Academics

Degree: At the end of the senior year and upon completion of all requirements, students will earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree (133 credits).

Course Delivery: The college is, and must be, a residential program in order to fulfill its mission as a formative institution.  There are residential faculty to assist with that formation, to instruct students in courses, and to take care of the various administrative needs of the college.

Accreditation: The college is seeking accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.  The permitting process, which The Collegium underwent for the State of Maryland, mirrors the accreditation process.  Therefore, we meet the requirements for accreditation.  We must go through the process. We are currently in the pre-application stage of the process.

Formative, Faithful, and Classical Liberal Arts Education

The college’s first concern is the preparation of students for a life that will lead them to heaven:

The Collegium exists to “cooperate with divine grace in forming the true and perfect Christian, that is, to form Christ Himself.” (Pope Pius XI, Divini Illius Magistri). To achieve this proper end, the Collegium assists the family and the Church in guiding the souls committed to its care toward the purpose for which God created them: to know, to love, and to serve Him,* so that they might share His everlasting happiness in heaven.**

The college, then, is as concerned about formation as it is about information. Thus, the residential aspect of the college is critical. The residential component of the college constitutes a program of prayer, centered on the traditional Latin Mass*** and parts of the Divine Office, work, study, and recreation. The formation is essentially contemplative in nature, to which the traditional forms of prayer are more naturally aligned. (This also serves the needs of traditional Catholics, for whom there is currently no college devoted to such a traditionally oriented formation.) In addition, a contemplative-oriented formation offers an excellent preparation for a life that continues to be anchored in prayer and work performed in the service of God, regardless of whether that life is active or contemplative, religious or secular.

The formative components of the college program are described as follows:

​Prayer: Lauds and Vespers are sung daily in the traditional Benedictine manner. All students are taught the requisite Latin and psalmody for singing these Offices. Mass is sung in the extraordinary form.

Work: The Collegium has an auxiliary enterprise, a corporate internship program, that helps to support the college. All students work in this program, for the spiritual benefits of work, to give them work experience, and to help offset the heavily discounted price. See some of the internship possibilities here.

Study: Students take five courses each semester. These courses are carefully planned and designed as part of an integrated liberal arts curriculum. The curriculum is discussed in more detail below.

​Recreation: There is time daily for hobbies, exercise, activities, sports or however students wish to spend this free time. The college does not participate in inter-collegiate sports, but intramural sports are organized according to the inclinations and motivation of the students.

In Sum…

The college provides a formation in Catholic living oriented toward the attainment of heaven through regular prayer (including Mass and parts of the Divine Office), opportunities for every student to work in support of the mission of the college, an integrated liberal arts curriculum, and, co-curricular activities that will support intellectual inquiry, spiritual formation, and moral discernment. The college’s fully integrated program also gives students knowledge and skills that can be applied to numerous vocations and professions. Finally, the college also provides a faculty/staff that is committed to providing exemplary models of Catholic living. Every member of the faculty and staff at the college is a practicing Catholic in full communion with the Church of Rome, is fully supportive of the purposes of the Collegium, and has signed the Collegium’s pledge of fidelity to the magisterium of the Catholic Church and its oath rejecting the philosophy of Modernism.

​^{* “Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth; where the rust and moth consume and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven; where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.” (Matthew 6:19-20)}

^{** “Eye has not seen nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, what things God has prepared for those who love him.” (I Corinthians 2:9)}

^{*** As the Collegium opens, the extraordinary form of the Mass will be available on Sundays, Mondays, first Saturdays, Holy Days of Obligation and major feast days. As circumstances permit, the Collegium hopes and intends to offer this Mass on a daily basis, but no particular time line can be offered at the present time.}

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Course Delivery: The college is, and must be primarily, a residential program in order to fulfill its mission as a formative institution.  There are residential faculty to assist with that formation, to instruct students in courses, and to take care of the various administrative needs of the college.

At the same time, The Collegium does offer online instruction

• to high school students seeking dual enrollment;
• to students who are not ready for a full-time residential program;
• to students of any age seeking to expand their knowledge of the faith and the Church.

