The Institute curriculum for scholars is designed to directly enhance and complement the core curriculum at Ave Maria University.
Scholars embark on a parallel track, merging academic and life/workplace skills seamlessly.
PROFESSIONAL:
Semester 1
Marketing, Business, Decorum
Semester 2
Work, Investing, AI
SUMMER 1
Essential Reading
PERSONAL
The Human Person
CULTURAL
Fine Arts
Semester 1
Math, Western Civilization I, Rhetoric and Poetics I, Foreign or Classical Language I
Semester 2
Western Civilization II, Rhetoric and Poetics II, Foreign or Classical language II or Natural Science with Laboratory, Sacred Scripture
PROFESSIONAL:
Semester 3
Leadership, Sales, Project Management
Semester 4
Internship Acquisition 1, Career Preparation, Communication
Summer 2
Internship with sponsoring company or sourced from Fellow.
PERSONAL
The Relational Person
CULTURAL
Performing Arts
Semester 3
Nature and Person, Sacred Doctrine, American Civilization
Semester 4
Ethics, Natural Science with Laboratory
PROFESSIONAL:
Semester 5
Strategy, Skills Specialization 1, Skills Specialization 2
Semester 6
Internship Acquisition 2, Skills Specialization 3, Skills Specialization 4
Summer 3
Internship with Sponsor company or sourced from Fellow
PERSONAL
The Collaborative Person
CULTURAL
Literary Arts
Semester 5
Metaphysics
Semester 6
None
PROFESSIONAL:
Semester 7
Capstone Preparation, Service Project, Skills Specialization 5
Semester 8
Recruitment, Skills Specialization 6, Capstone Presentation
SUMMER 4
Launch into career/grad school and vocation upon graduation
PERSONAL
The Vocational Person
CULTURAL
Applied and Folk Arts
Semester 7
None
Semester 8
Moral Theology