St. Ignatius Institute
The Saint Ignatius Institute (SII) is an undergraduate program at the University of San Francisco (USF), a private university operated by the California Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order) in San Francisco, California.
The SII offers a four-year, Great Books program as an alternative method for students to fulfill USF's undergraduate core curriculum requirements. From its inception in 1976, the SII has granted its Certificate of Liberal Arts to approximately 1,000 students.
During its first quarter century, the SII generated both controversy and accolades due to its traditional, classical approach to education and its conservative, orthodox theological stance within a larger, more liberal Jesuit institution.
Read more about St. Ignatius Institute: Founding and Great Books Curriculum, Controversies, Removal of John Galten As Director, Offspring, Notable Alumni, Notable Faculty and Guest Lecturers
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