Degree Requirements : Associate of Arts

Marymount College, incorporated under the laws of the state of California
and empowered by these laws to grant academic degrees, confers the Associate in Arts degree upon candidates who have fulfilled the following conditions:

• A minimum of 60 units with a cumulative 2.00 grade point average ("C") or
better in all work attempted. Aminimum of 30 of the units must be earned at
Marymount College and the final semester must be in residency, i.e., a
student may participate in graduation ceremonies if a minimum of 53 total
units has been earned.

• Students may transfer back a maximum of 7 units or 2 non-sequential,
general education courses to complete their Marymount degree
requirements.

• Completion of the Liberal Education Core Curriculum outlined below.

Following the Mission Statement (see page ii) of the College, the
curriculum is designed to:

A. ensure an explicit breadth and depth of experience with humankind’s
search for wisdom via the Liberal Arts and Sciences;

B. publicly express, as a Catholic college, Marymount’s respect for the
student’s dignity and development as a whole person.

This requires a curriculum that provides:
1. the content and methodology of the major areas of knowledge of the
humanities, the natural sciences, the behavioral/social sciences, and the
communication arts;

2. a framework for appreciating the integration of the major areas of
knowledge, and for their unique contribution to an individual’s
personal and professional development;

3. liberation from narrowness and over-specialization;

4. the general knowledge and skills needed for a well-rounded, wellbalanced
life as a life-long learner;

5. significant experiences with:
• common readings,
• critical thinking,
• writing across the curriculum,
• the promoting of ethical sensitivity,
• civic responsibility, and
• developing the moral character to appreciate and to use
knowledge wisely.

LIBERAL EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS

I. Skills Core Complement (12-13 units)
Development of the reading, writing, listening, speaking, and analytical thinking
skills necessary to communicate with confidence, clarity, sensitivity, efficiency,
and precision.

One course from each of the following: (12-13 units)
Logical Thinking: 3-4 units
CS-183 or above, or Phil. 130, or Mth. 90 (not 90I) or above, or
Anthropology/Psychology/Sociology 235
Expository Writing: English 112 3 units
Analytical Writing: English 114 3 units
Speech: 3 units
Speech 105, 120, 125, 130, 145, 200, 250 or Communication Arts 105, 125,
130, 145, 200, 250

II. Humanities Core Complement (14 units)
A focus on the world condition in which the primary purpose is to assist the
student with discovering and developing his/her/humanity as a person, and
thus with developing the knowledge, wisdom, and values that emphasize why
and how this humaneness ought to be critically applied to personal, social,
vocational, environmental, and spiritual life.

One course from each of the following: (14 units)
The Art of Being Human (ID-117): 2 units
Religious Studies: 3 units
Philosophy: 3 units
Literature: English 120 thru 260 3 units
Fine Arts: 3 units
from:
Art 104 thru 110, 115, 125, 130, 147, 221
Communication Arts 110
Music 100, 101, 115, 116
Theater 100, 110, 120, 121, 200

III. Natural Sciences Core Complement (3-4 units)
Afocus on the world condition in which the primary purpose is to assist the
student with appreciating quantitative empirical methodologies and
developing skills for the systematic analysis of data, from which natural
phenomena and the behavior of living organisms can be described and
explained.

One course from each of the following: (3-4 units)
Natural Sciences: 3-4 units
Science Course or Anthropology 110 or Geography 108

IV. Behavioral and Social Sciences Core Complement (6 units)
A focus on the world condition in which the primary purpose is to assist the
student with appreciating the application of both quantitative and
qualitative empirical methods to the description and explanation of human
behavior.

One course from each of the following: (6 units)
Behavioral/Social Sciences: 3 units
Anthropology (except 235), Economics, Education 110, Geography,
Political Science, Psychology (except 100, 235, or 285), Sociology
(except 235)
History 3 units

V. Physical Health Core Complement (2-4 units)
An appreciation for the knowledge and good habits associated with the
development of healthy lifestyles.

One course from each of the following: (2-4 units)
Health Education 1-3 units
Health Course or Physical Education 104, Sociology 125 or
Psychology 230
Physical Education 1 unit

VI. Elective Courses: Complement Liberal Education Core Requirements
(Minimum of 9 units)
See the Preparation for Major/Concentration Sheets available in the
Advisement/Transfer Center.

VII. Cross-Cultural/Cross-Disciplinary Core “Theme” Complement
(course requirement; not a unit requirement) An appreciation for the alue of understanding diverse cultures and diverse disciplinary
methodologies.

One course from the designated list on page 31 (Please see note #2, page
26 of the printed catalog.)

VIII. Pre-College level Courses (Non-Transferable: Only 3 units [12 units ESL} count towards graduation)

Important Notes to the Student

1. Students who enter the College with pre-college level skills in English
and/or Math may count a total of 3 units of pre-college level English or
math credit toward graduation at Marymount (Eng 104, 105, 106, 108;
Math 50, 50I, 90, 90I).

2. No course can fulfill more than one Liberal Education Core course
requirement, except for the CC/CD “Themed Course” required for
graduation. This course may be simultaneously used to fulfill a Liberal
Education Core course requirement. (Please see the list of CC/CD
“ Themed Courses” on page 31.)

3. For any course that satisfies a specific degree requirement, the
corresponding cross-listed course will also satisfy the same requirement.

4. A limit of twelve units of ESL courses will be counted toward degree
requirements.

5. A limit of four units from any one course numbered 280 through 299 will
be counted toward degree requirements.

6. A maximum of eight total units from any combination of courses
numbered 280 through 299 will be counted toward degree requirements.

7. Normally, courses numbered 290 through 299 will not satisfy general
education core requirements. However, a maximum of two 1-unit courses
(280 through 299) may apply to the disciplines indicated in the
concentration area.

8. Four-unit courses with a compulsory, built-in lab may not be split
between the general education core and concentration areas. However, a
three-unit course with a one-unit optional lab (3+1) may be split between
the general education core and the concentration area.

9. Students taking the following courses will be exempt from paying
additional tuition charges if total units of courses in the semester exceed 16 units: Business 291 (internship associated with Business 110 course),
Interdisciplinary 133 – Dynamics of Leadership, Music 155 – Choral
Ensemble, Merchandising 260 – Fashion Show Production, English 292 –
Publications Productions (yearbook), Speech 291 – Forensics, Theater
Arts 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, and 290A – Play Production,
Physical Education 182, 183, 186 –Intercollegiate Athletics, and certain
296 courses – Field Practicum (exemption for service learning only).