General Education Course Equivalencies to OSU

This list is comprised of courses that transfer to meet the Oregon State University's Core Education requirements.

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 LCC for the most up-to-date equivalencies.   

OSU Transfer Admissions Requirements and Deadlines

Please follow the OSU Transfer Student Admissions Requirements.

Transferable Courses

  • No single course may be used to satisfy more than one subject area even though some courses have been approved in more than one area
  • No more than two courses from any one subject area may be used to meet categories

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Last updated April 14, 2026

Writing Foundations

Writing Foundations

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
WR 121Z/WR 121HZComposition I

4

Communication, Media, and Society

Communication, Media, and Society

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
COMM 100ZIntroduction to Communication

4

COMM 111Z/COMM 111HZPublic Speaking

4

COMM 112Persuasive Speech

4

COMM 115Introduction to Intercultural Communication

4

COMM 130Business and Professional Communication

4

COMM 218ZInterpersonal Communication

4

COMM 219Small Group Communication

4

COMM 220Communication, Gender and Culture

4

Quantitative Literacy and Analysis

Quantitative Literacy and Analysis

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MTH 105ZMath in Society

4

MTH 106Math in Society 2

4

MTH 111ZPrecalculus I: Functions

4

MTH 112ZPrecalculus II: Trigonometry

4

MTH 232Discrete Mathematics 2

4

MTH 241Elementary Calculus 1

4

MTH 251ZDifferential Calculus

4

STAT 243ZElementary Statistics 1

4

Arts and Humanities: General

Arts and Humanities: General

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ANTH 235Anthropology of Native North America

4

ARH 204Art History 1: The Ancient World

4

ARH 205Art History 2: The Premodern World

4

ARH 206Art History 3: The Modern World

4

ARH 211Art in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution

4

ARH 212Modern and Contemporary Art

4

ARH 220History of Photography

4

ARH 221Latin American Art

4

ART 111Introduction to Visual Arts

4

ART 116Core Studio: Color Theory

4

ART 118Artist Books and Pop-up

4

ART 220Documentary Photography

4

ART 231Drawing 2: Composition and Thematic Development

4

ART 237Illustration 1

4

ART 248Stone Sculpture

3

ART 250Ceramics: Hand Building

4

ART 251Ceramics: Wheel Throwing

4

ART 253Ceramics: Intermediate

4

ART 255Alchemy of Ceramics: Materiality, Chemistry, and Kiln Firing

4

ART 261Alternative Photography Processes

4

ART 270Printmaking: Traditional and Digital Etching

4

ART 271Printmaking: Woodcut and Linocut

4

ART 272Printmaking: Experimental Processes

4

ART 277Sculpture: Welding

3

ART 278Sculpture: Woodworking

4

ART 281Painting 1: Color and Form

4

ART 282Landscape and Architectural Photography

4

ART 285Screen Printing 2

4

ART 291Sculpture: Casting

4

ART 293Sculpture: Figure

3

ART 294Watercolor 1

4

ART 295Watercolor 2

4

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

4

CINE 266Film History 2: The Sound Era through the 1960s

4

CINE 267Film History 3: 1960s-the present

4

COMM 105Listening and Critical Thinking

4

COMM 265Environmental Communication

4

COMM 285Mediated Communication

4

CRWR 240Creative Writing: Nonfiction

4

CRWR 241Creative Writing: Fiction

4

CRWR 242/CRWR 242HCreative Writing: Poetry

4

CW 201Chinuk Wawa

4

CW 202Chinuk Wawa

4

CW 203Chinuk Wawa

4

D 160Dance Composition

3

D 251Looking at Dance

4

D 256Anatomy of the Moving Body

4

D 260Group Choreography

3

ENG 100Children's Literature

4

ENG 104Z/ENG 104HZIntroduction to Fiction

4

ENG 105Z/ENG 105HZIntroduction to Drama

4

ENG 194Literature of Comedy

4

ENG 222Literature and Gender

4

ENG 232Native American Literature, Myth and Folklore

4

ENG 240Nature Literature

4

ENG 244Asian American Literature

4

ENG 250Introduction to Folklore and Mythology

4

ENG 261Science Fiction

4

ENG 270Bob Dylan: American Poet

4

ENG 282Introduction to Comics-Graphic Novels

4

FA 270CFilm Genres: Comedy

4

FA 270NFilm Genres: Noir

4

FA 270SFilm Genres: Horror

4

MUS 101Music Fundamentals

3

HST 101Western Civilization: Ancient Mediterranean

4

HST 102Western Civilization: Making of Modern Europe

4

HST 103Western Civilization: Europe and the World

4

HST 201ZUnited States History I

4

HST 202ZUnited States History II

4

HST 203ZUnited States History III

4

MUS 101Music Fundamentals

3

MUS 103Songwriting Techniques and Analysis 1

3

MUS 111Music Theory 1 (First Term)

4

MUS 112Music Theory 1 (Second Term)

4

MUS 113Music Theory 1 (Third Term)

4

MUS 202Exploring Music: Introduction to Music History

3

MUS 203Exploring Music: Introduction to Music History

3

MUS 205Introduction to Jazz History

3

MUS 211Music Theory 2 (First Term)

