Gwynedd Mercy University 2026-2027 University Catalog
Academic Criteria for Admission, Progression and Retention Program Admissions Requirements and Procedures: Same as University Internal / External Transfers: Same as University
Academic Standards / Grade Requirements: Same as University
Attendance Policies: Students are expected to adhere to the attendance policies outlined by course instructors in individual courses.
Academic Progress,( Probation), and Program Dismissal: Same as University Course Withdrawal Policies: Same as University
Experiential Learning- Students are required to complete an internship in entertainment, media, or brand strategy. This experience allows students to apply classroom learning in real-world settings, build professional networks, and develop career-ready skills. Where necessary, students are responsible for their own transportation to and from off-campus experiential learning opportunities
Other – Acceptance into the Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry degree program is contingent upon admission to GMercyU as an undergraduate student and a successful interview. A music performance audition is not required but is encouraged to be placed in the proper area of applied music participation.
PHILOSOPHY
Degree: Bachelor of Arts Program Modality: On-ground Academic Program Director: Patrick Messina
Program Description: The Philosophy Program at Gwynedd Mercy University provides a comprehensive baccalaureate curriculum steeped in the Western philosophical tradition and committed to promoting the discipline as the noblest intellectual pursuit offered in the academy. To this end, the Program seeks to safeguard the historical approach to the discipline, emphasizing the great thinkers in all four epochs of Western history and focusing upon the philosophia perennis that constitutes the greater tradition.
Program Student Learning Outcomes: PLO1 Develop a historical sense of philosophy and trace the lines of influence among major philosophers and philosophical traditions. PLO2 Understand various intellectual traditions that have contributed to philosophical inquiry. PLO3 Apply ethical theories to particular situations and events. PLO4 Search for and examine selfhood, leading to intellectual development and growth. PLO5 Express one’ s own philosophical position in debate and in writing. PLO6 Understand the individual’ s relation to other humans and the community at large.
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