Liberal Arts and Sciences

The Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Core Curriculum will provide you with a strong base in the liberal arts and sciences. It will prepare you to be a productive and engaged citizen of our nation and the world and will provide you with a basis for lifelong learning. It will teach you to examine the world through the approaches and content of history, the humanities, languages, mathematics, the social sciences, and the sciences, a key to success for practitioners of the fields within marketing communication. Requirements include:

Foundations of Communication: Knowledge and Practices       12
New Millennium Studies: First Year Seminar                            3
English Composition I and II                                                 6
Oral Communication                                                             3

Culture, Values, and Ethics                                                   15
Humanities                                                                          6
Literature                                                                            3
Social Sciences                                                                    6

Historical Narratives and Civic Consciousness                         6
History                                                                                6

The Physical and Material World                                            9
Mathematics                                                                        3
Science                                                                               3
Science with Lab Component                                                 3

Plus, you must satisfy the Global Awareness and US Pluralism, and two 2000 level course requirements, pass the Fluency in Technology (FIT) test, and complete a Writing Intensive course, all areas that contribute to success in marketing communication. (Some of these requirements can be completed in the Marketing Communication Department.  Check with your faculty or college advisor for details.)

Please note that if you entered Columbia College prior to Fall 2005, check with your college advisor for your specific General Education requirements.

Created in Fall 2007. This is an unofficial listing of requirements. Please check with the College Advising Center for your official degree requirements.