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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 additional assistance or questions about this programs, please contact Admissions at admissions@lmu.edu.

American Cultures Studies (3 semester hours) 
L. A. Mission College students fulfill this requirement at LMU.

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

ENGLISH 101

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

PHILOS 5
SPEECH 101, 121

Creative Arts (3 semester hours)
L. A. Mission College students fulfill this requirement at LMU.

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

HISTORY 1, 2

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

ENGLISH 102, 203

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. Mission 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
ANTHRO 102
SOC 1
OR
Option B: Select 1 course from each section:
Section 1:
SOC 22

Section 2:
ANTHRO 102
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
ANTHRO 102
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. Mission College students fulfill the lower division requirement by taking the following course:

PHILOS 33

*Students majoring in the Bachelor of Science in Natural Science, Secondary Science Education in Biology or Chemistry may use either of these courses to satisfy the U.S. Constitution requirement for the preliminary teaching credential.