Baccalaureate Core Course Articulations for Reed College
- 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 II
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CRWR 201 INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING WR LDT +AH*W2: INTRO CREATIVE WRITING
CRWR 224 POETRY STUDIO I WR LDT +AH*W2: POETRY STUDIO I
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Perspectives Courses
Physical Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHEM 101 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE & PROP CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
AND CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CHEM 102 CHEMICAL REACTIVITY CH 233 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
AND CH 263 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
PHYS 100 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
AND PH 212 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
AND PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
PHYS 101 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH LDT +SA*PS: GENERAL PHYSICS I
PHYS 102 GENERAL PHYSICS II PH LDT *PS: GENERAL PHYSICS II
PHYS 200 GENERAL PHYSICS II PH 211 *GENERAL PHYSICS W/CALCULUS
AND PH 212 *GENERAL PHYSICS W/CALCULUS
AND PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS W/CALCULUS
PHYS 202 MODERN PHYSICS PH LDT *PS: MODERN PHYSICS
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Biological Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BIOL 101 TOPICS IN BIOLOGY I BI LD2 +SA*BS: TOPICS IN BIOLOGY I
BIOL 102 TOPICS IN BIOL II + BIOL 101 BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
BIOL 102 TOPICS IN BIOL II + BIOL 101 BI LD2 +SA*BS: TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II
BIOL 102 TOPICS IN BIOL II + BIOL 101 BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
AND BI 222Z *PRINC OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS
BIOL 102 TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II BI LD2 +SA*BS: TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II
BIOL 102 TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
AND BI 222Z *PRINC OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS
BIOL 102 TOPICS IN BIOL II + BIOL 101 BI LD2 +SA*BS: TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II
BIOL 102 TOPICS IN BIOL II + BIOL 101 BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
AND BI 223Z *ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
BIOL 102 TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II BI LD2 +SA*BS: TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II
BIOL 102 TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
AND BI 223Z *ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
BI LD2 +SA*BS: TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II
BI LD2 +SA*BS: TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II
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Western Culture
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ART 201 INTRO TO ART HISTORY ART LDT +AH*WC: INTRO TO ART HISTORY
HIST 261 NATIVE PEOPLES IN AMER WEST HST LDT +DF*WC: NATV PEOP IN AMER WST
HIST 271 U.S. POLITICS AND CULTURE HST LDT +AH*WC: U.S. POLITICS AND CULT
HIST 298 MUSIC AND THE COLD WAR US HST LDT +AH: MUSIC AND THE COLD WAR US
HIST 307 WAR EURP 18-20TH CEN HST UDT +AH*WC: WAR EURP 18-20TH CEN
HIST 310 WATER AND THE AMERICAN WEST HST UDT *WC: WATER AND THE AMERICAN
HIST 336 THE AFTERMATH OF WORLD WAR I HST UDT +AH*WC: THE AFTERMATH OF WORLD
HUM 210 EARLY MODERN EUROPE ELEC LDT +AH*WC: EARLY MODERN EUROPE
PHIL 211 INTRO TO MODERN PHIL I PHL LDT +AH*WC: INTRO TO MODERN PHIL I
PHIL 212 INTRO TO MODERN PHIL II PHL LDT +AH*WC: INTRO TO MOD PHIL II
REL 261 INTRO RELIGIONS OF ASIA PHL LDT +GH*WC: INTRO RELGS OF ASIA
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Cultural Diversity
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CRES 286 HIST IMMIGRATN/MIGRATION IN US HST LDT *CD: HIST IMMIG/MIGRATN IN US
HIST 325 HIST OF TECH IN CHINA HST UDT +GH*CD: HIST OF TECH IN CHINA
HUM 230 FOUND CHINESE CIVLIZATION ELEC LDT +AH*CD: FOUND CHINESE CIVIL
HUM 231 EARLY IMP CHINA: QIN-HAN UNIF HST LDT *CD: EARLY IMP CHINA: QIN-HAN
HUM 232 MID IMP CHINA: GREAT SONG TRAD HST LDT *CD: MID IMP CHNA: GRT SNG TRD
LITC 346 SCREENING POST-SOCIALIST CHINA ENG UDT *CD: SCREEN POST-SOCLST CHINA
MUS 150 CULTURAL STUDY OF MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*CD: CULTRL STUDY OF MUSIC
REL 131 INTRO TO HINDUISM REL 213 *INTRO TO HINDU TRADITIONS
REL 151 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM REL LDT +AH*CD: INTRODUCTION TO JUDAIS
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Literature and the Arts
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ART 313 ART&LIFE-RENAISSANCE FLORENCE ART UDT *LA:ART&LIFE-RENAISSANCE FLORE
ENG 205 INTRO TO FICTION ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO FICTION
ENG 212 BRITISH POETRY ENG LDT +AH*LA: BRITISH POETRY
HUM 210 EARLY MODERN EUROPE ELEC LDT +AH*WC: EARLY MODERN EUROPE
LIT 382 NUCLEAR LITERATURES ENG UDT +AH*LA: NUCLEAR LITERATURES
MUS 150 CULTURAL STUDY OF MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*CD: CULTRL STUDY OF MUSIC
MUS 271 STUDYING POPULAR MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*LA: STUDYING POPULAR MUSIC
RUSS 392 NUCLEAR LITERATURES ENG UDT +AH*LA: NUCLEAR LITERATURES
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Social Processes and Institutions
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ECON 201 INTRO TO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECON LDT +SO*SI:INTRO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECON 213 INTRO TO ECON (MACRO) ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
HIST 363 AMERICAN SOCIAL REFORM HST UDT *SI: AMERICAN SOCIAL REFORM
POL 210 INTRO TO POLITICAL BEHAVIOR PS LDT +SO*SI: INTRO POLITICAL BEHAV
POL 211 INTRO POLITICAL ANALYSIS PS LDT +SO*SI: INTRO POLTCL ANALYSIS
POL 260 INTRO TO AMER POL & PUBLIC POL PS LDT +SO*SI: INTRO AMER POL&PUB POL
POL 280 INTRO TO POLITICAL THEORY PS LDT +SO*SI: INTRO TO POLITICAL THE
POL 383 WHO COUNTS? PS UDT +SO*SI: WHO COUNTS?
POL 392 CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRATIC THEORY PS UDT +SO*SI: CONTEMP DEMOCRATIC THE
PSY 101 FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCH SCIENCE PSY LDT +SO*SI: FOUND OF PSYCH SCIENCE
PSY 121 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY I PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
PSY 122 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY II PSY 202Z +*INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY II
SOC 211 INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY SOC LDT +SO: SI: INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 364 LAW AND SOCIETY SOC UDT +SO*SI: LAW AND SOCIETY
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