Academic Overview
Cornerstone is a 15 credit-hour undergraduate certificate program, which develops Purdue University students’ communication and creative thinking skills, broadens their perspective on the world, and cultivates their minds. Its classes and themes provide context around students’ major areas of study and foster the creative thinking that makes good business and industry leaders, and, even more importantly, good citizens who are capable of self-governance.
Cornerstone and the UCC
Most Cornerstone courses allow students to fulfill the University Core Curriculum* requirements on their plans of study at the same time they are completing the Cornerstone Certificate.
*All Purdue undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours to meet the requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
First-year sequence of Transformative Texts
SCLA 101 and SCLA 102 are based on the fundamental premise that great texts inform and inspire students, develop their creative thinking, and broaden their understanding of the world.
Cornerstone Certificate
Students then proceed to take 9 hours in the Cornerstone Themes:
- Science and Technology
- Environment and Sustainability
- Healthcare and Medicine
- Business and Management
- Conflict Resolution and Justice