Students who have met the modern language requirement and have also successfully completed an additional two to three courses (depending on the level) beyond what they used to satisfy the Modern Language Requirement are eligible for the MLO, which grants a waiver of two courses from the standard Liberal Studies curriculum. The LAS college office in consultation with the student, and, if appropriate, the student's major field advisor, makes the decision as to which courses are waived. Normally, students use the Modern Language option to reduce their requirements by one course in each of two of the following combinations of learning domains:
- Philosophical Inquiry OR Religious Dimensions
- Understanding the Past OR Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry
- Arts and Literature OR Scientific Inquiry (cannot substitute for the lab science requirement)
Please note: All students must take a laboratory course in the "Scientific Inquiry" domain, and all students must take at least one course in each learning domain. So, for example, a student who is using the LSP 121 waiver to substitute for one of the two "Philosophical Inquiry" domain courses cannot also use an MLO waiver to substitute for the other required course in that domain.