Core Education Course Articulations for Lewis and Clark 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)
Foundational Core
Writing Foundations
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CORE 107 EXPLOR & DSCVR II +CORE 106 WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
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Arts and Humanities: General
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ART 101 HISTORY OF WESTERN ART ART 204 +*WSTRN ART: PREHIST-11TH CENT
ART 105 INTRO VISUAL ART & CULTURE ART LDT +AH: INTRO VISUAL ART & CULTR
ART 111 HISTORY OF WESTERN ART ART 206 +*WESTERN ART: 18TH-21ST CENT
CLAS 200 INTRO TO CLASSICAL STUDIES ENG LDT +AH: INTRO CLASSICAL STUDIES
CORE 120 WORDS ENG LDT +AH*LA: WORDS
ENG 105 THE ART OF OF THE NOVEL ENG LDT +AH*LA: THE ART OF THE NOVEL
ENG 201 INTRO TO POETRY/POETRY WRITING WR 241 *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING
ENG 205 MAJ PERIODS/ISSUE ENG/AMER LIT ENG LDT +AH*LA:MAJ PERIOD/ENG/AMER LIT
ENG 206 MAJ PERIODS/ISSUE ENG/AMER LIT ENG LDT +AH*LA:MAJ PERIOD/ENG/AMER LIT
ENG 279 CLASSICAL BACKGROUNDS ENG LDT +AH*LA: CLASSICAL BACKGROUNDS
HIST 120 EARLY EUROPEAN HISTORY HST LDT +AH: EARLY EUROPEAN HISTORY
HIST 121 MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY HST LDT +AH*WC: MODERN EUROPEAN HST
HIST 216 ANCIENT GREECE HST LDT +AH: ANCIENT GREECE
HIST 230 EASTERN EUROPE: BORDERLANDS HST LDT +AH*WC: EASTERN EUROPE: BORDER
HIST 233 HISTORY OF NEW YORK HST LDT +AH: HISTORY OF NEW YORK
HIST 235 HISTORY OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST HST LDT +AH: HST OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST
HIST 261 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY HST LDT +AH: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL HST
MUS 105 INTRO TO WORLD MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO WORLD MUSIC
MUS 107 MUSIC IN THE U S MUS LDT +AH*WC: MUSIC IN THE U S
MUS 162 HISTORY WESTERN MUSIC I MUS LDT +AH*LA: HIST WEST MUSIC I
PHIL 101 LOGIC PHL LDT +AH: LOGIC
PHIL 103 ETHICS PHL 205 *ETHICS
PHIL 201 PHIL OF RELIGION PHL LDT +AH*WC: PHIL OF RELIGION
PHIL 203 PHILOSOPHY OF ART AND BEAUTY PHL LDT +AH: PHILOSOPHY OF ART&BEAUTY
RELS 101 INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION PHL LDT +AH: INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION
RELS 201 HISTORY AND THEORY REL LDT +AH*CD: HISTORY AND THEORY
RUSS 230 INTRO TO RUSSIAN LIT IN TRANSL WLC LDT +AH:INTRO RUSSIAN LIT TRANSL
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Arts and Humanities: Global
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 280 CULTURE/ENVIRONMENT ANTH 210 *COMPARATIVE CULTURES
ART 151 EARLY EAST ASIAN ART ART LDT +GH*CD: EARLY EAST ASIAN ART
ART 152 HISTORY OF EAST ASIAN ART ART LDT +GH*LA: HIST OF EAST ASIAN ART
ART 153 HISTORY OF EAST ASIAN ART ART LDT +GH*CD: HIST OF EAST ASIAN ART
ART 154 HISTORY OF BUDDHIST ART ART LDT +GH*LA: HST OF BUDDHIST ART
ART 207 PRE-COLUMBIAN ART ART LDT +GH*CD: PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
HIST 110 EARLY EAST ASIAN HISTORY HST LDT +GH: CD: EARLY EAST ASIAN HIST
HIST 111 MAKING MODERN CHINA HST LDT +GH*CD: MAKING MODERN CHINA
HIST 141 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAN HIST HST LDT +GH*CD: COLONIAL LAT AMER HST
HIST 142 MODERN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY HST LDT +GH*CD: MODERN LATIN AM HST
HIST 211 REFORM/REBEL/REV MOD CHINA HST LDT +GH*CD:REF/REBEL/REV MOD CHINA
IS 235 THAI LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY ES LDT +GH*CD: THAI LANGUAGE AND SOCI
IS 237 CULTURE/ECOLOGY OF ANDAMAN ANTH LDT +GH*CD: CULTURE/ECOLOGY OF AND
LAS 200 LATIN AMER CULTURAL STUDIES ES LDT +GH*CD: LAT AMER CULT STUDIES
RELS 241 RELIGION/CULTURE HINDU INDIA REL LDT +GH: RELG/CULTR HINDU INDIA
RELS 243 BUDDHISM:THEORY/CULTURE/PRACT PHL LDT +GH*CD: BUDDHISM:THRY/CULT/PRC
RELS 273 ISLAMIC ORIGINS PHL LDT +GH*CD: ISLAMIC ORIGINS
