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College of Communication and Fine Arts

College of Communication and Fine Arts
University Core Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts degree for elementary and secondary teacher preparation follows a University Core pattern that may be specific for some majors.  Please use this link to access the core requirements for each of the teacher preparation degrees. For assistance or questions about this program, please contact Admissions at admissions@lmu.edu . 

American Cultures Studies (3 semester hours)
Irvine Valley College students fulfill this requirement at LMU.

College Writing (3 semester hours)
Irvine Valley College students take the following course:

WR 1

Communication or Critical Thinking (3 semester hours)
Irvine Valley College students choose one of the following courses:

COMM 3, 105
PHIL 3

*Note: Those who intend to major in Communication Studies fulfill this requirement at LMU.

Critical and Creative Arts (6 semester hours)
Irvine Valley College students choose one course from each category. Students may not choose courses in the department of their major:

Critical Arts Category:
ARTH 1, 25, 26, 28
DNCE 77
HUM 71
MUS 1, 20
PHOT 1
TA 25, 26

Creative Arts Category:
ARTH 80, 104
DNCE 55
TA 1, 2
WR 10

History (6 semester hours)
Irvine Valley College students choose one course from each category:

Western Civilization Category:
HIST 10, 11

Contemporary Civilization Category:
HIST 21

Literature (3 semester hours)
Irvine Valley College students choose one of the following courses:

LIT 1, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33
TA 25, 26

Mathematics, Science and Technology (6 semester hours)
Irvine Valley College students choose one mathematics course and one science or technology course:

Mathematics
CIS 6A, 6B
MATH 2, 3A, 3B, 4A, 10, 11, 13, 24, 26, 30, 31, 105, 124

Science/Technology
ANTH 1
ASTR 20, 25
BIO 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 15, 19, 30, 43, 44, 55, 71, 72, 93, 94, 97, 99, 108, 121
CHEM 1A, 1B, 3, 4, 12A, 12B, 108
CIS 30B, 32A, 32B, 36, 37, 38, 40A, 40B, 41, 50A
CS 10, 39, 50
DR 150
ENGR 23, 30, 70, 83, 184
ENV 1, 2, 19
ERTH 20
GEOG 1, 10
GEOL 1, 2, 3, 22, 23, 110
HLTH 1, 2
KNES 85
MS 20
NUT 1
PHYS 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 20

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)
Irvine Valley 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 1, 2, 20
Geography Department
GEOG 2
Political Science Department
PS 1, 12
Psychology Department
PSYC 1
Sociology Department
ANTH 2
SOC 1
OR
Option B:  Select 1 course from each section:
Section 1:
WS 10

Section 2:
ANTH 2
ECON 1, 2, 20
GEOG 2
PS 1, 12
PSYC 1
SOC 1
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 1, 2, 20
Geography Department
GEOG 2
Political Science Department
PS 1, 12
Psychology Department
PSYC 1
Sociology Department
ANTH 2
SOC 1

Theological Studies (6 semester hours)
Students are required to take one 100-level theology course and one 300-level theology course. Irvine Valley College students fulfill the lower division requirement by taking the following course:

HUM 27