Core Education Course Articulations for Eastern Oregon 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 121Z COMPOSITION I WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
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Arts and Humanities: General
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ART 101 FOUNDATIONS OF VISUAL LIT ART 101 +*INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS
ART 204 ART HISTORY I ART 204 +*WSTRN ART: PREHIST-11TH CENT
ART 205 ART HISTORY II ART 205 +*WESTERN ART: 12TH-17TH CENT
ART 206 ART HISTORY III ART 206 +*WESTERN ART: 18TH-21ST CENT
COM 260 FOUNDATIONS OF MASS MEDIA NMC LDT +AH*SI: FOUND OF MASS MEDIA
COM 356 RI PATRISM MIL&WAR POP CUL*AEH FILM UDT +AH*LA: REEL PATRIOTISM
ENG 104Z INTRODUCTION TO FICTION ENG 104Z +*INTRODUCTION TO FICTION
ENGL 104 INTRO TO LIT ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO LIT
ENGL 108 WORLD LITERATURE II ENG LDT +AH*LA: WORLD LITERATURE II
ENGL 109 WORLD LITERATURE III ENG LDT +AH: WORLD LITERATURE III
ENGL 136 LITERARY THEMES-AESTH/HUM ENG LDT +AH*LA: LITERARY THEMES
ENGL 199 WORLD CINEMA FILM LDT +AH*LA: WORLD CINEMA
ENGL 201 SHAKESPEARE ENG LDT +AH*LA: SHAKESPEARE
ENGL 205 WRITERS OF BRITISH ISLES ENG LDT +AH*LA: WRITERS BRITISH ISLES
ENGL 220 SOPH SEMINAR: ENG LDT +AH: SOPH SEMINAR:
ENGL 254 WRITERS OF AMERICAS ENG LDT +AH*LA: WRITERS OF AMERICAS
ENGL 257 LIT/FILM OF AMERICAN WEST ENG LDT +AH*LA: LIT/FILM OF AMER WEST
GEOG 105 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY GEO LDT +AH*WC: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
HIST 101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1500 HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 102 WESTERN CIV SINCE 1500 HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 201 US HISTORY TO 1865 HST 201 +EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 202 US HISTORY SINCE 1865 HST 203 +MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 203 HISTORICAL METHODS HST LDT +AH: HISTORICAL METHODS
HST 202 US HISTORY SINCE 1865 HST 203 +MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY
HUM 112 INTRO AMER LANG & CULT ELEC LDU +AH: INTRO AMER LANG & CULT
MUS 203 JAZZ: AN AMERICAN MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*LA: JAZZ:AN AMERICAN MUSIC
MUS 204 POPULAR MUSIC IN AMERICA MUS LDT +AH*LA: POPULAR MUSIC IN AMER
PHIL 102 ETHICS, POLIT & LAW PHL 205 *ETHICS
REL 101 INTRO TO RELIGION REL LDT +AH: INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION
THEA 112 INTRO TO THEATER: PRODUCTION TA 147 +*INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
THEA 213 INTRO: HISTORY TA LDT +AH*LA: INTRO: HISTORY
THEA 260 THEATRE HISTORY TA LDT +AH*LA: THEATRE HISTORY
THEA 261 THEATRE HISTORY TA LDT +AH*LA: THEATRE HISTORY
THEA 262 THEATRE HISTORY TA LDT +AH*LA: THEATRE HISTORY
THEA 263 THEATRE HISTORY TA LDT +AH*LA: THEATRE HISTORY
THEA 269 SURV MUSICAL THEATRE TA LDT +AH*LA: SURV MUSICAL THEATRE
WR 222 INTRO TO RHETORIC WR LDT +AH*W2: INTRO TO RHETORIC
WR 241 INTRO TO FICTION WRITING WR LDT +AH*W2: INTRO TO FICTION WRTNG
WR 243 SCREENWRITING FUNDAMENTALS WR LDT +AH: SCREENWRTNG FUNDAMENTALS
WR 281 WRITING IN THE COMMUNITY WR LDT +AH*W2: WRITING IN COMMUNITY
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Arts and Humanities: Global
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ANTH 203 INTRO CULTURAL ANTH ANTH 210 *INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTH
HIST 111 WORLD HIST TO 1500 HST 104 *WORLD HIST I: ANCIENT CIV
HIST 112 WORLD HIST SINCE 1500 HST 106 +*WORLD HIST III: MDRN & CNTMP
HIST 211 TRADITIONAL ASIA HST LDT +GH*CD: TRADITIONAL ASIA
REL 102 INTRO TO WORLD RELIGIONS PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
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Quantitative Literacy and Analysis
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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MATH 105 LOTTERIES & LOANS MTH LDT +QL*MA: LOTTERIES & LOANS
MATH 105Z MATH IN SOCIETY MTH 105Z +*MATH IN SOCIETY
MATH 111 COLLEGE ALGEBRA MTH 111 *COLLEGE ALGEBRA
MATH 111Z PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MATH 112 PRECALCULUS MTH 112 *ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS
MATH 112Z PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY MTH 112Z +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY
MATH 205 FINITE & LINEAR MATHEMATICS MTH LDT +QL*MA: FINITE & LINEAR MATH
MATH 231 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS MTH LDT +QL*MA: DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
MATH 239 SURVEY CALCULUS PART I MTH LDT +QL*MA: SURVEY CALCULUS PART I
MATH 240 SURVEY CALCULUS PART II MTH LDT +QL*MA:SURVEY CALCULUS PART II
MATH 241 SURVEY CALCULUS MTH 241 +*CALC FOR MGMT & SOCIAL SCI
MATH 241A SURVEY CALCULUS PART I MTH LDT +QL*MA: SURVEY CALCULUS PART I
MATH 241B SURVEY CALCULUS PART II MTH LDT +QL*MA: SRVY CALCULUS PART II
MATH 251 CALCULUS MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MATH 251A DIFF CALCULUS PT 1 MTH LDT +QL: DIFF CALCULUS PT 1
MATH 251B DIFF CALCULUS PT 2 MTH LDT +QL: DIFF CALCULUS PT 2
MATH 251Z DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS MTH 251Z +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MTH 251 CALCULUS I MTH 251Z +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
STAT 241 ELEM STATISTICS I ST LDU +QL: ELEM STATISTICS I
STAT 242 ELEM STATISTICS II ST LDT +QL: ELEM STATISTICS II
STAT 243 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS ST LDT +QL: ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
STAT 243A ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I ST LDT +QL: ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I
STAT 243B ELEMENTARY STATISTICS II ST LDT +QL: ELEMENTARY STATISTICS II
STAT 243Z ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I ST 243Z +ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I
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Communication, Media, and Society
