IMPORTANT NOTICE: Students who matriculate into the University of La Verne and who are fully certified for the California State University General Education-Breadth (CSU-GE) pattern or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) from a regionally accredited California Community College will be credited with fulfilling all of La Verne's General Education-Breadth requirement with the exception of the Foreign Language requirement depending on the student's declared major. Students must provide proof of certification when the final transcript is sent to La Verne. Transfer students will be required to complete the University Values (UV) requirements. These requirements will introduce students to the values of the University as they are articulated in the Mission Statement. Please refer to the catalog at www.laverne.edu for specific UV requirement guidelines. BREADTH REQUIREMENTS CRITICAL SKILLS - complete one course from each area critical skills A. Written Communication A ENGL A100 Freshman Composition B. Written Communication B ENGL A101/H Critical Thinking, Reading and Writing Through Literature ENGL A102/H Critical Reasoning, Reading and Writing Through Nonfiction C. Oral Communication CMST A100 Interpersonal Communication CMST A110 Public Speaking D. Quantitative Reasoning MATH A100 Liberal Arts Mathematics MATH A115 College Algebra MATH A170 Precalculus MATH A180/H Calculus 1 MATH A185/H Calculus 2 PSYCH A160 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE includes 5 areas, with requirements as noted under each area: 1. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE - complete 2 courses from two different sub-areas: a. Behavioral Science ANTH A100/H Cultural Anthropology ANTH A102 Native American ANTH A185/H Physical Anthropology ANTH A280 Introduction to Archaeology PSYC A100/H Intorduction to Psychology PSYC A110 Psychology of Adjustment PSYC A10 Life Span Developmental Psychology SOC A100 Introduction to Sociology SOC A110 Introduction to Marriage and the Family SOC A150 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity b. Economics ECON A170 Microeconomics ECON A175 Macroeconomics c. Political Science PSCI A180/H American Government d. Inter-Area Social and ETHS A100 Contemporary Ethnic America Behavioral Science GEOG A100 World Regional Geography Page 1 of 5 9/1/2016
2. HUMANITIES - complete courses from three different sub-areas: a. History of Fine Arts ART A100/H History and Appreciation of Western Art: Prehistory through Gothic ART A101/H History and Appreciation of Western Art: Proto-Renaissance through Post Impression ART A102 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Art ART A11 Art of the Ancient Americas ART A115 Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America FILM A100 History and Appreciation of the Cinema MUS A100 History and Appreciation of Music MUS A19 History of Rock Music MUS A1 History of Jazz Music THEA A101 Introduction to History and Literature of the Theatre b. Foreign Language CHIN A185 Elementary Chinese 5 FREN A185/H Elementary French 2 5 GRMN A185 Elementary German 2 5 ITL A185 Elementary Italian 2 5 JAPN A185/H Elementary Japanese 2 5 PORT A185 Elementary Portuguese 2 5 SPAN A165 Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 5 SPAN A185/H Elementary Spanish 2 5 VIET A185 Elementary Vietnamese 2 5 c. History HIST A10 The California Experience HIST A15 History of Mexico HIST A161/H World History 1 HIST A162/H World History 2 HIST A170/H History of the United States to 1876 HIST A175/H History of the United States since 1876 HIST A180/H Western Civilization 1 HIST A185/H Western Civilization 2 d. Literature ENGL A11/H The Bible as Literature ENGL A18/H Film as Literature ENGL A150/H American Literature before the 20th Century ENGL A151/H American Literature in the 20th Century ENGL A152/H American Ethnic Literature ENGL A160/H World Literature through Renaissance ENGL A161/H World Literature Since Renaissance ENGL A170/H Modern and Post-Modern Literature ENGL A17/H Women Writers ENGL A176/H World Mythology ENGL A181/H Shakespeare ENGL A187/H Introduction to Literary Theory ENGL A270/H Survey of British Literature before 1800 ENGL A275/H Survey of British Literature after 1800 Page 2 of 5 9/1/2016
