Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

A broad range of courses are available to fulfill the Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC) and Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. Academic advisors and transfer specialists should be consulted early and often to ensure effective planning.

Use the online Course Schedule to search for LASC courses offered during an academic term.

LASC Course List

Courses are added to the list as they are approved. Please check the list prior to advising and registration each term.

Courses are listed by Rubric/Number, Title, Effective Term, and Credit. Writing-Intensive courses are indicated by (W) and courses with a traditional lab experience are indicated by (Lab) following the course title. If the course counts in another goal area, it will also be indicated after the course title. Click each Goal Area to view the goal competency and learning outcomes in detail.

**Courses on this page are current. Courses no longer offered can be found on the LASC archive page or Dragon Core archive page.

Goal 1A: Oral Communication

Complete one course.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
COMM 100 Speech Communication Fall 2006 3

Goal 1B: Written Communication

Complete one course.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
ENGL 101 English Composition (W) Fall 2006 3

Goal Area 2: Critical Thinking

Complete a minimum of one course.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
ANTH 100 Debating Humankind Fall 2006 3
ART 270 Visual Culture: Practices in Critical Looking Fall 2015 3
BIOL 100 Issues in Human Biology Fall 2006 3
CHEM 275 General Chemistry Research-based Lab Spring 2020 3
CJ 111 American Criminal Justice Fall 2009 3
COMM 111 Argumentation and Debate Fall 2006 3
COMM 352 Social Media Campaigns Fall 2024 3
ECON 100 The American Economy Fall 2006 3
HIST 101 Critical Issues in U.S. History Fall 2006 3
MATH 101 Foundations of Mathematical Success Fall 2023 3
MUS 140 Thinking Musically: Critical Thinking in Multi-musical America Fall 2006 3
PHIL 110 Practical Reasoning Fall 2006 3
POL 140 Political Statecraft Spring 2014 3
SUST 200 Nature of Sustainability Fall 2018 3
UNIV 121 Foundations of University Success Fall 2013 3

Goal Area 3: Natural Sciences

Complete a minimum of two courses with different disciplinary rubrics; at least one course must include traditional lab (Lab).

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
ANTH 120 Introduction to Physical Anthropology Fall 2008 3
AST 100 Introduction to a Universe of Astronomy (Lab) Fall 2021 3
AST 266 Observational Astronomy (Lab) Fall 2021 3
AST/HON 324 Life and Death in the Universe (Lab) Spring 2014 3
AST/GEOS 360 Planetary Science (Lab) Spring 2007 3
BCBT 100 The Science of Cooking (Lab) Fall 2010 3
BIOL 104 Human Biology Fall 2006 3
BIOL 109 Biology Today (Lab) Spring 2007 4
BIOL 111/111L Cell Biology (Lab) Fall 2021 4
BIOL 115/115L Organismal Biology (Lab) Fall 2021 4
BIOL 125 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Lab) Fall 2019 4
BIOL 126 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Lab) Fall 2019 4
BIOL 236 Foundations of Microbiology (Lab) Spring 2009 3
BIOL/WS 300 Biology of Women (Lab) Summer 2009 4
BIOL 310 Science of Brewing (Lab) Fall 2018 3
CHEM 105 Crime Scene Science (Lab) (Goal 9) Spring 2012 3
CHEM 110/110L Fundamentals of Chemistry (Lab) Fall 2008 4
CHEM 150/150L General Chemistry I (Lab) Summer 2007 4
CHEM 210/210L General Chemistry II (Lab) Spring 2014 4
CHEM 304 The Environment and You (Goal 10) (W) Fall 2022 3
GEOS 102 Geology in the National Parks Fall 2006 3
GEOS 103 The Real Dragons: Dinosaurs on a Dynamic Planet (Lab) Spring 2023 3
GEOS 109/109L Processes & History of a Dynamic Planet (Lab) Fall 2022 3
GEOS 110/110L Water, Land and People: An Introduction to Physical Geography (Lab) Fall 2007 3
GEOS 116 Historical Geology (Lab) Spring 2010 3
GEOS 170 Earth Science Today (Lab) Spring 2007 3
GEOS 205 Thinking Spatially Fall 2014 3
GEOS 305 Oceanography (Goal 10) Fall 2022 3
GEOS 330 Elementary Meteorology (Goal 10) (W) Fall 2012 3
HON 314 Space, Time, and Change: Revolutions in Self-Perception (Lab) Spring 2008 3
HON 318 Issues of the Nuclear Age (Lab) Fall 2007 3
PHYS 105 Physics of Music (Lab) Spring 2007 3
PHYS 160 Physics I with Algebra (Lab) Fall 2006 4
PHYS 200 Physics I with Calculus (Lab) Fall 2007 4
PHYS 201 Physics II with Calculus (Lab) Spring 2016 4
PSCI 170 Physical Science I (Lab) Spring 2007 3
PSCI 378 Energy and the Environment (Goal 10) Spring 2015 3

