Ave Maria University

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Ave Maria University
Established 2003
Type Roman Catholic
President Nicholas J. Healy, Jr.
Undergraduates 375
Location Ave Maria, Florida, USA
Website www.avemaria.edu

Ave Maria University is a new Catholic university in Southwest Florida, founded in 2003 by Domino's Pizza founder and owner Tom Monaghan. The permanent campus is under construction, and classes are currently held in a temporary campus in Naples, Florida. The permanent campus will be situated in the planned town of Ave Maria, east of Naples, Florida. Monaghan calls Ave Maria the first Catholic university established in over 40 years. His goal is to create a Catholic University faithful to the magisterium of the Catholic Church. The expected undergraduate enrollment of the school for 2006-2007 is 450 students.

This university is not accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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[edit] Academic degrees

Ave Maria University currently offers one graduate and nine undergraduate degrees. The university also offers a Pre-Theologate program, which prepares young men for the seminary. Undergraduate students must complete all courses in the core curriculum, with more than 10 required courses, including a full year of Latin, courses in philosophy, theology, literature, science, math, history and politics. The theological emphasis of the school is on Thomism.

[edit] Undergraduate programs

Students can major in:

Additional courses are also offered in:

[edit] Graduate programs

[edit] Residential life

Male and female students live in separate buildings. Interaction between people of different sex is regulated. No television allowed in dormitories.

[edit] Liturgy

Pre-Vatican II liturgical actions are encouraged, including kneeling for communion, appropriate dress, and the use of Latin.

[edit] Location

The temporary campus is in Naples, till the Fall 2007. The university will be located in Collier County, along Camp Keais Road. The new development is approximately 5 miles south of Immokalee, a farming community. Several more master-planned communities are planned for the surrounding area, primarily to the north and west.

[edit] General information

There is on-going controversy surrounding this school, as well as other Ave Maria entities such as the Ave Maria School of Law, Ave Maria College and the Ave Maria Foundation. See "Our Lady of Discord" article by the NY Times and AveWatch.org.

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