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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 degree. For assistance or questions about this program, please contact Admissions at admissions@lmu.edu.

American Cultures Studies (3 semester hours)
L. A. Harbor College students take the following course:

ENGLISH 219

College Writing (3 semester hours)
L. A. Harbor College students take the following course:

ENGLISH 101

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

PHILOS 8
SPEECH 101*, 103, 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. Harbor College students choose one course from each category. Students may not choose a course in their major department.

Critical Arts Category:
ART 101, 102
HUMAN 17
MUSIC 101, 111
P.E. 800

Creative Arts Category:
ART 100, 201, 400A+400B, 713+714
ENGLISH 127
PHOTO 100+111
THEATER 200, 270

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

Western Civilization Category:
HISTORY 1, 2

Contemporary Civilization Category:
HISTORY 12, 13, 74

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

ENGLISH 102, 203, 204, 211, 212, 213
SPANISH 12

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

Mathematics
CO SCI 59
MATH 215, 216, 225, 227, 230, 235, 236, 240, 260, 265, 266, 267, 270, 271, 275

Science/Technology
ANATOMY 1
ANTHRO 101
ASTRON 1
BIOLOGY 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 60, 101
CHEM 40, 55, 65, 66, 70, 101, 102, 211, 212
CO SCI 58, 91, 306, 313, 317, 340, 344
ELECTRN 4, 22
ENG ELC 220
ENG GEN 111, 112, 243
ENV SCI 1, 2, 8, 21
FAM & CS 21
GEOG 1, 31
GEOLOGY 1, 11
HEALTH 2, 11, 12
MATH 150, 155, 170, 175
MICRO 1, 20
OCEANO 1, 12
PE 718, 719
PHYS SC 1
PHYSICS 6, 7, 11, 37, 38, 39
PHYSIOL 1

Philosophy (6 semester hours)
L. A. Harbor College 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. Harbor College students choose one of the three following options:

Option A: Select 2 courses from the following departments (courses must be from different departments):
Economics Department
ECON 1, 2, 5
Geography Department
GEOG 2
Political Science Department
PS 1, 2
Psychology Department
PSYCH 1
Sociology Department
ANTH 2
SOC 1
OR
Option B: Select one course from each section:
Section 1:
WSTU 1

Section 2:
ANTH 2
ECON 1, 2, 5
GEOG 2
PS 1, 2
PSYCH 1
SOC 1
OR
Option C: Select one course from the following list. Students are also required to take an upper division course in the same department at LMU in order to fulfill the core requirement in Social Sciences.
Economics Department
ECON 1, 2, 5
Geography Department
GEOG 2
Political Science Department
PS 1, 2
Psychology Department
PSYCH 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. L. A. Harbor College students fulfill the lower division requirement by taking the following course:

PHILOS 33