Goal Area 4: Mathematics/Logical Reasoning

Complete a minimum of one course.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
MATH 105 Contemporary Mathematics Fall 2011 3
MATH 110 Introduction to Mathematics Spring 2013 3
MATH 127 College Algebra Fall 2011 3
MATH 127L College Algebra with Lab Spring 2024 4
MATH 134 Applied Statistics Fall 2019 3
MATH 142 Pre-Calculus Fall 2011 5
MATH 143 Trigonometry Fall 2011 3
MATH 210 Concepts from Discrete Mathematics Fall 2015 3
MATH 227 Survey of Differential Calculus with Algebra Fall 2013 4
MATH 229 Topics in Calculus Fall 2011 3
MATH 234 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Fall 2011 3
MATH 261 Calculus I Fall 2011 4
MATH 262 Calculus II Fall 2018 4
PHIL 340 Symbolic Logic Fall 2011 3

Goal Area 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Complete a minimum of two courses with different disciplinary rubrics.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
ANTH 115 Introduction to Archaeology Fall 2006 3
ANTH 217 The Rise of Civilization Spring 2008 3
ANTH 265 Language and Culture Fall 2012 3
CJ 306 Gangs Summer 2013 3
COMM 110 Introduction to Communication Studies Fall 2006 3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics Fall 2007 3
ECON 204 Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics Fall 2009 3
GEOS 210 Cartography Fall 2014 3
GEOS 310 United States and Canada Fall 2009 3
HIST 104 World History I Fall 2006 3
HIST 105 World History II (Goal 8) Fall 2006 3
HIST 121 History of the United States to 1877 Spring 2007 3
HIST 122 History of the United States Since 1877 Spring 2007 3
HIST 304 Africa in World History (Goal 8) (W) Spring 2016 3
HIST 334 Latin America (Goal 8) (W) Spring 2018 3
HIST/HON 372 Natural Disasters (Goal 10) (W) Spring 2017 3
HIST 373 Monsoon Asia: People and the Environment (Goal 10) Fall 2013 3
HIST 374 Plagues and Peoples: Disease and the Environment (Goal 10) (W) Fall 2016 3
HIST 379 Environmental History (Goal 10) (W) Fall 2013 3
HIST 420 History of Drugs (Goal 9) (W) Spring 2019 3
HON 300 American Society Fall 2007 3
HON 307 The Transformation of the Roman World Fall 2007 3
POL 105 Making Sense of Politics Fall 2006 3
POL 120 American National Government and Politics (Goal 9) Fall 2006 3
POL 160 International Relations (Goal 8) Fall 2006 3
POL 221 Minnesota State and Local Government (Goal 9) Summer 2012 3
PSY 113 General Psychology Fall 2006 3
PSY 220 Social Behavior Fall 2007 3
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology Fall 2006 3
SOC 120 Social Psychology Spring 2008 3
SOC 210 Social Problems Spring 2007 3
SOC 220 Social Deviance Summer 2013 3
SOC/WS 310 Dominant-Subordinate Group Relations Spring 2009 3
WS 420 Feminism in Global Perspectives (Goal 8) (W) Fall 2013 3

