ................................................................................................................................................... 23
Admission Requirements ................................................................................................................... 23 Enrollment Status .................................................................................................................................. 24 Withdrawal .............................................................................................................................................. 24 Academic Placement ............................................................................................................................ 25
Credit Policies ........................................................................................................................................................... 25
Credit for Prior Learning .................................................................................................................... 25 Credit for Independent Study .......................................................................................................... 25 Academic Credit ..................................................................................................................................... 26
Academic Standing ................................................................................................................................................. 26
Grading System and Exam Policies ................................................................................................................. 26
Grade Point Average ............................................................................................................................ 27 Attendance ................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Assignments .............................................................................................................................................................. 28
Student Conduct and Honesty Code ............................................................................................................... 28
Student Complaint Procedures ......................................................................................................................... 30
Safe Environment Policies .................................................................................................................................. 32
Tuition and Fees ...................................................................................................................................................... 32
Academic Calendar 2018-2019 ........................................................................................................................ 33
Extracurricular Activities .................................................................................................................................... 34
Cheshire Lectures .................................................................................................................................. 34 Choir ............................................................................................................................................................ 34 Others ......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Degree and Program .............................................................................................................................................. 35
Course Numbering System ................................................................................................................................. 37
Curriculum ................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Course Descriptions ............................................................................................................................................... 41
Humanities ............................................................................................................................................... 41 Classics ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 Empirical Sciences and Mathematics ........................................................................................... 46 Social Sciences ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Modern Languages ................................................................................................................................ 48
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT-RECTOR
Dear Friends in Christ,
Pope Francis says in #20 of his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii
Gaudium: "In our day Jesus’ command to 'go and make disciples'
echoes in the changing scenarios and ever new challenges to the
Church’s mission of evangelization, and all of us are called to take
part in this new missionary 'going forth'."
Our college wants to respond to this challenge of today and is
dedicated to preparing priests who will be evangelizers that go
forth as Christ commanded, bringing his transforming message to
every sphere of the world in which we live. You are part of that mission, and so I welcome you to
our college, to our home, and to our religious family.
I hope you will take a look at our website and use it to learn more about our mission. It gives a
simple glimpse into who we are, what we are about, and the priestly formation our institution
offers.
As President-Rector I thank you for your support and invite you to join us in this exciting task of
evangelization. I ask you for your prayers that we might be faithful to our mission and always
attentive to what the Lord is asking of us. Know that all the brothers are praying for you, and if
you have any special intentions, please send them our way. Lastly, if you are ever in the area feel
free to stop by for a visit, we would love to get to know you.
God bless!
Fr. Kevin Meehan, LC President-Rector
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PHONE DIRECTORY
House Phone (203) 271-0805
House Fax (203) 271-3845
Fr. Kevin Meehan, LC, Rector Ext. 210
Fr. Jon Budke, LC, Vice Rector Ext. 110
Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC, Dean of Studies Ext. 703
Fr. Joseph Brickner, LC, Novice Director Ext. 320
Fr. Miguel Ángel de la Torre, LC, Professor Ext. 106
Mr. Jesús Guerrero, Professor Ext. 610
Mrs. Louise Joyner, Professor and Registrar Ext. 705
Dr. Timothy Kearns, Professor Ext. 602
Mr. Baltazar López, Professor Ext. 607
Dr. Charles Mercier, Professor Ext. 606
Fr. Christopher O’Connor, LC, Professor Ext. 108
Mrs. Melanie Sánchez, Professor Ext. 100
Fr. John Sweeney, LC, Professor Ext. 704
Emmett McSweeney, Librarian Ext. 701
John Monette, Business Manager Ext. 604
Street Address: 475 Oak Avenue
Cheshire, CT 06410
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.lccollege.org
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fr. David Daly, LC (Chairman) Fr. John Pietropaoli, LC (Vice Chairman) Fr. Frank Formolo, LC (Secretary, Treasurer) Fr. Mark Haydu, LC Candy Nesbit Steve Bowman
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Senior Leadership
Fr. Kevin Meehan, LC (Chief Executive Officer/President-Rector)
Administration
Fr. Jon Budke, LC (Chief Financial Officer/Vice Rector) John Monette (Business Manager)
Academics
Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC (Dean of Studies)
Louise Joyner (Registrar)
Emmett McSweeney (Librarian)
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FACULTY
FULL TIME PROFESSORS
Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC
Dean of Studies; Professor of Humanities
B.A. in Philosophy, University of Münster, Germany
M.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
S.T.B. University of Münster, Germany
S.T.M. University of Münster, Germany
M.A in Education (German Language and Literature), University of Münster, Germany
Ph.D. in Classics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Dr. Timothy Kearns
Professor of Latin and Greek
B.A. in Classics, University of Texas, Austin, TX
M.A. in Medieval and Byzantine Studies, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Ph.D. in Medieval and Byzantine Studies, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Charles Mercier
Professor of Classics
B.A in Classics, Columbia University, NY
M.A. in Classics, Columbia University, NY
Ph.D in Classics from Columbia University, NY
Fr. Christopher O’Connor, LC
Professor of Religious Studies and Social Studies
B.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
M.A in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
S.T.B., Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
M.A. in Theology, Holy Apostles College, Cromwell, CT
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Fr. John Sweeney, LC
Professor of Humanities
B.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
M.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
S.T.B., Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
Fr. Miguel Ángel de la Torre, LC
Professor of Humanities
B.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
M.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
S.T.B., Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
Melanie Sánchez
Professor of Spanish and English as Second Language
B.S. in Secondary Education/Spanish, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven,
CT
M.S. in Bilingual Education, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
Baltazar López
Professor of Humanities
B.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
M.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
M.B.A., Anáhuac University, Huixquilucan, Mexico
M.A. in Humanities, Anáhuac University, Huixquilucan, Mexico
Jesús Guerrero
Professor of Humanities
B.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
M.A. in Humanities, Anáhuac University, Huixquilucan, Mexico
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PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Robert Murphy
Professor of Humanities and Mathematics
B.A. in Liberal Arts, Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA
M.A. in Humanities, California State University, Dominguez Hills, CA
M.S. in Mathematics, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
Dr. Gary Tennyson
Professor of Biology
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
M.A. in Organic and Synthesis, Columbia University of New York, NY
Ph.D. in Experimental Pathology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
M.D. from State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY
Louise Joyner
Registrar, Professor of Art History
B.A. in Art History, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
M.A. in Art History, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
M.A.M., Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Dr. Heric Flores
Professor of Physics
B.A. in Electronics, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
B.A. in Physics, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
M.S. in Physics, Guanajuato University, Guanajuato, Mexico
Ph.D. in Physics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
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GUEST LECTURERS
Dr. Kathleen Marks
B.A. in Literature, Thomas More College in NH
M.A./Ph.D in Literature (with a Minor in Theology), University of Dallas, TX
Associate Professor of English at St. John’s University in Queens, NY
Nicanor Austriaco, OP
B.A. in Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, PA
S.T.B., Dominican House of Studies, Washington D.C.
S.T.L., Dominican House of Studies, Washington D.C.
Ph.D. in Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA
S.T.D., University of Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland
Fr. John Bender, LC
B.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
M.A. in Philosophy, Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
S.T.B., Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College, Rome, Italy
LIBRARIAN
Emmett McSweeney
B.A. in History, Lemoyne College, Syracuse, NY
M.L.S., State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The Legion of Christ is a pontifical congregation of
priests and seminarians preparing for the priesthood
in the Catholic Church. It is dedicated to form apostles,
that is clergy and lay people sent to transmit the faith
to others, in order to build up the Kingdom of Christ in
society. This means to evangelize culture and build a
civilization of justice and love, a task that is carried out
through prayer, sacramental life, and the apostolate.
As part of the ecclesial Movement Regnum Christi, the
Legion of Christ is active in 35 countries in the areas of
education, family, youth, media, catechesis, human
development, and missions. Legionaries currently
direct over a dozen universities, more than 170
schools, 50 institutes of higher learning, and 7
seminaries for the training of their own priests
worldwide.
A Legionary begins his life in the congregation, after a short period of candidacy, with a two–
year period as a novice, a time that culminates in the profession of the religious vows of poverty,
chastity, and obedience. He then dedicates two years to an intensified program of Humanities
studies, followed by a period of three years in Rome to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy.
