Core Education Course Articulations for Concordia 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)
Foundational Core
Writing Foundations
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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Arts and Humanities: General
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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FA 151 CREATIVE IMPULSE ART LDT +AH*LA: CREATIVE IMPULSE
HST 202 EUROPE IN TRANSITION 1300-1789 HST LDT +AH:EUROPE TRANSTN 1300-1789
HST 203 EUROPE SINCE 1789 HST LDT +AH: EUROPE SINCE 1789
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
HUM 251 PREMODERN TO POSTMODERN WORLD ELEC LDT +AH: PREMOD TO POSTMOD WORLD
MUS 121H MUSIC APPRECIATION - HONORS MUS LDT +AH*LA: MUSIC APPREC - HON
MUS 201 MAT/STRUCT MUSIC MUS LDT +AH: MAT/STRUCT MUSIC
PHL 201 INTRO PHILOSOPHY PHL LDT +AH: INTRO PHILOSOPHY
REL 141 FAITH FOR THE FUTURE PHL LDT +AH: FAITH FOR THE FUTURE
REL 141H FAITH FOR THE FUTURE REL LDT +AH: FAITH FOR THE FUTURE
REL 221 HIST & LIT OF NT PHL LDT +AH: HIST & LIT OF NT
TA 206 INTRO TO THEATRE TA 147 +*INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
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Arts and Humanities: Global
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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REL 211 HIST & LIT OF OT PHL LDT +GH: HIST & LIT OF OT
REL 211H HIST & LIT OF OT - HONORS PHL LDT +GH: HIST & LIT OF OT - HONORS
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Quantitative Literacy and Analysis
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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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 133 MATH FOR TEACHERS I MTH LDT +QL: MATH FOR TEACHERS I
MTH 134 MATH FOR TEACHERS II MTH LDT +QL: MATH FOR TEACHERS II
MTH 201 CALCULUS I MTH LDT +QL*MA: CALCULUS I
MTH 202 CALCULUS II MTH LDT +QL: CALCULUS II
MTH 211 CALCULUS I MTH LDT +QL*MA: CALCULUS I
MTH 212 CALCULUS II MTH LDT +QL: CALCULUS II
MTH 231 RESEARCH & STATISTICAL TECHNIQ ST 243Z +ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I
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Communication, Media, and Society
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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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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Social Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BA 201 MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
BA 203 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECN 203 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
GEO 110 INTRO TO CULTURAL GEOG GEOG LDT +SO*WC: INTRO CULTURAL GEOG
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
PSY 202 APPL IN PSYCHOLOGY PSY LDT +SO: APPL IN PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 211 PRINC OF SOCIOLOGY I SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 220 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 230 DIVERSITY STUDIES SOC LDT +SO: DIVERSITY STUDIES
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis (Lecture and Lab combined)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BIO 101 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
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 284 MICROBIOLOGY MB LDT +SA*BS: MICROBIOLOGY
CHM 101 CHEMISTRY FOR LIFE CH LDT +SA: CHEMISTRY FOR LIFE
CHM 102 PRIN OF ORGANIC AND BIOCHEM CH LDT +SA*PS: PRIN ORGANIC & BIOCHEM
GLG 101 INTRO TO GEOLOGY GEO 202 *EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE
PHY 101 PRIN OF PHYSICS PH LDT +SA*PS: PRIN OF PHYSICS
PHY 201 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 201 *GENERAL PHYSICS
PHY 211 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 201 *GENERAL PHYSICS
SCI 112 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE W/ LAB ENSC LDT +SA*PS: ENVIRON SCIENCE W/LAB
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lecture (must also take lab)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHM 211 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHM 212 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CH 223Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY III
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lab (must also take lecture)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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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
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Writing Elevation
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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WR 306 TECHNICAL WRITING WR 327 *TECHNICAL WRITING
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