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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COM 111 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMM 218 *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COM 111Z PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
COM 112 PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
COM 218Z INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMM 218Z +*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
SPCH 111 INTERPERSONAL COMM COMM 218 *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
SPCH 112 PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
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Social Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 100 INTRO TO ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 101 +*INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 202 INTRO PHYSICAL ANTHRO*SSC ANTH LDT +SO*SI: INTRO PHYSICAL ANTHRO
ANTH 220 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH LDT +SO*SI: PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
AREC 250 INTRO ENVIRON ECON AEC 250 +*INTRO ENVIRON ECON & POLICY
BA 220 GENDER, WORK & SOCIETY BA LDT +SO: GENDER, WORK & SOCIETY
COM 295 COMMUNICATION THEORY COMM LDT +SO: COMMUNICATION THEORY
ECON 115 ECON OF SOCIAL ISSUES ECON LDT +SO: ECON OF SOCIAL ISSUES
ECON 150 POLITICAL ECON SPORT ECON LDT +SO: POLITICAL ECON SPORT
ECON 201 MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECON 201Z PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS ECON 201Z +*PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
ECON 202 MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECON 202Z PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS ECON 202Z +*PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
GEND 201 GENDER BASICS: AMERICAN WOMEN WGSS LDT +SO*DP: GNDR BASICS:AMER WMEN
GEND 220 GENDER, WORK & SOCIETY SOC LDT +SO: GENDER, WORK & SOCIETY
HIST 230 WOMEN & GENDER MOD EUROPE HST LDT +SO: WOMEN & GENDER MOD EUROPE
MA 260 FOUNDATIONS MASS MEDIA COMM LDT +SO: FOUNDATIONS MASS MEDIA
POLS 101 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVT PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
POLS 150 POLITICAL ECON SPORTS PS LDT +SO: POLITICAL ECON SPORTS
PS 200 POLITICAL PROCESS PS LDT +SO: POLITICAL PROCESS
PS 231 COMMUNITY POLITI PS LDT +SO: COMMUNITY POLITICS
PSY 201 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY 201 *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 201Z INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
PSY 202 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY 202 *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 202Z INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II PSY 202Z +*INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY II
PSY 231 HUMAN SEXUALITY HDFS 240 +*HUMAN SEXUALITY
SOC 204 GENERAL SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 204Z INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204Z +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SRS 201 RURAL SOCIETY/ENVIRO/ECON SSCI LDT +SO*SI: RURAL SOCIETY/ENVIRO/E
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis (Lecture and Lab combined)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANS 121 INTRO TO ANIMAL SCI ANS 121 +*INTRO TO ANIMAL SCIENCES
BIOL 102 INTRO TO BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: INTRO TO BIOLOGY L/L
BI LDT +SA*BS: INTRO TO BIOLOGY L/L
BIOL 103 INTRO TO BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: INTRO TO BIOLOGY L/L
BI LDT +SA*BS: INTRO TO BIOLOGY L/L
BIOL 221Z PRIN BIOLOGY: CELLS BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
BIOL 234 INTRO MICROBIOLOGY MB 230 +*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY
BIOL 323 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY MB 230 +*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY
CHEM 101 INTRO TO CHEMISTRY CH 121 +GENERAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 102 INTRO TO CHEMISTRY CH LDT +SA*PS: INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
CHEM 103 INTRO TO CHEMISTRY CH LDT +SA*PS: INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
GEOG 106 INTRO TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY GEO LDT +SA*PS: INTRO TO PHYSICAL GEOG
PHYS 201 GENERAL PHYSICS PH 201 *GENERAL PHYSICS
PHYS 221 GEN PHYSICS/CALC PH 211 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
SCI 104 INTRO TO LIFE SCIENCES BI LDT +SA: INTRO TO LIFE SCIENCES
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lecture (must also take lab)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHEM 204 GEN CHEMISTRY CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 221Z GEN CHEMISTRY I + CHEM 227Z CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CSS 305 PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE SOIL 205 UD: SOIL SCIENCE
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lab (must also take lecture)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHEM 221Z GEN CHEMISTRY I + CHEM 227Z CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 221Z GEN CHEMISTRY I + CHEM 227Z CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
AND CH 227Z +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
CHEM 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
AND CH 227Z +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
CSS 305 PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE SOIL 205 UD: SOIL SCIENCE
AND SOIL 206 *UD: SOIL SC LAB FOR SOIL 205
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Difference, Power, and Oppression: Foundations
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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HIST 105 SLAVERY & FREEDOM IN AMERICA HST LDT +DF*SI: SLAVERY/FREEDOM-AMER
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Writing Elevation
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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WR 320 PROFESSIONAL WRITING WR 327 *TECHNICAL WRITING
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