College of Communication and Fine Arts
College of Communication and Fine Arts
University Core Requirements
The Bachelor of Arts degree for secondary teacher preparation follows University core requirements that are specific to each major. Please use this link to access the core requirements specific to each degree.
American Cultures Studies (3 semester hours)
Santa Monica College students choose one of the following courses:
AHIS 72
HIST 10
MUSIC 37
College Writing (3 semester hours)
Santa Monica College students choose one of the following courses:
ENGL 1, 31
Communication or Critical Thinking (3 semester hours)
Santa Monica College students choose one of the following courses:
BUS 32
COM ST 11*, 21, 35
PHILOS 7
*Note: Those who intend to major in Communication Studies at LMU take this course.
Critical and Creative Arts (6 semester hours)
Santa Monica College students choose one course from each category. Students may not choose courses in the department of their major.
Critical Arts Category:
AHIS 1, 2, 3
DANCE 5
ET 61
FILM 1
GR DES 74
MUSIC 1, 32
TH ART 5
Creative Arts Category:
ART 52A, 52B, 52C, 60
ENGL 30A, 30B
ET 19A
MUSIC 60A+60B (both courses are required), 60C+60D (both courses are required), 84A+84B (both courses are required)
PHOTO 1+2 (both courses are required)
TH ART 41
History (6 semester hours)
Santa Monica College students choose one course from each category:
Western Civilization Category:
HIST 1, 2
Contemporary Societies Category:
HIST 6, 12, 25, 39
Literature (3 semester hours)
Santa Monica College students choose one of the following courses:
ENGL 2, 3, 4
Mathematics, Science and Technology (6 semester hours)
Santa Monica College students choose one mathematics course and one science or technology course:
Mathematics
MATH 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21, 26, 28, 29, 41, 52, 54
Science/Technology
ANATMY 1, 2
ANTHRO 1
ASTRON 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
BIOL 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 15, 15N, 21, 22, 23, 46D, 75
BOTANY 1
CHEM 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22, 31
CS 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20A, 32, 33, 36, 37, 40, 42, 50, 51, 52, 54
ENGR 16
ENVRN 7
GEOG 1, 3, 5, 7, 20, 23, 24
GEOL 1, 4, 5, 31
KIN PE 3
MCROBIO 1
NUTR 1, 7
PHYS 3
PHYSCS 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24
PRO CR 11
ZOOL 5, 20
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. Santa Monica College students fulfill the lower division (PHIL 160) requirement at LMU.
Social Sciences (6 semester hours)
Santa Monica 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 SC 1, 2
Psychology Department:
PSYCH 1
Sociology Department:
ANTHRO 2
SOCIOL 1
OR
Option B: Select one course from each section:
Section 1:
HIST 62
WOM ST 10
AND
Section 2:
ANTHRO 2
ECON 1, 2
GEOG 2
POL SC 1, 2
PSYCH 1
SOCIOL 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 SC 1, 2
Psychology Department:
PSYCH 1
Sociology Department:
ANTHRO 2
SOCIOL 1
Theological Studies (6 semester hours)
Students are required to take one 100-level and one 300-level theology course. Santa Monica College students may fulfill the lower division requirement by taking one of the following courses:
REL ST 51, 52