Goal Area 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts

Complete a minimum of two courses with different disciplinary rubrics.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
ART 170 Art Appreciation Fall 2006 3
ART 311 Pottery: Principles of Production and Design Fall 2013 3
ART/PHIL 320 Philosophy and the Arts (W) Summer 2007 3
COMM 310 Rhetorical Theory and Criticism (W) Fall 2007 3
ENGL 183 Introduction to the American Short Story Fall 2006 3
ENGL 201 English Composition II (W) Fall 2007 3
ENGL 202 English Composition and Literature (W) Spring 2007 3
ENGL/WS 246 Women in Literature Fall 2012 3
ENGL 282 Literature of Non-Majors Spring 2007 3
ENGL 316 Hebrew Bible as Literature (W) Fall 2016 3
ENGL 317 Personal Lives, National Affairs (Goal 8) Fall 2013 3
ENGL 318 Christian Bible as Literature (W) Spring 2015 3
ENGL 381 World Religion and Literature (Goal 8) (W) Spring 2016 3
ENGL 407 Big City, Big Impact (Goal 10) Fall 2013 3
ENGL 445 Holocaust Literature (Goal 9) Spring 2013 3
FILM 180 Understanding Movies Fall 2006 3
FILM 275
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FILM 281/281S
Film Appreciation Fall 2008 4
HON 200 Honors Colloquium in the Humanities (W) Fall 2007 3
HON 301 Masterpieces of Literature Fall 2007 3
HON 302 Tellings and Retellings Spring 2007 3
HON 312 Journeys in Literature: Classical and Medieval Masterpieces Fall 2007 3
HUM 101 Humanities Through the Arts Fall 2006 3
HUM 211 Perspectives on Society (W) Spring 2013 3
HUM 320 Humanities East and West (Goal 8) (W) Summer 2012 3
MUS 111 Art of Listening Fall 2006 3
MUS 215 Jazz History Spring 2007 3
MUS 217 Pop/Rock Music for Non-Majors Spring 2021 3
MUS 240 American Music (Goal 7) Summer 2017 3
MUS 328

Ensemble Performance *must repeat for 3 total credits to count towards goal 6

Effective Fall 2023 - MUS 328 will be MUS 330A-330M *students must still complete 3 ensembles to count towards goal 6.

Fall 2022 1
MUS/WS 345 Women in Musical Culture (Goal 7) Spring 2014 3
MUS/WS 346 Sex, Sexuality and Music (Goal 7) (W) Spring 2014 3
PHIL 101 Introduction to Western Philosophy Fall 2006 3
PHIL 102 Philosophies of Human Nature (Goal 7) Summer 2012 3
PHIL 120 World Religions (Goal 7) Summer 2012 3
PHIL 215 Contemporary Moral Issues (Goal 9) Summer 2012 3
PHIL 302 Buddhist Philosophy (Goal 8) Summer 2012 3
PHIL 311 Morals and Medicine (Goal 9) (W) Summer 2012 3
PHIL 312 Business Ethics (Goal 9) Summer 2012 3
PHIL 318 Professional Ethics (Goal 9) (W) Summer 2012 3
PHIL 335 Death and Dying (Goal 9) Spring 2016 3
PHIL 358 Peace and War (Goal 8) Summer 2012 3
THTR 130 Acting for Everyone Fall 2007 3
WS 100 Women Today: Contemporary Women's Issues (Goal 7) Fall 2012 3
WS 247 Women's Studies: Perspectives and Intersections (Goal 7) Fall 2012 3
WS 312 Rhetorics for Resistance: Feminist Responses from the Humanities (Goal 7) (W) Spring 2007 3
WS 324 Feminist Theory (Goal 7) Fall 2012 3
WS 330 Gender, Justice and the Environment (Goal 10) Fall 2013 3

