Baccalaureate Core Course Articulations for Willamette University
- 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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ENGL 137W WRITING FOR ACAD AUDIENCE WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
IDS 123W WORLD VIEWS WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
LA 122 ENGLISH COMPOSITION WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
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Writing II
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ENGL 102W CREATIVE WRTG FUND WR LDT *W2: CREATV WRTG FUND
ENGL 134W WRITING ACROSS CULTURES WR LDT *W2: WRITING ACROSS CULTURES
ENGL 135 INTRO CREATIVE WRTG: FICTION WR LDT *W2: INT CREATIVE WRTG: FICT
ENGL 135W CREATIVE WRITING: WR LDT *W2: CREATIVE WRTG:
ENGL 160 HONORS WRITING WR 222 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENGL 203W FUND OF CREATIVE WRITING WR LDT *W2: FUND OF CREATIVE WRITING
ENGL 233 INVESTIGATIVE WRITING WR LDT *W2: INVESTIGATIVE WRITING
ENGL 234 WRTG THE PERSONAL ESSAY WR LDT *W2: WRTG THE PERSONAL ESSAY
ENGL 236 RESEARCH AND WRITING WR LDT *W2: RESEARCH AND WRITING
ENGL 331 IMAGINATIVE WRITING I WR UDT *W2: IMAGINATIVE WRITING I
ENGL 332 IMAGINATIVE WRITING II WR UDT *W2: IMAGINATIVE WRITING II
WR 132W WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES WR LDT *W2: WRITING IN THE DISCIPLIN
WR 330 COMPOSITION THEORY & PEDAGOGY WR UDT *W2: COMPOSITION THEORY & PED
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Writing III
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CCM 101 PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
RHET 140 ARGUMENT,ADVOC,& DEBATE COMM LDT *W3: ARGUMENT,ADVOC,& DEBATE
RHET 150 PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
RHET 160 ARGUMENT & SOCIETY COMM 114 +*ARGUMENT, CRITICAL DISCOURSE
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Mathematics
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IDS 137 QUANTITATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING MTH LDT +QL*MA: QUANT PROBLEM SOLVING
MATH 130 CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS MTH LDT +QL*MA: CONTEMPORARY MATH
MATH 140 MODELING WITH CALCULUS MTH 241 +*CALC FOR MGMT & SOCIAL SCI
MATH 150 DIFF CALCULUS WITH PRECALC MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MATH 151 ACCELERATED CALCULUS I MTH LDT *MA: ACCELERATED CALCULUS I
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Fitness
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EXSP 233 PERSONAL FITNESS HHS LDT *FT: PERSONAL FITNESS
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Perspectives Courses
Physical Science
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CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH LDT #GEN CHEMISTRY I - LEC ONLY
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
AND CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH LDT #GEN CHEMISTRY I - LEC ONLY
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
AND CH 262 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH LDT #GEN CHEMISTRY I - LEC ONLY
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
AND CH 263 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
CHEM 116 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II CH LDT #GEN CHEMISTRY II - LEC ONLY
CHEM 116 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II CH 233 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
AND CH 263 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
ERTH 110 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY GEO 201 +*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
