Core Requirements

The general education courses listed below are required to graduate from Cal Lutheran, but not required to transfer. However, the more courses you have
completed, the easier your transition to Cal Lutheran will be.

English

  • College English
  • U.D. writing intensive
    1 course (CLU)

Social Sciences

  • two courses;
    must be from different disciplines

Humanities

  • History – 1 course
  • Literature – 1 course
  • Philosophy – 1 course

Speaking intensive

  • 1 course

Religion – 2 courses

  • Religion 100*
  • 2. Upper division
    1 course (CLU)

    *Religion 100 waived for students with 58 or more transferable units

Math

  • 1 course

Natural Science

  • 2 courses with lab;
  • over 28 transferable units – 1 lab required

Foreign Language

  • 2nd semester proficiency of a foreign language

Visual & Performing Arts

  • 2 courses; only 1 may be fewer than 2 credits
    • Participative Course
    • Second Course

Health & Well Being Activity

  • 1 course, 3 credits max unless ESSM major

U.S. Diversity Studies

  • one course
  

*IGETC waives all except Religion 100 and Foreign Language