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Bachelor of Science Degree

Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Bachelor of Science Degree
University Core Requirements

Some majors may designate certain courses to fulfill specific University Core areas.  Please use this link to view those requirements that are specific to these majors. For assistance or questions about the programs, 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

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

ARTH 104
DNCE 55
TA 1, 2

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

HIST 10, 11

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 (18 semester hours)
This requirement is met by the curriculum of the major in the College of Science and Engineering.

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

*Students of the Bachelor of Science in Natural Science, Secondary Science Education in either Biology or Chemistry should take this course to satisfy the U.S. Constitution requirement for the preliminary teaching credential.