PHYS 221 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/CALCULUS
PHYS 222 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
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Biological Science
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BIOL 110 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY BI 101 +*ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
BIOL 120 INTRO TO BIOLOGICAL INQUIRY BI LDT *BS: INTRO BIOLOGICAL INQUIRY
BIOL 125 ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION/DIVERSITY BI LD2 *BS: ECOLOGY/EVOL/DIVERSITY
BIOL 130 CELL BIOLOGY & GENETICS BI LD2 *BS: CELL BIOLOGY & GENETICS
BIOL 244 PHYSIOL DYNAM/ANIMALS & PLANTS BI LD2 *BS: PHYSIOL DYN/ANIM & PLANT
BIOL 250 MICROBIOLOGY MB 230 +*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY
BIOL 257 PLANT ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION BOT LDT *BS: PLANT ECOL & CONSERVATN
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Western Culture
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ARTH 115 INTRO ANC & MEDIEVAL ART HIST ART 204 +*WSTRN ART: PREHIST-11TH CENT
ARTH 116 INTRO RENAISS & EARLY MOD ART ART 205 +*WESTERN ART: 12TH-17TH CENT
ARTH 259 WESTERN MEDIEVAL ART/ARCHITEC ART LDT +AH*WC:WSTERN MEDIEVAL ART/ARC
CLAS 171 LOVE & WAR: GREEK/ROMAN EPICS LS LDT +AH*WC: LOVE & WAR: GREEK/ROMA
CLAS 231W MYTH & CULT ANCIENT EAST MEDIT LS LDT +AH*WC: MYTH & CULT ANCIENT EA
CLAS 247 WOMEN IN ROMAN LIT & LIFE ELEC LDT +AH*WC: WOMEN ROMAN LIT & LIFE
CLAS 250W GREEKS, ROMANS, BARBARIANS ELEC LDT +AH*WC: GREEKS ROMAN BARBARIAN
ENGL 117 TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: TOPICS IN BRITISH LIT
ENGL 117W TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: BRITISH LITERATURE
ENGL 211 AMER LIT BEGINNING ENG LDT +AH*WC: AMER LIT BEGINNING
ENGL 212 AMER LIT/1860-PRESENT ENG LDT *WC: AMER LIT/1860-PRESENT
ENGL 218 TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE ENG LDT *LA:TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE
HIST 115 WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1650 HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 116 WESTERN CIV 17TH CENT-PRES HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 221AW AMERICAN HISTORY WORKSHOP HST LDT *WC: AMERICAN HISTORY WKSHP
PHIL 110 PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS PHL LDT +AH*WC: PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS
PHIL 15 INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY PHL 201 *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 150 REASON/VALUE IN PLATO'S REPUB PHL LDT +AH*WC:REASON/VALUE PLATO REP
PHIL 151 HISTORICAL INTRO W PHILOSOPHY PHL 150 *GREAT IDEAS IN PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 210 PHILOSOPHY RELIGION PHL LDT *WC: PHIL RELIGION
PHIL 230 HIST PHIL: ANC & MED PHL LDT +AH*WC: HIST PHIL: ANC & MED
PHIL 231 HIST PHIL:MODERN PHL LDT +AH*WC: HIST PHIL: MODERN
POLI 212 HOST OF WESTERN POLITICAL PHIL PS 206 +*INTRO TO POLITICAL THOUGHT
PPLE 220 POLITICS AND ETHICS PHL 205 *ETHICS
REL 113 INTRO TO O T STUDIES PHL LDT +AH*WC: INTRO TO O T STUDIES
REL 115 STUDY OF RELIGION PHL LDT +AH*WC: STUDY OF RELIGION
REL 214 RELIGION IN AMERICA PHL LDT +AH*WC: RELIGION IN AMERICA
REL 215 RELIGION IN AMERICA PHL LDT *WC: HOW CHRISTIANITY BEGAN
SPAN 333 HISPANIC CIVILIZATION SPAN 337 *LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE
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Cultural Diversity
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AES 150 INTRO AMER ETHNIC STUDIES ES LDT +AH*CD: AMER ETHNIC STUDIES
ANTH 232 PEOPLE AND CULTURES IN AFRICA ANTH LDT +GH*CD: PEOPLE /CULTRS AFRICA
