Students qualify for Regular Admission to LMU if they meet the following criteria:
High school graduate with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Minimum composite ACT score of 19 or SAT score of 1010.
Students admitted under Regular Admission are eligible to register for courses at any New Student Registration and are not subject to the restrictions applicable to other admission categories.
Regular admission students must have a minimum composite ACT score of 19 or SAT composite score of 1010, and must have a minimum of a 3.2 unweighted high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale). Regular Admission may also be offered to applicants who hold the High School Equivalency Diploma, having completed the General Education Development (GED) examination with an average score of 45 or higher and no component score below 35. All Regular Admission applicants who meet the above criteria are accepted by Undergraduate Admissions team members.
Students admitted under Regular Admission must complete any developmental coursework specified by the Undergraduate Catalog placement criteria, and the student is subject to the guidelines regarding standards of academic progress that are applicable to all LMU students. Students admitted under Regular Admission will be given instructions on how to register for specific new student registration event dates for course registration.
Students who meet the following criteria are reviewed by the Office of Enrollment Management:
GPA of 2.7-3.19, AND/OR ACT composite of 17 or above, or SAT composite of 930 or above. The Office of Enrollment Management could accept the student, request more information (retest or updated transcripts), admit the student as a Cornerstone student (see Conditional Admission), or send the student to the Undergraduate Admissions Committee pending further review.
Further, if English is not his/her native language, the international student must submit her/his official score report from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); for admission to the University, a score or 500 or higher is required on the paper-based TOEFL test; 61 or higher on the Internetbased TOEFL (IBT) test; or 173 or higher on the computerbased TOEFL (CBT) test.
A score of 5.5 or higher is required on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test.
Although admitted to the University, the international student must also enroll in ELI 101 unless the paper-based TOEFL score is 527 or higher; the TOEFL iBT score is 71 or higher; the TOEFL CBT score is 197 or higher; or the IELTS score is 6 or higher.
The School of Business brings together talented and diverse professionals who have hands-on experience in the corporate world and excellent academic credentials in a range of disciplines both undergraduate and graduate programs of study.
The following is a suggested four-year plan of study for freshmen entering LMU during the 2020-2021 academic year. This plan should be used in conjunction with the University catalog and in consultation with the faculty advisor. Transfer students should contact their advisor if they have questions regarding transfer credit. Courses listed on the four-year plan may be taken during other semesters, based on availability and course placement. This plan meets LMU’s general education (Liberal Arts Common Core) requirements, major requirements and 300/400 level course requirements.
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Freshman Year
ISYS 100 Computer Literacy a
Fine Arts Requirement a 3
BUSN 100 Introduction to Business e
COMM 200 Fund of Speech Communications a
Mathematics Requirement a
ENGL 102 Composition II a
UACT 100 Strategies of College Success a
Science Requirement a
ENGL 101 Composition I a
BUSN 260 Business Analysis Tools e
ECON 212 Principles of Microeconomics ab
LNCN 100 Lincoln’s Life & Legacy a
Sophomore Year
ENGL 240, 250 or 260 a
Foreign Language Requirement a
ECON 213 Principles of Macroeconomics ab
BUSN 250 Social & Ethical Envi of Busn ad
ACCT 210 Financial Accounting b
ACCT 211 Managerial Accounting bf
Foreign Language Requirement a
Science Requirement a
BUSN 270 Business Statistics b
Elective 3
Junior Year
Elective 3
BUSN 310 International Business b
History Requirement a
FIN 360 Corporate Finance b
LNCN 300 American Citizenship a
History Requirement a
MGMT 300 Principles of Management b
Elective 3
MKTG 300 Principles of Marketing b
Elective 300/400
BUSN 350/350X Business Communications b
Elective 2
Senior Year
BUSN 440/440Z Legal Issues in Business. b
BUSN 450 Business Strategy b
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective 300/400 Level
Elective
Elective 4
Elective 3
According to the U.S. Burea of Labor Statistics, some professions within the Communication and Media field have a very positive outlook. Overall employment of broadcast and sound engineering technicians for example is projected to grow 8 percent from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations.
Employment of audio and visual equipment technicians is projected to grow 12 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations. More audio and video technicians should be needed to set up new, technologically advanced equipment or upgrade and maintain old, complex systems for a variety of organizations. For more details on the career outlook in the field of Communication and Media see: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook; Communication and Media .
