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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 this program, please contact Admissions at admissions@lmu.edu.

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

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

ENGLISH 101

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

PHILOS 8
SPEECH 101, 103, 121

Creative Arts (3 semester hours)
L. A. Southwest College students take the following course:

THEATER 270

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

HISTORY 1, 2

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

ENGLISH 102, 211, 212, 213

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 units)
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. L. A. Southwest College students fulfill the lower division (PHIL 160) requirement at LMU.

Social Sciences (6 semester hours)
L. A. Southwest College students choose one of the following 3 options:

Option A: Select 2 courses from the following departments (courses must be from different departments):
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 one course from each section:
Section 1:
L.A. Southwest College students fulfill Section 1 at LMU.

AND
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 and one 300-level theology course. L. A. Southwest College students fulfill the lower division requirement at LMU.




*Students of the Bachelor of Science in Natural Science, Secondary Science Education in either Biology or Chemistry should take POL SCI 1 to satisfy the U.S. Constitution requirement for the preliminary teaching credential.