How do Fordham University core curriculum requirements work for all majors?

Fordham’s core curriculum takes up a noticeable part of your schedule, but it is not identical for every student. The biggest distinction is by undergraduate school, especially Fordham College at Rose Hill, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and the Gabelli School of Business.

For students in Fordham College, the core is a liberal arts curriculum that usually includes courses in theology, philosophy, English, math or quantitative reasoning, science, social science, history, fine arts, and language. There are also requirements tied to Fordham’s Jesuit tradition, such as philosophy and theology being more central than at many schools.

The exact number of core courses can shift depending on your major. For example, STEM majors may fulfill some science and math areas through major requirements, while humanities majors may have more overlap with history, language, or social science categories. So even though the core categories are broadly shared, how efficiently they fit into your degree plan depends a lot on what you study.

At Gabelli, the structure is different because business students have both university core requirements and business foundation courses. That means your schedule is split among liberal arts classes, business core classes like accounting or economics, and then your concentration.