LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

2024-2025 CATALOG

The Academic Catalog is the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies and degree requirements for Loyola University Chicago. It is published every year in advance of the next academic year.

University Core

UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM

The University Core curriculum includes 16 courses distributed across 10 Core Areas designed to reinforce learning of important skills, including communication, critical thinking, ethical awareness, information literacy, quantitative and qualitative analysis and research methods, and technological literacy.  These courses have also been designed to promote students' understanding of the values of Diversity, Justice, and Faith and Spirituality which are central to Loyola's Jesuit education.