Bachelor of Arts Degree
Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Bachelor of Arts Degree
University Core Requirements
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American Cultures Studies (3 semester hours)
Rio Hondo College students choose one of the following:
PEND
College Writing (3 semester hours)
Rio Hondo College students take the following:
ENGL 101
Communication or Critical Thinking (3 semester hours)
Rio Hondo College students choose one of the following:
PHIL 110
SPCH 100, 101, 140
Critical and Creative Arts (6 semester hours)
Rio Hondo College students choose one from each category:
Critical Arts Category:
ART 105, 105H, 106, 106H
DANC 179
MUS 101
Creative Arts Category:
ART 130, 140, 142
ENGL 101
PHTO 190
THTR 110
History (6 semester hours)
Rio Hondo College students choose one from each category:
Western Civilization Category:
Students fulfill this requirement at LMU.
Contemporary Societies Category:
HIST 144, 144H
Literature (3 semester hours)
Rio Hondo College students choose one of the following:
LIT 102, 102H, 141, 144A, 144B, 148
Mathematics, Science and Technology (18 semester hours)
This requirement is met by the curriculum of the major in the College of Science and Engineering.
Philosophy (6 semester units)
Students are required to take PHIL 160: Philosophy of Human Nature at LMU and 3 semester hours of upper division philosophy to fulfill the core requirement. Rio Hondo College students fulfill the lower division (PHIL 160) requirement at LMU.
Social Sciences (6 semester hours)
Rio Hondo College students choose one of the following 3 options:
Option A: Select 2 courses from the following departments (courses must be from different departments):
Economics Department:
ECON 101, 101H, 102, 102H
Geography Department:
GEOG 102
Political Science Department:
POLS 110, 110H, 130
Psychology Department:
PSY 101
Sociology Department:
ANTH 102, 102H
SOC 101, 101H
OR
Option B: Select one course from each section:
Section 1:
CHST 101
AND
Section 2:
ANTH 102, 102H
ECON 101, 101H, 102, 102H
GEOG 102
POLS 110, 110H, 130
PSY 101
SOC 101, 101H
OR
Option C: Select one course from the following. Students who select this option are required to take an upper division course in the same department at LMU to fulfill the University Core requirement in Social Sciences.
Economics Department:
ECON 101, 101H, 102, 102H
Geography Department:
GEOG 102
Political Science Department:
POLS 110, 110H, 130
Psychology Department:
PSY 101
Sociology Department:
ANTH 102, 102H
SOC 101, 101H
Theological Studies (6 semester hours)
Students are required to take one 100-level and one 300-level theology course. Rio Hondo College students fulfill the lower division (100-level) requirement by taking the following course:
PHIL 150