For information about online courses at The Collegium, follow the link below:

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Music

Music is a particularly integral and distinctive feature of the curriculum. The daily Offices, i.e., Lauds and Vespers (One of these is replaced by Mass on days when Mass is celebrated.) are sung by the entire student body and faculty. The Collegium’s Mass is a Missa Cantata. The schola sings the more complex chants and works from the treasury of the Church’s sacred polyphony. Students with musical training will have opportunities to further their studies (at additional cost) and to use their skills in the service of the liturgy.

• Humanities: HUM 102 Ancient Greece, HUM102 Ancient Rome, HUM201 Middle Ages, HUM302 Renaissance, HUM302 Enlightenment and Americanism
• Theology: THL101 Scripture: Salvation History, THL102 Scripture: Revelation, Faith & Reason, THL201 Fathers of the Church, THL301 Catholic Doctrine, THL302 Moral Theology, THL401 Theological Science I: Summa Theologica, THL402 Theological Science II: Summa Theologica
• Philosophy: PHIL 102 Plato: Intro to Philosophy, PHIL 201 Philosophy of Nature and Science, PHIL 202 Aristotle: Philosophy of Man, PHIL 302 Aristotle: Ethics, PHIL 401 Political Philosophy, PHIL 402 Aristotle: Metaphysics
• Catholic Seminar: CAT101 The Mass and the Divine Office, History, Structure, and Theology, CAT301 Apologetics and Externals of the Faith
• Art History: ART301 Classical and Byzantine Art, ART401 Medieval to Baroque Art
• Music History: MUS101 Music History I, MUS201 Music History II
• Science: SCI101 Biology, SCI101L Biology Lab (optional), SCI102 Physics,
• Mathematics: MTH 102 Philosophy of Mathematics, MTH 202 Math Applications: Intro to Programming, MTH 401 Statistics
• Economics: ECO 201 Economics
• Trivium: TRV 101 Logic I: Grammar and Language, TRV 201 Readings in Written Rhetoric, TRV 202 Written Rhetoric: Composition, TRV 301 Oral Rhetoric, TRV 402 Senior Thesis
• Latin: LAT 101 Elementary Latin I, LAT 102 Elementary Latin II, LAT 201 Intermediate Latin I, LAT 202 Intermediate Latin II, LAT 301 Advanced Latin I, LAT 302 Advanced Latin II, LAT 401 Advanced Latin III, LAT 402 Advanced Latin IV­­

Art 301 – Classical and Byzantine Art (3 credits)

Surveys various forms of art that develop Christian themes and imagery.  Students will explore how early Christian art drew from and yet differentiated itself from its classical Greek and Roman art, how art adorned everything from sarcophagi, to buildings, to paintings, icons, statues, furnishings, vestments and more.  In addition, students will study how Eastern and Western philosophies about art resulted in very different paths of development.

Art 401 – Medieval to Baroque Art (3 credits)

Surveys various forms of art that develop Christian themes and imagery from about AD 500 to about AD 1750.  Students will study great art works of various genres, including architecture, in both Eastern and Western traditions, as well as the philosophies and events that shaped their development.

CAT 101 – The Mass and Divine Office (1 credit)

Studies the history, structure, and theology of the Mass and the Divine Office.

CAT 301 – Apologetics and Externals of the Catholic Faith (1 credit)

Addresses the Externals of the Catholic faith, vocations and apologetics, and explores the exercise of Tradition. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission.

ECON 201: Economics: A Catholic Perspective

Introduces the fundamental principles of microeconomics, the study of individual economic decisions, within a Catholic perspective. It explores how individuals, businesses, and governments make choices in a market economy. The course will examine topics such as supply and demand, elasticity, consumer and producer theory, market structures, and government intervention. Including Catholic social teaching, and the understanding that economics is a practical science, the course will also examine neoclassical economic theories alongside distributist traditions, evaluating market situations within the framework of justice and human flourishing.

HUM 101 – Ancient Greece (3 credits)

Traces Greek history from the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the classical period. Students read original sources in translation as well as the works of modern scholars.

HUM 102 – Ancient Rome (3 credits)

Traces the history of Rome from its beginnings to the 5th century A.D. The first half covers Kingship to Republican form; the conquest of Italy; Roman expansion: Pyrrhus, Punic Wars and provinces; classes, courts, and the Roman revolution; Augustus and the formation of empire. The second half covers Virgil to the Vandals; major social, economic, political and religious trends at Rome and in the provinces.  The development of the Church in Rome will be a constant theme throughout the course.

