undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College

General Chemistry
General Physics I and II
Please note that calculus-based physics (General Physics PHYS 2121-2122) is required. Students
must begin the study of calculus as early as possible in order to be prepared for the physics
sequence.
JOURNALISM/COMMUNICATIONS
Many students believe that in order to prepare for a career in journalism, they must earn an
undergraduate degree in either journalism or communications. This simply is not true. Most
publications and graduate professional programs do not require applicants to hold a bachelor‘s
degree in those disciplines. What these employers and programs do insist upon is that their
applicants hold a liberal arts degree that promotes their abilities to think, read, and write
critically. Students at LaGrange College can prepare themselves for a career in journalism or
communications (or for graduate studies in those fields) by
majoring in a humanities/social science discipline such as English, political science, or
history AND
completing an English minor with a writing concentration, OR
designing an interdisciplinary major that blends courses from disciplines pertinent to
journalism and communications (see ―Interdisciplinary Major‖).
These students should also become actively involved in one or more of the following student
publications:
The Hilltop News (campus newspaper)
The Scroll (fine arts magazine)
Citations (scholarly journal of undergraduate research)
LAW
The pre-law advising committee is chaired by Dr. Tracy Lightcap and is composed of Dr.
Lightcap and Dr. Kevin Shirley. Students considering law school should consult with one of
these faculty members beginning in their first year and should meet regularly with other students
interested in pre-law.
Students entering law school come from varied undergraduate programs. It is not possible to say
which major serves as the best preparatory background for law school. Almost every law school
bulletin, however, suggests that entering students must have a strong background in history,
political science, and English, as well as some preparation in economics, business, sociology,
psychology, and mathematics.
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