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. During the fall and spring terms, classes begin in the early evening to accommodate student's work schedules. Classes in the summer term meet four or five days a week and start earlier in the day. The Eastern Classics program is a three semester, continuous course of study beginning in late August with the fall term. Students enroll in 14 credits for the fall and spring, and 6 for the summer.