HUM 201 – Middle Ages (AD 284-1300) (3 credits)

Explores developments in the political, social, and religious history of Western Europe from the accession of Diocletian to the feudal transformation, then the political, military, religious, social, economic, and cultural history of Europe in the high and late Middle Ages.  Topics include the conversion of Europe to Christianity, the fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of Islam and the Arabs, the “Dark Ages,” Charlemagne and the Carolingian renaissance, the Viking and Hungarian invasions, the Crusades, the Black Death, the rise of centralized governments, the growth of towns, and their long-term effects on European society. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission.

HUM 301 – Renaissance (AD 1300-1600)

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the Renaissance and Reformation through the lens of Catholic thought and influence. It examines the cultural, intellectual, and theological movements that marked the European Renaissance, highlighting the Church’s pivotal role in the arts, philosophy, and sciences during this era. The course also provides a critical analysis of the Reformation, focusing on the Catholic Church’s responses, including the Counter-Reformation and the Council of Trent. Students will engage with texts, works of art, and key figures to understand how these movements shaped European history and the enduring legacy of Catholicism and Western civilization.  Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission.

HUM 302 – Enlightenment and Americanism (3 credits)

This course guides students through the Enlightenment era, a transformative period that reshaped European thought and laid the groundwork for modern intellectual and political landscapes. Students will explore the philosophical, scientific, and cultural advancements that defined the “Age of Reason,” focusing on key figures such as Bacon, Descartes, Locke, and Pascal. The course will trace the influence of Enlightenment ideals on the intellectual atmosphere of the modern world, examining how these ideas inspired revolutionary movements and shaped the foundational principles of Americanism, while also considering the Catholic Church’s responses and adaptations to these shifts. Special emphasis will be placed on the interplay between Enlightenment thinkers and their intellectual predecessors in medieval Catholic Europe, highlighting areas of convergence and contention. Through engagement with primary texts, historical analysis, and critical discussion, students will gain an understanding of how Enlightenment thought fostered radically new conceptions of knowledge, human society, and the role of government which continue to underpin contemporary society. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission.

LAT 101 – Elementary Latin I (3 credits)

Introduces Latin as a spoken and written language.  Students study the fundamentals of grammar, vocabulary, ecclesiastical pronunciation, elementary vocal expression and dialogues, and reading comprehension.

LAT 102 – Elementary Latin II (3 credits)

Continues all the topics of LAT 101.  Students will complete the fundamentals of grammar in this semester and will develop an adequate vocabulary to understand all the common parts of the Mass.  Prerequisite: LAT 101 or permission.

LAT 201 – Intermediate Latin I (3 credits)

Continues to develop fluency with spoken Latin and begins readings in Latin prose, such as Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars.  Prerequisite: LAT 102 or permission.

LAT 202 – Intermediate Lain II (3 credits)

Continues to develop fluency with spoken Latin, readings in Latin prose, and introduces classical Latin poetry. Prerequisite: LAT 201 or permission.

LAT 301 – Advanced Latin I (3 credits)

Continues to develop fluency with spoken Latin, and more advanced readings in Latin prose, and Latin poetry, including Latin hymns and Psalms.  Prerequisite: LAT 202 or permission.

LAT 302 – Advanced Latin II (3 credits)

Continues to develop fluency with spoken Latin, and more advanced readings in Latin prose, and Latin poetry, including Latin hymns and Psalms.  By the end of this semester students will develop an adequate vocabulary to understand all the Psalms, hymns, readings, and orations of Lauds and Vespers.  Prerequisite: LAT 301 or permission.

LAT 401 – Advanced Latin III (3 credits)

Continues to develop fluency with spoken Latin, advanced readings in Latin prose and Latin poetry, and introduces scriptural and theological readings in Latin.  Prerequisite: LAT 302 or permission.

LAT 402 – Advanced Latin IV (3 credits)

Continues to develop fluency with spoken Latin, advanced readings in Latin prose and Latin poetry, and scriptural and theological readings in Latin.  Prerequisite: LAT 401 or permission.

