Lasallian Program

Please Note:

The Natural Scientific Systems general education requirement will be met only when both the lecture and laboratory courses of a lecture/laboratory pair are completed. Passing only the lecture portion of the lecture/laboratory pair does not satisfy a non-laboratory science requirement. Passing only the laboratory portion of the lecture/laboratory pair does not satisfy a laboratory science requirement.

Initial Requirement in Mathematics

Students must complete M100 Elementary Mathematical Ideas  or M102 Intermediate Algebra  with a passing grade, or score at least 70% on the intermediate algebra placement test, or score a minimum of 21 on the math section of the ACT or 500 on the math section of the SAT; to be completed in first year.

Writing Requirement

• A sequence of three writing courses is required: a first-year writing course (E120  or E220 , depending on placement); a lower-division writing-intensive course (usually LCT225 , LH155 , or LH205 ); and an upperdivision writing-intensive course, usually in the major.
• Students whose initial writing placement is E105 Writing Skills  must successfully complete E105  before beginning E120 English Composition .
• E120  or E220  should be completed in the first-year.
• Students who bring in AP, CLEP or transfer credits for a course equivalent to E120  prior to their matriculation at Saint Mary’s may use that course for their first year writing course, even if they are placed into E220 .

Oral Communication Requirement

Complete two courses coded for oral communication, either:

• COM101 Public Speaking and
• LCT140 First-Year Seminar

• or

• LH105 Origins of Human Thought and Culture and
• LH455 Lasallian Honors Capstone

Critical-Thinking Requirement

• The Critical-Thinking Requirement is satisfied within the major.

Problem-Solving Requirement

• The Problem-Solving Requirement is satisfied with the Quantitative Systems course.