Start your LMU journey this summer.
LMU’s 2026 summer courses, offered both online and in person, are available to incoming first-year and transfer students. This is an excellent opportunity to begin your experience as an LMU Lion before the fall semester.
Get a head start on core requirements and explore the distinctive value of LMU’s Jesuit education.
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You can enroll in any summer class for which you meet the requirements. To make the most of your time, we recommend starting with core courses like First-Year Seminar, Math, or Rhetorical Arts. These are part of the Foundations Core, which you will complete during your first two years at LMU.
You will also find a limited selection of Explorations Core courses available this summer. These classes are usually taken in the second or third year, but you can get ahead if you meet the prerequisites.
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We recommend using the summer session to get ahead. You can schedule university core or lower-level major requirements that you would typically take in your first semester, which frees up space in your fall schedule for other opportunities. This can also help you accumulate credits or requirements, making it easier to study abroad later. If you plan to take a summer course, discuss it with your fall registration advisor to ensure they are aware and can help you organize your fall schedule accordingly.
LMU offers a mix of online, in-person, and hybrid courses in the summer. Please check the schedule carefully to confirm the course format before requesting registration.
We recommend incoming students limit their summer course requests to online options unless they live nearby, as on-campus housing will not be available, and parking fees apply during the summer.
This summer, incoming first-year and transfer students are also eligible to receive one-time scholarship funding to help with the cost of attending summer sessions at LMU.
Scholarships will be awarded based on the number of units an incoming student elects to take. Please see the Tuition and Fees table below for additional information on summer costs.
Refunds for incoming first-year and transfer students follow the refund policy established for all returning LMU degree candidates.
| Units | Tuition | Scholarship | Amount Owed* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Unit Course | $2,016 |
$950 |
$1,066 |
| 2-Unit Course | $4,032 | $1,900 | $2,132 |
| 3-Unit Course | $6,048 | $2,800 | $3,248 |
| 4-Unit Course | $8,064 |
$3,800 |
$4,264 |
*Please note: Additional fees apply. For more information about Summer Session tuition and fees, please visit Student Financial Services. These are one-time scholarships available only to first-time, incoming students to the university for summer 2026.
Summer school at LMU consists of two consecutive 6-week sessions, each the equivalent of a 16-week semester. The sessions do not overlap and students are welcome to attend both sessions. Because of the compressed nature of the classes, students are limited to 8 semester hours (also known as units or credit hours) per session.
Session I: May 18, 2026 - June 26, 2026
Session II: June 29, 2026 - August 7, 2026
The class list we have curated includes selections that we believe are best suited for incoming new students. However, you have the option to choose any course for which you meet the prerequisites by selecting "other" on your course registration request form.
Select a topic below to view information on each core category.
Rhetorical Arts Quantitative Reasoning Studies in American Diversity Philosophical Inquiry Theological Inquiry Understanding Human Behavior
Taken in the first year, Rhetorical Arts (RHET) teaches an integrated set of skills, competencies, and knowledge that enables students to engage in public debate with persuasive force and stylistic excellence.
Note: If you plan to join the Honors or First To Go learning communities, you should not take Rhetorical Arts in the summer as those communities require a specific RHET course during the academic year.
Session II: June 29–August 7, 2026
Tuesdays & Thursdays (Online)
4:00–7:45 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20149
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Rhetorical Arts is a course designed to help students become clear, confident, and persuasive communicators in both writing and speaking. You’ll learn how to craft strong arguments, use evidence effectively, and tailor your message to different audiences.
Rooted in the Jesuit tradition of using communication for the common good, the course also introduces ideas related to ethics, credibility, and our responsibilities within a community. Through this work, you’ll strengthen your critical‑thinking skills, practice thoughtful reflection, and develop your ability to express ideas with clarity and purpose—skills that support success in academic, professional, and everyday settings.
This course provides an in‑depth study of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions to prepare students for calculus.
Prerequisite: MATH 101 or Mathematics Placement Examination.
Session II: June 29–August 7, 2026
Section 2:
Tuesdays and Thursdays (Online)
8:00–11:45 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20022
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An introduction to the modern methods of analyzing sample data. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, binomial and normal distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, and simple regression analysis.
Recommended: MATH 112 or MATH 131 or concurrent enrollment.
Session II: June 29–August 7, 2026
Mondays and Wednesdays (Online)
4:00–7:45 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20010
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An interdisciplinary overview of Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies to familiarize students with historical and contemporary issues in Chicana/o and Latina/o communities.
Session II: June 29, 2026 – August 7, 2026
Section 1:
Mondays and Wednesdays (Online)
12:00-3:45 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20045
Section 2:
Tuesdays and Thursdays (Online)
8:00–11:45 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20046
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This course offers an introduction to major questions about human existence, such as what we can know and what is real, examined through the lens of the Catholic intellectual tradition.
With its commitment to the Jesuit and Marymount traditions, LMU believes that students should reflect on their relationship to the world, their fellow humans, and God. Similar reflections are found throughout history, as humanity has grappled with fundamental questions of existence. These courses aim to develop sensitivity to the existential importance of ultimate questions and to appreciate the search for God as intrinsic to the human condition.
Session II: June 29, 2026 – August 7, 2026
Section 1:
Mondays and Wednesdays (Online)
8:00-11:45 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20093
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This course introduces students to the New Testament by exploring who wrote these texts, the historical world in which they were created, and how they can be understood as literature and religious writings. Students will learn different methods scholars use to study the New Testament and consider how interpretations have changed over time, including how a reader’s own background can shape understanding.
Session II: June 29, 2026 – August 7, 2026
Section 1:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (Online)
9:00-11:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20094
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This course introduces students to the academic study of religion and to major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other emerging religious movements. It also explores how these traditions have taken shape in Los Angeles, examining how they have adapted, changed, and grown within the city’s diverse cultural setting.
Session II: June 29–August 7, 2026
Tuesdays and Thursdays (Online)
12:00–3:45 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20020
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Accelerated introduction to both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Supply and demand, elasticity, and theories of production, cost, competition, monopoly, and other market structures. Aggregate supply, aggregate demand and Keynesian Cross analysis, and discussion of GDP, national income, inflation, and unemployment.
This course substitutes for ECON 1100 and ECON 1200 wherever one or both are stated as prerequisites.
Session II: June 29–August 7, 2026
Tuesdays and Thursdays (Online)
4:00–7:00 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20033
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This course explores nutrients and how they work in the body, recommended daily intakes, and how to assess your own diet. Students will examine the role of nutrition in overall health and chronic disease, and learn how behavior change can support healthier eating and lifestyle habits.
Note: This course is for non-HHSC majors and minors only.
Session II: June 29-August 7, 2026
Section 1*:
Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays (Online)
9:00–11:00 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20141
Section 2*:
Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays (Online)
8:00–10:00 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20142
Section 3*:
Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays (Online)
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time
CRN: 20143
*Please note: Limited Math 112 seats will be released as the summer draws near. If you are interested in this course, please submit your form, even if PROWL shows the course is full. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible to confirm whether additional seats will be made available.
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This course provides an introduction to the differential and integral calculus of elementary functions. Applications of the methods of calculus to business and economics problems.
Requirements: Students may not take both MATH 112 and MATH 122 for credit. A laboratory fee may be required. Prerequisite: MATH 120 or Mathematics Placement Examination.