MTH 102 – Philosophy of Math

This course will introduce students to the philosophy of mathematics through a

survey of significant developments in the history of mathematics along with the philosophical theorizing that accompanied them. Questions we will ask are: What is mathematics? What objects (if any) does it study? How do we come to have knowledge of mathematics? How does mathematics get applied in natural science and the physical world? What is the role of logic, proof and visualization in mathematics? And how can thinking about mathematics give us insight into the nature of beauty, God, the soul and fundamental reality? Primary authors will include Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Augustine, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, Frege, and Russell. Examples will be drawn from geometry, trigonometry, logic, arithmetic, algebra, calculus, statistics, probability, set theory, and number theory.

However, this course presupposes only minimal prior familiarity with mathematics (basic high school algebra), and no prior background in philosophy.

MTH 202 – Math Applications: Intro to Programming (3 credits)

Computers are instruction-following machines, and in order to take advantage of the computational power they provide, we need to learn how to structure problems and develop programs for them to follow. This course blends some computer science theory with a practical introduction to software development in a popular programming language (Python). While learning to code, we will implement algorithmic solutions to many of the classic computing problems, such as root finding, searching/sorting, knapsack problems, and graph optimization, using a variety of techniques. The last part of the semester is reserved to study special applications of computing in our times, such as: computer graphics, machine learning and AI, etc.

MTH 401 – Statistics (3 credits)

Acquaints students with the techniques of elementary statistics. Emphasizes computation and interpretation of data. Topics include calculation and graphing methods, measures of central tendency, measures of variation, measures of association and correlation; sampling and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission.

MUS 101 – Music History I (3 credits)

Studies the Greek precursory terminology to Medieval modal terminology, the Medieval Octoechos, Carolingian chant, and especially Carolingian notation.  Students will attempt to infuse the interpretive nuances indicated in early notation into contemporary chant performance.  Students will also learn the musical part of the Mass and the Divine Office.

MUS 201 – Music History II (3 credits)

Surveys the development of music in the Catholic Church in three significant periods of reform: the reforms of Pope John XXII (13th century), the reforms of the Council of Trent (16th century), and the reforms of Pope Benedict XIV (18th century), the reforms of Pope Pius X and his immediate successors (first half of 10th century), and the reforms of the Vatican Council II (second half of the 20th century). Students will examine in each period the reason for reform, the actual reforms, and their results.  In addition, students will come to know many of the great musical treasures of the Church’s musical repertoire.

PHL 102 – Plato: Intro to Philosophy (3 credits)

Examines how philosophy differs from science, religion, and other modes of human discourse, by tracing the origins of philosophy in the Western tradition in the thinkers of Ancient Greece. Students will focus on Plato’s thoughts about the ultimate constituents of reality, along with the thoughts of his teacher, Socrates, and their some of their predecessors.

PHL 201: Philosophy of Nature/Philosophy of Science

Delves into the intersection of philosophy and science, exploring the fundamental questions about the nature of reality, knowledge, and existence. Concerning natural things, a philosophical account is given of the existence, principles, and causes of change (generation, corruption, increase, decrease, alteration, and locomotion). Causality, chance and purpose in nature are also dealt with, particular in light of contemporary quantum mechanics. Then the implications of this general account for human nature and the cause of nature itself are considered. Using the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions, challenges to a philosophy of nature in light of modern theories are examined.

PHL 202 – Aristotle: Philosophy of Man (3 credits)

Examines Aristotle’s understanding of man, as described in his ethical work, Nicomachean Ethics.  Students will explore Aristotle’s description of human nature as having rational and irrational psyches as well as a natural drive for creating society, gaining knowledge, finding happiness and feeling connected with God, both it its own right, and as a foundation for the theological and philosophical developments of St. Thomas Aquinas.  Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission.

PHL 301 – Aristotle: Ethics (3 credits)

Continues the study of Aristotle from PHIL 301, studying further Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and also his Eudemian Ethics.  Students will explore Aristotle’s view of ethical theory as distinct from the theoretical sciences by examining its methodology, its general principles, and its application to the nature of human well-being.  Students will also study the ethical virtues (justice, courage, temperance and so on) and how such virtues are acquired.  Again, Aristotelian thought will be engaged as foundational to Thomastic thought.  Prerequisite: PHIL 202 or permission.

