- A single course may satisfy only one Core requirement (with the exception of the Engaged Learning and Experiential Learning for Mission flags which can be part a course with another Core attribute).
- Students may satisfy major requirements with Core courses when the courses are approved for both the major and Core.
- All students must complete all 13 Core attributes across the three areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integrations–though students enrolled in the Seaver College of Science and Engineering and the University Honors program have modified Core requirements. Transfer students may have some Core requirements waived. See "Info for Transfer Students."
- Integrations courses are upper-division requirements and may only be taken at LMU or transferred in through an LMU approved Study Abroad program.
- First-Year students must take Rhetorical Arts and First Year Seminar in different semesters of Year 1.
- First-Year students cannot transfer courses to fulfill Rhetorical Arts and First Year seminar, nor can these requirements be met through AP credit.
- Although the order in which Core courses are completed is flexible, students are strongly encouraged to take the remaining Foundations courses in Years 1 and 2, Explorations courses in Years 2 and 3, and Integrations courses in Years 3 and 4.
- Foundations and Explorations requirements may be fulfilled with transfer courses valued at 3 semester hours or courses accepted as the equivalent from institutions on the quarter system (2.668 semester hour equivalent) or higher will be considered for Core requirements.
For more information on Core attributes see Overview of the Core.