Angelicum Australia

 

A WARM WELCOME TO OUR AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS! 

The Angelicum Academy and the Angelicum Great Books Program have had excellent Australian students since the inception of our program. 

“I’m writing to tell you that Jack has won a scholarship to one of Australia’s most prestigious private schools. Jack has won a scholarship to Scotch College(which is a private high school) for years 9-12. It is arguably one of the finest and most expensive private schools in Australia. The scholarship covers his tuition for years 9-12, worth approximately $60,000 US dollars. We are so proud of him and so thankful to everyone who made it possible, including the Angelicum Academy. I really believe that the depth and breadth of the reading list you provide put him over the top in his scholarship interview. The principal asked him to discuss his favourite authours and not many high school children can say that they’ve ever read G.A. Henty or Jules Verne, or even heard of them for that matter! Thank you!” A. V. M.

Our Australian ties were later unexpectedly strengthened in Torun, Poland.  The Universites of Western Civilization (“UOWC”) network of cooperating Catholic Colleges received its founding impetus at the World Conference on Catholic Education held in Toruń, Poland in 2008, presided over by the Prefect of Catholic Education, Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski.  UOWC founders are signatories of the TORUŃ DECLARATION in support of Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Constitution on Higher Education Ex corde Ecclesiae.  Dr. Gerard O’Shea of the John Paul II Institute in Melbourne, a conference speaker and signatory, first suggested the connection with Campion College Australia, and the UOWC network rapidly developed from there.  

Next, the Angelicum Great Books Program and Campion College Australia concluded an Agreement whereby Campion College Australia agreed to accept the credits Angelicum students earned in the Angelicum Great Books Program, towards their bachelor’s degree at Campion. This entails concluding their degree by either spending their three concluding semesters at Campion College Australia (approximately 1 1/2 years), or by completing one semester at Catholic Distance University online and then their two concluding semesters at Campion College Australia (c. one year). This is a highly attractive educational opportunity for adventuresome and motivated students. 

This year (2010-2011) the Angelicum Great Books Program is launching its first class on Sydney Time for Australian students (others from the US or other countries may join this class if they wish). This two-hour, live-audio class is scheduled for  9-11AM Sydney Time on Thursdays. Students may enroll now to avoid the possibility of not finding a spot later.  The Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program includes this class as a part of its program too.

In order to provide additional higher educational opportunities for the students of the Angelicum Great Books Program with Campion College Australia (CCA) they agreed as follows: 

                                                              Sydney, Australia

Campion College is a fully registered college accredited by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training to deliver higher education programmes. It is a Higher Education Provider (HEP) under the Act. The Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts has been fully accredited, meaning  that it is the equal of any Bachelor degree being offered in Australia and is able to used at other universities as a prerequisite to post graduate work. The Angelicum  Great Books Program has been reviewed and evaluated by the American Council of Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) and awarded ACE recommendation for 48 hours [72 Aus.cp] of college-level credit (6 hours [9 Aus.cp] per semester) either in the lower or upper division baccalaureate degree category for students successfully completing the Great Books Program.

Great Books Program students who successfully complete (with a “C” grade or better) part or all of said program may transfer all of such hours for full credit toward the CCA bachelor’s degree. Applications with partial completion will be assessed for articulation on an individual basis. Students completing the entire 48 hour [72 Aus.cp] Great Books Program will need an additional 48 credit hours [72 Aus.cp] to earn a bachelor’s degree in the liberal arts from CCA. The specific credit transfer specifications are attached.    

Credit Transfer Specifications

Campion has identified two options for students of the Angelicum Great Books Programme to complete their studies towards a Liberal arts degree (BA) at Campion College Australia.

Option 1 – Three (3) Semesters at Campion College Australia

Campion College Australia has identified the following 12 subjects as receiving direct credit from graduates of the Angelicum Great Books program to the Campion College Australia Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts. [i.e.,  These courses are substantially covered in the Angelicum Great Books Program and hence need not be duplicated at Campion College Australia]

HIS 101           Western Societies from antiquity to the present

HIS 102           The Ancient World; Near Eastern , Hellenistic and Roman Culture

HIS 202           Renaissance, reformation and Revolution; A history of Modern Times

HIS 301           War, Science and Religion in the 20^th century

LIT 101           Composition and Literature    

LIT 102           Literature of Western Civilisation-Ancient

LIT 201           Literature of Western Civilisation-Medieval and Renaissance

LIT 202           Literature of Western Civilisation- Milton to Modern

LIT 301           The Search for Meaning in 20^th Century Literature

PHI 101           Introduction to Philosophy

PHI 202            Moral Philosophy

THE 101          Theological Foundations of Christian Culture

Students may attend Campion from this point and complete the remaining courses on the program as prescribed in the Campion handbook and on the website. The total time for completion for students who choose this option is 3 semesters. 

Option 2 –One (1) Semester Online with Catholic Distance University, then Two (2) Semesters at Campion College Australia 

The articulation from the Great Books program will be the same for the first twelve (12) subjects as for those in Option 1.

Students who study an additional four (4) subjects at an approved US institution prior to studying at Campion College Australia may reduce their time in Australia to two semesters. Currently the following subjects have been approved if students complete four (4) subjects at the Catholic Distance University (another UOWC participating college). These four (4) subjects are: 

101-0402         Divine Revelation; Scripture and Tradition according to the Vatican 11 (THE)

106-0304         Fundamentals of Catholic Doctrine (THE)

216-0101G      God, Man and the Universe (PHI)

101-502.1.1        Early & Medieval Church History (HIS) 

Students studying at another institution (other than CDU) would need to have their articulation approved at the time of application to Campion College.

Students choosing Option 2 would be required to complete the remaining subjects at Campion College Australia in order for students to be eligible for graduation at Campion, these are: 

THE 201          Sacramental Theology

THE 301          Moral Theology

SCI 301           Human Biology

PHI 301           Modern Philosophy 

SCI 302           Science and Science and Society

HIS 302           Australian Politics, Culture and Religion since 1788

LIT 302           Australian Literature

PHI 102           Metaphysics