Two or three years of apostolic internship provide a first experience of full-time work in one of
the Legion’s apostolates. The last stage of formation consists in three years of theology studies
towards a Bachelor and concludes with priestly ordination.
MISSION STATEMENT
Legion of Christ College of Humanities is a religious affiliated institution for higher education
that offers a liberal arts degree. Its mission is to provide an integrated religious, intellectual,
human, and apostolic formation, according to the charism of the Legion of Christ and Regnum
Christi, to future priests of the Legionaries of Christ as they prepare for their mission to guide
Christian leaders in living the fullness of their faith and evangelizing culture.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The two-year Humanities program, which follows two years of seminary formation in the novitiate, leads to the Associate of Arts degree. The study of the liberal arts, combined with a classical humanistic cur-riculum, is calculated to achieve several ends: to lay a solid cultural foundation steeped in the wisdom of the Western heritage; to broaden their horizons; to sharpen, deepen, and discipline the students’ mental abilities; and to enlarge their social outlook, preparing them to pursue further degrees in philosophy and theology and ultimately to be ready
for their ministry as Roman Catholic priests within the cultural context of our time.
In the College’s pedagogical approach to achieve the goals set for each subject and to strive for excellence in all areas of formation, it seeks to imbue all students with an integral formation. The College understands this concept to mean that all areas are interconnected and mutually supportive. Faculty and formators in the spiritual, human, and apostolic areas meet regularly to coordinate their efforts and integrate them in view of the particular needs of the students and of the community as a whole.
Within the academic field, the faculty is committed to streamline syllabi and contents to facilitate an organic presentation of contents across subjects. Furthermore, various courses benefit from team teaching by means of which faculty members enrich with specific contributions according to their expertise.
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GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Legionaries studying at our College are
1) To acquire and round out a solid general educa-tion, especially in the cultural areas of history, ideas, art, literature, music, and science;
2) To know, understand, and experience from a hu-man and Christian perspective the driving forces in man, society, and culture past and present through a panoramic and deep contact with representative ideas, trends, events, au-thors and works most outstanding in shaping Western culture, especially those of clas-sical antiquity;
3) To learn and acquire proficiency in the classical languages of Latin and Greek at least for ecclesiastical and biblical use, and Spanish as the universal language of the Legion of Christ, while consolidating English as needed for the college level;
4) To prepare and train the capacity to en-gage culture through mature judgment, dialogue, and direct contribution;
5) To formulate their ideas with logical rigor and express them orally and in writing with
clarity and elegance;
6) To consolidate learning habits and train intellectual processes (assimilate, analyze, syn-thesize, relate, judge, create), along with an eagerness to learn and the commitment to hard work in studies;
According to other institutional goals, the students are
7) To form a well-rounded personality through the harmonious integration of feelings, passions, imagination, memory, intellect, and will, in agreement with the demands of their personal life, their faith and convictions and of their future mission;
8) To foster the ability of living in community, working together in teams, and the mutual exchange across languages and cultures as a fruit of the internationality of the student body.
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FURTHER MEANS OF INTEGRAL FORMATION
The academic program provided by the College is part of a com-
prehensive preparation for the Roman Catholic priesthood. Ac-
cording to the ancient tradition of seminary and religious life,
the daily schedule is characterized by a healthy combination of
prayer, work, study, and relaxation.
One of our main principles is personalized formation. Each stu-
dent is encouraged to take ownership and responsibility for his
growth in all areas, but he is also accompa-
nied by a team of formators. In addition to receiving frequent spiritual
and human guidance on an individual basis, the students have an aca-
demic adviser who guides them individually in all aspects of their aca-
demic work.
Readings during meals,
special group presentations
on academic subjects for
the whole community (“academies”) several
times a year, the monthly “Cheshire Lecture”
given by faculty members or prominent outside
speakers, and visits to museums, exhibitions,
and classical music concerts are extra-curricular
elements that enrich the ordinary formation
program.
The internationality of the student body contrib-
utes to overcome prejudices and promote open-
ness to other cultures and traditions and to live a
universal spirit characteristic of the Catholic
Church. The community is divided up in teams
where each individual learns to listen and learn
from others, collaborate with them, have initia-
tive, and exercise the skill of leadership and re-
sponsibility.
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For their human formation, the students are re-
quired to cooperate in the cleanliness and
maintenance of the house and the gardens, and
to fulfill chores in the kitchen and in the dining
room. Further, the College has a choir and en-
courages the individual training in musical in-
struments. Team sports, individual exercise,
and regular community outings for hikes apply
the ancient formation principle: mens sana in
copore sano – a healthy mind and a healthy body
belong together.
Opportunities to train in apostolic work by guiding youth groups,
teaching Catechesis, giving talks in parishes, organizing events in
the lay apostolate, and accompanying experienced priests in their
ministry help the students to see their studies within the context
of their future mission. These moments lived outside of their or-
dinary environment contribute to the task of evangelization even
from the early stages of their formation.
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HISTORY AND ACCREDITATION
The Legion of Christ was founded in 1941 and received Canonical Approval from the Roman Catholic Church in 1948. The Church’s Decree of Praise was issued in 1965, making the order a Congregation of pontifical right; and approval of her Constitutions was granted by the Holy See in 1983.
In the United States, the first house was established in 1965 in Woodmont, Connecticut. Today there are Legionary communities in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Since 1982, the Congregation has a no-vitiate in Cheshire, Connecticut. In 1991, the Legion of Christ College of Humani-ties was established in order to provide schooling and education for Legionary brothers in their first four years of for-mation towards the priesthood. After two years of undergraduate education, the students are awarded with the Asso-ciate in Arts degree in Humanities.
For the academic year of 2018-2019, 69 full-time students are enrolled at the Legion of Christ College of Humanities,
of which 36 are in the first year and 33 in the second year.
The Legion of Christ College of Humanities in Cheshire, Connecticut, received its license from the State of Connecticut Board of Higher Education in 2004, and accreditation in 2007. In 2017, the accreditation was renewed for another five-year period (see under http://www.ctohe.org/HEWeb/CollegesList.asp). The College is also certified by SEVP (Stu-dent and Exchange Visitor Program) (see under http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/school-search#).
The College is owned and operated by Le-gion of Christ College, Inc., which was in-corporated in the State of Connecticut on August 22, 1997 (EIN 06-1500606). The property and buildings are provided for the Legion’s exclusive use pursuant to a long-term triple net lease with the prop-erty owner, Logos, Inc.
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LOCATION AND BUILDING
Legion of Christ College of Humanities is a 170,000 sq. ft. building on 104 acres in Cheshire, Connecticut. A 27,000 sq. ft. extension was added to the original building in 1991. In addition to the dormitories and offices for the College, the facility provides bright and pleasant study areas, ample classrooms and conference rooms, libraries, rooms for music appreciation, a 330-seat auditorium, two cafeterias, receiving rooms and two chapels.
Open fields and thickly wooded sections contribute to the beauty of the campus. Gardens, spa-cious lawns, and a landscaped courtyard invite to reflection and relaxation. Tennis and basket-ball courts and outdoor fields as well as a gymnasium serve for recreation and sports. All areas inside and outside the building are kept clean and orderly as part of the formative environment to instill a sense for harmony.
The proximity to New Haven, Hartford, and Boston allows easy access to some of New England’s best universities, libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions.
Our main chapel is open throughout the day. Daily Mass is ordinarily offered at 7:30 am. During the academic year, we have Mass in various languages: English (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday), Spanish (Wednesday), and Latin (Monday, Friday, special feast days).
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LIBRARY
Our students have access to a wide array of resources. Our library contains some 30,000 vol-umes with the specialized fields of spirituality, literature, history, art, and languages.
We have subscriptions for relevant journals in the fields of theology, classical languages, his-tory, and sciences, in additional to newspapers and journals on current culture.
Students have access to an ample collection of recorded books and teaching materials, available in audio or video format.
The reference library is equipped with computer stations for internet access and research in the local library catalogue, subscribed online resources, and intranet materials. Among these, our college has access to all online resources available through the Connecticut State Library, including EBSCO and other scholarly databases.
Our librarian is engaged in cataloging new books and assisting both students and staff. Two of our students collaborate with the day-to-day circulation business.
We encourage our students to take advantage of the proximity of Yale University libraries and each year organize a tour to become with their facilities, staff, and procedures.