3

MUS 212Music Theory 2 (Second Term)

3

MUS 213Music Theory 2 (Third Term)

3

MUS 260History of Hip-Hop and Rap Music

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

MUS 268History of Electronic Music

3

PHL 201/PHL 201HEthics

4

PHL 203Theories of Reality

4

PS 206Introduction to Political Thought

4

TA 140Acting Shakespeare

4

TA 141Acting 1

4

TA 142Acting 2

4

TA 143Acting 3

4

TA 144Improv

4

TA 241Acting for Musical Theatre

4

TA 242Acting in Non-Realism

4

TA 243Acting for the Camera

4

TA 272/TA 272HIntroduction to Theatre

4

Arts and Humanities: Global

Arts and Humanities: Global

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ANTH 103Cultural Anthropology

4

ARH 207History of Indian Art

4

ARH 208History of Chinese Art

4

ARH 209/ARH 209HHistory of Japanese Art

4

ARH 217History of Middle Eastern and Islamic Art

4

GEOG 142Introduction to Human Geography

4

HST 105World History

4

HST 106World History

4

Difference, Power, and Oppression: Foundations

Difference, Power, and Oppression: Foundations

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ED 258Multicultural Education

3

ES 224Black Male Studies: Lies, Literature, and Legacy

4

Social Science

Social Science

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ANTH 102World Archaeology

4

ANTH 228/ES 228Chicanx Culture and Identity

4

CJA 100Introduction to Criminal Justice

4

CJA 200Introduction to Criminology

4

ECON 201ZPrinciples of Microeconomics

4

ECON 202ZPrinciples of Macroeconomics

4

ECON 204Introduction to International Economics

4

ECON 260Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

4

ED 100Introduction to Teaching

3

ED 230Language and Literacy

3

ED 233Adolescent Learning and Development

3

ED 269Inclusion and Special Needs

3

ES 102Contemporary Racial and Ethnic Issues

4

GEOG 201World Regional Geography

4

HE 152Drugs, Society and Behavior

3

HE 209Human Sexuality

3

PS 101Modern World Governments

4

PS 201U.S. Government and Politics

4

PS 203/PS 203HState and Local Government and Politics

3

PS 225Political Ideology

4

PS 275Legal Processes Through Civil Rights and Liberties

4

PS 297/PS 297HEnvironmental Politics

4

PSY 201Z/PSY 201HZIntroduction to Psychology I

4

PSY 202Z/PSY 202HZIntroduction to Psychology II

4

PSY 215Lifespan Developmental Psychology

4

SLD 103Post-Racial America: Challenges & Opportunities

4

SLD 111Chicano/Latino Leadership 1: Quien Soy? Quienes

4

SLD 112Chicano/Latino Leadership 2: Cultural Heroes

4

SLD 113Chicano/Latino Leadership 3: Affirmative & Resistance

4

SLD 121African American Leadership: History, Philosophy, & Practice

4

SLD 103Post-Racial America: Challenges & Opportunities

4

SOC 204Z/SOC 204HZIntroduction to Sociology

4

SOC 207Women and Work

3

SOC 208Sport and Society

4

SOC 210Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relations

4

SOC 211Deviance, Power, and Prisons

4

SOC 213Race and Ethnicity

4

SOC 215Social Class

4

SOC 218Sociology of Gender

4

WS 101Introduction to Women's Studies

4

Scientific Inquiry and Analysis

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

Scientific Inquiry and Analysis

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ASTR 121Astronomy of the Solar System

4

ASTR 122Stellar Astronomy

4

ASTR 123Cosmology and the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe

4

BI 101Cell Systems

4

BI 102Organismal Systems

4

BI 103Ecosystems

4

BI 105Human Biology

4

BI 112Cell Biology for Health Occupations

4

BI 221ZPrinciples of Biology: Cells

5

BI 222ZPrinciples of Biology: Organisms

5

BI 223ZPrinciples of Biology: Ecology and Evolution

5

BI 231ZHuman Anatomy and Physiology 1

4

BI 232ZHuman Anatomy and Physiology 2

4

BI 233ZHuman Anatomy and Physiology 3

4

BI 234Introductory Microbiology

4

CH 104ZIntroduction to Chemistry

4

CH 124ZIntroduction to Chemistry Lab

1

CH 170Introduction to Environmental Chemistry

4

CH 114/CJA 114Introduction to Forensic Chemistry

4

CH 201Chemistry for Engineering Majors I

4

CH 202Chemistry for Engineering Majors 2

4

CH 221ZGeneral Chemistry I

4

CH 222ZGeneral Chemistry II

4

CH 223ZGeneral Chemistry III

4

CH 227ZGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory

1

CH 228ZGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory

1

CH 229ZGeneral Chemistry III Laboratory

1

ENSC 181Terrestrial Environment

4

ENSC 182/ENSC 182HAtmospheric Environment and Climate Change

4

ENSC 183/ENSC 183HAquatic 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 148Geologic Hazards

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 101General Science (Nature of the Northwest)

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

Lecture and lab must be both completed (i.e. CH 104Z + CH 124Z)

Writing Elevation

Writing Elevation

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
WR 227Z/WR 227HZTechnical Writing

4