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2018-2019 Winona Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Lasallian Core Traditions Program

The Lasallian Core Traditions Program was the General Education system/program for students entering Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota prior to Fall 2018.  Students entering Fall 2018 and after must complete the Integrated General Education Program.

Lasallian Core Traditions Courses

All of the following:

Aesthetics (AE)

ID160  and one course from:

Cultural Traditions (CT)

One course from:

Faith Traditions One (FT1)

One course from:

Faith Traditions Two (FT2)

One course from:

Human Systems (HS)

One course from:

Literature (LI)

One course from:

Moral Traditions (MT)

One course from:

Natural Scientific Systems (NS)

Two courses; at least one course must have a lab:

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.

Quantitative Systems

One course from:

Physical Education (PE)

Complete two courses coded for physical education (no credit); dance classes for 0 or 1 credit satisfy this requirement.

Skills Requirements

Initial Requirements 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 upper-division writing-intesive course, usually in the major.
  • Students whose initial writing placement is E105  Writing Skills must successfully complete E105  prior to beginning E120  English Composition.
  • E120  or E220  should be competed 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 University may use that course for their first year writing course, even if they are placed into E220 . 

The following lower division courses are

The following lower-division courses are coded as writing-intensive and fulfill the second part of the writing requirement:

Please note:

All students who are placed in E220  who do not have a course to fulfill a lower-division writing course prior to matriculation must take either E220  at Saint Mary’s University or transfer-in an equivalent course.  This transfer course must receive prior approval from the dean of student success.

The following upper-division courses are

The following upper-division courses are coded as writing-intensive and fulfill the third and final part of the writing requirement.  A course from this list can fulfill the second part of the requirement (lower-division writing-intensive course) if it is not needed for the upper-division requirement:

Oral Communication Requirement

Complete two courses coded for oral communication, either:

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.