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ADMISSIONS POLICY
The College is open to all members of the Legion of Christ who have completed the Legion’s novitiate program. To be considered for enrollment, applicants must have the credentials and qualifications required by the College’s admission policy.
Transcripts and test scores, together with other evidence, should show that the applicant has the intellectual capacity, maturity, breadth of interest, and seriousness of purpose necessary to succeed academically and benefit from the opportunities offered at the College.
Admission Requirements
A candidate for admission must have completed high school. If there are deficiencies on the student’s high school transcript, he may, with approval, be admitted as an auditor until the required courses have been completed.
As part of the admission to the novitiate preceding College admission, the following documents must have been submitted or presented:
1. Certificates of birth, Baptism, and Confirmation;
2. Official High School and college transcript(s);
3. Official SAT/ACT scores or equivalent (if available);
4. Letters of recommendation from a family member, teacher/work supervisor, local pastor, another priest, current/former employer (as applicable);
5. Essays as established by the committee for novitiate admission;
6. Valid passport from country of citizenship;
7. Background check;
8. Virtus certificate (The National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc.);
9. Results of psychological testing;
10. Petition to be admitted to the novitiate and to religious profession in the Legion of Christ.
Furthermore, a medical, ophthalmic, dental, and psychological examination are required.
For international students who have completed their novitiate outside the United States, only documents 2, 6, and 8apply, while 8 may be acquired during the first year of enrollment as well as medical or other examinations, including immunization as required by State Law.
Unless a special exception is made by the Dean of Studies, the secondary education transcript should indicate a final average no lower than 2.5.
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Applications for admission from homeschooled students are welcome. For them, the application process is the same as for traditional students but includes additional requirements:
• High School Transcripts. They can be from a recognized homeschool agency/program or Parent-generated. Transcripts should be sent to the college directly by the agency/program if applicable. Unless it is clear from the transcripts, a letter must also be sent by the applicant to the Office of the Registrar indicating whether the homeschool experience was a recognized program (Kolbe, Seton or other established program), some other format (correspondence school, etc.) or a specialized parent/student design. The letter also should indicate whether the applicant was taught exclusively by his or her parents or by other adults in a cooperative teaching environment.
• Portfolio. A portfolio must also be provided. It should include a reading list, examples of academic research, and a list of extracurricular activities (parish and/or community service, athletic participation, clubs and organizations).
• Letter of Recommendation. A letter of recommendation from someone other than the applicant’s parents must be provided. The letter can be written by someone who is familiar with the activities outlined in the portfolio and/or who served as a teacher, mentor or activity director.
Enrollment Status
Full Time –Any student admitted to the Associate in Arts program and enrolled in 12 or more credit
hours a semester is considered a full-time student.
Part Time – Part time students are admitted to the Associate in Arts program and enrolled in 11 or
fewer credit hours a semester. Part time enrollment requires advance approval of the Dean of Stud-
ies.
Special Student – A student who receives permission to enroll in courses as a Special Student is not
admitted into the Associate in Arts program. Permission is subject to limitation of class sizes, with
priority given to degree candidates. Requests to enroll as a Special Student must be submitted to the
Dean of Studies.
Auditing Students – A student may enroll for one or two courses without qualifying for credit on a space-available basis. All course requirements must be met; however, these students are exempt from examinations.
Withdrawal
A student may withdraw from a course within the first three weeks of the program or when he abandons the Congregation without incurring a withdrawal/failure notice on his transcript.
The College may request a student to withdraw from the program when the quality of performance irredeemably does not meet the required standards, when conduct is contrary to the purposes and ideals of the Congregation, or when he abandons the Congregation.
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Academic Placement
Placement of students in the language courses will be determined by their previous standing in those subjects and, for new students, by means of a placement exam.
CREDIT POLICIES
Credit for Prior Learning
The College accepts transfer credit from accredited institutions of higher learning under the following conditions:
1. Any credit transfer for work completed at other institutions is subject to approval by the Dean of Studies.
2. No courses with grades less than 2.5 or “C+” will qualify for transfer. 3. At least one-half of the credits necessary for degree (30) must be earned at the College.
The College also awards credit for the following:
1. Advanced Placement: Students with superior achievement in secondary school may receive college credit for their prior achievement with a score of 4 or 5 on the CEEB Advanced Placement Test. The number of credits will correspond to the number of cred-its of the equivalent course.
2. Credit by examination: With permission by the Dean of Studies, students with prior learning experience who can prove that they have studied material equivalent in level and nature to that which is offered in the College’s programs by passing an individualized written or oral test administered by qualified faculty with a grade no less than 3.67 or A- may receive credit for this knowledge (“credit by examination”). The number of credits will correspond to the number of credits of the equivalent course.
Credit for Independent Study
The opportunity to earn credits for independent study is available to students who wish to examine in depth a subject for which no course is available. Such studies are undertaken only with the prior approval of the Dean of Studies and under the supervision of a faculty member. The number of credits awarded for such studies is to be based upon its equivalence to course work and is determined by the Dean of Studies upon the recommendation of the corresponding faculty member. In no case may a student exceed 9 credit hours from independent study toward the undergraduate degree, and such studies may not substitute any course from the core curriculum.
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Academic Credit
One academic credit is awarded for 50 minutes of instruction together with approximately two periods of study for a term of approximately fifteen weeks plus three additional weeks of exam preparation.
To achieve an Associate in Arts degree, a student must accumulate at least 60 credits and satisfy the other requirements set forth for the program.
ACADEMIC STANDING
The Academic standing of each student is determined by the quantity and quality of his work.
The quantity of work is measured by the credit hours. The quality of work is indicated by the quality points, (described in the following section), according to which a student must maintain a minimum average of “B-”, or a minimum quality rating of 2.5. Good academic standing implies a cumulative minimum average of 2.5; any student whose average falls below this standard incurs probationary status.
While on probationary status, the student may be given a limited class load if the Dean of Studies determines that it is in the student’s best interests. The student should receive at least one extra session with his academic advisor each month and remain on probation until he has achieved a minimum cumulative average of 2.5.
GRADING SYSTEM AND EXAM POLICIES
A student’s performance in each of the subjects is determined by the combined results of examinations and class work. Grades are reported at the end of each semester.
It is necessary to pass the final exam in order to pass a course, regardless of the semester course grade. In the case of a failing grade in the final semester exam of a course, the exam should be retaken according to a date set by the professor. Each exam is only allowed to be retaken once. The final grade for the exam will be the average of the original grade and the retake. If this score is not sufficient to pass the course (D/1.33 or above), the whole course is failed, and its credits are not granted.
The following system of grading is used to represent the quality of a student’s academic achievement.
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Letter Grade
Numerical Grade Range (Percentage)
Grade Points
Performance Description
A 94-100 4.0 Excellent
A- 90-93 3.67 Superior
B+ 87-89 3.33 Very good
B 84-86 3.0 Good
B- 80-83 2.67 Better than Average
C+ 77-79 2.33 Average
C 74-76 2.0 Satisfactory
C- 70-73 1.67 Less than Satisfactory
D 60-69 1.33 Inferior
F* Below 60 0 Failure
P* Passing—assigned in pass-fail courses*
I* Incomplete—assigned when a portion of the
course work has not been completed*
AUD* Audit
W* Withdrawal
WF Withdrawal/Failure
Passing grades in Pass/Fail courses are counted in credits earned.
* These categories are not counted into the Grade Point Average.
Grade Point Average
The student’s academic standing is indicated by a grade point average, determined by divid-
ing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credit hours the student
has attempted at the College. Courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis are not included in the grade
point average computation.
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ATTENDANCE
Each student is required to attend scheduled classes and lectures. Absences will be computed from the first class meeting of the session.
No credit will be granted for a course which was not completed or from which a student has
been absent for more than one-fourth of the class meetings.
Excuse for absence must be approved by the corresponding religious superior. When a student
misses a class, he is required to inform the instructor in writing previously. Failing to do so will
be considered an unexcused absence. Semester grades will be reduced by 5 percentage points
for every two classes missed for unexcused absences.
ASSIGNMENTS
Ordinarily, assignments or papers will not be accepted after the deadline. In individual cases
and for just reasons, if a student foresees that he cannot deliver an assignment on time, he may
ask permission his instructor for an extended deadline. It is up to the discretion of the instructor
to grant this request. Deferral petitions are no longer possible once the deadline has passed.
