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In addition to these general education courses, students must take four Collegiate Seminar or Great Books courses.

Although modeled after the academic programs at St. John's College, this program is unique to Saint Mary's College in that only the four courses are required, and that they are integrated into all majors of study ( including non-liberal arts majors such as business and science ).

The four courses must be taken in order, two freshmen year, and the other two during the sophomore, junior or senior years.

These classes encompass the most important literature and philosophy and are meant to include discussion of the text rather than lecture.

Most notably, all teachers, even those who generally teach subjects far from literature and philosophy, may teach seminar classes.