Core Education 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)
Foundational Core
Arts and Humanities: General
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 372 INDIANS & NORTHRN NATIVE ANTH LDT +AH: INDIANS & NORTHRN NATIVE
ART 201 INTRO TO ART HISTORY ART LDT +AH*WC: INTRO TO ART HISTORY
ART 282 SCULPTURE ART LDT +AH: SCULPTURE
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
ENG 201 INTRO NARRATIVE:ORALITY & EPIC ENG LDT +AH:INTRO NARRATV:ORALITY&EPIC
ENG 205 INTRO TO FICTION ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO FICTION
ENG 212 BRITISH POETRY ENG LDT +AH*LA: BRITISH POETRY
HIST 271 U.S. POLITICS AND CULTURE HST LDT +AH*WC: U.S. POLITICS AND CULT
HIST 275 CULTURE 19&20TH AMER HST LDT +AH: CULTURE 19&20TH AMER
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 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
HUM 220 MODERN HUMANITIES ELEC LDT +AH: MODERN HUMANITIES
HUM 230 FOUND CHINESE CIVLIZATION ELEC LDT +AH*CD: FOUND CHINESE CIVIL
LIT 382 NUCLEAR LITERATURES ENG UDT +AH*LA: NUCLEAR LITERATURES
MUS 111 MUSIC THEORY I MUS LDT MUSIC THEORY I
MUS 150 CULTURAL STUDY OF MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*CD: CULTRL STUDY OF MUSIC
MUS 211 THEORY II: INTERMEDIATE HARMON MUS LDT THEORY II: INTERMEDIATE HARMON
MUS 222 INTRO TO MUSIC HISTORY II MUS LDT +AH: INTRO TO MUSIC HISTORY II
MUS 248 MUSIC AND SPIRITUALITY MUS LDT +AH: MUSIC AND SPIRITUALITY
MUS 271 STUDYING POPULAR MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*LA: STUDYING POPULAR MUSIC
MUS 277 MUSIC AND POLITICS MUS LDT +AH: MUSIC AND POLITICS
PHIL 201 LOGIC PHL LDT +AH: LOGIC
PHIL 202 METAPHYSICS PHL LDT +AH: METAPHYSICS I
PHIL 203 INTRO TO ETHICS PHL LDT +AH: INTRO TO ETHICS
PHIL 204 INTRO TO EPISTEMOLOGY PHL LDT +AH: INTRO TO EPISTEMOLOGY
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 151 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM REL LDT +AH*CD: INTRODUCTION TO JUDAIS
REL 156 INTRO TO MODERN CHRISTIANITY PHL LDT +AH: INTRO TO MOD CHRISTIANITY
REL 201 THEORY & METHODS IN REL STUDIE PHL LDT +AH: THRY&MTHDS IN REL STUDIE
REL 254 SACRIFICE, GIFT & EXCHANGE PHL LDT +AH: SACRIFICE, GIFT&EXCHANGE
RUSS 392 NUCLEAR LITERATURES ENG UDT +AH*LA: NUCLEAR LITERATURES
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Arts and Humanities: Global
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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HIST 325 HIST OF TECH IN CHINA HST UDT +GH*CD: HIST OF TECH IN CHINA
REL 116 REL & PHIL-EARLY IMP CHINA PHL LDT +GH: REL&PHIL-EARLY IMP CHINA
REL 154 INTRO TO RELIGIONS OF ASIA PHL LDT +GH: INTRO RELIGIONS OF ASIA
REL 157 IDEA SYSTEMS OF CHIN RELIGIONS PHL LDT +GH: IDEA SYSTEMS OF CHIN REL
REL 261 INTRO RELIGIONS OF ASIA PHL LDT +GH*WC: INTRO RELGS OF ASIA
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Quantitative Literacy and Analysis
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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MATH 131 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER THEORY MTH LDT +QL: INTRO TO NUMBER THEORY
MATH 132 INTRODUCTION TO COMBINATORICS MTH LDT +QL: INTRO TO COMBINATORICS
MATH 141 PROBABILITY & STATISTICS ST LDT +QL: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS
MATH 202 VECTOR CALCULUS MTH LDT +QL: VECTOR CALCULUS
MATH 241 DATA SCIENCE ST LDT +QL: DATA SCIENCE
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Social Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 211 INTRO TO ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH LDT +SO: INTRO TO ANTHROPOLOGY
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 240 WORLD ENV HISTORY HST LDT +SO: WORLD ENV HISTORY
HIST 270 INTRO AMER ENVIRONMTL HISTORY HST LDT +SO: INTRO AMER ENVIRONMTL HST
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 230 INTRO TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY PS LDT +SO: INTRO POLTCL PHILOSOPHY
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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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis (Lecture and Lab combined)
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
BI LD2 +SA*BS: TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II
BI LD2 +SA*BS: TOPICS IN BIOLOGY II
PHYS 100 GENERAL PHYSICS I PH 211 *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
PHYS 201 OSCILLATIONS & WAVES PH LDT *PS: OSCILLATIONS & WAVES
PHYS 202 MODERN PHYSICS PH LDT *PS: MODERN PHYSICS
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lecture (must also take lab)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHEM 101 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE & PROP CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lab (must also take lecture)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHEM 101 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE & PROP CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
AND CH 261 *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
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Difference, Power, and Oppression: Foundations
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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HIST 261 NATIVE PEOPLES IN AMER WEST HST LDT +DF*WC: NATV PEOP IN AMER WST
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