Baccalaureate Core Course Articulations for Pacific 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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ENGW 180 WRITING AND RESEARCH WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
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Writing II
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ENGW 201 EXPOSITORY WRITING WR 222 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ENGW 202 WRITING ABOUT DISABILITY WR LDT *W2: WRITING ABOUT DISABILITY
ENGW 206 CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY WR 241 +*INTRO TO POETRY WRITING
ENGW 209 CREATIVE WRITING, NONFICTION WR LDT *W2: CREATIVE WRITING, NONFICT
MEDA 240W WRITING FOR THE MEDIA WR LDT *W2: WRITING FOR THE MEDIA
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Writing III
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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COMM 201 INTERPERSONAL COMM COMM 218 *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
MEDA 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEAKING COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
MEDA 110 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
MEDA 201 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMM 218 *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
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Mathematics
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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MATH 115 MODERN TOPICS MATH MTH 105 *INTRO TO CONTEMPORARY MATH
MATH 122 COLLEGE ALGEBRA MTH LDT +QL*MA: COLLEGE ALGEBRA
MATH 125 PRECALCULUS MTH 112Z +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY
MATH 165 MODERN TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS MTH 105Z +*MATH IN SOCIETY
MATH 206 COMPUTATIONAL LINEAR ALGEBRA MTH LDT +QL*MA:COMPUT LINEAR ALG
MATH 221 MATH FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS MTH 211 *FOUNDATIONS ELEMENTARY MATH
MATH 223 FOUNDATIONS OF GEOMETRY MTH LDT *MA: FOUNDATIONS OF GEOMETRY
MATH 226 CALCULUS I MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
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Perspectives Courses
Physical Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHEM 220 GEN CHEMISTRY I + CHEM 220L CH LDT GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 220 GEN CHEMISTRY I + CHEM 220L CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
AND CH 227Z +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
CHEM 220 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH LDT GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 220 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
AND CH 227Z +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
CHEM 230 GEN CHEMISTRY II + CHEM 230L CH LDT GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 230 GEN CHEMISTRY II + CHEM 230L CH 223Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY III
AND CH 229Z *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LAB
CHEM 230 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II CH LDT GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 230 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II CH 223Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY III
AND CH 229Z *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LAB
CHEM 300 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEM CH UDT *PS: FUNDAMNTALS ORGANIC CHEM
PHY 202 INTRO PHYSICS I + PHY 202L PH 201 +*GENERAL PHYSICS
PH 201 +*GENERAL PHYSICS
PHY 204 INTRO PHYSICS II + PHY 204L PH 203 *GENERAL PHYSICS
PH 203 *GENERAL PHYSICS
PHY 232 GENERAL PHYSICS I-WRKSHP PHYS PH 211 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHY 232W GEN PHYSICS I-WORKSHOP PH LDT +SA*PS: GEN PHYSICS I-WORKSHOP
PHY 242 GENERAL PHYSICS II-WRKSHP PHYS PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHYS 201 INTRO GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I PH LDT *PS: INTRO GEN PHYSICS LAB I
PHYS 203 INTRO GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II PH LDT *PS: INTRO GEN PHYSICS LAB II
SCI 140 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY GEO LDT *PS: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
SCI 170 ASTRONOMY PH 104 +*DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
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Biological Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BIOL 200 INTO BI: FLW ENERGY +BIOL 200L BI LDT +SA*BS: INTRO BIO: FLOW OF ENE
BIOL 201 INT BIO:FLOW OF INFO+BIOL 201L BI LDT +SA*BS:INTRO BIO: FLOW OF INFO
ENV 200 SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE SUS 102 +*INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCI
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Western Culture
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ART 270 HIST WESTERN ART I ART 204 +*WSTRN ART: PREHIST-11TH CENT
ART 271 HIST WESTERN ART II ART 205 +*WESTERN ART: 12TH-17TH CENT
HIST 101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 103 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II HST 102 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 104 WESTERN CIVILIZATION III HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 231 EXPERIENCE OF TOTAL WAR: WWII HST LDT +AH*WC: EXPER TOTAL WAR: WWII
MUS 221 MUSIC SURVEY II MUS LDT +AH*WC: MUSIC SURVEY II
PHIL 100 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY PHL 201 *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 101 KNOWLEDGE & REALITY PHL LDT +AH*WC: KNOWLEDGE & REALITY
PHIL 102 ETHICS AND VALUES PHL 205 *ETHICS
PHIL 201 PROBLEMS OF ETHICS PHL LDT *WC: PROBLEMS OF ETHICS
PHIL 202 ETHICS AND SOCIETY PHL LDT +AH*WC: ETHICS AND SOCIETY
PHIL 205 ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY PHL LDT +AH*WC: ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 206 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY PHL LDT +AH*WC: MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 208 LATE MODERN PHIL 1750-1900 PHL LDT +GH*WC: LATE MOD PHIL 1750-190
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Cultural Diversity
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 101 INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 210 +*INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTH
ANTH 140 INTRO TO COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS ANTH LDT +AH*CD:INTRO COMPARATIVE RELIG
ANTH 210 MESOAMERICAN CULTURES ANTH LDT +GH*CD: MESOAMERICAN CULTURES
ANTH 240 TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE RELIGION REL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
ANTH 241 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MUSIC MUS 108 *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD
ART 274 ART & ARCHITECTURE OF JAPAN ART LDT +GH*CD: ART/ARCHITCTR OF JAPN
ARTH 274 ART & ARCHITECTURE OF JAPAN ART LDT +GH*CD: ART/ARCHITECTURE JAPAN
ARTH 276 ART & ARCHITECTURE OF ASIA ART LDT +GH*LA: ART&ARCHITECTURE ASIA
ENGL 223 NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE ENG LDT +GH: *NATIVE AMER LITERATURE
HIST 111 FOUNDATIONS OF EAST ASIA HST LDT +GH*CD: FOUND OF EAST ASIA
HIST 112 EAST ASIA HST LDT +GH*CD: EAST ASIA
HIST 113 ISLAMIC MID-EAST 570-1300 HST LDT +GH*CD: ISLAMIC MID-EAST
HIST 203 HISTORY IN THE PACIFIC HST LDT +GH*CD: HISTORY IN THE PACIFIC
HIST 210 ANCIENT KINGDOMS OF INDOCHINA HST LDT +GH*CD: ANCNT KINGDM INDOCHINA
HIST 217 MAKING OF MODERN CHINA HIST LDT *CD: MAKING OF MODERN CHINA
HIST 239 LAT AMER I: CONQUEST-INDEPENDE HST LDT +GH*CD:LAT AMER I:CONQUEST-IND
HIST 240 LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY HST LDT +GH*CD: LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 245 RACE IN MODERN AMERICA HST LDT +DF*CD: RACE IN MODERN AMERICA
HIST 316 CHINA FROM MAO TO TIANANMEN HST UDT *CD: CHINA MAO TO TIANANMEN
HUM 205 JAPANESE CULTURE ANTH LDT +GH*CD: JAPANESE CULTURE
HUM 206 LATIN AMERICA ANTH 313 *LD: PEOPLES OF THE WORLD:LA
HUM 208 FRANCOPHONE AFRICA & CARIBBEAN ELEC LDT +GH*CD: FRANCOPHONE AFRICA&CAR
HUM 213 INTRO TO JAPANESE LITERATURE JPN LDT +GH*CD: INTRO TO JAPANESE LIT
HUM 260 US LATINAS/OS & POP CULTURE ES LDT +GH*CD: US LATINAS/OS&POP CLTR
MUS 241 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MUSIC MUS 108 *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD
PHIL 110 RELIGION & QUEST FOR MEANING PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
POLS 315 LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS PS 344 *LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS
REL 140 INTRO TO COMPARATIVE RELIGION PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
REL 240 TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE RELIGIO PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
WORL 101 INTRO TO LANG & CULTURE WLC LDT *CD: INTRO TO LANG & CULTURE
WORL 102 INTRO TO LANG & CULTURE WLC LDT *CD: INTRO TO LANG & CULTURE
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Literature and the Arts
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ART 272 HIST WESTERN ART III ART 206 +*WESTERN ART: 18TH-21ST CENT
ARTH 273 ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF CHINA ART LDT *LA: ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF
ARTH 274 ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF JAPAN ART LDT *LA: ART AND ARCH OF JAPAN
ARTH 105 FOUNDATIONS IN ART ART LDT +AH*LA: FOUNDATIONS IN ART
ARTH 271 GLOBAL ART HISTORY II: 15TH CE ART LDT *LA: GLOBAL ART HISTORY II: 15
ARTH 276 ART & ARCHITECTURE OF ASIA ART LDT +GH*LA: ART&ARCHITECTURE ASIA
ENGL 200 INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
ENGL 227 INTRO TO WORLD LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO WORLD LITERATURE
ENGL 229 INTRO TO AMERICAN LIT ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO AMERICAN LIT
ENGL 250 AMERICAN LITERATURE ENG LDT *LA: AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 421 THE ROMANTIC PERIOD ENG UDT *LA: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
MEDA 120 FILM HISTORY AND ANALYSIS FILM LDT +AH*LA: FILM HST & ANALYSIS
MUS 101 INTRO TO CLASSICAL MUSIC MUS LDT +AH: *INTRO TO CLASSICAL MUSIC
MUS 102 HISTORY OF JAZZ AND ROCK MUS LDT +AH*LA: HSTOROY OF JAZZ & ROCK
MUS 220W MUSIC SURVEY I MUS LDT +AH*LA: MUSIC SURVEY I
THEA 101 THEATRE APPRECIATION TA LDT +AH*LA: THEATRE APPRECIATION
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Social Processes and Institutions
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CIV 227 ACTION FOR AFFORDABLE PPOL LDT +SO*SI: ACTION FOR AFFORDABLE
ECON 101 ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL ISSUES ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECON 102 ECON OF MARKETS & GOVERNMENTS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECON 201 HISTORY OF FINANCIAL CRISES ECON LDT +SO*SI: HISTORY OF FINANCIAL C
FS 201 INTRO TO FEMINIST STUDIES WGSS LDT +DF*SI: INTRO FEM STUDIES
KINE 216 HUNGER & GLOBAL ENVIRON H LDT +SO*SI: HUNGER & GLOBAL ENVIR
KINE 340 PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS KIN UDT OVERFLOW: KIN 312
AND KIN 312 *SOCIOCULT DIMN: PHYS ACTIVITY
PH 325 GLOBAL HEALTH H 333 *GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
POLS 101 POWER AND COMMUNITY PS LDT +SO*SI: POWER AND COMMUNITY
POLS 140 INTRODUCTION TO US POLITICS PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
POLS 180 THE US IN WORLD AFFAIRS PS LDT +SO*SI: US IN WORLD AFFAIRS
PSY 150 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
SOC 101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
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Difference Power and Discrimination
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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GSS 200 INTRO TO QUEER STUDIES QS LDT +DF*DP: INTRO TO QUEER STUDIES
HIST 142 AMERICAN HISTORY II HST 203 +MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY
SOC 102 SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOC 206 *SOCIAL PROBLEMS & ISSUES
SOC 309 SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY SOC 312 *SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY
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Synthesis Courses || $cr || $lf || Contemporary Global Issues
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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PH 320 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH H 344 *FOUND OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
POLS 331 MODERN DICTATORSHIP PS UDT *MODERN DICTATORSHIP
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