Baccalaureate Core Course Articulations for Honolulu Community College - OSU Sort

Course Designations:

  • LDT/LDU/UDT/UDU: Lower/Upper Division Transfer with no direct OSU course number
  • NAT/NAT 000/NAT DEV/NAT CTE: Not Accepted in Transfer

Up to 12 credits of CTE courses may transfer and will appear on an Advanced Standing Report as “0000 AR2A”. Some courses may require completion of additional courses to fulfill specific articulations or Bacc Core/Core Education categories. Science courses will only apply toward Baccalaureate Core/Core Education if they include both lecture and lab.

 

Baccalaureate Core Requirement

An asterisk (*) preceding the OSU evaluation title indicates the course meets a Baccalaureate Core requirement.

For students admitted Spring 2025 and earlier only.

Skills:
*W1 = Writing I
*W2 = Writing II
*W3 = Speech
*MA = Mathematics
*FT = Fitness

Perspectives:
*PS = Physical Science
*BS = Biological Science
*WC = Western Culture
*CD = Cultural Diversity
*LA = Literature & Arts
*SI = Social Processes & Institutions

Synthesis:
*GI = Contemporary Global Issues
*ST = Science, Technology and Society
*DP = Difference, Power & Discrimination

Core Education Requirement

A plus sign (+) preceding the OSU evaluation title indicates the course meets a Core Education requirement.

For students starting Summer 2025 and later.

Foundational Core:
+WF = Writing Foundations
+AH = Arts & Humanities: General
+GH = Arts & Humanities: Global
+CM = Communication, Media, and Society
+DF = Difference, Power and Oppression: Foundations
+QL = Quantitative Literacy and Analysis
+SA = Scientific Inquiry and Analysis
+SO = Social Science

Signature Core:
+DA = Difference, Power and Oppression: Advanced
+C1 = Beyond OSU I (Prepare)
+C2 = Beyond OSU II (Engage)
+SE = Seeking Solutions
+WE = Writing Elevation

Skill Courses
Writing I
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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ENG  100    COMPOSITION I                      WR   121    *ENGLISH COMPOSITION          
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Writing II
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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ENG  201    INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING          WR   LDT    *W2: INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING
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Writing III
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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SP   251    PRIN OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING         COMM 111Z   *PUBLIC SPEAKING              
SP   181    INTR INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATN     COMM 218Z   *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION  
SP   151    PERSONAL AND PUBLIC SPEECH         COMM LDT    *W3: PERSONAL & PUBLIC SPEECH 
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Mathematics
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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MATH 135    PRE-CALC: ELEM FUNCTS              MTH  111Z   *PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS     
MATH 140    PRE CALC: TRIG & ANALYTC GEOM      MTH  112    *ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS         
MATH 203    CALC FOR BUS & SOCIAL SCI          MTH  241    *CALC FOR MGT & SOCIAL SCI    
MATH 241    CALCULUS I                         MTH  251    *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS        
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Perspectives Courses
Physical Science
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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CHEM 151L   ELEM SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY LAB       CH   LDT    *PS:  ELEM SURVEY OF CHEM LAB 
CHEM 152L   ORGANIC & BIO ORGANIC CHEM LAB     CH   LDT    *PS:  ORG & BIO ORG CHEM LAB  
CHEM 161L   GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB            CH   LDT    *PS:  GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB 
CHEM 162L   GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB           CH   LDT    *PS:  GEN CHEMISTRY II LAB    
GG   101L   INTRO TO GEOLOGY LAB               GEO  LDT    *PS:  INTRO TO GEOLOGY LAB    
GEOG 101    THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT            GEOG LDT    *PS:  THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 
SCI  122    WWW-INTRO SCIENCE-PHYS             GS   LDT    *PS:  WWW-INTRO SCI-PHYS      
OCN  201    01: SCIENCE OF THE SEA             OC   201    *OCEANOGRAPHY                 
                                               OC   201    *OCEANOGRAPHY                 
OCN  201L   01: SCIENCE OF THE SEA LAB         OC   LDT    *PS:  SCIENCE OF THE SEA LAB  
PHYS 151L   COLLEGE PHYSICS I LAB              PH   LDT    *PS:  COLLEGE PHYSICS I LAB   
PHYS 170L   GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB              PH   LDT    *PS: GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB    
PHYS 272L   GENERAL PHYSICS II LAB             PH   LDT    *PS: GENERAL PHYSICS II LAB   
HWST 281L   HO‘OKELE I LAB                   PH   LDT    *PS: HO‘OKELE I LAB         
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Biological Science
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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BOT  101L   GENERAL BOTANY I LAB               BOT  LDT    *BS:  GENERAL BOTANY I LAB    
SCI  121    INTRO TO SCIENCE-BIOL              GS   LDT    *BS:  INTRO TO SCIENCE-BIOL   
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Western Culture
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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PHIL 100    INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY         PHL  201    *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY   
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Cultural  Diversity
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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HWST 107    H-HAWAII:CENTER OF THE PACIFIC     ES   LDT    *CD: HAWAI‘I: CENTER OF THE 
GEOG 102    WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY           GEOG LDT    *CD:  WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
HIST 284    HISTORY OF HAWAI'I                 HST  LDT    *CD: HISTORY OF HAWAI'I       
REL  150    INTRO WLD REL                      PHL  160    *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD REL
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Literature and  the Arts
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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ART  101    INTRO VIS ARTS                     ART  101    *INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS     
ART  30     THE VISUAL ARTS                    ART  101    *INTRO TO VISUAL ARTS         
ENG  250    WI-AMERICAN LITERATURE             ENG  253    *SURV AMER LIT: COLONIAL-1900 
MUS  253    BASIC EXPERIENCES OF MUSIC         MUS  101    *MUSIC APPRECIATION I: SURVEY 
MUS  106    INTRO MUS LIT                      MUS  LDT    *LA:  INTRO MUS LIT           
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Social Processes and  Institutions
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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ANTH 200    CULTURAL ANTHRO                    ANTH 110    *INTRO CULTURAL ANTHRO        
ECON 130    PRIN ECONOMICS I-MICRO             ECON 201    *INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS      
ECON 131    PRIN ECONOMICS II-MACRO            ECON 202    *INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS      
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