Liberal Arts Curriculum (Core)
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Liberal Arts Curriculum
(Effective beginning Fall 2021)
All UNC students are required to complete 31 credit hours from their LAC, regardless of major. The UNC catalog contains information on the specific LAC requirements that students must complete. Students declared in catalog years prior to Fall 2021 should see the “Liberal Arts Core” section.
Liberal Arts Core
(Effective through Summer 2021)
All UNC students are required to complete 40 credit hours from their LAC, regardless of major. The UNC catalog contains information on the specific LAC requirements that students must complete.
Courses listed in the Liberal Arts Curriculum/Liberal Arts Core can count toward LAC categories if taken in the semester indicated. If your coursework is over 10 years old, please see the University Policy regarding previous credits earned and transfer credits.
For students with questions regarding the applicability of transfer coursework towards the LAC, please contact the Office of the Registrar at transfereval@unco.edu
For faculty, please visit the Liberal Arts Council website for LAC curriculum submissions.
Liberal Arts Curriculum/Liberal Arts Core Course Indicators
Liberal Arts Core Area (through Summer 2021)
Liberal Arts Core Description (through Summer 2021)
Liberal Arts Curriculum Area (begins Fall 2021)
Liberal Arts Curriculum Description (begins Fall 2021)
LC1a
Communication (Composition) - Elementary Composition
LAW1
Written Communication - Introductory Writing Course
LC1b
Communication (Composition) - Intermediate Composition
LAW2
Written Communication - Intermediate Writing Course
N/A
N/A
LAW3
Written Communication - Advanced Writing Course
LC2
Mathematics
LAX1
Mathematics
LC3A
Arts and Humanities - Arts
LAA1
Arts and Humanities - Arts and Expression
LC3B
Arts and Humanities - Literature and Humanities
LAA2
Arts and Humanities - Literature and Humanities
LC3C
Arts and Humanities - Ways of Thinking
LAA3
Arts and Humanities - Ways of Thinking
LC3D
Arts and Humanities - World Languages
LAA4
Arts and Humanities - World Languages
LC4
History
LAH1
History
LC5A
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Economic and Political Systems
LAB1
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Economic or Political Systems
LC5B
Social and Behavioral Sciences -Geography
LAB2
Social and Behavioral Sciences -Geography
LC5C
Social and Behavioral Sciences -Human Behavior and Social Systems
LAB3
Social and Behavioral Sciences -Human Behavior, Culture, or Social Frameworks
LC6
Physical and Life Sciences
LAS1
Natural and Physical Sciences
LCLB
Science Lab Course
LASL
Natural and Physical Sciences Lab
LC7
International Studies
LAIS
International Studies
LC8
U.S. Multicultural Studies
LAMS
U.S. Multicultural Studies
LCEL
Liberal Arts Core Elective
N/A
N/A
