Core Education Course Articulations for George Fox University
- For OSU General Education requirements, visit OSU's Core Education or Baccalaureate Core pages.
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- 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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LIBA 100 KNOWING AND BEING KNOWN WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
WRIT 111 CARING FOR WORDS WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
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Arts and Humanities: General
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ARTS 216 ART HISTORY SURVEY TO 1450 ART 204 +*WSTRN ART: PREHIST-11TH CENT
ARTS 217 ART HISTORY SURVEY FROM 1450 ART 206 +*WESTERN ART: 18TH-21ST CENT
BIBL 101 LIT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT PHL LDT +AH: LIT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
BIBL 102 LIT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PHL LDT +AH: LIT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
BIBL 250 PSALMS PHL LDT +AH: PSALMS
BIBL 260 LIFE OF CHRIST PHL LDT +AH: LIFE OF CHRIST
BIBL 290 BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION REL LDT +AH: BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION
CMCO 160 HISTORY OF US CINEMA FILM LDT +AH*WC: HIST OF US CINEMA
CMCO 280 FILM THEORY & CRITICISM FILM LDT +AH*LA: FILM THEORY & CRIT
FCSC 220 FASHION AND SOCIETY DHE LDT +AH: FASHION AND SOCIETY
GED 101 LITERATURE OF OLD TESTAMENT ENG LDT +AH*LA: LIT OF OLD TESTAMENT
GED 102 LITERATURE OF NEW TESTAMENT ENG LDT +AH*LA: LIT OF NEW TESTAMENT
GED 220 SURVEY OF ART ART 101 +*INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS
HIST 110 WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1648 HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 111 THE MODERN & POSTMODERN WORLD HST LDT +AH*WC: THE MODERN & POSTMODER
HIST 120 WESTERN CIVILIZATION FROM 1648 HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 150 AMERICA AND THE WORLD HST LDT +AH*WC: AMERICA AND THE WORLD
HIST 151 UNITED STATES TO 1865 HST 201 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
HIST 152 UNITED STATES FROM 1865 HST 203 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
HNRS 100 INTRO TO THE GREAT BOOKS ELEC LDT +AH: INTRO TO THE GREAT BOOKS
HNRS 150 ORIGINS: ATHENS & JERUSALEM ELEC LDT +AH*WC: ORIGINS: AHTENS&JERUS
HNRS 250 THE MEDIEVAL WORLD ELEC LDT +AH*WC: MEDIEVAL WEST CIVILIZ
HUMA 205 PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE ELEC LDT +AH*LA: PHILOSOPHY & LIT
HUMA 290 ART, BEAUTY, AND TRUTH ELEC LDT +AH*LA: ART, BEAUTY, AND TRUTH
INS 200 CULTURAL GEOG & GLOBAL REL GEO LDT +AH: CULTRL GEOG&GLOBAL RELAT
LACC 218 WORLD LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: WORLD LITERATURE
LACC 221 U.S. HISTORY HST LDT +AH*WC: U.S. HISTORY
LIT 100 INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
LITR 100 INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
LITR 111 FAITH AND STORY ENG LDT +AH: FAITH AND STORY
LITR 180 STUDIES IN LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH: STUDIES IN LITERATURE
LITR 200 STUDIES IN LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH: STUDIES IN LITERATURE
LITR 220 GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS ENG LDT +AH*LA: GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS
LITR 231 WORLD LITERATURE-WESTERN ENG LDT +AH*WC: WORLD LIT-WSTERN
LITR 232 WORLD LIT-NON WESTERN ENG LDT +AH*LA: WORLD LIT-NON WESTERN
LITR 237 WP:MEDIEVAL & EARLY MODERN LIT ENG LDT +AH: MEDIEVAL&EARLY MOD LIT
LITR 240 UNDERSTANDING DRAMA ENG LDT +AH*LA: UNDERSTANDING DRAMA
LITR 270 GREAT BRITISH WRITERS ENG LDT +AH*LA: GREAT BRITISH WRITERS
LITR 280 LITERARY FOUND WMNS STDYS ENG LDT +AH: LITERARY FOUND WMNS STDYS
LITR 379 SHAKESPEARE ENG UDT +AH*LA: SHAKESPEARE
MUSI 120 WORLD OF MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*LA: WORLD OF MUSIC
MUSI 130 MUSIC IN WORLD CULTURES MUS LDT +AH: MUSIC IN WORLD CULTURES
PHIL 150 INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY PHL LDT +AH: INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 180 ETHICS PHL 205 *ETHICS
PHIL 230 ETHICS PHL 205 *ETHICS
PHL 230 ETHICS PHL 205 *ETHICS
REL 250 GRT MMNTS/KEY PERSONS PHL LDT +AH: GRT MMNTS/KEY PERSONS
RELI 260 HISTORY & DOCTRINE OF FRIENDS REL LDT +AH: HST & DOCTRINE OF FRIENDS
THEO 101 THE BIBLE REL LDT +AH: THE BIBLE
THEO 102 CHRISTIANITY REL LDT +AH: CHRISTIANITY
THEO 215 BIBLE AND THEOLOGY PHL LDT +AH: BIBLE AND THEOLOGY
THEO 250 INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY PHL LDT +AH: INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY
WRIT 360 WRITING FICTION WR 224 UD: *INTRO TO FICTION WRITING
WRIT 370 WRITING POETRY WR 241 UD: *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING
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Arts and Humanities: Global
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ARTP 120 ART&GLBL CULTURE: PERF ART ART LDT +GH: ART&GLBL CULTR: PERF ART
HIST 100 WORLD HISTORY HST 106 *WORLD HIST III: MODERN & CONT
INTL 200 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY/GLOBAL RELA ELEC LDT +GH: CULTRL GEOG/GLOBAL RELA
LITR 236 WP: SACRED/SECULAR STORYTELL ENG LDT +GH*LA:SACRED/SECULR STORYTELL