PHL 401 – Aristotle: Politics (3 credits)

Studies Aristotle’s Politics, with its guides for rulers and statements, as a basis for exploring the role of politics in contemporary society, the proper comportment of politicians.  Students will also engage this study in the context of Catholic teaching regarding the universal kingship of Jesus Christ.  Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission.

PHL 402 – Aristotle: Metaphysics (3 credits)

Examines Aristotle’s Metaphysics to study such topics as first causes and the principles of things; substance, matter, and subject; substance and essence.  Students will study these and other topics as foundational to understanding Catholic theological doctrines on such matters as transubstantiation.  Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission.

SCI 101 – Biology (3 credits)

Introduces important biological concepts and principles common to all living organisms. Topics include the cell, energetics, genetics, physiology, and ecology. Integrates laboratory and classroom work and is taught from the perspective of Catholic teaching regarding life.

SCI 101L – Biology Lab (1 credit)

Optional lab for SCI 101. Corequisite: SCI 101.

SCI 102 – Physics

“To find the metaphysical beliefs…governing scientific research…it would have been

enough to speak of one belief, the belief in a personal rational Creator. It was this belief,

as cultivated especially within a Christian matrix, which supported the [scientific] view

for which the world was an objective and orderly entity investigable by the mind

because the mind too was an orderly and objective product of the same rational, that is,

perfectly consistent Creator.” (Dr. Stanley Jaki, Templeton Prize winner, Distinguished Professor of physics, Seton Hall University)  Introduces a set of core concepts—space, time, mass, force, momentum, torque, and angular momentum.

THL 101 – Scripture: Salvation History (3 credits)

Provides an understanding of God’s comprehensive plan for the salvation of mankind as the revelation of that plan unfolds in human time and through God ordained events from Genesis to the establish of the Church. Students will study twelve periods of Bible history, touching on the major Biblical and historical events of each period with references to the corresponding Biblical passages.

THL 102 – Scripture: Revelation, Faith, and Reason (3 credits)

Examines Scripture as a source of Divine revelation, in addition to the relationship between the intrinsic relationship between revelation, faith, and reason.  Topics will include Catholic teaching on faith and reason, reason and revelation, reason and faith, the acceptance of revelation by faith, and sources of revelation outside of Scripture and their relationship to Scripture.

THL 201 – Fathers of the Church (3 credits)

Provides a historical and theological study of the development of the Church and her

doctrines, through reading, analysis, and discussion of texts from the Church Fathers, beginning with the works of the Apostolic Fathers, and culminating in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission.

THL 301 – Catholic Doctrine (3 credits)

Building upon the scriptural foundation and development of the Church Fathers of the previous courses, this course is an introduction to dogmatic Catholic theology. The course will show the Scriptural roots of Catholic teachings before examining the Magisterial declarations of the Church. Particular attention will be given to natural and divine revelation, the modes of transmission of divine revelation, the essential doctrines of the faith, the moral life, and the sacraments. In this class the student will know the basic tenets of Catholic theology as expressed by the Magisterial Councils and Popes. Topics will include the inerrancy of Scripture, God as Trinity, Christology, Mariology, the life of the Church, and the Sacraments. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission.

THL 302 – Moral Theology (3 credits)

Investigates how Christians are conformed to Christ in their lives by examining the Beatitudes, Decalogue, human actions, the moral and theological virtues, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, natural and divine law, as well as the notion of grace and the sacraments. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission.

THL 401 – Theological Science I: Summa Theologiae (3 credits)

Building on the study of Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics in TRV 102 and the introduction to dogmatic theology in THL 301, this course represents a capstone in the undergraduate’s study of theology. By looking at Sacred Doctrine through the lens of a science, the structure of St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa is opened up to the student and its method and mode of procedure become clear. Seeing the scientific structure of theology allows the student to appreciate the true depth of Catholic theology and how all of the Church’s teaching follow from the principles of Sacred Scripture. Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission.

THL 402 – Theological Science II: Summa Theologiae (3 credits)

This course continues the examination of the Summa Theologiae begun in the previous course. Since St. Thomas designed the Summa for beginning students in theology (by which he meant those who had completed a liberal arts and philosophical education), the student can now adequately appreciate the depth of thinking required for theological exercise. The course continues by looking past St. Thomas’ introduction to theology and concludes with some of his scriptural commentary. Prerequisite: THL 401 or permission.

