<p>does anyone know how much religion is a part of a "regular" students life at villanova? oh, and (random question) how are the lawns there? do people go out and play frisbee and stuff? haha, yea, weird, i know.</p>
<p>The lawns are gorgeous- many sprawling areas of green.
Religious life seems to be up to the individual- I get the impression you can be comfortable whether you're very "religious", or not.</p>
<p>snofox333-- there are many areas of green lawn throughout the campus. On the tour with my D our guide pointed out areas where wiffle ball, frisbee etc. are played. He even showed us an area where everyone lays out in the sun. The religon aspect is what you make of it!! Good Luck!</p>
<p>villanova is one of the nation's very few college campuses that is also a "national arboredum" -- so theres tons of open grassy areas and of course lots of trees. as far as religion goes, nva is a catholic school and stresses the values of the fransiscan order (truth, honesty, integrity, etc). they expect students to uphold a certain set of morals, but they don't force catholicism on anyone. many people have the impression that because its a catholic school they force god down your throat and make you take tons of theology classes, but the reality is you do have to take theology general requirements...but you can take anything from judaism to buddhism. as far as the student body goes, i think ireland and italy would be proud to see their countries so abundantly represented...as a very large part of the nova community is composed of irish & roman catholics. that being said, a lot of the kids come from somewhat religious households, so its not uncommon for students to attend masses at the chapel on a regular basis -- in fact sunday night masses are usually PACKED. but if your not religous its not that big of a deal, its not like the kids go back to their dorm and read the bible or anything either...</p>
<p>its not like the kids go back to their dorm and read the bible or anything either...</p>
<p>hahahah thats hilarious.</p>
<p>thanks everyone for your comments, they really helped, i'm not really religious and i like frisbee.. haha. As of right now i'm choosing between nova and udel (i just got off the waitlist) so another decision has to happen! ahh!</p>
<p>one correction: Villanova is an Augustinian college - meaning run by Catholic priests from the Order of St. Augustine.</p>
<p>i actually know a few jewish kids who went to villanova and loved it, and they never felt out of place</p>
<p>well thats good, i consider myself a 1/4 jewish.. haha</p>
<p>I heard from one of the friends that Villanova requires students to take some religious course as it's a Catholic school. Is that true? Do students here have to take any religious course? I'm planning to apply to college of finance and commerce. I'm a free thinker so after I heard this, I have reservation in applying to the college.</p>
<p>I was told that you have to take some "type" of religious course. It doesn't have to be in Catholicism. It could be a philosophy course or something like comparative religion course. It's just a tiny part of your course load. Don't let it dissuade you from applying to the school.</p>
<p>I checked this out as I go to a Catholic school and I'm really tired of religion courses. Here's what it says for the Liberal Arts program and it is in their core curriculum description:
"Theology and Religious Studies - 2 courses:
* Successful completion of THL 1050 and a second Theology and Religious Studies course with a course number of 2000 or higher.
The required introductory course, Theology and Religious Studies 1050, is an academic presentation of Christian thought, suitable for any student. It is normally taken during the sophomore year. In special cases, the following courses may be substituted for this course with permission from the Dean: THL 2800; THL 5400; THL 5800; THL 5900."</p>
<p>Heres what it says for engineering:
"Requirements
In addition to required courses specified for each degree program, candidates for degrees in engineering must successfully complete 12 credits from the following:
THL 1050 (Christianity: Traditions and Transitions).
One 3-credit THL course at the 2000 level or above.
Two additional 3-credit courses chosen from among the following:
THL courses at the 2000 level or above
Any Philosophy courses
EGR 2001 Engineering: The Humanistic Context
Any Peace and Justice courses
ETH 2050 College Ethics"</p>
<p>Personally I don't love the thought of paying so much money for courses I really don't want to take...but I guess I could live with it.</p>
<p>Be aware that since Nova is a liberal arts college...meaning it values the study of the liberal arts even while offering a Nursing, Engineering, Business college, etc....it will have some form of a core curriculum.
so check it out carefully to see what requirements a student must meet in any areas like theology, philosophy, history, foreign languages, english, etc.</p>