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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)
L. A. City College students take the following course:

ENGLISH 219

College Writing (3 semester hours)
L. A. City College students take one of the following courses:

ENGLISH 101

Communication or Critical Thinking (3 semester hours)
L. A. City College students choose one of the following courses:

PHILOS 5, 8
SPEECH 101*, 104, 121

*Note: Those who intend to major in Communication Studies at LMU take this course.

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

Critical Arts Category:
ART 101, 102
DANCE 805
MUSIC 101, 111
PHOTO 34
THEATER 110

Creative Arts Category:
ART 201, 400, 708
ENGLISH 127
MUSIC 311+312+313+314
PHOTO 10
THEATER 200, 270

History (6 semester hours)
L. A. City College students choose one course from each category:

Western Civilization Category:
HISTORY 1, 2

Contemporary Civilization Category:
HISTORY 12, 13

Literature (3 semester hours)
L. A. City College students choose one of the following courses:

ENGLISH 102, 203, 204, 211, 212, 255
ITALIAN 11
SPANISH 11, 15
THEATER 110

Mathematics, Science and Technology (6 semester hours)
L. A. City College students choose one mathematics course and one science or technology course:

Mathematics
CO SCI 104
MATH 215, 216, 225, 225H, 230, 235, 236, 237, 240, 245, 261, 262, 263, 270, 272, 275

Science/Technology
ANATOMY 1
ANTHRO 101
ASTRON 1, 10, 11
BIOLOGY 1, 3, 6, 7, 23, 25
CHEM 51, 60, 68, 101, 102, 211, 212, 221
CO SCI 101, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 115, 117, 133, 134, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 158
ENG ELC 220
ENG GEN 131, 151, 241
FAM & CS 21
HEALTH 2, 11
MICRO 1, 20
NUTRTN 21
PHYS SC 1, 13
PHYSICS 6, 7, 11, 12, 21, 22, 101, 102, 103
PHYSIOL 1

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)
L. A. City 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
Geography Department
GEOG 2
Political Science Department
POL SCI 1, 2
Psychology Department
PSYCH 1
Sociology Department
SOC 1
OR
Option B:  Select 1 course from each section:
Section 1:
ASIAN 1

Section 2:
ECON 1, 2
GEOG 2
POL SCI 1, 2
PSYCH 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
Geography Department
GEOG 2
Political Science Department
POL SCI 1, 2
Psychology Department
PSYCH 1
Sociology Department
SOC 1

Theological Studies (6 semester hours)
Students are required to take one 100-level theology course and one 300-level theology course. L. A. City College students fulfill the lower division requirement at LMU.