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Mar 02, 2025
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2018-2019 Winona Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Lasallian Core Traditions Program
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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.
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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.
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