Baccalaureate Core Course Articulations for University of Portland - OSU Sort
- For OSU General Education requirements, visit OSU's Core Education or Baccalaureate Core pages.
- If you attend an Oregon or Hawaii community college or university, check the detailed course list for your school.
- For admission info or general transfer student information, visit our Transfer Student page.
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 PROF”. Some courses may require completion of additional courses to fulfill specific articulations for Core Education or Baccalaureate categories. Science courses will only apply toward Core Education/Baccalaureate Core if they include both lecture and lab.
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
^ = Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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
*DP = Difference, Power & Discrimination
Synthesis:
*GI = Contemporary Global Issues
*ST = Science, Technology and Society
^ = Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Skill Courses
Writing I
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ENG 107 COLLEGE WRITING WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENG 107A COLLEGE WRITING WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENG 107F COLLEGE WRITING WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENG 107G COLLEGE WRITING WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENG 191A AUTOBIOGRAPHY:AN EYE FOR AN I WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENG 191B WORLD MYTHOLOGY & ME WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENG 191C WOMEN & MEN IN LOVE WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
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Writing II
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ENG 311 WRITING WORKSHOP: NONFICTION WR 240 UD: +*INTRO TO NONFICTION WRIT
ENG 277 TECH WRITING LAB WR LDT *W2: TECH WRITING LAB
ENG 317 COMPOSITION THEORY & PRACTICE WR UDT *W2: COMP THEORY & PRACTICE
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Writing III
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CST 107 PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
CST 107B PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
CST 107F PUBLIC SPEAKING I COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
CST 191 FS: SPEAKING OUT POVERTY COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
SPH 188 PERSUASIVE DISC COMM 218 *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
CST 225B FUNDAMENTALS INTERPERSONAL COM COMM 218 *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
CST 225 FUNDAMENTALS INTERPERSONAL COM COMM 218Z +*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
SPH 207 EFFECT PUB SPKNG II COMM LDT *W3: EFFECT PUB SPKNG II
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Mathematics
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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MTH 121 CALC FOR BUS & SOCIAL SCI MTH 241 +*CALC FOR MGMT & SOCIAL SCI
MTH 121A CALC FOR BUS & SOCIAL SCI MTH 241 +*CALC FOR MGMT & SOCIAL SCI
MTH 141 FINITE MATHEMATICS MTH 245 +*MATH FOR MGT, LIFE, & SOCIAL
MTH 201 CALCULUS I MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MTH 111 PRECALCULUS I MTH LDT +QL*MA: PRECALCULUS I
MTH 111B PRECALCULUS I MTH LDT *MA: PRECALCULUS I
MTH 112 PRECALCULUS II MTH LDT +QA*MA: PRECALCULUS II
MTH 112A PRECALCULUS II MTH LDT *MA: PRECALCULUS II
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Fitness
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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NRS 116 HEALTH & WELLNESS ACROSS LIFE HHS 231 *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH
HPE 210A LIFETIME HLTH FITNESS HHS 231 *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH
AND HHS 241 *LIFETIME FITNESS
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Perspectives Courses
Physical Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHM 277 GEN CHEMISTRY LAB CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CHM 277A GEN CHEMISTRY LAB CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CHM 277B GEN CHEMISTRY LAB CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CHM 277D GEN CHEMISTRY LAB CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CHM 277E GEN CHEMISTRY LAB CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CHM 277G GEN CHEMISTRY LAB CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CHM 278 GEN CHEMISTRY LAB CH 263 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
CHM 278E GEN CHEMISTRY LAB CH 263 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
CHM 279 GEN & ANALYTICAL CHEM LAB CH 263 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
CHM 279A GEN & ANALYTICAL CHEM LAB CH 263 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
PHY 204 GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204A GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204 GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204 GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204 GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 212 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 212 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274 PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 212 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204A GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204A GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204A GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 212 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 212 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274A PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274A PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274A PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 212 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204 GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204 GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204 GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274 PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204 GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204A GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204A GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204A GEN PHYS I + PHY 274, 205, 275 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274A PH LDT GENERAL PHYSICS I - LEC
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274A PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PHY 204A GENERAL PHYSICS I + PHY 274A PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
AND PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 205 GENERAL PHYSICS II PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 205B GENERAL PHYSICS II PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 271 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB PH LDT *PS: GENERAL PHYSICS LAB
PHY 272 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB PH LDT *PS: GENERAL PHYSICS LAB
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Biological Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BIO 359 MICROBIO FOR NURSES + BIO 379 BHS 255 UD:+*ALLIED HEALTH MICROBIOLOG
BHS 255 UD:+*ALLIED HEALTH MICROBIOLOG
BIO 207 INTRO MOL & CELL BIO + BIO 277 BI LD2 +SA*BS: INTRO MOL/CELL BI L/L
BI LD2 +SA*BS: INTRO MOL/CELL BI L/L
BIO 276 ORGANISMAL & POPULATN BIOL LAB BI LD2 *BS: ORG & POPULATN BIOL LAB
BIO 278 INTRO EVOLUTION & ECOLOGY LAB BI LD2 *BS: INTRO EVOL & ECOLOGY LAB
BIO 388 MARINE BIOLOGY LAB BI UDT *BS: MARINE BIOLOGY LAB
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Western Culture
