Baccalaureate Core Course Articulations for Hawaii Community College - OSU Sort

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  100    COMPOSITION I                      WR   121Z   +*COMPOSITION I               
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Writing II
   Transfer Course                             OSU Articulations
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ENG  204    CREATIVE WRITING                   WR   LDT    *W2:  CREATIVE WRITING        
ENG  204W   CREATIVE WRITING                   WR   LDT    *W2:  CREATIVE WRITING        
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Writing III
   Transfer Course                             OSU Articulations
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SP   151    PERSONAL & PUBLIC SPEECH           COMM 111Z   +*PUBLIC SPEAKING             
SP   251    EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING          COMM 111Z   +*PUBLIC SPEAKING             
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Mathematics
   Transfer Course                             OSU Articulations
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MATH 110    COLLEGE ALGEBRA                    MTH  111Z   +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS    
MATH 135    PRE-CALC: ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS     MTH  111Z   +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS    
MATH 140    PRE-CALC: TRIG AND ANALY GEOM      MTH  112Z   +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY
MATH 241    CALCULUS I                         MTH  251    +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS       
MATH 100    SURVEY OF MATHEMATICS              MTH  LDT    +QL*MA: SURVEY OF MATHEMATICS 
MATH 120    TRIGONOMETRY FOR SURVEYING         MTH  LDT    +QL*MA: TRIG FOR SURVEYING    
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Perspectives Courses
Physical Science
   Transfer Course                             OSU Articulations
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CHEM 161L   GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB            CH   LDT    *PS:  GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB
ERTH 101    INTRO TO GEOLOGY + ERTH 101L       GEO  201    +*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY            
                                               GEO  201    +*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY            
GG   101L   INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY LAB        GEO  LDT    *PS:  INTRO TO GEOLOGY LAB    
OCN  201L   SCIENCE OF THE SEA LAB             OC   LDT    +SA*PS: SCIENCE OF THE SEA LAB
PHYS 100L   SURVEY OF PHYSICS LAB              PH   LDT    *PS:  SURVEY OF PHYSICS LAB   
PHYS 170L   GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB              PH   LDT    *PS:  GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB   
PHYS 272L   GENERAL PHYSICS II LAB             PH   LDT    *PS:  GENERAL PHYSICS II LAB  
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Biological Science
   Transfer Course                             OSU Articulations
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BIOL 101L   GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY         BI   LDT    *BS:  GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB     
BIOL 171L   INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I LAB         BI   LDT    *BS:  INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I L
BOT  101L   GENERAL BOTANY LAB                 BOT  LDT    *BS:  GENERAL BOTANY LAB      
MICR 130L   GEN MICROBIOLOGY LAB               MB   LDT    *BS:  GEN MICROBIOL LAB       
ZOOL 101L   PRINCIPLES OF ZOOLOGY LAB          Z    LDT    *BS:  PRINC OF ZOOLOGY LAB    
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Western Culture
   Transfer Course                             OSU Articulations
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GEOG 102    WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY           GEOG LDT    *CD:  WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
PHIL 100    INTRO TO PHIL: SURV OF PROBS       PHL  201    *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY   
PHIL 102    INTRO PHIL:  ASIAN TRAD            PHL  LDT    *WC:  INTRO PHIL:  ASIAN TRAD 
REL  153    WESTERN RELIGIONS                  REL  LDT    *WC:  WESTERN RELIGIONS       
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Cultural  Diversity
   Transfer Course                             OSU Articulations
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HWST 105    HAWAII PLANT CULTURE               ANTH LDT    +GH*CD: HAWAII PLANT CULTURE  
HWST 270    HAWAIIAN MTHOLOGY                  ANTH LDT    +GH*CD: HAWAIIAN MTHOLOGY     
HWST 107    HAWAI'I: CENTER OF THE PACIFIC     ES   LDT    +GH*CD: HAWAI'I: CENTER OF THE
GEOG 102    WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY           GEOG LDT    *CD:  WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
HIST 151    WORLD HISTORY TO 1500              HST  LDT    +AH*CD: WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 
HIST 152    WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500           HST  LDT    +AH*CD: WORLD HST SINCE 1500  
HIST 153    HAWAII AND THE WORLD I             HST  LDT    *CD:  HAWAII AND THE WORLD I  
HIST 154    HAWAII AND THE WORLD II            HST  LDT    *CD:  HAWAII AND THE WORLD II 
WGSS 175    GEND/SEX/SEXUALITY TO 1500 CE      WGSS LDT    +GH*CD: GEND/SEX/SEXUALITY TO 
WGSS 176    GEND/SEX/SEXUALITY 1500 TO NOW     WGSS LDT    +GH*CD: GEND/SEX/SEXUALITY 150
ASAN 120    JAPANESE CULTURE I                 WLC  LDT    +GH*CD: JAPANESE CULTURE I    
ASAN 121    CHINESE CULTURE I                  WLC  LDT    +GH*CD: CHINESE CULTURE I     
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Literature and  the Arts
   Transfer Course                             OSU Articulations
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ART  101    INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS           ART  101    +*INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS    
ART  101W   INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS           ART  101    +*INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS    
ENG  256    POETRY AND DRAMA                   ENG  LDT    +AH*LA: POETRY AND DRAMA      
ENG  256W   POETRY AND DRAMA                   ENG  LDT    +AH*LA: POETRY AND DRAMA      
HIST 120    NATIONAL CINEMAS                   FILM LDT    +AH*LA: NATIONAL CINEMAS      
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Social Processes and  Institutions
   Transfer Course                             OSU Articulations
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ECON 130    PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS       ECON 201    +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS     
ECON 131    PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS       ECON 202    +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS     
SP   260    MEDIA AND SOCIETY                  NMC  LDT    +SO*SI: MEDIA AND SOCIETY     
POLS 110    INTRO TO POLITICAL SCI             PS   LDT    *SI:  INTRO TO POLITICAL SCI  
PSY  100    SURVEY OF PSYCHOLOGY (INTRO)       PSY  201    *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY           
SOC  100    SURVEY OF GEN SOCIOLOGY            SOC  204    +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY   
WS   176    GEND/SEX/SEXUALITY 1500 TO NOW     WGSS LDT    *SI:  GEND/SEX/SEXLTY 1500-NOW
WS   176W   HST GEND/SEX/SEXUALTY 1500-NOW     WGSS LDT    *SI:  GEN/SEX/SEXLTY 1500-NOW 
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