STUDENT CONDUCT AND HONESTY CODE
Legion of Christ College has adopted a Student Code of Academic Conduct Policy to protect the
rights of students, faculty, and staff at the College. This code ensures that the learning
community at the College is one characterized by mutual respect and the discipline proper to a
religious house.
All students are expected to accept and adhere to these high standards of personal conduct. Students shall:
1) Treat all members of the academic community with courtesy, respect and dignity.
2) Comply with directions of College officials acting in the performance of their duties.
3) Treat the campus itself with respect, including buildings, grounds and furnishings.
4) Respect the rights and property of other members of the academic community.
5) Fulfill their obligations through honest and independent effort and integrity in academic and personal conduct.
6) Accept responsibility for and the consequences of their actions and encourage responsible conduct in others.
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7) Respect the prohibition of possession and consumption of alcohol on campus and the illegal possession, use, distribution, and provision of controlled substances.
8) Abide by all published policies including, but not limited to, those that appear in the Legion of Christ College Catalog and Student Handbook.
9) Refrain from tampering with fire safety equipment in campus buildings.
10) Have no firearms, weapons or any other item designed to inflict harm or damage on campus.
Students are expected to conduct themselves on campus and in class so others are not
distracted from the pursuit of learning. Discourteous or unseemly conduct may result in a
student’s being asked to leave the classroom. Persistent misconduct on the part of a student is
subject to disciplinary action.
All alleged violations should be reported by faculty members to the Dean of Studies. Students
should report cases to the instructor or to the Dean of Studies. The Dean shall inform the
instructor and the religious superior of alleged violations that have been reported by faculty or
students.
Legion of Christ College expects students to fulfill their academic obligations through honest
and independent effort. In a community of scholars committed to truth, and even more so for
novices and religious living the rule of obedience, dishonesty violates the code of ethics by
which we live and is considered a serious offense subject to strong disciplinary actions.
Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1) Knowingly furnishing false or misleading information.
2) Falsification, alteration or misuse of college forms or records.
3) Any joint effort in examinations, assignments or other academic activity unless authorized by the instructor.
4) Plagiarism in any form; using another’s phrase, sentence or paragraph without quotation marks; using another’s ideas or structure without properly identifying the source; or using the work of someone else and submitting it as one’s own.
5) Willfully aiding another in any act of academic dishonesty.
Any work done for academic credit should serve as a substantive demonstration of a student
having been intellectually formed by the class for which he is writing. To that end, students may
not make multiple submissions of their academic work without first seeking permission from
the instructor to whom they desire to submit their work and sharing with that course professor
the original work and any comments made on it by the professor to whom it was originally
submitted. In the case where the work intended for submission will be sent to two or more
course professors for credit in the same semester, permission must be granted in advance by
all course professors who will be receiving it. Work that is substantially the same content
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presented in different formats (e.g., once as an essay for one class and then as a PowerPoint for
a different class) is also considered a multiple submission. Violations of this policy may lead to
a faculty member’s not accepting for credit the work a student has submitted.
Where plagiarism or cheating is discovered or suspected, the instructor should inform the
student(s) involved and undertake an investigation of the matter. If the instructor is then
convinced that a violation did occur, the following procedure should be used: If the student
admits a violation, the instructor may assign a grade of “0” or “F” to the examination or
assignment on which cheating, plagiarism or other academic dishonesty occurred. If the
student admits a violation of this Code not involving dishonesty (e.g. talking during an exam,
but not sharing answers), the faculty member may assign an appropriate grade penalty. In
either case, the name of the student and a brief description of the incident should be reported
to the Dean of Studies for determination of the appropriate disciplinary penalty. Reporting is
essential to assure that repeat offenders are penalized accordingly. If the student does not
admit a violation, the instructor should refer the case to the religious superior, who will attempt
to resolve the matter informally and, if necessary, arrange for adjudication by a faculty-student
committee. Any contested accusation of cheating, plagiarism or other academic misconduct in
an examination or assignment submitted by a student to satisfy course requirements will be
adjudicated by a faculty-student committee appointed by the Academic Dean in consultation
with the religious superior. In this case, the instructor should withhold the student’s grade until
after adjudication. If, after adjudication, the student is found in violation, the grade should be
assigned in accordance with what is said at the beginning of this paragraph. If there is no
violation, the instructor shall assign a grade based on the quality of the work completed. A
student who is dissatisfied with the decision in his or her hearing may appeal the decision.
Where an instructor has referred a case for adjudication but has not received a report
confirming a violation at the time that the course grades are due, submit a grade of “I” for the
student on the grade report form. Procedures must ensure fairness not only for students
accused of academic dishonesty but also for victims of dishonest acts, e.g., other students. The
confidence of students and instructors in the procedures must be maintained.
STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
In the course of their education, individuals may have complaints or concerns about Legion of
Christ College of Humanities personnel, policies, or procedures. Below are resources that
provide opportunities for students to express concerns and for the college to respond and
improve.
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Students who are seeking to file a formal complaint related to their concerns about curriculum,
academic standards and achievement, course of study, etc., shall do the following:
1. Submit the complaint in writing to the Dean of Studies. The complaint may be delivered by email or in letter form.
2. Describe in detail the behavior, program, process, or other matter that is the subject of
the complaint and explain how the matter implicates the college’s program and
compliance with specific standards of the Office of Higher Education, Connecticut.
When the Dean receives a student complaint, the following procedures will be followed:
1. The Dean of Studies will acknowledge receipt of the complaint within five business days.
Acknowledgment may be made by email or letter, at the option of the administrator.
2. Within two weeks of acknowledgment of the complaint, the Dean of Studies, or his
designee, shall either meet or correspond with the complaining student, providing a
written response to the substance of the complaint or informing the student that
additional investigation is needed. If further investigation is needed, the student shall be
provided with information about what steps are being taken to investigate the
complaint and an estimated date for the completion of the investigation by the college.
The written response to the complaint will specify what steps are being taken to address
the complaint.
3. After the student receives the written response to the complaint, an appeal may be made
to the rector of the college.
4. A copy of the complaint and a summary of the process and resolution of the complaint
shall be kept in the Dean’s office for a period of eight years from the date of final
resolution of the complaint.
5. If the resolution cannot be reached by the above mentioned college procedures, the
student may further appeal to the Office of Higher Education, Connecticut if 1) the
complaint relates to Connecticut General Statutes, and 2) all institutional grievance
procedures have been exhausted.
The students will be informed about these procedures and the contact information for the
Office of Higher Education (61 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105-2326; (800) 842-0229;
www.ctohe.org/studentcomplaints.shtml)
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SAFE ENVIRONMENT POLICIES
Legion of Christ College is committed to creating and maintaining a safe environment for all its
members and especially for all minors who are involved in ministries with Legionaries of Christ.
We have put in place clear standards of conduct for all members, applicable to both Legionary
staff and students, as well as procedures for investigating and reporting any allegations of abuse
or misconduct to the appropriate civil authorities. (the Legion Code of Conduct can be found at
http://www.legrc.org/regnum_db/archivosWord_db/legion_of_christ_code_of_conduct_dece
mber_2013.pdf)
The policies and procedures implemented by the Legion of Christ are accredited by Praesidium,
Inc., a national organization that works with religious and other institutions to establish and
maintain rigorous standards for protecting children and vulnerable adults. Praesidium
provides consultation, risk management, assessment, policy development, and training
materials for use in preventing sexual misconduct and responding to allegations of sexual
misconduct.
For more information on our safe environment policies, see the following website: http://www.regnumchristi.org/en/child-youth-protection/.
TUITION AND FEES
Given the nature of the college, there are no fees or tuition charged to those students who
are candidates for the priesthood.