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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FA 203 DEV ARTS IN EUROPE ART LDT *LA: DEV ARTS IN EUROPE
FA 207M INTRO TO FINE ARTS ART LDT *INTRO TO FINE ARTS
FA 304 DEV ARTS IN EUROPE ART UDT *LA: DEV ARTS IN EUROPE
FA 207 INTRODUCTION TO FINE ARTS ELEC LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO FINE ARTS
ENG 304 AMERICAN LIT II (1900 - PRSNT) ENG UDT *LA: AMER LIT 2 (1900-PRSNT)
HST 101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 102 MODERN WEST CIVILIZ HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 221 MODERN WESTERN CIV HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 221B MODERN WESTERN CIV HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 102C MODERN WESTERN CIV HST LDT *WC: HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE
HST 211 US: MODERN AMERICA HST LDT +AH*WC: US: MODERN AMERICA
HST 211A US: MODERN AMERICA HST LDT *WC: US: MODERN AMERICA
HST 211B US: MODERN AMERICA HST LDT *WC: US: MODERN AMERICA
HST 220 WESTERN CIVILIZATION HST LDT +AH*WC: WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 220A WESTERN CIVILIZATION HST LDT *WC: WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 220B WESTERN CIVILIZATION HST LDT *WC: WESTERN CIVILIZATION
PHL 150 ENGAGING PHILOSOPHY PHL 201 *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 220 ETHICS PHL 205 +*INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
PHL 220E ETHICS PHL 205 *ETHICS
PHL 220H ETHICS PHL 205 *ETHICS
THE 205C BIBLICAL TRADITION & CULTURE PHL LDT *WC: BIBLICAL TRADITION & CUL
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Cultural Diversity
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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HST 251 MODERN EAST ASIA HST LDT +GH*CD: MODERN EAST ASIA
HST 254 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA HST LDT +GH*CD: COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
MUS 106A MUSIC: NON-WESTERN WORLD MUS 108 *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD
THE 101 INTRO TO RELIGION & THEOLOGY PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 101A INTRO TO RELIGION & THEOLOGY PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 101B INTRO TO RELIGION & THEOLOGY PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 101C INTRO TO RELIGION & THEOLOGY PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 101F INTRO TO RELIGION & THEOLOGY PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 101G INTRO TO RELIGION & THEOLOGY PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 101I INTRO TO RELIGION & THEOLOGY PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 101K INTRO TO RELIGION & THEOLOGY PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 188 WORLD RELIGIONS (HONORS) PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 188A WORLD RELIGIONS (HONORS) PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
THE 101D INTRO TO RELIGION & THEOLOGY PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
AND PHL LDT GENERAL CREDIT
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Literature and the Arts
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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FA 107 CREATIVE PROCESS VISUAL ARTS ART 101 +*INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS
FA 203 DEV ARTS IN EUROPE ART LDT *LA: DEV ARTS IN EUROPE
FA 207F INTRO TO FINE ARTS ART LDT *LA: INTRO TO FINE ARTS
FA 207I FINE ARTS ART LDT *LA: FINE ARTS
FA 207K INTRO TO FINE ARTS ART LDT *LA: INTRO TO FINE ARTS
FA 207M INTRO TO FINE ARTS ART LDT *INTRO TO FINE ARTS
FA 304 DEV ARTS IN EUROPE ART UDT *LA: DEV ARTS IN EUROPE
FA 207 INTRODUCTION TO FINE ARTS ELEC LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO FINE ARTS
ENG 112 THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: THINKING THROUGH LIT
ENG 112A INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT *LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
ENG 112D INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT *LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
ENG 112J INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT *LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
ENG 112L INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT *LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
ENG 212 INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
ENG 212L INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT *LA: INTRO TO LIT
ENG 304 AMERICAN LIT II (1900 - PRSNT) ENG UDT *LA: AMER LIT 2 (1900-PRSNT)
ENG 373 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE ENG UDT *LA: AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT
ENG 373X AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE ENG UDT +AH*LA: AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT
MUS 105 MUSIC LISTENING MUS 101 *MUSIC APPRECIATION I: SURVEY
DRM 210 INTRO TO THEATRE TA 147 +*INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
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Social Processes and Institutions
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ECN 121 MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECN 121D MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECN 202 PRIN MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECN 120A MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECN 120B MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECN 120C MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECN 120E MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECN 120F MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECN 120H MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECN 200 PRIN MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECN 120 MACROECONOMICS ECON 202Z +*PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
POL 200 INTRO US POLITICS PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
POL 200B INTRO US POLITICS PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
POL 288 INTRO TO US POLITICS PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
POL 202 MODERN FOREIGN GOVTS PS 204 *INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
POL 202A MODERN FOREIGN GOVTS PS 204 *INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
POL 270 DEV EUROPEAN POL SYS PS 204 *INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
POL 201 INTRO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PS 205 *INTRO TO INTNL RELATIONS
POL 203 INTRO TO POLITICAL THEORY PS LDT *SI: INTRO TO POLITICAL THEORY
PSY 101 PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE PSY LDT +SO*SI: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
SOC 101C INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 101D INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 101 UNDRSTND SOC: AN INTRO TO SOC SOC 204Z +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SW 101 SOCIAL WORK & SOCIAL JUSTICE SOC LDT +SO*SI: SOCIAL WORK & SOCIAL
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Difference Power and Discrimination
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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HST 211 US: MODERN AMERICA HST LDT +AH*WC: US: MODERN AMERICA
HST 211A US: MODERN AMERICA HST LDT *WC: US: MODERN AMERICA
HST 211B US: MODERN AMERICA HST LDT *WC: US: MODERN AMERICA
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Synthesis Courses || $cr || $lf || Contemporary Global Issues
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ECN 322 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ECON 352 *ENVIRONMENTAL ECON AND POLICY
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