TRV 101 – Logic: Grammar and Language (1 credit)

Studies grammar as the basis for clarity in language.  Topics include  a review of all parts of speech; phrase, sentence, and paragraph construction (syntax); morphology, and etymology.  Students will work in different written and oral forms.

TRV 102 – Readings in Written Rhetoric (1 credit)

Builds on TRV 101 by analyzing examples of rhetorical writing.  Students will analyze examples ranging from classical Roman rhetoric to contemporary political speeches.  Prerequisite: TRV 101 or permission.

TRV 202 – Written Rhetoric: Composition (3 credits)

Builds on TRV 101 and TRV 102 by writing examples of assigned forms using various techniques studied in earlier semesters. Prerequisite: TRV 102 or permission.

TRV 301 – Oral Rhetoric I (3 credits)

Builds on TRV 101, TRV 102, TRV 202 by delivering prepared examples of assigned forms using various techniques studied in earlier semesters. Prerequisite: TRV 202 or permission.

TRV 402 – Senior Thesis

The thesis is a capstone research paper. Under the guidance of a faculty member, the student chooses a topic and crafts a proposal for the paper. Once the faculty member approves the proposal, the student designs and conducts appropriate research, collects data, develops an analysis, and draws conclusions, submitting them in a well-written paper. Any translations from Latin must be the student’s own translation. Prerequisite: Senior standing.

Art History

ART 401 – Medieval to Baroque

• Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 12^thEdition. (https://www.amazon.com/Gardners-Through-Ages-Fred-Kleiner/dp/0155050907); can be found cheaper used; Catholic Art and Culture (https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Art-Culture-I-Watkin/dp/1952826764/)

Catholic Seminar

CAT 101 – Catholic Seminar (Divine Office/History of the Liturgy/Pre-Science)

• Kwasniewski, Peter. The Once and Future Roman Rite: Returning to the Traditional Latin Liturgy after Seventy Years of Exile. Gastonia, NC: Tan Books, 2022. Either hardback or Kindle edition is acceptable.
• Fiedrowicz, Michael. The Traditional Mass: History, Form, and Theology of the Classical Roman Rite. (Brooklyn: Angelico Press, 2020). Any edition, that is, hardback, paperback, or Kindle, is acceptable.
• Other texts provided in class.

CAT 201 – Catholic Literature

• Alexander, Calvert, S.J. The Catholic Literary Revival: Its Development from Newman to Chesterton. Cluny Media (April 19, 2021)/ Paperback‏: ‎ 368 pages, ISBN-10: ‎ 1952826624, ISBN-13‏: ‎ 978-1952826627

CAT 301 – Apologetics/Externals of the Catholic Faith)

• Bellarmine, Robert. On the Marks of the Church. Translated by Ryan Grant. Mediatrix Press. 2015.
• Garrigiou-Lagrange, Reginald. On Divine Revelation: The Teaching of the Catholic Faith. Vol. I. Translated by Matthew K. Minerd. Emmaus Academic, 2022.

​Humanities​

HUM 102 – Ancient Greece

• Nagle and Burstein. Readings in Greek History: Sources and Interpretations. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 978-0199978458
• William A. Johnson. The Essential Herodotus: Translation, Introduction, and Annotations. ISBN: 978-0199897957
• Pomeroy, Burstein, Donlan, Roberts, and Tandy. Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. 3rd Edition. ISBN: 978-0199846047

HUM 201 – Ancient Rome

• Boatwright, Mary, Daniel Gargola,‎ Noel Lenski, et al. The Romans, From Village to Empire: A History of Rome from Earliest Times to the End of the Western Empire. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, 2011. (9780199730575).

​Latin

​LAT 101 and LAT 102 – Latin I and II

• Orberg, Hans. Lingua Latina per se Illustrata. Pars I: Familia Romana. Hacket Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 978-1-58510-420-8.

*In addition ALL students will need to enroll in the online Lingua Latina platform that will provide copious exercises.

• Cassell’s Latin Dictionary; ISBN: 0025225804
• Colloquia Personarum; ISBN: 1585101567

LAT 201 – Latin III

Required:

• Orberg, Hans. Lingua Latina per se Illustrata. Pars I: Familia Romana. Hacket Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 158-5-10223-7.

*In addition ALL students will need to enroll in the online Lingua Latina platform that will provide copious exercises.