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2018-2019
17 Sep Inaugural Mass, courses begin
17-21 Sep Introductory course
21 Sep Registration ends
25 Sep 2nd Yr: Visit to the Cloisters museum
16 Oct Religious holiday
22 Oct Visit to Boston Museum of Fine Arts
1 Nov Religious holiday
15 Nov 2nd Yr: Visit to the Frick Collection
22-25 Nov Thanksgiving Break
12 Dec Religious holiday
19 Dec Visit to Yale Gallery of Arts and Gallery of British Art. New Haven
23 Dec – 6 Jan Christmas break
7 – 25 Jan Fall semester exams
25 Jan Religious holiday
28 Jan St. Thomas Aquinas – Professors’ Day
29 Jan Spring semester courses begin
6 Feb Religious holiday
14 Feb Visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
5 Mar 2nd Yr: Visit to the Wadsworth Athenaeum (Hartford)
13 Mar Religious holiday
19 Mar Religious holiday
25 Mar Religious holiday
11 Apr 2nd Yr: Visit to Boston Museum of Fine Arts
17 – 28 Apr Easter break
1 May Religious holiday
10 May Solemnity of the Ascension
20 May 2nd Yr: Visit to the Museum of Modern Art (New York)
30 May Religious holiday
1 - 22 Jun Spring semester exams
13 Aug Graduation
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Cheshire Lectures
Once a month, a special speaker, either a faculty member, a scholar from another institution, or another person of renown in the area of liberal arts and humanities is invited to participate in our series of “Cheshire Lectures.” For this year, the following lectures are scheduled:
Date Speaker Topic November 27, 2018
Dr. Joseph Solodow (Yale University)
Does the Soul Benefit from Travel? Seneca's Answer
March 1, 2019 Dr. Michael Sloan (Wake Forest University)
The Integrity of Dionysus
April 5, 2019 TBD TBD May 24, 2019 Dr. Kathleen Marks
(St. John's University, New York City)
TBD
These lectures are all open to the public and usually take place on Tuesdays at 4:30 pm.
Choir
Students who pass the corresponding voice examination may participate in the seminary choir. Rehearsals are held every Saturday morning. The choir performs at solemn liturgical celebrations, the yearly concerts before Christmas and Holy Week, and at other occasions. The repertoire of the choir is specialized in classical polyphony and chorales, but does not exclude other musical styles.
Others
For further activities the students engage in, see pp. 18-19 of this Catalog.
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DEGREE AND PROGRAM
Legion of Christ College of Humanities offers a two-year Associate of Arts degree in Human-
ities. To be awarded the degree, students must complete 60 credits of undergraduate work,
at least 30 of which must be earned at the College. It entails:
1. Completing at least 60 credits of work with a 2.5 grade point average;
2. Passing all required examinations.
A. General Education Requirements (30 credits)
Humanities 12 credits
Social Sciences 6 credits
Foreign Languages 6 credits
Mathematics 3 credits
Natural Sciences 3 credits
The following table exemplifies a possible combination of courses to fulfill the general edu-
cation requirements.
Course Number Course Title Credits Duration
SS 125, SS 226 Western Civilization I, II 6 2 semesters
H 115, H. 215 Art and Music History and Theory I, II 6 2 semesters
H 125, H 226 Western Literature I, II 6 2 semesters
L 205, L 206, L 207 or L 215, L 216, L 217
Ecclesiastical Latin I, II, Select Readings of Ecclesiastical Latin or Introduction to Classical Latin Readings, Selections of the Confessions, Latin in the Classical Tradition
6 3 semesters
SC 228 Biology for Bioethics 3 1 semester
SC 217 Euclid’s Elements 3 1 semester
Total: 30
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B. Specific Requirements (30 credits)
Humanities 9 credits (in addition to the 12 required above)
Foreign Languages/ Classical Readings
10 credits
Social Sciences 8 credits
Electives 3 credits
During the second year, various elective courses will be offered, one of which, if offered in
this category, may count towards three of the required Humanities credits.
C. Capstone Thesis
During the last semester, a Capstone Thesis of 15-20 pages is to be submitted. The thesis
must be linked to one of the fourth semester courses (excluding Biology and Communica-
tions) and is due at the end of the last semester of the humanities program. No other assign-
ments or exams are required for the course in which the thesis is written. No extra credits
are awarded. In addition to the written thesis, the student must present it orally in the con-
text of an official academic act or another setting as determined by the faculty.
D. Comprehensive Oral Examination
Before graduation, the students give proof of their ability to communicate what they have
learned in a comprehensive oral examination, in addition to the usual final semester exam in
each subject.
E. Modern Languages
The instruction language at the College is English, except if a foreign language class requires
otherwise. Students who are not native English speakers should prove their capacity to per-
form college level studies in the English language by means of a thorough oral and written
examination as determined by the Dean of Studies. In the case of lacking proficiency in Eng-
lish, remedial English (ESL = English as a Second Language) must be taken and successfully
passed in the course of the first semester.
Furthermore, each student must acquire proficiency in Spanish, the official international lan-
guage of the Legionaries of Christ. The College offers multiple opportunities for the practice
of the Spanish language, which is studied during the novitiate. If needed, a Spanish course
will be offered during the last semester before graduation, which may be counted towards
the Foreign Language requirement.
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The following table presents the humanities program as designed from this year onward in
a condensed synopsis. Only this year, the second-year students will follow a transitional
curriculum, see below pp. 39-40.
Humanities 1 – Fall (15 credits) Humanities 1 – Spring (15 credits) Western Civilization I (3) Art/Music I (3) Literature I (3) Latin (2) Greek (2) Writing (2) [Remedial English (3)]
Western Civilization II (3) Art/Music II (3) Literature II (3) Latin (2) Greek (2) Communications (2) [Remedial English (3)]
Humanities 2 – Fall (16 credits) Humanities 2 – Spring (14 credits) Western Civilization III (3) Art/Music III (3) Literature III (3) Latin (2) Greek (2) Math (3 credits) Optional Elective [Physics, other] (3 credits)
Elective 1 (3) Elective 2 (3) Biology (3) Latin (2) Greek (2) Communications (1)
COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
Letter Code Corresponding Area of Study
G
H
L
ML
RS
SC
SS
Ancient Greek
Humanities
Latin
Modern Languages
Religious Studies (novitiate only)
Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
1st Digit The first digit represents the level of the course.
2nd Digit The second digit codifies the course itself, to distinguish it from other courses
within the same category.
3rd Digit The third digit indicates the semester and year in which the course is offered (eight
semesters for four years, including the novitiate program).
Example: SS 125 Western Civilization I is a 1st level course, #2 of the Social Sciences courses and
offered during the 5th semester of the program.
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CURRICULUM
The humanities program provides an organic study of Western civilization, written and oral
communication, classical and modern languages, mathematics, and natural sciences, provid-
ing the student with a broad general culture and specialization in humanities.
There have been changes in the curriculum, beginning this year. Those who study their sec-
ond year in the current course will follow a transitional schedule in order to conclude their
humanities courses in a consistent fashion.
The following diagram illustrates the complete layout of the academic program by subjects
according to the current academic year.
Associate in Humanities
Languages
Classical
Latin Greek
Modern
English Spanish
Natural Sciences Mathematics
Biology Physics Geometry
Humanities
Art Music Literature
Social Sciences
Western Civilization
Communications
Writing Public Speaking Media
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The table below reflects this year’s curriculum organized by semesters.
First Year, First Semester
H115 Art and Music History and Theory I 3 credits H 125 Western Literature I 3 credits SS 125 Western Civilization I 3 credits SS 215 Writing or SS 245 Estilo 2 credits L 205 Ecclesiastical Latin I or L 215 Introduction to Classical Latin
Readings or L 325 Latin Prose I: Cicero’s Pro Archia 2 credits
G 105 Biblical Greek I or G 215 Biblical Greek and Beyond I or G 325 Greek of the New Testament and the Septuagint
2 credits
First Year, Second Semester
H 216 Art and Music History and Theory II 3 credits H226 Western Literature II 3 credits SS 226 Western Civilization II 3 credits SS 236 Communications I 2 credits L 206 Ecclesiastical Latin II or L216 Selections of the Confessions of St.
Augustine or L326 Latin Prose II: Seneca’s Epistulae Morales and St. Augustine
2 credits
G 106 Biblical Greek II or G 216 Biblical Greek and Beyond II or G 326 Classical Greek Prose: Plato’s Apology of Socrates
2 credits
Second Year, First Semester
H 317 Art and Music History and Theory III 3 credits H 327 Western Literature III 3 credits SS 327 Western Civilization III 3 credits SS 317 Communications II 1 credit L 207 Select Readings of Ecclesiastical Latin or L 217 Latin in the Classical
Tradition or L 327 Latin Patristic Prose 2 credits
G 207 Select New Testament Readings or G 217 Selections of Early Chris-tian Greek Texts I or G 427 Greek Patristic Prose
2 credits
SC 207 Euclid’s Elements 3 credits SC 237 Elective: Physics for Philosophy 3 credits SC 247 Elective: Classical and Quantum Mechanics 3 credits
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Second Year, Second Semester
H 418 Art and Music History and Theory IV 3 credits H 428 Western Literature IV 3 credits SS 428 Western Civilization IV 3 credits L 318 Selections of Classical and Medieval Latin or L 428 Survey of Latin
Poetry 2 credits
G 318 Selections of Early Christian Greek Texts II or G 428 Greek Poetry: Homer and Tragedy
2 credits
SC 228 Biology for Bioethics 3 credits ML 028 Elective: Spanish I 3 credits H 448 Elective: Currents of Contemporary Culture 2 credits H 458 Elective: ART! Art as a Legionary Apostolate 2 credits H 468 Elective: Athletics Ancient and Modern 2 credits
The following chart presents the content of the subjects related to the development of cul-
ture in their chronological and systematic alignment.