LITR 238 CONTEMPORARY WORLD LITERATURE ENG LDT +GH*LA: CONTEMPORARY WORLD LIT
LITR 241 WORLD LITERATURE I ENG LDT +GH*LA: WORLD LITERATURE I
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Quantitative Literacy and Analysis
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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LACC 170 MATH FOR ADULTS MTH 105Z +*MATH IN SOCIETY
MATH 170 WHY MATH MATTERS MTH LDT +QL: WHY MATH MATTERS
MATH 180 COLLEGE ALGEBRA MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MATH 190 PRE-CALCULUS MATHEMATICS MTH 112Z +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY
MATH 201 CALCULUS I MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MATH 240 STATISTICAL PROCEDURES ST 243Z +ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I
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Communication, Media, and Society
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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COMM 100 INTRO TO COMMUNICATION COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 111 COMMUNICATION IN SOCIETY COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 210 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMM 218Z +*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 220 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMM LDT +CM: INTERCULTURAL COMM
MSBS 428 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMM 218 *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
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Social Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ECON 150 RADICAL ECONOMICS ECON LDT +SO: RADICAL ECONOMICS
ECON 200 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS ECON LDT +SO: PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
ECON 201 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECON 202 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECON 211 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECON 212 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
INTL 230 INTRO-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ELEC LDT +SO: INTRO-INTL RELATIONS
LACC 242 FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY PSY LDT +SS*SI: FNDTNS OF PSYCHOLOGY
PSC 190 AMERICAN GOVT PS LDT +SO: AMERICAN GOVT
PSC 210 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
PSC 260 INTRO TO LAW PS LDT +SO: INTRO TO LAW
PSCI 150 INTRO TO POLITICAL SCIENCE PS LDT +SO: INTRO TO POLITICAL SCI
PSCI 260 INTRO TO LAW PS LDT +SO: INTRO TO LAW
PSYC 100 PERSONHOOD PSY LDT +SO: PERSONHOOD
PSYC 150 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
SOCI 150 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SWRK 290 DIVERSITY ISSUES IN SOC WORK ELEC LDT +SO: DIVERSITY ISS IN SOC WORK
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis (Lecture and Lab combined)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BIOL 100 FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY
BIOL 120 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ENSC LDT +SA: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
BIOL 211 CELLULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS BI LD2 +SA*BS:CELL BIOLOGY & GENETICS
BIOL 212 GENERAL BIOLOGY II BI LD2 +SA*BS: GENERAL BIOLOGY II
CHEM 100 CHEMISTRY OF LIFE CH LDT +SA: CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
CHEM 110 CHEMISTRY AND OUR ENVIRONMENT CH LDT +SA:CHEMISTRY&OUR ENVIRONMENT
CHEM 120 FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY CH LDT +SA: FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY
CHEM 151 GENL/ORGANIC/BIOLOGICAL CHEM I CH LDT +SA*PS: GEN/ORG/BIOL CHEM I
GSC 120 FOUND OF EARTH SCIENCE GEO 101 +*PLANET EARTH
GSCI 120 ENVIORNMENTAL SCIENCE ENSC LDT +SA*PS: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
GSCI 170 FAITH AND SCIENCE SCI LDT +SI*PS: FAITH AND SCIENCE
PHYS 150 PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE PH LDT +SA:PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
PHYS 190 ASTRONOMY PH LDT +SA:ASTRONOMY
PHYS 201 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 201 *GENERAL PHYSICS
PHYS 211 GEN PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS PH 211 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lecture (must also take lab)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHEM 211 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lab (must also take lecture)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHEM 211 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
AND CH 227Z +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
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Difference, Power, and Oppression: Foundations
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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LACC 208 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMM 226 +INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
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Beyond OSU II (Engage)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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COMM 320 INTRO TO PUBLIC RELATIONS COMM 342 +INTRO TO PUBLIC RELATIONS
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