• Cassell’s Latin Dictionary; ISBN: 0025225804
• Fabulae Syrae; ISBN: 1585104280

Recommended:

• Sermones Latini; ISBN: 1585101958
• Introduction to Latin Prose Composition; ISBN: 0865166722

​Mathematics

MTH 102 – Philosophy of Math

• Plato. The Meno by Plato (PDF). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012. ISBN: 9781470143671.
• Witt, April. “No Joke.” The Washington Post, October 24, 2004.
• Euclid’s Elements. Green Lion Press, 2002. ISBN: 9781888009194.
  • Book I(Definitions).
  • Book II(propositions 1 and 4).

• Aristotle. Book IV in Topics. NuVision Publications, 2005. ISBN: 9781595479723.
• Pappus. Commenary on Euclid (PDF), Book I.
• Descartes, Rene. The Geometry of René Descartes: With a Facsimile of the First Edition. Dover Publications, Incorporation, 1954. ISBN: 9780486600680.
• Euclid. Euclid’s Elements. Green Lion Press, 2002. ISBN: 9781888009194.
  • Book V and  VII (Definitions and Proofs).
  • Book V[Definitions 5].
  • Book VII[Propositions 1, 2].
  • Book X[All definitions, Propositions 1–3, 5, 6].

• Aristotle. Chapters 6–8 in Categories. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013. ISBN: 9781494853068.
• Nichomachus of Gerasa. Introduction to Arithmetic(PDF – 11.8MB).
• Aristotle. Prior Analytics. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016. ISBN: 9781530979042. (41a, 50a. Topics 158b: “Those magnitudes are in the same ratio whose anthuphairesis is the same.”)
• Plato. Laches. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016. ISBN: 9781536847628.
• Plato.  The Republic. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. ISBN: 9781503379985.
  • Books VI–VII, 504d–535a.
• Aristotle.  Physics. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780199540280. (Selections)
• Aristotle.  The Nichomachean Ethics. Penguin Classics, 2004. ISBN: 9780140449495.
  • Book I-All chapters except 6, 9, and 10.
  • Book II-Entire.
  • Book III-Read only chapters 6, 7, and 11.
  • Book IV-Chapters 6 and 7.
• Newton, Isaac. Arithmetica Universalis: Sive de Compositione Et Resolutione Arithmetica. 1. Andesite Press, 2015. ISBN: 9781298734976.
• Dedekind, Richard. Essays on the Theory of Numbers: I. Continuity and Irrational Numbers. II. The Nature and Meaning of Numbers(PDF). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016. ISBN: 9781534900974.
• Shiffman, Mark. “Descartes, Algebra, and Alienation.” Front Porch Republic, June 19, 2009.
• Klein, Jacob. “The World of Physics and the ‘Natural’ World.” The St. John’s Review33, no. 1 (1981): 22–34.
• Hopkins, Burt C. “The Basic Problem and Method of Klein’s Mathematical Investigations.” In The Origin of the Logic of Symbolic Mathematics: Edmund Husserl and Jacob Klein. Indiana University Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780253356710. [Preview with Google Books]

NB. All materials can be accessed at the following: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/es-113-ancient-greek-philosophy-and-mathematics-spring-2016/pages/readings/

MTH 401 – Statistics

• Diez, David, et al. Open Intro Statistics. (4th Edition). The text is available in a free PDF or a print edition. See https://www.openintro.org/book/os/.

MTH 202 Introduction to Programming

• Guttag, John V. Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python, third edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2021.

Music History

MUS 101 – Music History I

• Texts provided.​​
• Recordings: Music examples for the text on the site https://www.edwardschaefer.net/singlepost/2017/06/30/Recordings-of-Music-Examples-in-Catholic-Music-Through-the-Ages
• Manuscripts (Provided in class)

• • St. Gallen, CH-SGs 39 – https://www.ecodices.ch/fr/searchresult/list/one/csg/0359

• • Hartker St. Gallen, CH-SGs 390 and 391 https://www.ecodices.ch/fr/searchresult/list/one/csg/0390 https://www.ecodices.ch/fr/searchresult/list/one/csg/0391

• • Laon 239

• • Perotin Alleluia nativitas and Viderunt Omnes

MUS 201 – Music History II

• Edward Schaefer. Catholic Music Through the Ages. Hillenbrand Press, 2008. (978-1-61833-019-2).​​​
• Recordings: Music examples for the text on the site https://www.edwardschaefer.net/singlepost/2017/06/30/Recordings-of-Music-Examples-in-Catholic-Music-Through-the-Ages

Philosophy​

​PHL 102—Plato/Intro to Philosophy

• Plato, Republic. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Various editions.
• Plato, Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo (Hackett Classics) 2nd Ed. (978-0872206335).