Se-mes-ter
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
ART MUSIC LITERATURE
1 Ancient Cultures and Middle Ages to 11th century
Aesthetic Theory Egypt, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, Islam, (Pre)Romanesque
General Theory, Music Psychology, Ancient Greek music, Plainchant, Middle Ages
General Principles Greek, Latin, Beowulf, Chivalry Epic, Petrarch
2 From 12th century to mid-19th cen-tury
Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque to Romanticism
Renaissance, Baroque, Classics, Romanticism
Dante to Romanticism
3 Mid-19th century to present
Realism, Impression-ism, Expressionism, Modern Art
Impressionism Atonality, Recent Trends
Late 19th and 20th century
4 Electives
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Humanities
Core Curriculum
H 115 Art and Music History and Theory I (3 credits). No Prerequisites. This course is designed as
an introduction to the basic concepts of art and music, and to their development from Antiquity up
through the High Middle Ages (11th century). While the history of art and music will be presented in their
respective progression, common underlying aesthetic and ideological principles are identified and re-
flected upon in order to evaluate and appreciate better the patrimony and the impact which the visual
arts and music exert on man. In particular, for painting, sculpture, and architecture the following periods
are dealt with: Pre-History, Ancient Near East, Egypt, Crete, Mycenae, Greece, Rome, early Christianity,
Byzantium, Pre-Romanesque, and Romanesque. Each period and artistic style is placed within the socio-
cultural context of the epoch, emphasizing underlying ideas and beliefs. The most representative works
of art in each period are presented; primary texts about art and aesthetics, with particular regard to the
historiographical methodology for art history, are also discussed. A guided visit to the Yale Gallery of Art
in New Haven and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston provide firsthand experience of the material cov-
ered in class. For music, a general introduction into music theory is provided, including the question of
the value of music in its aesthetical and ethical dimension, with a special emphasis on the authors of
antiquity. The historical account is initiated with musical documents from Antiquity and carried forward
until the dawn of polyphony. Taught by Mrs. Louise Joyner and Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC.
H 216 Art and Music History and Theory II (3 credits). Prerequisite: H 115. This course builds on the
previous one and includes a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY). It, too, follows a socio-histor-
ical presentation of painting, sculpture, and architecture during the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Ro-
coco, Neo-Classical and Romantic periods. The seminar provides the venue to discuss the most
representative artists and their works. For music, the historical survey continues with music from the
Renaissance, the Baroque, the Classical and Romantic periods. After the appropriate introductions, stu-
dents are given the opportunity to listen to pieces by the major composers and analyze the characteris-
tics of their principal works. Taught by Mrs. Louise Joyner and Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC.
H 317 Art and Music History and Theory III (3 credits). Prerequisite: H 216. This course builds on
the ones from last year and, with the same class methodology and dynamics, carries the historical survey
and reflection forward from Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-Classicism to Romanticism. Particular
attention will be paid to the growing importance during this period of art criticism, the impact of muse-
ology and art historical-methodologies. Monthly museum visits will intensify the personal exposure to
artworks of various collections available in New England. Music history focuses on the periods of Clas-
sics (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven) and the Romantic age in its international ramifications. The expo-
sition of composers and their works is backed up by insights into the cultural and especially ideological
circumstances of the time. Taught by Louise Joyner and Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC.
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H 418 Art and Music History and Theory IV (3 credits). Prerequisite: H 317. This course concludes
the socio-historical survey of art and music, specializing in twentieth-century and contemporary art and
music. It includes—in art—Impressionism, Expressionism, Futurism, Cubism, Abstraction, Pop Art, and
New Realism; and—in music—the development of atonal, serial, and experimental music, ending with a
section on sacred music throughout the past century. Seminar discussions, museum and concert visits
bring to life the theoretical principles and the historical account provided in the lectures. The course
culminates in a panoramic overview of the whole arc of artistic development and elucidates interlocking
trends between the arts and other areas of culture. Taught by Mrs. Louise Joyner and Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC.
H 125 Western Literature I (3 credits). No prerequisites. In this course, students read, analyze and
discuss selected works from ancient authors. The authors or themes treated are as follows: introduction
to Greek literature, Homer, Hesiod, Lyric Poets, Greek Tragedy, Plato and Aristotle’s literary criticism,
Lucretius, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Catullus, Early Medieval Epics (from Beowulf to the Nibelungenlied) and
Petrarch. A weekly seminar period is dedicated to Virgil’s Aeneid, with students reading the entire work
and preparing a presentation on a specific topic. A discussion of major themes and topics—such as liter-
ary devices, ideas and intuitions regarding human nature—follows each presentation. Taught by
Baltazar López, with the seminar groups being directed by Baltazar López, Jesús Guerrero, Bob Murphy,
and Fr. Miguel Ángel de la Torre, LC.
H 226 Western Literature II (3 credits). Prerequisite: H125. This course entails reading, analysis, and
discussion of selected works from medieval and renaissance authors. The authors or themes treated are
as follows: Dante, Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Cervantes, the Spanish Golden Century, French
Theater, Jonathan Swift, and Goethe, finishing with Romanticism in England, Spain, and Italy. For the
seminar, students choose among the following works: Dante’s Divine Comedy, a selection of Shake-
speare’s plays, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Cervantes’ Don Quixote, and a selection of poetry taken from the
Spanish Golden Century. They prepare different presentations throughout the semester with the help of
various commentaries and under the modality suggested by each seminar director. Taught by Baltazar
López, with seminar groups being directed by Baltazar López, Jesús Guerrero, Bob Murphy, and Fr. Miguel
Ángel de la Torre, LC.
H 327 Western Literature III (3 credits). Prerequisite: H 226. This course entails the reading, analysis,
and discussion of selected works from modern authors such as Montaigne, Moliere, Goethe, Swift,
Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson, Dickens, Hugo, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Irving, Hawthorne, Twain, and Frost.
The course also includes a seminar to gain an appreciation for the particular power of poetry and to
understand a variety of its formal elements. Taught by Baltazar López, with seminar groups being directed
by Baltazar López, Jesús Guerrero, Bob Murphy, and Fr. Miguel Ángel de la Torre, LC).
H 428 Western Literature IV (3 credits). Prerequisite: H 327. This course entails reading, analysis,
and discussion of selected works from 20th- century authors. The authors treated are as follows: Faulk-
ner, Eliot, Hemingway, Doyle, Chesterton, Greene, Kafka, Fabre, Claudel, Mauriac, Camus, Ionesco, Cela,
Solzhenitsyn, and Marquez. The course also includes a seminar which treats the modern essay and short
stories. Taught by Baltazar López, with seminar groups being directed by Baltazar López, Jesús Guerrero,
Bob Murphy, and Fr. Miguel Ángel de la Torre, LC.
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Electives
H 448 Currents of Contemporary Culture: Analysis and Response (2 credits). Prerequisite: SS
327 Western Civilization III. In order to be able to dialogue in a meaningful and effective way with
people of our time, students will study relevant texts and articles in order to analyze, understand,
discuss, and evaluate not only the main manifestations of contemporary cultural trends but also their
origins. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, LGBTQ, feminism, New Age “spirituality”,
globalization, social media, the role of music, populism and neo-nationalism, generational issues (Gen
X, Millennials), and what Pope Benedict XVI indicates with the term of “dictatorship of relativism.”
These phenomena will be studied in preparation for evangelizing in the modern world.
H 458 Adveniat Regnum Tuum! Art as a Legionary Apostolate (2 credits). Prerequisite: H317.
