Liberal Arts Core (LAC) for all bachelor degrees

The core curriculum is designed to ensure that graduates articulate capably a basic understanding of human history, culture and relationships, the arts, literature, mathematics and natural sciences, and to reflect upon these in terms of a Christian vision of life.

The Liberal Arts Core curriculum has been developed to implement the mission and vision of the University by fulfilling the following goals in the academic life of the students:

1. Christian Worldview: Students will be able to articulate an understanding of the Christian vision of the world, along with the nature and destiny of humanity. 
2. Communication: Students become skilled practitioners in the art and science of verbal and written communication and students will demonstrate knowledge of information technology and digital communication.  Students will show an understanding of intercultural communication through introductory knowledge of a foreign language and its cultural context.
3. Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, and Literature: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the development of Western culture and world civilization.  Students will explore the human condition through great works of literature and will be able to demonstrate knowledge of major literary movements in a given cultural context.  Through study of the Fine Arts students will demonstrate an understanding of the diverse ways in which the human experience is conceived and communicated through artistic form.
4. Social and Behavioral Sciences: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of individual and human relationships in groups, communities, and societies through analysis and varieties of scientific examination.
5. Mathematics and Natural Science: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles of the natural sciences, the empirical method, and mathematics.

All CSU students pursuing an undergraduate degree must satisfy the LAC requirements listed below. Some majors require specific and/or additional LAC courses. English 111  and 112 , and Mathematics 105  (or higher) must be completed within the first four major terms (fall and spring semesters, including transfer credit terms).

A student may attempt to earn a passing grade in these courses up to three (3) times (also see “Repeating a Course ,” in this catalog). A student who fails to earn a passing grade within three attempts of English 111 , 112 , and the required mathematics course will be ineligible to earn a degree from CSU, and may be classified as a nondegree-seeking student.