Earn the World’s First B.A. IN Christian Liberal Arts AND Entrepreneurship.

A Degree That Integrates Wisdom From the Past with Innovation for the Future

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4-year overview

From their first semester to their last, Hildegard undergrads explore the questions that make us human.

Build your intellectual and spiritual foundation by examining the works of the Old and New Testaments, Aristotle, Euclid, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, Dante, Shakespeare, Newton, and other luminaries. And use this foundation to discover your calling and gain practical experience in designing your own products, programs, and services that will make the world a better place.

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read the great works

FOUNDATIONS OF THOUGHT

In Foundations of Thought, students examine 6 questions that are essential to what it means to be human. Each term students explore the greatest works on one of these questions, building fluency in its history in philosophy, theology, mathematics, literature, science, politics, and the arts.

  • What does it mean to be Free?

  • What is the Human Condition? 

  • What makes a society Just?

  • Who is God? 

  • What is the Good? 

  • What is Nature? 

Foundations of Thought classes meet in small discussion seminars and are taught entirely through primary historical sources. Rather than busy work, lectures, and quizzes, Hildegard undergrads learn to ask questions, lead discussion, and present arguments in writing.

hands-on learning

ENTREPRENEUR lab

While building their intellectual and spiritual foundation, students learn practical skills in the Entrepreneur Lab — a creative learning space that uses a hands-on approach where students learn to understand and practice civics, leadership, economics, business, and other skills they need to put their conviction into practice.

Each semester in the Entrepreneur Lab, students focus on one of 8 core themes they need to know to succeed in a rapidly changing world of work”

  • Business Model Design

  • AI, Technology, & the Future of Work

  • Culture, Impact, & Storytelling

  • Strategy & Systems

  • Marketing, Growth, & Influence

  • Product and Program Design

  • Financial Intelligence

  • Teams & Organizational Design

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Program Details

4-year sample schedule

Hildegard undergraduates earn a B.A. in Christian Liberal Arts and Entrepreneurship. Students’ time is divided into coursework in Foundations of Thought seminars and in the Entrepreneur Lab.

As they journey through the Foundations of Thought questions and Core Themes of the Entrepreneurial Arts, students build a portfolio of practical designs and skills that they take with them after college.

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YEAR 1

Fall

FOT 150 - What is the Human Condition? (6 units)

FOT 251 - Beauty (3 units)

ENT 130 - Business Model Design (6 units)

Spring

FOT 140 - What is Nature? (6 units)

FOT 241 - Euclidean Geometry (3 units)

ENT 160 - AI, Technology, and the Future of Work (6 units)

YEAR 2

Fall

FOT 210 - Who is God? (6 units)

FOT 211 - Ancient and Modern Logic (3 units)

ENT 250 - Culture, Impact, and Storytelling (6 units)

Spring

FOT 220 - What does it mean to be Free? (6 units)

FOT 221 - The New Testament Epistles (3 units)

ENT 210 - Systems and Strategy (6 units)

YEAR 3

Fall

FOT 330 - What is the Good? (6 units)

FOT 231 - The Gospels and Acts of the Apostles (3 units)

ENT 320 - Marketing, Growth, and Influence (6 units)

Spring

FOT 360 - What Makes a Society Just? (6 units)

FOT 261 - Economics (3 units)

ENT 340 - “Pilot”: Product and Program Design (6 units)

YEAR 4

Fall

ENT 470 - Financial Intelligence (6 units)

PRC 401 - Entrepreneurial Portfolio (3 units)

FOT 401 - Integrative Thesis (3 units)

ENT 391 - Internship (3 units)

Spring

ENT 480 - Teams, Organizational Design, and Management (6 units) 

PRC 402 - Entrepreneurial Portfolio (3 units)

FOT 401 - Integrative Thesis (3 units)

ENT 491 - Internship (3 units)

  • "At Hildegard, I'm grateful that I can further my faith and my career at the same time."

    Kyle, 2nd-year

  • “My experience here has been transformative — books that stretch me intellectually, and a community where I can test my ideas."

    Lydia, 2nd-year

  • “I crossed the country for college and was warmly welcomed. It's been a deeply enriching experience."

    Xavier, 1st-year

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