奥古斯塔纳的核心课程也确保给预科学生提供人文科学的广泛背景——自然和社会科学，人文学科和美术，要求作为专业人士面向公众。脊椎按摩师成功治疗病人需要信任关系，这是由多元人文科学基础所带来的容忍和理解所促成的。
The core curriculum at Augustana also ensures that pre-professional students are provided with the broad background in the liberal arts - natural and social sciences, humanities, and fine arts - required to deal with the public as professionals. A chiropractor\'s successful treatment of a patient requires a trust relationship which is fostered by tolerance and understanding arising from a diverse liberal arts foundation.