Loyola students may be exposed to a wider variety of courses once the new common curriculum takes effect in the Fall 2013 semester.

The committee has met with and gained approval from representatives for each college to move forward with revamping the common curriculum for next school year. Current students are also free to choose to follow the new curriculum plan.

The revised common curriculum is designed for students to take courses in all aspects of the college.

The new curriculum will promote “better balance” and “more structure for students and faculty,” said Don Hauber, chairman of the standing committee on the common curriculum.

This means the new requirements include creative arts and culture, a diversity requirement as well as a pre- modern requirement and an extra foreign language course. There is also an added science lab and ethics requirement.

New and old courses will be proposed to the committee for acceptance into the new curriculum. Those that are approved will be revised to fit the standards of the revised common curriculum.

Students must fill three requirements across the curriculum. This means courses must fulfill a pre-modern, and catholicism requirement.

“Students may be able to ‘double-dip’ the course so that it counts for the (religious studies) requirement and an ‘RAC’, said Tim Cahill, professor of religious studies.

Current courses are going through proposals and review by the common curriculum committee.

“Some of our existing courses will be revised to address the specific goals and learning outcomes,” said Cahill.

Courses that meet requirements will be added to the common curriculum list. Most of the current classes are going through the process to be approved by the committee.

Students like Dylan Roudolfich a graphic design sophomore worry about what would happen if they were to switch curriculums.

“I wouldn’t want to lose credit,” said Roudolfich.

Current students will not lose credit if they choose to switch to the new curriculum. The curriculum is put into effect as an option for current students to learn in other aspects of Loyola’s colleges.

New and current students will be able to learn from the fine arts department through the creative arts and cultures courses. Students will also gain a greater perspective in science with the added lab requirement.

The hope is to richen the common curriculum experience for the students and give each a look into the different Loyola colleges.

Lauren Hinojosa can be reached at [email protected]