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 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
Creative Arts (3 semester hours)
L. A. City College students choose one of the following courses:
THEATER 200, 270
History (3 semester hours)
L. A. City College students choose one of the following courses:
HISTORY 1, 2
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 (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)
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.
*Students majoring in 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.