General Education Core Requirements
All students are required to complete 45-61 credits of General Education, or core, coursework.
Students can meet these goals by completing courses at TCLA, or by transferring them in from an approved Yeshiva or Seminary and/or any accredited institution. Students who complete more than 45 credits (up to a total of 61) of the General Education coursework may use these credits to replace an equal number of credits of their major electives. The same course cannot be used to meet both General Education and major program requirements, nor may it be used to meet more than one GE requirement.
Choose from the following courses to complete your General Education Requirement:
| Area |
Course Number and Title |
Semester Credit Hours |
Required Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
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AREA A |
Communication |
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6-12 Credits |
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SPLL 101 Fundamentals of Speech |
3 |
SPLL 101 & LLEL 102 are required for all students |
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LLEL 100 Introduction to Composition |
3 |
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LLEL 101 Composition I |
3 |
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LLEL 102 Composition II |
3 |
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AREA B |
Critical Thinking |
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6 Credits |
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JSHL 187 Intro to Jewish Thought I |
3 |
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JSHL 188 Intro to Jewish Thought II |
3 |
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JSHL 295 Topics in Jewish Thought |
3 |
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Other course in this subject area (with approval.) |
3 |
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AREA C |
Mathematics |
|
3-6 Credits |
|
MATL 111 College Mathematics |
3 |
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MATL 120 Pre-Calculus |
3 |
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MATL 121 Calculus |
4 |
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Other course in this subject area (with approval.) |
3 |
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AREA D |
Physical & Biological Science |
|
3-12 Credits |
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CPCL 101 Chemistry I (w/ lab) |
4 |
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CPCL 102 Chemistry II (w/ lab) |
4 |
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BIOL 101 Biology I (w/ lab) |
4 |
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BIOL 102 Biology II (w/ lab) |
4 |
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CPPL 150 Physical Universe |
3 |
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BIOL 246 Nutrition & Human Development |
3 |
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Other course in this subject area (with approval.) |
3 |
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AREA E |
Arts and Humanities |
|
6 Credits |
|
JSHL 257 Lit of Mussar Movement |
3 |
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JSBL 282 Women in the Bible |
3 |
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Other course in this subject area (with approval.) |
3 |
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AREA F |
Social Sciences |
|
3-6 Credits |
|
POLL 101 American Politics |
3 |
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SASL 103 Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
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AREA G |
Cultural Studies |
|
12 Credits |
|
JSHL 111 Topics Jewish Phil I |
3 |
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JSHL 112 Topics Jewish Phil II |
3 |
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JSLL 111 Intell. Trends in Rabbinic Judaism I |
3 |
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JSLL 112 Intell. Trends in Rabbinic Judaism II |
3 |
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Other course in this subject area (with approval.) |
3 |
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AREA H |
History |
|
3-6 Credits |
|
HISL 220 Survey of Modern History I |
3 |
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HISL 221 Survey of Modern History II |
3 |
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HISL 262 The Holocaust |
3 |
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HISL 155 History of the Jewish People I |
3 |
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HISL 156 History of the Jewish People II |
3 |
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Other course in this subject area (with approval.) |
3 |
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AREA I |
Information Literacy |
|
3 Credits |
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MC0L 140 Computer Concepts |
3 |
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Other course in this subject area (with approval.) |
3 |