ANTH 235 CULTURES OF MEXICO & ECUADOR ANTH LDT +GH*CD: CLTRS MEXICO & ECUADOR
ANTH 243 LISTENING TO WORLD MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*CD: LISTENING WORLD MUSIC
ARTH 113 INTRO TO CHINESE ART HIST ART LDT +AG*CD: INTRO CHINESE ART HIST
ARTH 114 INTRO TO JAPANESE ART HIST ART LDT +AG*CD:INTRO JAPANESE ART HIST
CHNS 252 RITES OF PASSAGE/CHINESE SOC CHN LDT +GH*CD: RITES OF PASSAGE
ERTH 230 WORLD GEOGRAPHY GEO LDT *CD: WORLD GEOGRAPHY
FREN 275 AFRICAN CINEMA WLC LDT *CD: AFRICAN CINEMA
GCS 105 INTRO TO GLOBAL CULTUR STUDIES GEOG LDT +GH*CD: INTRO TO GLOBAL CULTUR
HIST 118 EAST ASIAN CIV SINCE 1800 HST LDT +GH*CD: E ASIAN CIV SINCE 1800
HIST 119 INTRO MODERN AFRICAN HISTORY HST LDT +GH*CD: INTRO MOD AFRICAN HST
HIST 233 ASIAN EMPIRES ON SILK ROAD HST LDT +GH*CD: ASN EMPIRES ON SILK RD
IDS 210 ORAL TRAD/PERF IN AFRICAN LIT ENG LDT +GH*LA:ORAL TRAD/PERF AFRC LIT
ISA 212 EAST ASIAN CIVILIZAT HST LDT +GH*CD: EAST ASIAN CIVILIZAT
JAPN 201W MOD JAPANESE SOCIETY/CULTURE WLC LDT +GH*CD: MOD JAPANESE SOC/CULTR
LAS 251 LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES ES LDT +GH*CD: LATIN AM CULTURES
REL 135 RELIGIONS OF ASIA REL LDT +GH*CD: RELIGIONS OF ASIA
REL 239 INTRO CHINESE RELIGIONS REL LDT +GH*CD: INTRO CHINESE RELGS
RUSS 233W RUSSIAN CULTURE WLC LDT +AH*CD: RUSSIAN CULTURE
SOC 124 GLOBAL SOC:NATION/EMPIRE/RACE/ SOC LDT +SO*CD: GLBL SOC:NATION/EMPIRE
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Literature and the Arts
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AH 125 EXPLORING VISUAL CULTURE ART LDT +AH*LA: EXPLORING VISUAL CULTU
ARTH 105 INTRO ART OF STONE/BRONZE AGE ART LDT +AH*LA: INTRO ART STONE/BRNZE
ARTH 107 INTRO ART OF ROMAN/BYZ EMPIRES ART LDT +AH*LA:INTRO ART ROMAN/BYZ
ARTH 108 INTRO ART OF MIDDLE AGES/ISLAM ART LDT +AH*LA:INTRO ART MID AGE/ISLAM
ARTH 117 INTRO MODERN AND CONTEMP ART ART 206 +*WESTERN ART: 18TH-21ST CENT
ARTH 222 CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY ART LDT *LA: CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY
ARTH 247 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY ART ART LDT +AH*LA: 18TH&19TH CENTURY ART
ARTH 259 WESTERN MEDIEVAL ART/ARCHITEC ART LDT +AH*WC:WSTERN MEDIEVAL ART/ARC
ARTH 263 BAROQUE/NEOCLASSICAL ART LDT +AH*LA: BAROQUE/NEOCLASSICAL
ARTH 267 RENAISSANCE VISUAL CULTURE ART LDT +AH*LA:RENAISS VISUAL CULTR
CINE 110 INTRO CINEMA STUDIES FILM LDT +AH*LA: INTRO CINEMA STUDIES
CLAS 247 WOMEN IN ROMAN LIT & LIFE ELEC LDT +AH*WC: WOMEN ROMAN LIT & LIFE
CLAS 250W GREEKS, ROMANS, BARBARIANS ELEC LDT +AH*WC: GREEKS ROMAN BARBARIAN
ENGL 101W READING LITERATURE & CULTURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: READING LITERATURE & C
ENGL 116W TOPICS AMERICAN LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: TOPICS AMERICAN LIT
ENGL 117 TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: TOPICS IN BRITISH LIT
ENGL 117W TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: BRITISH LITERATURE
ENGL 119 THE FORMS OF LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: THE FORMS OF LIT
ENGL 119W THE FORMS OF LITERATURE ENG LDT *LA: THE FORMS OF LITERATURE
ENGL 201 CLOSE READING ENG LDT *LA: CLOSE READING
ENGL 210 HIST OF CINEMA I ENG LDT +AH*LA: HIST OF CINEMA I
ENGL 211 AMER LIT BEGINNING ENG LDT +AH*WC: AMER LIT BEGINNING
ENGL 212 AMER LIT/1860-PRESENT ENG LDT *WC: AMER LIT/1860-PRESENT
ENGL 218 TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE ENG LDT *LA:TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE
ENGL 219 FORMS OF LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: FORMS OF LITERATURE