PHL 201 – Philosophy of Nature

Required

• Basic Works of Aristotle, Modern Library
• Rizzi, Anthony. The Science Before Science: A Guide to Thinking in the 21st Century. Author House. (478-1-4184-6504-9)
• Garragou-Lagrange, Réginald. The Order of Things: The Realism of the Principle of Finality. Minerd, Matthew, trans. Emmaus Academic. (1949013723).

Recommended

• Aristotle. Physics, or Natural Hearing. William of Moerbeck Translation Series. Coughlin, Glen, trans. St. Augustine’s Press. (1587316293).

​PHL 202 – Philosophy of Man

• Aristotle, De Anima, in Basic Works of Aristotle.
• Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae. Translated by the English Dominican Fathers (available online).
• Feser, Edward. Philosophy of Mind. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2005. Reissued 2006. (ISBN-10: 1-85168-478-6. ISBN-13: 978-1-85168-478-6).

PHL 401 – Political Philosophy

• Basic Works of Aristotle, Modern Library

PHL 402 – Metaphysics

• Basic Works of Aristotle. Modern Library.
• Thomas Aquinas, De Ente et Essentia (available online).
• Immanuel Kant, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, 2^nd Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing, 2001. ISBN 10: 0872205932. ISBN 13: 978-0872205932.

Science

SCI 101 – Physics

• Rizzi, Anthony. Physics for Realists. (https://www.amazon.com/Physics-Realists-Anthony-Rizzi/dp/0981647006)

SCI 401 – Philosophy of Science

• Feser, Ed.  Aristotle’s Revenge: The Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and Biological Science. Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Deutschland: Editiones Scholasticae, 2019. ISBN-10: ‎3868382003. ISBN-13: ‎978-3868382006.

Theology​

THL 101 – Old Testament

• Brant Pitre and John Bergsma. A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament. Ignatius Press, 2018. ($40-$52). (978-1586177225).
• Brant Pitre. Jesus and the Last Supper. Eerdmans, 2017. (978-0802875334).
• Papal Encyclicals – (Provided in class)

• • Pope Leo III, Providentissimus Deus,

• • Pope Benedict XV, Spiritus Paraclitus,

• • Pope Pius XII, Divino Afflante Spiritu.

• Other selections provided in class.

THL 301 – Catholic Doctrine

• Muaro Gagliardi. Truth is a Synthesis. (https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Synthesis-Catholic-Dogmatic-Theology/dp/1645850447/)

THL 302 – Moral Theology

• Thomas Aquinas. Summa Theologiae, Secunda Pars (available online).
• John Paul II. Veritatis splendor (available online).

THL 401 – Theological Science I: Summa Theologiae

• Thomas Aquinas. Summa Theologiae (available online).

THL 402 – Theological Science II: Summa Theologiae

• Thomas Aquinas. Summa Theologiae (available online).

Trivium​

TRV 101 and TRV 102 – Logic I and Logic II

• Basic Works of Aristotle. Mckeon, Richard, ed. New York: Modern Library, 2001. ISBN: 0375757996.
• Kreeft, Peter. Socratic Logic: A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles. St. Augustine Press, 2010. ISBN: 1587318075

​TRV 201 – Logic III

• Plato. Gorgias; and Aristotle. Rhetoric. Focus Philosophical Library. Sachs, Joe, ed. (1585102997).
• Hamilton, Alexander; Madison, James: Jay, John. The Federalist Papers With the United States Constitution: The Eighty-Five Federalist Articles and Essays, Complete and Unabridged. Pantianos Classics, 2018. (1720610525).

If a student wishes to prepare for a medical profession, it will be necessary to take courses during the summers that are not a part of The Collegium curriculum.

The table below is a general guide giving the courses that are required for various professions in the medical field. Students can use this guide to plan their summer courses.

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