Baccalaureate Core Course Articulations for Concordia University - 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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WR 121 ENGLISH COMPOSTION WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
WR 121H ENGLISH COMP - HONORS WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
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Writing II
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BUS 219 BUSINESS COMM BA LDT *W2: BUSINESS COMM
WR 306 TECHNICAL WRITING WR 327 *TECHNICAL WRITING
WR 308 ADVANCED RESEARCH WRITING WR UDT *W2: ADVANCED RESEARCH WRITIN
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Writing III
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ENG 202 INTRO TO SPEECH COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
ENG 202H INTRO TO SPEECH HONORS COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
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Mathematics
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MTH 110 MATH FOR LIFE MTH 105Z +*MATH IN SOCIETY
MTH 121 COLLEGE ALGEBRA MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MTH 123 COLLEGE ALGEBRA MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MTH 124 PRECALCULUS MTH 112 *ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS
MTH 201 CALCULUS I MTH LDT +QL*MA: CALCULUS I
MTH 211 CALCULUS I MTH LDT +QL*MA: CALCULUS I
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Fitness
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PE 260 HEALTH & FITNESS HHS 231 *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH
HPE 260 HLTH & FIT FOR LIFE HHS 231 *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH
ESS 260 HLTH/FITNESS FOR LIFE W/LAB HHS 231 *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH
PE 260 HEALTH & FITNESS AND HHS 241 *LIFETIME FITNESS
HPE 260 HLTH & FIT FOR LIFE AND HHS 241 *LIFETIME FITNESS
ESS 260 HLTH/FITNESS FOR LIFE W/LAB AND HHS 241 *LIFETIME FITNESS
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Perspectives Courses
Physical Science
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CHM 211 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
AND CH 227Z +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
CHM 212 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CH 223Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY III
AND CH 229Z *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LAB
CHM 102 PRIN OF ORGANIC AND BIOCHEM CH LDT +SA*PS: PRIN ORGANIC & BIOCHEM
SCI 112 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE W/ LAB ENSC LDT +SA*PS: ENVIRON SCIENCE W/LAB
GLG 101 INTRO TO GEOLOGY GEO 202 *EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE
PHY 201 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 201 *GENERAL PHYSICS
PHY 211 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 201 *GENERAL PHYSICS
PHY 212 GENERAL PHYSICS II PH 202 *GENERAL PHYSICS
PHY 101 PRIN OF PHYSICS PH LDT +SA*PS: PRIN OF PHYSICS
SCI 110 INTRO TO SCIENCE PH LDT *PS: INTRO TO SCIENCE
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Biological Science
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BIO 211 GENERAL BIOLOGY I BI LD2 +SA*BS: GENERAL BIOLOGY I
BIO 212 GENERAL BIOLOGY II BI LD2 +SA*BS: GENERAL BIOLOGY II
BIO 101 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BIO 284 MICROBIOLOGY MB LDT +SA*BS: MICROBIOLOGY
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Western Culture
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GEO 110 INTRO TO CULTURAL GEOG GEOG LDT +SO*WC: INTRO CULTURAL GEOG
HUM 151 ETHICS & CITIZENSHIP PHL LDT *WC: ETHICS & CITIZENSHIP
HUM 151H ETHICS AND CITIZENSHIP HONORS PHL LDT *WC: ETHICS & CITIZENSHIP HON
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Cultural Diversity
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REL 371H WORLD RELIGIONS - HONORS PHL UDT *CD: WORLD RELIGIONS - HONORS
REL 371 WORLD RELIGIONS REL UDT *CD: WORLD RELIGIONS
IST 202 CULTURE & LANGUAGE II WLC LDT *CD: CULTURE & LANGUAGE II
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Literature and the Arts
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FA 151 CREATIVE IMPULSE ART LDT +AH*LA: CREATIVE IMPULSE
HUM 152 HOW THE WEST CAME TO BE ELEC LDT +AH*LA: HOW THE WST CAME TO BE
HUM 152H HOW THE WEST CAME TO BE-HONORS ELEC LDT +AH*LA: HOW THE WST CAME BE-H
ENG 231 AMERICAN LITERATURE I ENG 253 * SURV OF AMER LIT: COL-1900
ENG 232 AMERICAN LITERATURE II ENG 254 *SURV AMER LIT: 1900-PRESENT
MUS 101 FUND OF MUSIC MUS LDT *LA: FUND OF MUSIC
MUS 121H MUSIC APPRECIATION - HONORS MUS LDT +AH*LA: MUSIC APPREC - HON
TA 206 INTRO TO THEATRE TA 147 +*INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
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Social Processes and Institutions
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BA 203 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECN 203 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
BA 201 MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
PSC 201 INTRO AMER GOVT PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
PSY 201 GEN PSYCHOLOGY PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
PSY 201H PRINC OF PSYCHOLOGY-HONORS PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
SOC 211 PRINC OF SOCIOLOGY I SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 220 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
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Difference Power and Discrimination
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SOC 321 SOCIOLOGY OF DIVERSITY SOC UDT *DP: SOCIOLOGY OF DIVERSITY
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