This elective course builds on those from the previous three semesters of art history survey by taking
a deeper look at a wide array of ecclesiastical monuments from a theological perspective. The first
portion of this course will offer a historical survey and reflection focusing on Sacred Art and Archi-
tecture through the lens of Church History. The sacramental nature of Sacred Art, its catechetical
use, and its place within the context of spirituality, will be studied and reflected upon in light of pri-
mary sources. Church architecture, both modern construction and historic restorations, will be eval-
uated in terms ecclesiastical norms with the goal of discernment for beauty. As both the Legionary
motto and the title for this course suggest, the many forms which art can, and has, assumed as an
efficacious apostolate for the New Evangelization will be explored in the face of contemporary cul-
ture. The methodology for this elective course will be a seminar that includes a combination of lec-
ture and group discussion format. Taught by Louise Joyner.
H 468 Athetics Ancient and Modern (2 credits). Athletic contest, agón, has been central to our
culture from its origins. This course will study athletics ancient and modern, drawing from literary,
archaeological, art historical, and video evidence. The first part of the course will deal with antiquity:
topics will include athletics in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Bronze age Greece; the ancient Olympics and
other pan-Hellenic athletic festivals; the pan-Hellenic sanctuaries of Olympia, Delphi, Nemea, and
Isthmia; and Roman games and venues and their place in Roman society and political culture. The
second part will consider the 19th and 20th centuries: the foundation of the modern Olympic games
as an example of Romantic Hellenism, baseball as a chapter in the social history of the United States,
the World Cup soccer championship as an arena for international politics. The concluding part will
consider philosophical and theological responses to athletics, both negative and positive, from Ter-
tullian (“we hate others without cause and rejoice in achievements not our own”) to Josef
Ratzinger/Benedict XVI (“the game is an attempt to return to paradise”). Taught by Dr. Charles Mercier.
Classics
L 205 and L 206 Ecclesiastical Latin I and II (2 credits each). Prerequisite: mastery of basic Latin morphology and syntax. The course focuses on analyzing and translating a selection of hymns and pray-ers from the Catholic Mass and other ceremonies, an introduction to the Latin of the Vulgate, the Church Fathers, and the Medieval Latin of the Doctors of the Church. Students learn the vocabulary words that
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occur most frequently in the texts they are translating. Each week, translation of original Latin texts is combined with a systematic grammar review. Taught by Fr. John Sweeney, LC.
L 207 Select Reading of Ecclesiastical Latin (2 credits). Prerequisite: L 206. This course will lead the students through texts from the Church liturgy and ecumenical councils, principally the Liturgy of the Hours and Gaudium et Spes. Taught by Fr. John Sweeney, LC.
L 215 Introduction to Classical Latin Readings (2 credits). Prerequisite: mastery of basic Latin mor-phology and syntax. This course will introduce the students into the translation of classical Latin texts in ascending degree of difficulty, with the idea of easing the students into more complex texts. Taught by Fr. Miguel Ángel de la Torre, LC.
L 216 Selections of the Confessions of St. Augustine (2 credits). Prerequisite: L 215. The course in-cludes the reading of selected texts from the autobiography of St. Augustine, and the emphasis is on reading comprehension. Taught by Fr. Miguel Ángel de la Torre, LC.
L 217 Latin in the Classical Tradition (2 credits). Prerequisite: L 216. While the students continue strengthening their command of Latin grammar, they read a representative selection of texts by classical Roman authors and explore the cultural contexts in which the texts were written. Taught by Dr. Timothy Kearns.
L 325 Latin Prose I: Cicero’s Pro Archia (2 credits). Prerequisite: Elementary Latin morphology and syntax. Cicero’s Pro Archia, delivered in 62 A.D. is a masterpiece of ancient rhetoric, which poses a legal issue limited enough for us to get a good grasp of and evaluate, and which also contains an influential passage on the value of the liberal arts. We will read the oration together, construing the Latin carefully, paying attention to Ciceronian techniques of rhetorical artistry, and considering his discussion in the confirmatio section of the speech on the value of humanities study. Taught by Dr. Charles Mercier.
L 326 Latin Prose II: Seneca’s Epistulae Morales and St. Augustine (2 credits). Prerequisite: L 325. This semester continues our survey of Latin prose from Cicero to Augustine. We will read together a number of the Epistulae Morales of Seneca and consider his Stoic thought, particularly as it may be con-sonant with Christian moral teaching, as well as several other writers of the first century A.D. After that we will turn to selections of St. Augustine, drawn from his sermons and his Biblical commentaries, as found in the readings of the Office of Readings, and, at greater length, from his Confessions. Taught by Dr. Charles Mercier.
L 327 Latin Patristic Prose (2 credits). Prerequisites: L 326 or L 216. Patrology is the study of the life, writings, and teachings of the earliest Christian writers and theologians. The Fathers of the Church de-fended and explained the faith in times of persecution and establishment, controversy and peace, over the first seven centuries of Christianity. We will read together selections from the Fathers of the Church who wrote in Latin in the western empire, accomplishing a chronological survey of their writings. Taught by Dr. Charles Mercier.
G 135 and G 136 Greek Basics I and II (2 credits each). No prerequisites. This course is for those students who have no previous familiarity with Greek. Through an organic program they will learn the basics of grammar and vocabulary as we learned our mother tongues. Taught by Baltazar López.
G 105 and G 106 Biblical Greek I and II (2 credits each). No prerequisites. This course is designed to introduce students to a more extensive reading of Biblical texts. It combines a review of grammar with
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the reading of selected passages from the New Testament. Students continue to learn vocabulary and are expected to master the words that occur most frequently in the New Testament texts. Taught by Fr. John Sweeney, LC.
G 215 and G 216 Biblical Greek and Beyond I and II (2 credits each). Prerequisite: Elementary Greek Grammar. This course offers texts from the New Testament, along with a systematic review of Greek grammar. In addition to identifying relevant aspects of grammar and syntax, students are expected to exegetically read and discuss the significance of each text. The course then adds selections from the Sep-tuagint, and, to link these texts to broader culture, includes some classical Greek texts and other topics of ancient Greece. Students are introduced to more advanced syntactical constructions. Taught by Dr. Timothy Kearns.
G 207 Select New Testament Readings (2 credits). Prerequisite: G 106. This course leads the students in the reading of select New Testament texts, from the order of the simplest to the most complex. Taught by Fr. John Sweeney, LC.
G 217 Selections of Early Christian Greek Texts I (2 credits). Prerequisite: G 216. Students continue reviewing the basics of Greek grammar and syntax, including the article, nouns, the three declensions, pronouns, and all major verb forms. They exercise this knowledge by translating texts from the Gospels and the epistles of St Paul and St John, from the Fathers of the Church, and from classical Greek authors such as Herodotus and Plato. An effort is made to explain the biographical background and context of each work presented. Taught by Dr. Timothy Kearns.
G 325 Greek of the New Testament and the Septuagint (2 credits). Prerequisite: Elementary Greek grammar. We will read together selections from the Greek New Testament and the Septuagint (the an-cient Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament), reviewing and consolidating our knowledge of koine Greek grammar, morphology, and vocabulary as necessary, while trying to gain some mastery and ease with this kind of Greek. As time allows there will also be other readings of various kinds of Hellen-istic Greek. Taught by Dr. Charles Mercier.
G 326 Classical Greek Prose: Plato’s Apology of Socrates (2 credits). Prerequisite: G 325. In the Apol-ogy of Socrates, Plato dramatizes the trial of Socrates in Athens in 399 BC some five or ten years after the event. We will read the work together, making the transition to reading Attic Greek prose and dis-cussing the issues that the work poses. Taught by Dr. Charles Mercier.
G 427 Greek Patristic Prose (2 credits). Prerequisite: G 326. Patrology is the study of the life, writings, and teachings of the earliest Christian writers and theologians. The Fathers of the Church defended and explained the faith in times of persecution and establishment, controversy and peace, over the first seven centuries of Christianity. We will read together selections from the Fathers of the Church who wrote in Greek, accomplishing a chronological survey of their writings. Taught by Dr. Charles Mercier. Elective Courses
L 318 Selections of Classical and Medieval Latin (2 credits). Prerequisites: L 327. This course is de-signed to introduce students to the reading of classical and Christian texts up until medieval times, con-cluding with St. Thomas Aquinas. Advanced syntax constructions are introduced or reviewed. Taught by Dr. Timothy Kearns.
