A fifth segment, History, is periodically offered as well. Although, for convenience, the curriculum is divided into these five areas of study, it transcends disciplinary boundaries. The books studied in any one of the segments have important things to say about many different aspects of our life, and most of them could appropriately have been read in other segments as well.
Students enroll in one segment each term, and nine credit hours are earned upon completion of each.
Segments can be taken in a variety of sequences. Reading lists for seminars and tutorials remain essentially the same from term to term. They are subject, however, to constant review and occasional changes, and differ slightly on the two campuses. Preceptorial topics, on the other hand, vary widely from term to term. In a given term there are usually several different preceptorial offerings in each segment.