Baccalaureate Core Course Articulations for Columbia Gorge Community College - OSU Sort
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- 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
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WR 121Z COMPOSITION I WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
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Writing II
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WR 241 CREATIVE WRITING FICTION WR 224 *INTRO TO FICTION WRITING
WR 227 TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL WRTG 1 WR 227Z +*TECHNICAL WRITING
WR 227Z TECHNICAL WRITING WR 227Z +*TECHNICAL WRITING
WR 240 CREATIVE WRITING-NONFICTION WR 240 *INTRO TO NONFICTION WRITING
WR 242 CREATIVE WRITING-POETRY WR 241 *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING
WR 122 ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING WR LDT *W2: ARGUMENT WRITING
WR 122Z COMPOSITION II WR LDT *WR2: COMPOSITION II
WR 123 RESEARCH WRITING WR LDT *W2: RESEARCH WRITING
WR 244 ADV CREATIVE WRITING FICTION WR LDT *W2: ADV CREATIVE WR FICTION
WR 245 ADV CREATIVE WRITING POETRY WR LDT *W2: ADV CREATIVE WRITING POE
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Writing III
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SP 111 PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 111Z PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 218Z INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMM 218Z +*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
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Mathematics
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MTH 105 MATH IN SOCIETY MTH 105 *INTRO TO CONTEMPORARY MATH
MTH 105Z MATH IN SOCIETY MTH 105Z +*MATH IN SOCIETY
MTH 111 COLLEGE ALGEBRA MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
OR MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MTH 111Z PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MTH 112 ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS MTH 112Z +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY
MTH 112Z PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY MTH 112Z +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY
MTH 251 CALCULUS I MTH 251Z +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MTH 251Z DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS MTH 251Z +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
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Fitness
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HPE 295 HEALTH & FITNESS FOR LIFE HHS 231 *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH
AND HHS 241 *LIFETIME FITNESS
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Perspectives Courses
Physical Science
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G 184 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ATS 201 +*CLIMATE SCIENCE
CH 122 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II CH 122 *GENERAL CHEMISTRY
CH 123 GENERAL CHEMISTRY III CH 123 *GENERAL CHEMISTRY
CH 227Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB CH 227Z +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
CH 228Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB CH 228Z *GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB
CH 229Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LAB CH 229Z *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LAB
CH 104 ALLIED HEALTH CHEMISTRY I CH LDT +SA*PS: ALLIED HLTH CHEMISTRY
CH 105 ALLIED HEALTH CHEMISTRY II CH LDT +SA*PS: ALLIED HLTH CHEM II
CH 106 ALLIED HEALTH CHEMISRY III CH LDT +SA*PS: ALLIED HLTH CHEM III
ESR 172 ENVIRON SCI: CHEM PERSP ENSC LDT +SA*PS: ENV SCI: CHEM PERSP
ESR 173 ENVIRON SCI: GEOL PERSP ENSC LDT +SA*PS: ENV SCI: GEOL PERSP
GS 106 PHYS SCI (GEOLOGY) GEO 201 +*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
G 201 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY GEO 201 +*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
G 202 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY GEO 202 *EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE
G 203 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY GEO 203 +*EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH
GS 109 PHYS SCI (METEOROLOGY) GEO LDT +SA*PS: PHYS SCI (METEOROLGY)
GS 108 PHYS SCI (OCEANOGRAPHY) OC 201 +*OCEANOGRAPHY
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Biological Science
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BI 221Z PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
BI 222Z PRINCIPLES OF BIOL: ORGANISMS BI 222Z *PRINCIPLES OF BIO: ORGANISMS
BI 223Z ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION BI 223Z *ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
BI 211 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY BI LD2 +SA*BS: PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BI 212 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY BI LD2 +SA*BS: PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BI 213 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY BI LD2 +SA*BS: PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BI 101 BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: BIOLOGY
BI 102 BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: BIOLOGY
BI 103 BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: BIOLOGY
BI 112 CELL BIOLOGY FOR HEALTH OCC BI LDT +SA*BS: CELL BIO FOR HLTH OCC
BI 141 HABITATS: LIFE OF THE FOREST BI LDT +SA*BS: HABITATS LFE OF FORST
BI 143 HABITATS: FRESH WATER BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: HABITATS FRESH WTR BI
ESR 171 ENVIRON SCI: BIO PERSPECTIVE ENSC LDT +SA*BS: ENV SCI: BIO PERSPEC
BI 234 MICROBIOLOGY MB 230 +*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY
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Western Culture
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ART 211 MOD ART HST: 19TH C EUR/AMER ART LDT +AH*LA: MOD ART HST: 19THC E/A
ENG 204 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE ENG 204 *SURV BRIT LIT: BEGIN TO 1660
ENG 205 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE ENG 205 *SURV BRIT LIT: REST/ROMANTIC
ENG 250 INTRO TO FOLKLORE & MYTHOLOGY ENG 215 +*CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
