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The Core Curriculum is designed to be integrated with other courses during the first three (3)
years of the student‘s experience at LaGrange College. The forty-six (46) semester hours
included in the Core Curriculum are dispersed in three (3) areas: foundation studies, integrative
studies, and exploratory studies. The thirteen (13) hours of integrative studies, which bring an
interdisciplinary focus to the humanities, the social sciences, and problem solving, are central to
the entire Core Curriculum. The interdisciplinary courses First-Year Cornerstone and First-Year
Orientation provide the introduction and foundation for the Core Curriculum. No transient credit
will be allowed for any Rhetoric and Composition course (ENGL 1101 or 1102) or for the
Integrative Studies courses (Problem Solving, Computer Applications, Humanities: Ancient
through Medieval Age, Humanities: Renaissance to the Present, The American Experience).
Course Taken
Foundation Studies: 27 Hours
Min. Credit Year Taken
First-Year Cornerstone (CORE 1101)* 3 first year
First-Year Orientation (CORE 1102)* 1 first year
Rhetoric and Composition 6 first year
(ENGL 1101, 1102)
Mathematics 3 first year
(MATH 1101, 2105, 2221, or 2222)
(Entry level by placement)
World Languages and Culture 6 as best scheduled
(2 sequential courses in one language:
FREN, GERM, JAPN, SPAN, LANG)
Laboratory Science I and II 8 as best scheduled
(BIOL 1101-1102 and co-requisite lab courses;
BIOL 1107-1108 and co-requisite lab courses;
BIOL 2148-2149;
CHEM 1101-1102;
PHYS 1101-1102 or 2121-2122)
(BIOL 2148 & 2149 are mandatory for BSN students)
Integrative Studies: 13 Hours
Problem Solving (CORE 1120) 3 as best scheduled
Computer Applications (CORE 1140) 1 as best scheduled
Humanities courses –
a choice of two of these:
Humanities: Ancient through
Medieval Age (CORE 2001) 3 sophomore year
Humanities: Renaissance to
the Present (CORE 2002) 3 sophomore year
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