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The Liberal Arts Studies program also includes four seminar courses (LAS141, LAS241, LAS341, and LAS441)
built around prominent themes in the Dominican tradition. These seminars will introduce students to the
Dominican traditions (prayer, study, community, preaching/service) and comprise an interdisciplinary core which
compliments the discipline specific courses students take to fulfill their liberal arts requirements.
For students transferring 56-87 credits into Siena Heights University, two courses are considered the bookends
of liberal arts studies: LAS341 and LAS441. In these courses students will view the world through the lens of
liberal arts learning in the traditions of Siena’s Catholic and Dominican heritage. LAS341 provides students an
opportunity to begin academic studies at Siena from a position of strength.
LAS441 provides all students, together with peers from other majors, the structured reflective and integrative
seminar that deepens and broadens their educational experience as they continue to pursue their goals for
lifelong learning. In LAS441 students prepare to transition out of Siena Heights after having reflected on their
philosophy of life, their formal program of study and the contribution both can make to a life of purpose and
service.
Course descriptions for LAS 100, 141, 241, 341, and 441 are found in the Liberal Arts Studies section of course
descriptions.
The following courses fulfill the English Composition requirement:
Three hours from ENG 102 or equivalent, ENG 211, 212 or 341.
Liberal Arts Requirements, College for Professional Studies
English Composition: May
include ENG 101 and ENG 102
or equivalent
Mathematics
BA, BS, BAS, BBA,
BSN, BSW 60+
Transfer Credits AA, AS, AAS
6 6
3
or
4
3
or
3 3
or
4
3
or
3
3 3
Lab Science
Social Science
Fine/Performing Arts
Religious Studies
or
Philosophy
Integrated Learning
ENG 099
LAS 301
LAS 401
Totals
3
3
21-22
3
3
21-22
Explanation of Liberal Arts Education (CPS)
In the view of the faculty at Siena Heights University, the purpose of a degree completion program with a liberal
arts emphasis 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 and refine their own philosophies
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