Baccalaureate Core Course Articulations for Kapiolani Community College - OSU Sort
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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
ESL 100 COMPOSITION I WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
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Writing II
Transfer Course OSU Equivalent
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ENG 160 BUSINESS & TECHNICAL WRITING WR 214 *WRITING IN BUSINESS
ENG 215 RESEARCH & ARGUMENTATIVE WRTG WR 222 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENG 200 COMPOSITION II WR LDT *W2: COMPOSITION II
COM 201 INTRO TO COMMUNICATION WR LDT *W2: INTRO TO COMMUNICATION
ENG 209 BUSINESS & MANAGERIAL WRITING WR LDT *W2: BUSINESS/MANAGERIAL WR
ENG 225 TECHNICAL WRITING WR LDT *W2: TECHNICAL 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 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 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 PRECALC: ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS MTH 111 *COLLEGE ALGEBRA
MATH 140 PRECALC: TRIG + ANALYTIC 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
MATH 111 MATH FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS I MTH LDT *MA: MATH FOR ELEM TEACHERS I
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Fitness
Transfer Course OSU Equivalent
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ESS 100 INTRO WELLNESS & FITNESS HHS 231 *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH
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Perspectives Courses
Physical Science
Transfer Course OSU Equivalent
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CHEM 161L GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CHEM 162L GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB CH 263 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
CHEM 151L ELEM SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY LAB CH LDT *PS: ELEM SURVEY OF CHEM LAB
CHEM 152L SURV OF ORG & BIOORG CHEM LAB CH LDT *PS: SURV ORG & BIOORG CH LAB
GG 101L INTRO TO PHYSICAL GEOL LAB GEO LDT *PS: INTRO TO PHYSI GEOL LAB
GEO 101 02:THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT LEC GEOG 102 *PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
GEOG 102 *PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
PHYS 100L PHYSICS LAB PH LDT *PS: PHYSICS LAB
PHYS 151L COLLEGE PHYSICS LAB I PH LDT *PS: COLLEGE PHYSICS LAB I
PHYS 152L COLLEGE PHYSICS LAB II PH LDT *PS: COLLEGE PHYSICS LAB II
PHYS 170L GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I PH LDT *PS: GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PHYS 272L GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II PH LDT *PS: GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
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Biological Science
Transfer Course OSU Equivalent
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BIOL 101L BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY LAB BI LD1 *BS: BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY LAB
BIOL 171L GENERAL BIOLOGY I LAB BI LD2 *BS: GENERAL BIOLOGY I LAB
BIOL 172L GENERAL BIOLOGY II LAB BI LD2 *BS: GENERAL BIOLOGY II LAB
BIOL 124L ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY LAB BI LDT *BS: ENVIRON & ECOLOGY LAB
BIOL 265L ECOL & EVOL BIOLOGY LAB BI LDT *BS: ECOL & EVOL BIOLOGY LAB
BOT 101L GENERAL BOTANY LAB BOT LDT *BS: GENERAL BOTANY LAB
BOT 130L PLANTS IN HAWAII ENVIR LAB BOT LDT *BS: PLANTS HAWAII ENV LAB
MICR 140 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB MB LDT *BS: GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB
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Cultural Diversity
Transfer Course OSU Equivalent
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SSCI 102 SOCIETY AND FOOD ANTH LDT *CD: SOCIETY AND FOOD
GEOG 102 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY GEOG LDT *CD: WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
HIST 151 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 HST LDT *CD: WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
REL 150 INTRO WORLD 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 VISUAL ART ART 101 *INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS
HUM 150 SURVEY OF THE ARTS ART LDT *LA: SURVEY OF THE ARTS
DNCE 150 INTRODUCTION TO DANCE ELEC LDT *LA: INTRODUCTION TO DANCE
ENG 272M LIT OF HAWAI'I/OCEANIA/ASIA ENG LDT *LA: LIT HAWAI'I/OCEANIA/ASIA
ENG 273C WI-CREATIVE WRITING & LIT ENG LDT *LA: WI-CREATIVE WRTG & LIT
ENG 273N WI-CREATIVE NONFICTION ENG LDT *LA: WI-CREATIVE NONFICTION
THEA 101 INTRO TO DRAMA AND THEATER TA 147 *INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
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Social Processes and Institutions
Transfer Course OSU Equivalent
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ANTH 200 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 110 *INTRO TO CULT ANTHROP
ECON 130 INTRO TO ECONOMICS (MICRO) ECON 201 *INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECON 131 INTRO TO ECONOMICS (MACRO) ECON 202 *INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
POLS 130 INTRO TO AMERICAN POLITICS PS 201 *INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
SOC 100 INTRO TO THE STUDY OF SOCIETY SOC 204 *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
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Difference Power and Discrimination
Transfer Course OSU Equivalent
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HWST 107 HAWAI'I: CENTER OF THE PACIFIC ES 260 *INTRO PACIFIC ISLANDS STUDIES
GEOG 151 GEOGRAPHY & CONTEMP SOCIETY GEOG 203 *HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY
GEO 151 GEOGRAPHY & CONTEMP SOCIETY GEOG 203 *HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY
HIST 281 INTRO AM HIST I HST 201 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
HIST 282 INTRO AM HIST II HST 203 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
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