e. Mass Media CMST A180 Introduction to Mass Communication JOURN A110 News Writing and Reportin f. Philosophy and Religion PHIL A100 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL/RLST A115 Philosophy of Religion PHIL/RLST A120 Ethics PHIL A125 History of Ancient Philosophy PHIL A155 Introduction to Logic PHIL A185 Contemporary Philosophy PHIL A220 Introduction to Symbolic Logic RLST A100 Introduction to Religious Studies RLST A125 Introduction to the Bible g. Inter-Area Humanities HUMAN A100 Introduction to the Humanities HUMAN A101H Honors Themes in Humanities. THE NATURAL WORLD - complete 1 course from each of the two sub-areas and 1 lab course: If the course does not have an asterisk (*) be sure to enroll in the corresponding lab a. Life Science * BIOL A100/H Principles of Biology * BIOL A180 and Cell and Molecular Biology and * BIOL A280 Evolutionary Ecology b. Physical Science ASTR A100/H Elementary Astronomy ASTR 101 Planetary Astronomy ASTR 102 Stellar Astronomy CHEM A100 Principles of Chemistry * CHEM A110 Introduction to Chemsitry 5 * CHEM A180 General Chemistry A 5 * CHEM A185 General Chemistry B 5 GEOL A105/H General Geology * GEOL A110 Physical Geology NS A112 Introduction to Physical Science PHYS A110 Conceptual Physics * PHYS A120 Algebra-Based Physics: Mechanics * PHYS 125 Algebra-Based Physics: Electricity/ Magnetism * PHYS A10 University Physics 1 (non-major) * PHYS A185 Calculus-Based Physics: Mechanics. CREATIVE AND ARTISITIC EXPRESSION: select a minimum of 1 course or complete a combination of courses that total a minimum of 2 units ART A107 Introduction to Art ART A110 Color and Design: Two-Dimensional ART A111 Color and Design: Three-Dimensional ART A116 Furniture Making & Design ART A120/H Beginning Drawing ART A121 Life Drawing 1 Page of 5 9/1/2016
Creative and Artistic Expression (cont.) ART A 125 Perspective Drawing ART A10 Painting 1 ART 11 Sculpture 1 ART A12 Life Scuplture 1 ART A150 Ceramics 1 ART A25 Experimental Painting ART 26 Life Painting 1 ART 26 Watercolor 1 ENGL A119 Introduction to Creative Writing ENGL A121 Short Story Writing ENGL A122 Novel Writing I ENGL A127 Scriptwriting MUS A116 Basic Guitar 2 MUS A120 College Choir 1 MUS A122 Chamber Singers 2 MUS A129 Guitar Ensemble 1 MUS A12 Wind Ensemble 1 MUS A1 Orchestra 1 MUS A10 Beginning Instruments 2 MUS A11 Piano 1 1 MUS A12 Piano 2 1 MUS A15 Voice 1 1 MUS A152 Studio Guitar 2 1.5 MUS A180 Theory 1 MUS A181 Musicianship 1 1 MUS A186 Musicianship 2 1 MUS A20 Jazz Improvisation 1 MUS A21 - A29 MUS A21 - A29 MUS A271 - A280 MUS A271 - A280 MUS A285 Theory PHOT A120/H Introduction to Photography THEA A106 Acting Fundamentals THEA A105 Drama and Acting THEA A107 Acting 2 THEA A115 Acting for the Camera and Stage THEA A175 Stage Scenery THEA A176 Stage Lighting THEA A178 Stage Costuming 5. LIFELONG FITNESS - select 1 course and activity component; a minimum of 2 units is required HLED A270/KIN Fitness and Health and an activity course below: SEE PAGE 5 of A270 and 5 Page of 5 9/1/2016
The following courses fulfill the activity component only: DANC A101-A118, A120-A126, A10, A19, A155-A159, A165, DANC A168, A171-A17, A208, A2-A26 KIN KIN A105-A176, A207 - A25 MARA MARA A16-A10 ADDITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER GUIDELINES: All students at the time of matriculation, who have completed fewer than 28 semester hours of transferable course work, will be evaluated for fulfillment of La Verne's General Education Breadth Area requirements on a course-by-course basis. No course can be used to meet more than one Breadth Area Requirement NO course will be considered for transfer credit unless a grade of C- or better was received. Students admitted Fall 201 and forward may transfer a maximum of 88 semester hours. If a student wishes to fulfill GE or major requirements through transfer courses after having already met or reached the 88 unit limit, he or she may transfer the credit for subject area fulfillment, but will not be awarded additional semester hour credit. The particular GE Requirement will be fulfilled by a 0-unit course marker. There is no limit to the number transfer credits that will be accepted by the University for students admitted prior to Fall 201. The Office of the Registrar reserves the right to alter and revise the contents of this transfer agreement plan at any time. Page 5 of 5 9/1/2016