Ave Maria University
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Ave Maria University is a new Catholic university in Southwest Florida, founded in 2003 by former 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.
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 Programs
Students can major in:
- Theology
- Biology
- Classics and Early Christian Literature
- History
- Economics
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Political Science
Graduate Programs
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