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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
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HSE 101 UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONS WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
CORE 101H HONORS UNIVERSITY COLLOQUIUM WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
USEM 101H UNIVERSITY SEMINAR HONORS WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
USEM 101 UNIV SEM + COMM210+USEM102+103 WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
HON 101 HONORS FOUNDATIONS WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
WR 121 ENGLISH COMPOSITION WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
HON 121 HONORS FOUNDATIONS WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
WR 121C ENGLISH COMPOSITION WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
WR 121Z COMPOSITION I WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
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Arts and Humanities: General
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ANTH 318 NATIVE NORTH AMERICA ANTH 311 *PEOPLES WORLD-NORTH AMERICA
ARTH 204 HST OF ART: PREHST-MEDIEVAL ART 204 +*WSTRN ART: PREHIST-11TH CENT
ARTH 205 HST OF ART: RENAISSNCE-BAROQUE ART 205 +*WESTERN ART: 12TH-17TH CENT
ARTH 206 HST OF ART: 19TH CEN-CONTEMP ART 206 +*WESTERN ART: 18TH-21ST CENT
HUM 147 FORM/VALUE IN ARTS ART LDT +AH*LA: FORM/VALUE IN ARTS
ARTH 200 ART HISTORY & VISUAL STUDIES ART LDT +AH: ART HIST & VISUAL STDYS
COMM 200 COMMUNICATION ACROSS CULTURES COMM LDT +AH: COMM ACROSS CULTRS
COMM 201 MEDIA ACROSS CULTURES COMM LDT +AH: MEDIA ACROSS CULTURES
COMM 203 MEDIA LITERACY COMM LDT +AH: MEDIA LITERACY
HUM 148 INTRO TO THE ARTS ELEC LDT +AH: INTRO TO THE ARTS
DCIN 200 STORYTELLING FOUNDATIONS ELEC LDT +AH: STORYTELLING FOUNDATIONS
SHS 202 SHAKESPEARE ELEC LDT +AH: SHAKESPEARE
AL 215 INTRO TO CULTURAL STUDIES ELEC LDT +AH: INTRO TO CULTURAL STUDIES
AL 216 INTRO TO CULTURAL STUDIES ELEC LDT +AH: INTRO TO CULTURAL STUDIES
SHS 236 INTRO TO SHAKESPEARE STUDIES ELEC LDT +AH: INTRO SHAKESPEARE STUDIES
FLM 297 MAJOR FILM DIRECTORS ELEC LDT +AH: MAJOR FILM DIRECTORS
ENG 104Z INTRODUCTION TO POETRY ENG 104Z +*INTRODUCTION TO FICTION
ENG 250 FOLKLORE ENG 215 +*CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
ENG 104 INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
ENG 105 INTRO TO LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO LITERATURE
ENG 208 EXPLORATIONS IN LIT GENRES ENG LDT *LA: EXPLORATNS IN LIT GENRES
ENG 208A COMING OF AGE NARRATIVES ENG LDT +AH*LA: COMING OF AGE NARRATVS
ENG 209 LIT IN THE MODERN WORLD ENG LDT +AH*LA: LIT IN THE MOD WORLD
ENG 209A ANIMAL IN LITERATURE ENG LDT ANIMAL IN LITERATURE
COMM 220 NARRATIVE FOUNDATIONS ENG LDT +AH: NARRATIVE FOUNDATIONS
ENG 239 NAT AM MYTH/CULTURE ENG LDT +AH: NAT AM MYTH/CULTURE
ENG 280 PUBLIC RSNG: INTRO TOPICS RHET ENG LDT +AH*LA:PBLC RSNG:INT TPCS RHTR
HUM 295 MASTERPIECES OF FILM ENG LDT +AH: MASTERPIECES OF FILM
FLM 295 MASTERPIECES/FILM ENG LDT +AH: MASTERPIECES/FILM
HUM 296 FILM GENRES ENG LDT +AH: FILM GENRES
HUM 297 MAJOR FILM DIRECTORS ENG LDT +AH: MAJOR FILM DIRECTORS
ENG 245 ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE ES LDT +AH*CD: ETHNIC AMERICAN LIT
NAS 268 INTRO/NATIVE AMER STUDIES ES LDT +AH*CD: INTRO/NATV AM STUDIES
NAS 270 INTRO/INTERTRIBAL DANCE ES LDT +AH*CD:INTRO/INTERTRIBAL DANCE
FLM 290 INTRO TO FILM FILM LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO FILM
COMM 290 INTRO TO FILM ANALYSIS FILM LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO FILM ANALYSIS
COMM 296 FILM GENRES FILM LDT +AH*LA: FILM GENRES
HST 250 AMERICAN HISTORY/LIFE HST 201 +EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
HST 251 AMERICAN HISTORY/LIFE HST 203 +MODERN US HISTORY
MUS 203 AMERICAN JAZZ MUS LDT +AH*LA: AMERICAN JAZZ
MUS 208 HIP HOP REVOLUTION MUS LDT +AH: HIP HOP REVOLUTION
DCIN 201 INTRO TO FILM ANALYSIS NMC LDT +AH: INTRO TO FILM ANALYSIS
PHL 205 ETHICS: MORAL ISSUES PHL 205 *ETHICS
REL 202 RELIGION AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE PHL LDT +AH*CD: RELIGION AND HUMAN EXP
PHL 207 PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT PHL LDT +AH: PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT
PHL 211 PHILOSOPHY OF ART PHL LDT +AH: PHILOSOPHY OF ART
PHL 213 INTRO TO EXISTENTIALISM PHL LDT +AH: INTRO TO EXISTENTIALISM
