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Loyola Marymount University

Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659

Official telephone: (310) 338-2700
Toll-free telephone: (800) 568-4636
Website: www.lmu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in August and January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: communication studies, psychology, English
Majors with the lowest enrollment: television production, physics, individualized study
Average freshman GPA: 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 91%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 613 men, 531 women
Full-time faculty: 310 men, 251 women
Part-time faculty: 303 men, 280 women
Graduation rate: 79% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of California--Los Angeles.
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus at U of California--Los Angeles.
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American Studies
  • Animation
  • Applied Information Management Systems
  • Art History
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Chicana/Chicano Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Physics
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • European Studies
  • Film/Television Production
  • Finance
  • French
  • Health/Human Sciences
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Individualized Studies
  • International Relations
  • Liberal Studies
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Modern Languages
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Recording Arts
  • Screenwriting
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Studio Arts
  • Theatre Arts
  • Theology
  • Urban Studies
  • Women's/Gender Studies
Doctorates

  • Educational Leadership/Social Justice
  • Juridical Science
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Bilingual Elementary Education
  • Bilingual Secondary Education
  • Bioethics
  • Business Administration
  • Catholic Inclusive Education
  • Catholic School Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Counseling
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Studies
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Executive M.B.A.
  • Film/TV Production
  • Guidance/Counseling
  • Higher Education Administration
  • Law/Tax Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Literacy Education
  • Literacy/Language Arts
  • Marital/Family Therapy
  • Mathematics Teaching
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Pastoral Theology
  • Philosophy
  • Reading Instruction
  • School Administration
  • School Counseling
  • Secondary Education
  • Special Education
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tax Law
  • Theology
  • Urban Education
  • Yoga Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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