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- Students should carefully review The Lincoln Liberal Arts Core Curriculum requirements outlined and monitor their progress toward meeting them.
- Students should meet with their academic advisors each semester to help ensure adequate progress toward completion of the Core Curriculum requirements.
- As soon as possible after enrolling at the University, students who have completed general education coursework elsewhere should, with the help of their academic advisors, formally request appropriate substitutions for specific Core Curriculum requirements.
- Some courses listed in the categories of The Lincoln Liberal Arts Core Curriculum may be prerequisites to more advanced coursework in specific major programs. Students can meet the Core Curriculum requirements by completing any of the courses listed in each category. However, students who choose courses other than those prerequisites must complete additional coursework to prepare for their major program requirements.
- Some courses listed in the categories of The Lincoln Liberal Arts Core Curriculum may also satisfy licensure requirements in professional programs. Students can meet the Core Curriculum requirements by completing any of the courses listed in each category. However, students who choose courses other than their licensure requirements will be required to enroll in additional coursework in order to complete their professional programs.
- A maximum of three courses may count concurrently toward The Lincoln Liberal Arts Core Curriculum and the student’s major program of study.
- LMU courses with a grade of “D-” may be counted for the University’s general education requirement. A cumulative general education program GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.
- Required testing and other measures are used to determine the extent to which students achieve the learning outcomes of The Lincoln Liberal Arts Core Curriculum at both the Associate and Baccalaureate levels. Students graduating from an Associate’s degree program are tested in the semester of graduation. Students pursuing a baccalaureate degree are tested when enrolled in CIVX 300. Students achieving scores and ratings demonstrating achievement more than one standard deviation above the LMU average shall receive a LMU General Education Outstanding Achievement Certificate.
