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157 To be awarded a certificate, a student must: (1) Achieve no grade lower than C in any Communication Certificate core or elective course. (2) Earn an overall grade point average of 2.33 (C+) in all core and elective courses in the Communication Certificate Program. (3) Complete four core courses and one elective course in the Communication Certificate Program. (4) Write a research paper on a specific topic selected from the curriculum of a core or elective course in the Communication Certificate Program. (5) Pass a comprehensive examination based on the materials from core and elective courses completed in the Communication Certificate Program. Certificate in The certificate program in Catholic Studies offers interested and Catholic Studies qualified students the opportunity to study Catholic life and thought from an interdisciplinary perspective. The program invites students from all religious and cultural backgrounds to investigate the Catholic tradition as a dynamic, living reality imaginatively interacting with world cultures throughout history. Administered by the Theology department, the program draws upon the resources of the departments of Fine Arts and Music, History, Liberal Studies, Philosophy, and Politics. The requirements for the Certificate in Catholic Studies are: 1. Full time, degree-candidate status at Saint Anselm College. 2. Formal registration in the certificate program no later than the beginning of the junior year. 3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of C+ at the time of registration. 4. Two courses in Theology beyond the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree: The Catholic Vision and one of the following: Christology, The Church, Early Church, Sacraments, Eucharist, Liberation Theology, Christian Moral Life, Christian Social Ethics, Medieval Theology, Christian Spirituality, American Catholic Thought, Women in the Catholic Tradition. 5. One course in Fine Arts and Music: Art of the Middle Ages, Renaissance Art, Baroque Art, Twentieth Century Art, Latin American Art, Contemporary Art, The Cinematic Eye: A History of Film to 1945, Music from Gregorian Chant to Bach, Classical and Romantic Music, J.S. Bach, or another course chosen in consultation with the Director of the program. 6. One course in Liberal Studies or Philosophy: Great Books Seminar: Medieval, Great Books Seminar: Renaissance, Medieval Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of God, Aesthetics, Contemporary Images of Human Life, Modern Christian Philosophers, or another course chosen in consultation with the Director of the program.

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