Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
University Core Requirements
Some majors may designate certain courses to fulfill specific University Core areas. Please use the links on the left to view those requirements that are specific to these majors.
American Cultures Studies (3 semester hours)
Cerritos College students fulfill this requirement at LMU.
College Writing (3 semester hours)
Cerritos College students take the following:
ENGL 100
Communication or Critical Thinking (3 semester hours)
Cerritos College students choose one of the following:
PHIL 103, 106
SPCH 120, 130, 150, 235
Critical and Creative Arts (6 semester hours)
Cerritos College students choose one from each category:
Critical Arts Category:
DANC 101
HUM 103
MUS 100, 101, 105
PHOT 160
TH 102, 103
Creative Arts Category:
ART 116, 150, 190
ENGL 240
PHOT 100
TH 110
History (6 semester hours)
Cerritos College students choose one from each category:
Western Civilization Category:
HIST 241, 242
Contemporary Civilization Category:
HIST 103
Literature (3 semester hours)
Cerritos College students choose one of the following:
ENGL 225, 232, 233, 234, 235, 245, 248A, 249B
TH 102, 103, 240, 245
Mathematics, Science and Technology (6 semester hours)
Cerritos College students choose one mathematics course and one science or technology course:
Mathematics
MATH 100, 105, 110A, 110B, 112, 114, 115, 116, 140, 150, 170, 190, 220, 240
Science/Technology
A & P 120, 130, 150, 151, 200, 201
ANTH 115
ASTR 101, 102, 103, 104, 106
BIOL 105, 110, 115, 120, 200, 201, 202
BOT 120
CHEM 100, 110, 111, 112, 205, 211, 212
CIS 103, 176, 178, 180, 182, 224, 230, 280, 292
ENGR 112, 123, 215, 235
ESCI 101, 104, 106, 110
ENGY 110
ENVS 200
GEOG 101, 103, 106, 208
GEOL 101, 110, 201, 204, 207, 209
HED 100, 110, 200
HO 152
MICR 200
PE 107
PHYS 100, 101, 102, 201, 202, 203
PS 100, 112
ZOOL 120
Philosophy (6 semester hours)
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.
Social Sciences (6 semester hours)
Cerritos College students choose one of the three following options:
Option A: Select 2 courses from the following departments. Each course must be from a different department.
Economics Department
ECON 201, 202
Geography Department
GEOG 102
Political Science Department
POL 101, 220
Psychology Department
PSYC 101
Sociology Department
ANTH 100
SOC 101
OR
Option B: Select 1 course from each section:
Section 1:
WS 101
Section 2:
ANTH 100
ECON 201, 202
GEOG 102
POL 101, 220
PSYC 101
SOC 101
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 201, 202
Geography Department
GEOG 102
Political Science Department
POL 101, 220
Psychology Department
PSYC 101
Sociology Department
ANTH 100
SOC 101
Theological Studies (6 semester hours)
Students are required to take one 100-level theology course and one 300-level theology course. Cerritos College students fulfill the lower division requirement by taking the following course:
PHIL 200