2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Required Core for Arts & Sciences

Core Courses

All students attaining a bachelor's degree must take the following required and elective courses, as mandated by the LBC curriculum.

Foundations in Speaking, Reading and Writing (6 credits)

LAN 101College Composition and Research

3

LAN 104Public Speaking

3

Creative Expression (3 credits)

Students must choose from a list of 100/200 level LIT courses.

Historical Perspectives on Western Culture and Civilization (3 credits)

Students must choose from a list of 100/200 level HIS courses.

The Scientific Enterprise (3 credits)

Students must choose from a list of 100/200 level SCI courses.

Studies in Mathematics (3 credits)

Students must choose a core math option.

Structures of Human Culture (3 credits)

Students need to choose one of the following courses and should consider their 300/400 level course goals and prerequisite(s) required when doing so.

HUM 302Media: Conveyor of Cultural Ideas

3

PHI 201Introduction to Philosophy

3

POL 202Intro. to American Government

3

SOC 101General Psychology

3

SOC 203Principles of Sociology

3

Advanced Studies (6 credits)

300 level course

3

400 level course

3

Electives (9 credits)

TOTAL Required Core (36 credits)

Writing Intensive Course

One of the courses taken in Arts & Sciences must be a writing intensive course. After completing LAN 101, and to put into practice the skills learned in that course, students will take a course designated as writing intensive. This course will serve as part of the students' curriculum (e.g., HIS, LIT, LAN, elective, or other). The content of a course remains largely the same whether the course is a traditional offering of the course or a writing intensive offering. The distinctions between a traditional offering and a writing intensive offering are the types of assignments, the amount and weight of attention given to student writing, and the size at which the class is capped. (Note - Students will receive credit for LAN 101 with a minimum score of 650 on the SAT critical reading section or a minimum score of 27 on the ACT English test. Students who earn a C+, C, or C- in English Composition will be required to take LAN 305 to fulfill their Writing Intensive requirements and prior to taking any additional Writing Intensive courses.)