TA 147 INTRO TO THEATRE TA 147 +*INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
CW 281 INTRODUCTORY FICTION WRITING WR 224 *INTRO TO FICTION WRITING
WR 242 INTRO TO POETRY WRITING WR 241 *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING
CW 282 INTRODUCORY POETRY WRITING WR 241 *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING
WR 230 INTRO TO RHETORIC WR LDT +AH: INTRO TO RHETORIC
WR 241 INTRO TO FICTION WRITING WR LDT +AH*W2: INTRO TO FICTION WRTNG
WR 281 INTRODUCTORY FICTION WRITING WR LDT +AH: INTRODUCTORY FICT WRTNG
WR 282 INTRODUCTORY POETRY WRITING WR LDT INTRODUCTORY POETRY WRITING
ENG 295 GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT WR LDT +AH*W2: GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
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Arts and Humanities: Global
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SOAN 213 PERSPECTIVES ON HUMANITY ANTH 210 *INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLGY
ANTH 319 CULTURES OF THE WORLD ANTH 313 *PEOPLES WORLD-LATIN AMERICA
FLM 296 FILM GENRES FILM LDT +GH*LA: FILM GENRES
SOAN 107 INTRO TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY GEOG 103 +*THE HUMAN PLANET
HST 110 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS HST 104 *WORLD HST I: ANCIENT CIV
HST 111 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS HST 106 +*WORLD HIST III: MDRN & CNTMP
REL 201 RELIGION AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
FR 220 FRANCOPHONE CULTURES OF WORLD WLC LDT +GH*CD: FRANCOPHONE CULT WRLD
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Quantitative Literacy and Analysis
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MTH 105Z MATH IN SOCIETY MTH 105Z +*MATH IN SOCIETY
MTH 111 PRECALCULUS I: COLLEGE ALGEBRA MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MTH 111Z PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MTH 112 PRECALCULUS II: ELEM FUNCTIONS MTH 112Z +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY
MTH 112Z PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY MTH 112Z +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY
MTH 251 CALCULUS I MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MTH 251H HONORS CALCULUS I MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MTH 251Z DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS MTH 251Z +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MTH 105 CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS MTH LDT +QL*MA: CONTEMPORARY MATH
STAT 243Z ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I ST 243Z +ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I
HON 243 PROBABILITY & STATISTICS ST LDT +QL: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS
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Communication, Media, and Society
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HSE 103 UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONS COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
USEM 103H UNIVERSITY SEMINAR HONORS COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
USEM 101 UNIV SEM + COMM210+USEM102+103 WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
USEM 101 UNIV SEM + COMM210+USEM102+103 WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
USEM 101 UNIV SEM + COMM210+USEM102+103 WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
AND COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
USEM 101 UNIV SEM + USEM 102 + USEM 103 WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
USEM 101 UNIV SEM + USEM 102 + USEM 103 WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
USEM 101 UNIV SEM + USEM 102 + USEM 103 WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
AND COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
USEM 101 UNIVERSITY SEMINAR WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
USEM 101 UNIVERSITY SEMINAR WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
USEM 101 UNIVERSITY SEMINAR WR 121Z +*COMPOSITION I
AND COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
HON 103 HONORS FOUNDATIONS COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 111Z PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
HON 123 HONORS FOUNDATIONS COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 125 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMM 218 *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 218Z INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMM 218Z +*INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