ENG 253 AMERICAN LIT TO 1865 ENG LDT +AH*WC: AMERICAN LIT TO 1865
ENG 254 AMERICAN LIT FROM 1865 ENG LDT +AH*WC: AMERICAN LIT FROM 1865
HST 101 WEST CIV: ANCIENT WORLD/MIDIEV HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 102 WEST CIV: MED T/EARLY MODERN HST 102 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 103 WESTERN CIV: MODERN EUROPE HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 202 HST OF THE US 1840-1914 HST 202 +*HISTORY OF 19TH-CEN US
PHL 201 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY PHL 201 *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 202 ETHICS PHL 205 *ETHICS
PS 225 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY PS 206 +*INTRO TO POLITICAL THOUGHT
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Cultural Diversity
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ATH 103 INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 210 *INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTH
COMM 140 INTRO INTERCULTURAL COMM COMM LDT +AH*CD: INTRO INTERCULTRL COMM
ENG 213 LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: LATIN AMERICAN LIT
HST 110 WORLD HIST I: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL HST 104 *WORLD HIST I: ANCIENT CIV
HST 111 WORLD HIST II: MEDIEVAL-MODERN HST 105 *WORLD HIST II: MID & EAR MOD
HST 112 WORLD HIST III: EARLY MOD-PRES HST 106 +*WORLD HIST III: MDRN & CNTMP
HST 104 HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST HST LDT +SO*CD: HST OF THE MIDDLE EAST
HST 105 HST OF INDIA & SOUTH ASIA REG HST LDT +SO*CD: HST OF INDIA&SOUTH ASI
HST 106 HISTORY OF CHINA HST LDT +SO*CD: HISTORY OF CHINA
HST 218 AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY HST LDT +GH*CD: AMERICAN INDIAN HST
HST 270 HISTORY OF MEXICO HST LDT +SO*CD: HISTORY OF MEXICO
MUS 108 MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD MUS LDT +GH*CD: MUSIC CULTURES OF WRLD
PHL 210 INTRO TO ASIAN PHILOSOPHY PHL LDT +GH*CD: INTRO TO ASIAN PHL
WGS 201 INTERCULTURAL GENDER STUDIES WGSS LDT +SO*CD: INTERCULTRL GENDER STU
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Literature and the Arts
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ART 102 UNDERSTANDING THE VISUAL ARTS ART 101 +*INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS
ART 211 MOD ART HST: 19TH C EUR/AMER ART LDT +AH*LA: MOD ART HST: 19THC E/A
ART 212 MOD ART HST: EARLY 20TH C ART LDT +AH*LA: MOD ART HST: ERLY 20TH
ART 286 WATERCOLOR I ART LDT +AH: WATERCOLOR I
ENG 104Z INTRODUCTION TO FICTION ENG 104Z +*INTRODUCTION TO FICTION
ENG 106Z INTRODUCTION TO POETRY ENG 106Z *INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
ENG 201 SHAKESPEARE'S EARLY WORKS ENG 201 *SHAKESPEARE
ENG 202 SHAKESPEARE'S LATER WORKS ENG 202 *SHAKESPEARE
ENG 105Z INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO DRAMA
ENG 222 IMAGES OF WOMEN IN LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: IMAGES OF WOMEN IN LIT
ENG 253 AMERICAN LIT TO 1865 ENG LDT +AH*WC: AMERICAN LIT TO 1865
ENG 254 AMERICAN LIT FROM 1865 ENG LDT +AH*WC: AMERICAN LIT FROM 1865
ENG 260 INTRO TO WOMEN WRITERS ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO WOMEN WRITERS
ENG 195 FILM STUDIES: FILM AS ART FILM LDT +AH*LA: FILM STUDIES: FILM ART
MUS 105 MUSIC APPRECIATION MUS 101 *MUSIC APPRECIATION I: SURVEY
MUS 108 MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD MUS LDT +GH*CD: MUSIC CULTURES OF WRLD
TA 101 THEATRE APPRECIATION TA 147 +*INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
TA 274 THEATRE HISTORY TA LDT +AH*LA: THEATRE HISTORY
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Social Processes and Institutions
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ATH 102 INTRO TO ARCHAELOGY AND PREHIS ANTH 101 +*INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
EC 201 PRINC ECON: MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
EC 201Z INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS ECON 201Z +*PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
EC 202 PRINC ECON: MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
EC 202Z INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS ECON 202Z +*PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PSY 231 HUMAN SEXUALITY HDFS 240 +*HUMAN SEXUALITY
PS 201 US GOVERNMENT I PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
PS 204 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS PS 204 *INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PS 205 GLOBAL POL: CONFLICT&COOPERATN PS 205 *INTRO TO INTERNATL RELATIONS
PS 202 US GOVERNMENT II PS LDT +SO*SI: US GOVERNMENT II
PSY 201Z INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
PSY 202Z INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II PSY 202Z +*INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY II
SOC 204 SOCIOLOGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 204Z INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204Z +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 205 SOCIAL CHANGE IN SOCIETIES SOC 205 *INSTITUTIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE
SOC 205Z SOCIAL CHANGE AND INSTITUTIONS SOC 205Z *SOCIAL CHANGE & INSTITUTIONS
WS 101 WOMEN'S STUDIES WGSS LDT +AH*SI: WOMEN'S STUDIES
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Difference Power and Discrimination
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ED 216 PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, FUNCTION ED 216 +*PURPOSE OF EDUC IN DEMOCRACY
ED 219 CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULT ISSUE ED 219 +*SOC JUSTIC & MULTICULT IN ED
HEC 202 CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES IN US HDFS 201 +*CONTEMPORARY FAM IN U.S.
HST 201 HST OF THE US TO 1840 HST 201 +EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
HST 202 HST OF THE US 1840-1914 HST 202 +*HISTORY OF 19TH-CEN US
HST 203 HST OF THE US 1914-P HST 203 +MODERN US HISTORY
SOC 206 SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOC 206 *SOCIAL PROBLEMS & ISSUES
SOC 206Z SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOC 206Z *SOCIAL PROBLEMS
WGS 101 WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES WGSS LDT +SO: WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES
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