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General Education Course Equivalencies to OSU

This list is comprised of courses that transfer to meet the Oregon State University's Baccalaureate Core requirements at Oregon State University. As OSU manages how courses transfer to their institution, they may update transfer lists at any time. Please consult OSU's transfer equivalency table for the most up-to-date equivalencies. We will update this list regularly.  

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Transferable Courses

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Last updated April 25, 2024

Writing I

Writing I

WR 121ZComposition 1

4

Writing II

Writing II

WR 122ZComposition 2

4
WR 123Composition: Research Writing

4
WR 227ZTechnical Writing

4
BA 214Business Communications

4
CRWR 240Creative Writing: Nonfiction

4
CRWR 241Creative Writing: Fiction

4
CRWR 242Creative Writing: Poetry

4
J 216Newswriting 1

3

Writing III

Writing III

COMM 111ZPublic Speaking

4
COMM 112Persuasive Speech

4
COMM 218ZInterpersonal Communication

4
COMM 219Small Group Communication

4

Mathematics

Mathematics

MTH 105ZMath in Society

4
MTH 106Math in Society 2

4
MTH 111ZPrecalculus I: Functions

4
MTH 112ZPrecalculus II: Trigonometry

4
MTH 211Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics 1

4
MTH 241Elementary Calculus 1

4
MTH 251Differential Calculus

5

Fitness

Fitness

HE 275Lifetime Health and Fitness

3

Science

Choose one course from Physical Science, one from Biological Sciences, plus an Additional Physical or Biological Science

Physical Science

ASTR 121Astronomy of the Solar System

4
ASTR 122Stellar Astronomy

4
CH 104Introduction to General Chemistry

5
CH 170Introduction to Environmental Chemistry

4
CH 221General Chemistry 1

4
CH 222General Chemistry 2

4
CH 223General Chemistry 3

4
ENSC 181Terrestrial Environment

4
ENSC 182Atmospheric Environment and Climate Change

4
ENSC 183Aquatic Environment

4
G 101Earth's Dynamic Interior

4
G 102Earth's Dynamic Surface

4
G 103Evolving Earth

4
G 146Rocks and Minerals

4
G 147National Parks Geology

4
G 201Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

4
G 202Earth's Surface Systems

4
G 203Evolution of the Earth

4
GIS 151Digital Earth

4
GS 106Earth, Sea, Sky

4
GS 108Oceanography

4
GS 142Earth Science: Earth Revealed

4
PH 101Fundamentals of Physics

4
PH 102Fundamentals of Physics

4
PH 103Fundamentals of Physics

4
PH 201General Physics

5
PH 202General Physics

5
PH 203General Physics

5
PH 211General Physics with Calculus

5
PH 212General Physics with Calculus

5
PH 213General Physics with Calculus

5
SOIL 205Introduction to Soil Science

4

Biological Science

BI 101Cell Systems

4
BI 102Organismal Systems

4
BI 103Ecosystems

4
BI 221Principles of Biology

4
BI 222Principles of Biology

4
BI 223BPrinciples of Botany

4
BI 223APrinciples of Zoology

4
BI 234Introductory Microbiology

4

Western Culture

Western Culture

ARH 204History of Western Art 1

3
ARH 205History of Western Art 2

3
ARH 206History of Western Art 3

3
ENG 204Survey of British Literature

4
ENG 205Survey of British Literature

4
ENG 250Introduction to Folklore and Mythology

4
HST 101Western Civilization: Ancient Mediterranean

4
HST 102Western Civilization: Making of Modern Europe

4
HST 103Western Civilization: Europe and the World

4
HST 201History of the United States

4
HST 202History of the United States

4
HST 203History of the United States

4
PHL 201Ethics

4
PS 206Introduction to Political Thought

4

Cultural Diversity

Cultural Diversity

ANTH 102World Archaeology

4
ARH 203Survey of American Indian Art and Architecture: North and Central America

4
ARH 207History of Indian Art

3
ARH 208History of Chinese Art

3
ARH 209History of Japanese Art

3
ARH 217History of Middle Eastern and Islamic Art

3
ENG 232Native American Literature, Myth and Folklore

4
ENG 244Asian American Literature

4
ES 101Historical Racial and Ethnic Issues

4
ES 244Native American Leadership 1: Building Leadership Through Indigenous Oratory

4
ES 251Introduction to African-American Studies

4
GEOG 142Introduction to Human Geography

4
GEOG 201World Regional Geography

4
HST 104World History

4
HST 105World History

4
HST 106World History

4

Literature and the Arts

Literature and the Arts

ARH 204History of Western Art 1

3
ARH 205History of Western Art 2

3
ARH 206History of Western Art 3

3
ARH 207History of Indian Art

3
ARH 208History of Chinese Art

3
ARH 209History of Japanese Art

3
ARH 211Early Modern Art: 1850-1910

3
ARH 212Twentieth-Century Art

3
ARH 217History of Middle Eastern and Islamic Art

3
ARH 218History of Photography:1700-1910

3
ART 111Introduction to Visual Arts

3
CINE 265Film History 1: The Silent Era to Early Sound

4
CINE 267Film History 3: 1960s-the present

4
ENG 104ZIntroduction to Fiction

4
ENG 105ZIntroduction to Drama

4
ENG 106ZIntroduction to Poetry

4
ENG 151Black American Literature

4
ENG 203Shakespeare

4
ENG 215Latino/a Literature

4
ENG 222Literature and Gender

4
ENG 253Survey of American Literature

4
ENG 260Introduction to Women Writers

4
FA 264Women Make Movies

4
FA 270CFilm Genres: Comedy

4
FA 270SFilm Genres: Horror

4
FA 270NFilm Genres: Noir

4
HUM 100Humanities Through the Arts

4
MUS 201Exploring Music: Introduction to Music History

3
MUS 202Exploring Music: Introduction to Music History

3
MUS 203Exploring Music: Introduction to Music History

3
MUS 205Introduction to Jazz History

3
MUS 264Roots of Rock (Roots-1963)

4
MUS 265Golden Age of Rock & Roll (1964-1974)

4
MUS 266Rockin' the New Millennium (1974-2006)

4
TA 272Introduction to Theatre

4

Social Processes and Institutions

Social Processes and Institutions

ANTH 103Cultural Anthropology

4
ECON 200Introduction to Economics

3
ECON 201Introduction to Microeconomics

4
ECON 202Introduction to Macroeconomics

4
ECON 204Introduction to International Economics

4
ECON 260Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

4
HE 209Human Sexuality

3
HE 255Global Health and Sustainability

4
PS 201U.S. Government and Politics

4
PS 205Introduction to International Relations

4
PS 297Environmental Politics

4
PSY 201ZIntroduction to Psychology I

4
PSY 202ZIntroduction to Psychology II

4
SOC 204Introduction to Sociology

4
SOC 205Social Stratification and Social Systems

4
SOC 206Institutions and Social Change

4

Difference Power and Discrimination

Difference Power and Discrimination

ES 102Contemporary Racial and Ethnic Issues

4
ES 251Introduction to African-American Studies

4
ES 254Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx Studies

4
HST 201History of the United States

4
HST 202History of the United States

4
HST 203History of the United States

4
SOC 213Race and Ethnicity

4