Siena Heights University
Students will promote peace by working for justice and the common good.
Students will learn and apply responsible stewardship of the environment.
Liberal Arts Requirements, College of Arts and Sciences
First Time
Freshmen Transfer
16-23
Credits Transfer
24-55
Credits Transfer
56-87
Credits Transfer
88+
Credits Students
receiving
a BFA Students
receiving
an AA, AS
or AAS
English Composition:
ENG102 or equivalent 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mathematics 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Lab Science 4 4 4 or 4 or 4 or 4 or 4
Social Science 3 3 3 3 3 0 3
Fine/Performing Arts 3 3 3 or 3 or 3 0 or 3
Religious Studies 3 3 3 3 3 0 3
LAS100 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
LAS141 3 3 0 0 0 3 0
LAS241 3 3 3 0 0 3 0
LAS341 3 3 3 3 0 3 0
LAS441 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
32 31 28 18-19 15-16 19-20 13-14
Integrated Learning
TOTAL
Explanation of Liberal Arts Education
In the view of the faculty at Siena Heights University, the purpose of a liberal arts education is to help students
develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationship to the world in which they live. The
historical and theoretical foundations for liberal arts education at Siena Heights University are: 1) the Dominican
motto “To contemplate and to give to others the fruits of your contemplation,” 2) our philosophy of undergraduate
education which exhorts students to develop their own philosophies of life, and 3) the mission statement which
commits us “to assist people to become more competent, purposeful and ethical through a teaching and learning
environment which respects the dignity of all.”
The curriculum at Siena Heights University facilitates development of students’ understanding of themselves and
their world through skill enhancement, breadth of education, and the in-depth knowledge that is learned in the
academic major. Students are called upon in many settings to demonstrate their skills and mastery in their major
discipline. Less often are students asked to integrate the broader dimensions of their undergraduate education.
Students starting at Siena will begin their liberal arts and integrative experience by participating in the First Year
Experience (FYE). FYE (LAS100) is a comprehensive program of events and activities, along with a 10 week
course, that will assist students in their transition to college; connect them with staff, students, and faculty from
multiple disciplines; and provide them with a foundation of resources that will help support them during their time
at Siena. LAS100 must be completed with a 2.0 grade point average or better.
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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