Loyola University Chicago  Honors and Core  Continuing Students
Visit www.luc.edu/core for a list of courses that count for Core. You must earn a grade of “C-” or better to use a course for Core and
Honors.
KNOWLEDGE AREAS
College Writing Seminar (3 hrs)
Artistic Knowledge and Experience (3 hrs)
Course
UCWR 110
Course
Demonstrate knowledge of, or experience in, artistic traditions and expressions.
*Can be satisfied by three 1-hour courses.
HONR 102
Historical Knowledge (6 hrs)
Demonstrate effective written communication skills.
Understand the importance of chronology, how to evaluate historical evidence,
understand the process of change, capacity to handle diverse interpretations.
Literary Knowledge and Experience (6 hrs)
Demonstrate knowledge of, or experience in, literary traditions and expressions.
Quantitative Analysis (3 hrs)
Grade
Grade
Term/Year
Waived*
Term/Year
Course
HONR 203
Grade
Term/Year
Course
HONR D102
Grade
Term/Year
Course
Grade
Course
HONR 101
Grade
Term/Year
Course
HONR 204
Grade
Term/Year
Course
Area Studies
Grade
Term/Year
Grade
Term/Year
Course
HONR
301A/301B**
Grade
Term/Year
Course
Grade
Term/Year
Understand and analyze quantitative information presented in various formats.
Philosophical Knowledge (6 hrs)
Understand influential philosophic questions, positions, methods of inquiry; identify
and assess implicit propositions; formulate and defend solutions to philosophic and
ethical issues.
Scientific Literacy (6 hrs)
Understand the basic principles, concepts, and knowledge of the sciences and
understand the methodology of scientific inquiry.
Societal and Cultural Knowledge (6 hrs)
Understand belief, rituals, structures, and values of cultures; political, economic, and
social systems of societies; and forms of expressions that make them
understandable.
Theological and Religious Studies Knowledge (6 hrs)
Develop familiarity with the basic content of, and modes of inquiry into, selected
theological and religious systems.
Ethics (3 hrs)
Demonstrate ethical awareness, the ability to do ethical reflection, and the ability to
apply ethical principles in decision-making. NOTE: THESE COURSES ALSO COUNT UNDER
EITHER PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGE OR THEOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES KNOWLEDGE.
Engaged Learning (3 hrs)
Area Studies
Course
HONR D101
These courses provide a core learning experience integrated into a course that
engages students in learning outside the classroom, such as in a community agency,
professional organization, or in a research setting; critical reflection on that
experience through various assignments in class; and synthesis of the experience
through a final project or portfolio.
* You are waived from the UCWR
110 requirement IF you pass
HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR
102, and HONR D102 with a grade
of “ C-“ or better
** Moral Responsibility 301A will
count as a Philosophical
Knowledge area,301B will count
as Theological Knowledge area
CAS Foreign Language Requirement:
Writing Intensives: 1. (HONR D102) 2. ________
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