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Quantitative Literacy and Analysis
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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MATH 115 ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS MTH 112 *ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS
MATH 131 CALCULUS I MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MATH 215 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS MTH LDT +QL: DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
MATH 225 LINEAR ALGEBRA MTH LDT +QL: LINEAR ALGEBRA
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Communication, Media, and Society
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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RHMS 100 INTRO RHETORIC/MEDIA STUDIES COMM LDT +CM: INTRO RHETORIC/MEDIA ST
RHMS 210 PUBLIC DISCOURSE COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
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Social Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ED 205 EDUCATION IN A COMPLEX WORLD ED LDT +SO:EDUCATION A COMPLEX WRLD
ENVS 160 INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ENSC LDT +SO: INTRO ENVRNMNTL STUDIES
POLS 103 INTRO AMERICAN POLITICS PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
POLS 253 PUBLIC POLICY PPOL 201 +INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY
PSY 100 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY PSY LDT +SO*SI: INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 230 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY LDT +SO: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 240 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY LDT +SO: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 280 BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR PSY LDT +SO: BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
PSY 290 CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY LDT +SO: CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOAN 100 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOAN 255 MEDICINE/HLTH CARE IN SOCIETY SOC LDT +SO:MEDICINE/HLTH CARE SOCIETY
WLL 240 INTRO TO LINGUISTICS LING LDT +SO: INTRO TO LINGUISTICS
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis (Lecture and Lab combined)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BIO 100 PERSPECTIVES IN BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: PERSPECTIVES IN BIOL
BIO 110 BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BI LD2 +SA*BS: BIOL INVESTIGATION
BIO 141 INVEST ECOLOGY/ENVM SCIENCE BI LDT +SA*BS: INVEST ECOL/ENV SCI
BIO 151 INVEST GENETICS/EVOLUTION BIOL BI LDT +SA*BS: INV GENETICS/EVOL BIO
BIO 200 INVEST IN CELL/MOLEC BIOLOGY BB LDT +SA*BS: INVEST CELL/MOL BIOL
BIO 221 MARINE BIOLOGY BI LDT +SA*BS: MARINE BIOLOGY
CHEM 100 PERSPCTVS IN ENVIRONMENTL CHEM CH LDT +SA:PERSPCTVS IN ENVIRON+ CHEM
ESS 170 CLIMATE SCIENCE ATS 201 +*CLIMATE SCIENCE
GEOL 170 CLIMATE SCIENCE GEO LDT +SA: CLIMATE SCIENCE
PHYS 105 ASTRONOMY PH 104 +*DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
PHYS 114 ORIGINS OF LIFE IN UNIVERSE PH LDT +SA*PS: ORIGINS LIFE UNIVERSE
PHYS 141 INTRODUCTORY GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 201 *GENERAL PHYSICS
PHYS 151 PHYSICS I: MOTION 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 110 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 110 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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AS 100 CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES ES LDT +DF: CONTEMPORARY ASN STUDIES
GEND 200 WOMEN/MEN AMER SOC WGSS LDT +DF: WOMEN/MEN AMER SOC
GEND 231 GENDERS/SEXUALITIES GLOBAL WGSS LDT +DF: GENDERS/SEXUALITIES GLBL
HIST 231A US WOMEN'S HISTORY 1600-1980 HST LDT +DF: US WOMEN'S HST 1600-1980
SOAN 230 IMMIGRANT AMERICA ES LDT +DF*WC: IMMIGRANT AMERICA
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