ENGL 239 POETICS AND PRACTICE ENG LDT *LA: POETICS AND PRACTICE
ENGL 301W THE STUDY OF LITERATURE ENG UDT *LA: THE STUDY OF LITERATURE
ENGL 319 LITGENERE/INERP: THE EPIC ENG UDT *LA: LITGENRE/INERP: THE EPIC
ENGL 337 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT ENG UDT *LA: AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT
ENGL 341 SHAKESPEARE: THE COMEDIES ENG UDT *LA: SHAKESPEARE:THE COMEDIES
ENGL 342 SHAKESPEARE: THE TRAGEDIES ENG UDT *LA: SHAKESPEARE: THE TRAGEDY
ENGL 353 THE EARLY NOVEL ENG UDT +AH*LA: THE EARLY NOVEL
FILM 110 INTRO CINEMA STUDIES FILM LDT +AH*LA: INTRO CINEMA STUDIES
IDS 123 PERFORMANCE OF LITERATURE TA 121 ORAL INTERPRETATION I
AND ENG LDT *LA: PERF OF LITERATURE
IDS 210 ORAL TRAD/PERF IN AFRICAN LIT ENG LDT +GH*LA:ORAL TRAD/PERF AFRC LIT
LATI 231 LATIN PROSE LING LDT *LA: LATIN PROSE
MUSC 138 INTRO TO W'RN CLASSICAL MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*LA: INTRO W'RN CLASSIC MUS
MUSC 210 MUSIC OF AMERICA MUS LDT +AH*LA: MUSIC OF AMERICA
RUSS 242W GREAT SHORT STORIES RUS LDT +AH*LA: GREAT SHORT STORIES
SPAN 260 HISPANIC LIT IN TRANSLATION WLC LDT +AH*LA:HISPANIC LIT TRANSLTN
THTR 110 THEATRE: MODERN INTRODUCTION TA 147 +*INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
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Social Processes and Institutions
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ANTH 150 CONTROVERSIES/ISS: CULTR ANTH ANTH LDT +SO*SI: CONTROV/ISS: CULT ANTH
ECON 112 ECONOMICS FOR BUSINESS MAJORS ECON LDT +SO*SI: ECONOMICS FOR BUSINESS
ECON 115 PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION&POWER ECON LDT +SO*SI: PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTIO
ECON 122 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECON 123 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ENVS 120 SOCIAL SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENT SCI LDT +SS*SI: SOC SYSTEM/ENVIRONMNT
INTS 205 COMPARATIVE POLITICS PS 204 *INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
ISA 227 HUMAN SEXUALITY HDFS 240 +*HUMAN SEXUALITY
POLI 210 AMERICAN POLITICS PS LDT +SO*SI: AMERICAN POLITICS
POLI 214 INTERNTNL POLITICS PS 205 *INTRO TO INTERNATL RELATIONS
POLS 13 AMERICAN POLITICS PS LDT *SI: AMERICAN POLITICS
PSYC 110 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY PSY LDT *SI: INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 210 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY PSY 201 *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
AND PSY 202 *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 131 SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY SOC LDT +SO*SI: SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY
SOC 184 GLOBAL SOC: NATION/EMPIRE/RACE SOC LDT +SO*SI: GLOBAL SOC: NATION/EMP
SOC 186 NAVIGATING SOCIAL WORLDS SOC 204Z +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 201 NAVIGATING SOCIAL WORLDS SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
WGS 134 THINKING SEX WGSS LDT +SO*SI: THINKING SEX
WGS 245 FEMINISM, GENDER, SOCIETY WGSS LDT +SO*SI: FEMINISM GENDER SOCIET
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Difference Power and Discrimination
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RHET 232 PERSUASION/PROPGNDA/MASS MEDIA COMM LDT +AH*DP:PERSUASN/PROPGNDA/MEDIA
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Synthesis Courses || $cr || $lf || Contemporary Global Issues
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 344 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 383 *INTRO TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
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