Goal Area 7: Human Diversity

Complete a minimum of one course.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
AMCS 372 Dynamics of Prejudice and Oppression Spring 2008 3
ANTH 202 American Indian Culture Spring 2017 3
ANTH 314 American Indian World Views Summer 2012 3
ANTH 327 The Aztecs (W) Fall 2008 3
COMM 285 Intercultural Communication Summer 2017 3
ECON/WS 305 Poverty, Discrimination, and Inequality (W) Fall 2009 3
ENGL 280 World Literature: East-West Spring 2007 3
ENGL 352 Native American Literature Spring 2007 3
FILM 371 History of LGBT Representation in Film Fall 2013 4
GEOS 111 Cultures and Regions Fall 2007 3
HUM 102 Appropriation, Racism, & the Arts Fall 2023 3
MUS 240 American Music (Goal 6) Spring 2007 3
MUS/WS 345 Women in Musical Culture (Goal 6) Spring 2014 3
MUS/WS 346 Sex, Sexuality and Music (Goal 6) (W) Spring 2014 3
NURS 342 Interdisciplinary Care of Diverse Populations Spring 2021 3
PHIL 102 Philosophies of Human Nature (Goal 6) Fall 2006 3
PHIL 120 World Religions (Goal 6) Fall 2006 3
PHIL 235 Philosophy of Sex and Love (Goal 6) Spring 2010 3
POL 333 Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights/Liberties Spring 2014 3
WS 100 Women Today: Contemporary Women's Issues (Goal 6) Fall 2006 3
WS 247 Women's Studies: Perspectives and Intersections (Goal 6) Fall 2012 3
WS 312 Rhetorics for Resistance: Feminist Responses from the Humanities (Goal 6) (W) Fall 2013 3
WS 324 Feminist Theory (Goal 6) Fall 2013 3

Goal Area 8: Global Perspective

Complete a minimum of one course.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
AMCS 302 Latinos of the Caribbean: Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico (W) Fall 2010 3
ANTH 110 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Spring 2017 3
ANTH 306 Medical Anthropology Fall 2009 3
ANTH 308 Migration and Human Adaptation Spring 2009 3
ANTH 313 Understanding Contemporary Africa Summer 2010 3
ANTH 316 Magic, Witchcraft, and Belief Summer 2012 3
ANTH 333 Anthropology of Music Spring 2013 3
ART 233 Global Art History I Spring 2012 3
ART 234 Global Art History II Spring 2012 3
ART 235 Global Art History III Fall 2022 3
BIOL 248 Introduction to Public Health Fall 2018 3
COMM 324 International Communications Spring 2015 3
ECON 300 Global Economic Issues Fall 2009 3
ENGL 335 World Mythology Fall 2015 3
ENGL 317 Personal Lives, National Affairs (Goal 6) Fall 2011 3
ENGL 380 World Literature Spring 2007 3
ENGL 381 World Religion and Literature (Goal 6) (W) Spring 2016 3
FILM 285
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FILM 280
History of Motion Pictures Spring 2014 4
GEOS 320 Economic Geography (W) Fall 2007 3
GEOS 410 Geography and Global Influence of Eastern Europe and Russia Fall 2009 3
HIST 105 World History II (Goal 5) Spring 2014 3
HIST 276 The World of Food Fall 2012 3
HIST 304 Africa in World History (Goal 5) (W) Spring 2016 3
HIST 334 Latin America (Goal 5) (W) Spring 2018 3
HSAD 218 Introduction to Healthcare and Global Health Summer 2018 3
HUM 320 Humanities East and West (Goal 6) (W) Fall 2010 3
MUS 316 World Music Survey Spring 2008 3
PHIL 302 Buddhist Philosophy (Goal 6) Spring 2009 3
PHIL 358 Peace and War (Goal 6) Spring 2010 3
POL 160 International Relations (Goal 5) Summer 2012 3
POL 352 Political Problems in Developing Countries Fall 2009 3
POL 356 Soviet Russia and the Global Cold War Fall 2013 3
PSCI/HON 385 Hiroshima Peace Studies Tour Spring 2019 3
SLHS 301 American Sign Language and Deaf Culture I Spring 2013 3
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish I Summer 2012 4
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish II Summer 2012 4
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish Fall 2008 4
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II Fall 2008 4
SPAN 211 Intermediate Spanish Conversation Fall 2008 3
SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish Conversation II Fall 2008 3
SUST 421 Systems Thinking Fall 2018 3
SUST 485 Global Health Perspectives (W) Spring 2023 3
WS 420 Feminism in Global Perspectives (Goal 5) (W) Fall 2007 3
       