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L 428 Latin Poetry (2 credits). Prerequisite: L 427. We will read together works by a number of
Roman poets, surveying material from Catullus and Lucretius through Vergil, Horace, and Ovid,
and on to Christian Latin poets. We will pay attention to rhythm, diction and other aspects of
formal artistry; important themes in Roman poetry; and the Christian appropriation of the Latin
poetic tradition. Taught by Dr. Charles Mercier.
G 318 Selections of Early Christian Greek Texts II (2 credits). Prerequisite: G 217. Students continue reviewing the basics of Greek grammar and syntax, including the article, nouns, the three declensions, pronouns, and all major verb forms. They exercise this knowledge by translating texts from the Gospels and the epistles of St Paul and St John, from the Fathers of the Church, and from classical Greek authors such as Herodotus and Plato. An effort is made to explain the biographical background and context of each work presented. Taught by Dr. Timothy Kearns.
G428 Greek Poetry: Homer and Tragedy (2 credits). Prerequisite: G427. . We will read substantial selections from Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Reading the epics in the original allows us to enter deeply into the Homeric world of thought and culture. We will consider the oral dialect of Homer, in its mor-phology, vocabulary, and structure, learning some structural linguistics along the way, and gain mastery of the prosody of the hexameter and skill in realizing in performance this fundamental kind of Greek music. We will also consider the significance of oral poetics to human culture. Selections from tragedy, lyric, and Nonnos’ hexameter Paraphrase on the Gospel of John will also be read. The choice of readings can easily accommodate any particular interests and needs of class members. Taught by Dr. Charles Mer-cier.
Empirical Sciences and Mathematics
Core Curriculum
SC 207 Euclid’s Elements (3 credits). No prerequisites. This course covers the definitions, postulates, common notions, and all of the propositions in Books I to IV of Euclid’s Elements. Regular tutoring ses-sions are offered for those students in need of more assistance in learning and applying the subject ma-terial. Taught by Bob Murphy.
SC 228 Biology for Bioethics (3 credits). No prerequisites. This course focuses on the themes of biol-ogy needed to understand today’s most relevant bioethical questions. The following fields are discussed in this course: key persons in the history of biology, life, the cell, genetics, the human body, embryology and biotechnology, evolution, and ecology. Taught by Dr. Gary Tennyson and Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP. Electives
SC 237 Physics for Philosophy (3 credits). Prerequisites: proficiency in mathematics – Algebra 1, Al-gebra 2, and Geometry. This course explores the ideas and ramifications of the greatest minds of natural philosophy: Aristotle, Newton, Einstein, and Heisenberg. Their ideas and principles about the workings of nature are explored and discussed with the purpose of understanding about the way nature works. True understanding does not end with ideas but in a discovery of how nature truly behaves. Students consider various applications and solve problems. Special emphasis is given to modern physics. The pro-fessor is available twice a week for a tutorial. Taught by Dr. Heric Flores.
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SC 247 The Two Central Theories of Modern Science, Classical and Quantum Mechanics: History and Theory (2 credits). This course outlines the two central theories of modern science, with both history and theory integrated into one method of study: classical mechanics (with its beginnings in Gal-ileo and Newton) and quantum mechanics (arguably the most successful physical theory of all time). Readings and discussions will present the history of the development and its relation to science in the Middle Ages. Problem sets and demonstrations will build up the students’ theoretical understanding, as well as provide ways to understand the original experiments and physical insights. This course treats both theories as simply as possible but formulated at the highest level of contemporary physics; instead of focusing on solving extremely complex problems (as one does in regular physics courses), this course focuses on principles and derivations, on what the math means and what can be built on it. Although the course is heavily mathematical, the only prerequisites are algebra and geometry (especially some knowledge of basic trigonometry); all the rest will be derived. This course is intended for students who love math and are not afraid of it, even if they may not be the best at it. Taught by Dr. Timothy Kearns.
Social Sciences
SS 125 Western Civilization I (3 credits). No Prerequisites. This course intends to highlight important
aspects that arise within cultures and peoples from ancient cultures down through the end of the early
Middle Ages. In the lecture classes, special attention is paid to cultural development with regards to cur-
rents of thought in the philosophical, political, and economic fields and their effect on daily life and cul-
ture as a whole. Connections are drawn between socio-economic conditions and the progress of the arts
and sciences, as well as their place in and effect on the social order. Furthermore, the course intends to
provide patterns of judgment and understanding of the present political and cultural situation of the
world in view of its roots and causes in previous periods. The seminar seeks to provide the students with
exposure to primary sources and encourages them to begin formulating their own opinions about his-
torical events. This course covers readings from early Mesopotamian Civilization to about 1050 A.D. Stu-
dents are required to read primary sources on a variety of topics, formulate a thesis on each topic, and
express that thesis in class discussion. Taught by Dr. Timothy Kearns.
SS 226 Western Civilization II (3 credits). Prerequisite: SS 125. This course is a continuation of World
History I and follows the same dynamics. It consists of a discussion of cultures and peoples, predomi-
nantly of Western Europe, from the High Middle Ages (1100s) down to the mid-nineteenth century.
Taught by Dr. Timothy Kearns, Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC, and Fr. John Bender, LC.
SS 327 Western Civilization III (3 credits). Prerequisite: SS 226. This course will discuss themes of
Western Civilization from the sixteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. The classes build on
the historical account previously studied and analyze underlying questions with the help of source texts
in order to gain a more profound understanding of events as listed in the class calendar. Sociopolitical
themes such as freedom, revolution, nationalism, imperialism, etc. will be studied in their various histor-
ical manifestations and in their relevance for the world of today. The previous source book seminar is
now integrated into the general class setting. Taught by Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC, and Fr. John Bender, LC.
SS 428 Western Civilization IV (3 credits). Prerequisite: SS 327. This course is a discussion of the
most important events and trends of 20th century and contemporary history. Review and analysis
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follow the same parameters as in the previous semester. Taught by Fr. Andreas Kramarz, LC, and Fr.
John Bender, LC.
SS 215 Writing (2 credits). No prerequisites. This course presents key concepts and skills needed for
the effective communication. After an initial introduction to the art of thinking and logic, the student is
presented with elements needed for college-level writing to ensure succinct and powerful writing of
descriptive or narrative pieces, explanatory and argumentative essays, articles, and blogs. Taught by Dr.
Timothy Kearns.
SS 245 Estilo (2 credits). No prerequisites. This course is designed to help Spanish-speaking students
better express themselves in their written native language, with a view to producing articles and essays
for a wider audience. This course will be held in Spanish. Taught by Fr. Miguel de la Torre, LC.
SS 236 Communications I (2 credits). No prerequisites. This course presents essential elements of
effective public speaking through lectures and analysis of models. Students continuously prepare, de-
liver, and improve —through classroom feedback— a variety of oral presentations. All participants are
divided up in coaching groups for individual practice and review. Taught by Fr. Christopher O’Connor, LC,
and Fr. Miguel de la Torre, LC. Coaching sessions by Fr. Christopher O’Connor, LC, Fr. Miguel de la Torre, LC,
and Jesús Guerrero.
SS 317 Communications II (1 credit). Prerequisite: SS 236. This course is a workshop where students
can put into practice much of the theory learned in the previous year. It includes analysis of models,
individual and team exercises, and peer-evaluation. Students also learn how to reframe hot-button issues
to foster constructive dialogue. Taught by Fr. Christopher O’Connor, LC, and Fr. Miguel de la Torre, LC.
Coaching sessions by Fr. Christopher O’Connor, LC, Fr. Miguel de la Torre, LC, and Jesús Guerrero.
Modern Languages
Remedial
ML 005 and ML 006 Elementary Remedial English I and II / 025 and ML 026 Introduction to Eng-
lish (Remedial) I and II (no credits). These courses, differing according to the level of pre-existing
knowledge, are designed to bring non-native English speakers who arrive for the first year of the program
to a college level of English. They take place before the beginning of the first semester. Taught by the LVA
School of Danbury, CT.
ML 015 and ML 016 Intermediate Remedial English I and II (no credits). This course is designed for
non-native English speakers who arrive for the first year of the program and need to continue strength-
ening their English proficiency. Taught by Mrs. Melanie Sánchez.
Elective
ML 028 Spanish I (3 credits). No particular prerequisites. This course is an elective offered to help
students acquire an intermediate level of Spanish. Taught by Mrs. Melanie Sánchez.
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