Goal Area 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility

Complete a minimum of one course.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
AEM 261 Legal & Ethical Issues in Music and Entertainment Spring 2024 3
ANTH 312 Anthropology of Tourism Spring 2017 3
ANTH 329 The Uses of the Past Spring 2009 3
ART 345 Art of Social & Environmental Justice (W) Fall 2015 3
BIOL/WS 406 DNA as Destiny: Genetics and Society (W) Summer 2008 3
CHEM 105 Crime Scene Science (Goal 3) Spring 2022 3
CJ 385 Crime, Justice, and Media Spring 2010 3
COMM 101 Introduction to Mass Media Spring 2015 3
CSIS/PHIL 316 Ethics in the Information Age (W) Spring 2007 3
ECON 340 The Gendered Economy Summer 2013 3
ENGL 346 Virtue and Vice in Gothic Storytelling (W) Spring 2012 3
ENGL 445 Holocaust Literature (Goal 6) Spring 2013 3
GEOS 321 Sustainable Transportation Fall 2020 3
HIST 420 History of Drugs (Goal 5) (W) Spring 2019 3
HON 492 Capstone in Ethical and Civic Responsibility (W) Fall 2007 3
POL 201 *was PARA 201 You and the Law Fall 2009 3
PHIL 215 Contemporary Moral Issues (Goal 6) Fall 2009 3
PHIL 311 Morals and Medicine (Goal 6) (W) Summer 2007 3
PHIL 312 Business Ethics (Goal 6) Summer 2007 3
PHIL 318 Professional Ethics (Goal 6) (W) Summer 2007 3
PHIL 335 Death and Dying (Goal 6) Spring 2016 3
POL 120 American National Government and Politics (Goal 5) Fall 2012 3
POL 221 Minnesota State and Local Government (Goal 5) Summer 2012 3
POL 315 Political Thought Fall 2011 3
POL 327 Campaigns and Elections Fall 2010 3
SOC 325 Social Movements Summer 2017 3
SUST 432 Environmental Dilemmas Summer 2018 3
WS 415 Media and Diverse Identities Spring 2011 3

Goal Area 10: People and the Environment

Complete a minimum of one course.

Subject # Title Effective Term Credits
ANTH 307 Ecological Anthropology Fall 2009 3
ANTH 311 American Indians and the Environment Fall 2010 3
ANTH 317 Collapse Spring 2008 3
BIOL 308 Pacific Northwest Ecology Summer 2009 3
BIOL 335 Tropical Conservation Biology Spring 2009 3
BIOL 346 An Ecological Perspective Spring 2008 3
BIOL 370 Exploring Biology Summer 2011 3
CHEM 304 The Environment and You (Goal 3) (W) Fall 2007 3
CM 327 Sustainability the the Built Environment (W) Spring 2009 3
ENGL 407 Big City, Big Impact (Goal 6) Spring 2010 3
ENGL 435 Nature Writing/Ecocriticism (W) Fall 2011 3
GEOS 305 Oceanography (Goal 3) Fall 2009 3
GEOS 330 Elementary Meteorology (Goal 3) (W) Fall 2007 3
GEOS 335 Environmental Geography and Conservation Fall 2007 3
HIST/HON 372 Natural Disasters (Goal 5) (W) Spring 2017 3
HIST 373 Monsoon Asia: People and the Environment (Goal 5) Spring 2008 3
HIST 374 Plagues and Peoples: Disease and the Environment (Goal 5) (W) Fall 2016 3
HIST 379 Environmental History (Goal 5) (W) Spring 2010 3
PSCI 378 Energy and the Environment (Goal 3) Spring 2011 3
POL 345 Environmental Politics Spring 2010 3
PSY 324 Environmental Psychology Spring 2009 3
SOC 319 Society and the Environment Fall 2008 3
WS 330 Gender, Justice and the Environment (Goal 6) Fall 2011 3

Goal Area 11: Information Literacy

This goal area is satisfied through completion of Goal Areas 1A-10.