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Social Science
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ANTH 211 ARCHAEOLOGY AND PREHISTORY ANTH LDT +SO: ARCHAEOLOGY AND PREHST
SOAN 211 ARCHAEOLOGY AND PREHISTORY ANTH LDT +SO: ARCHAEOLOGY AND PREHST
SOAN 214 LANGUAGE IN THE USA ANTH LDT +SO: LANGUAGE IN THE USA
BA 110 BUSINESS, GOVT AND SOCIETY BA LDT +SO: BUSINESS, GOVT & SOCIETY
EC 201 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
EC 201H HONORS/PRIN MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
EC 201Z PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS ECON 201Z +*PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
EC 202 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
EC 202Z PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS ECON 202Z +*PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
ED 240 WHOLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT ED LDT +SO: WHOLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT
ED 251 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ED LDT +SO: INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING
SOAN 108 GLOBAL LANDS AND LIVELIHOODS ELEC LDT +SO: GLOBAL LANDS&LIVELIHOODS
COMM 218 COMICS: CULTURE & POLITICS ELEC LDT +SO: COMICS: CULTR & POLITICS
CRIM 230 AM CRIM JUSTICE SYSTEM ELEC LDT +SO: AM CRIM JUSTICE SYSTEM
CCJ 230 AM CRIM JUSTICE SYSTEM ELEC LDT +SO: AM CRIM JUSTICE SYSTEM
CRIM 231 INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY ELEC LDT +SO: INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY
CCJ 231 INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY ELEC LDT +SO: INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY
CRIM 241 INTRO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ELEC LDT +SO: INTRO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
CCJ 241 INTRO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ELEC LDT +SO: INTRO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
CCJ 271 INTRO TO CORRECTIONS ELEC LDT +SO: INTRO TO CORRECTIONS
ENG 214 LANGUAGE IN THE USA ENG LDT +SO: LANGUAGE IN THE USA
ES 103 INTRO TO ENV SCI: SOC SCI ENSC LDT +SO: INTRO TO ENV SCI: SOC SCI
ES 200 INTRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ENSC LDT +SO: INTRO ENVIRON SCI
SC 210 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES I ES LDT +SO: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES I
DCIN 202 HISTORY OF CINEMA FILM LDT +SO*LA: HISTORY OF CINEMA
SSC 210 ENVIRONMNTL RESOURCES GEO LDT +SO: ENVIRONMNTL RESOURCES
GEOG 101 INTRO TO GEOGRAPHY: ROGUE VAL GEOG LDT +SO: INTRO GEOG: ROGUE VAL
ES 105 INTRO GEOGRAPHY: ROGUE VALLEY GEOG LDT +SO: INTRO GEOG: ROGUE VALLEY
GEOG 108 GLOBAL LANDS AND LIVELIHOODS GEOG LDT +SO*SI: GLBL LANDS/LIVELIHOODS
ES 215 MAPPING IN THE 21ST CENTURY GEOG LDT +SO:MAPPING THE 21ST CENTURY
HE 275 HEALTH AND SOCIETY II H LDT +SO: HEALTH AND SOCIETY II
PS 201 POWER AND POLITICS PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
PS 110 GLOBALIZATION PS LDT +SO: GLOBALIZATION
PS 202 INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVT & POLIT PS LDT +SO*SI: INTRO TO AMER GOVT&POL
PSY 201H HONORS GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
PSY 201Z INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
PSY 202H HONORS GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY 202Z +*INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY II
PSY 202Z INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II PSY 202Z +*INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY II
SOC 204 THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOAN 204 SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION SOC LDT +SO*SI:SOC IMAGINATION
GSWS 201 INTRO TO GENDER, SEXUALITY, WGSS LDT +SO: INTRO TO GENDER, SEXULTY,
GSWS 221 GENDER, RACE, AND FANDOMS WGSS LDT +SO*SI: GENDER, RACE, AND FAND
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis (Lecture and Lab combined)
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BI 211 PRIN/BIO:MOLECULES/CELLS/GENES BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
BI 221Z PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS BI 221Z +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
BI 101 GENERAL BIOLOGY: CELLS BI LD1 +SA*BS:GENERAL BIOLOGY: CELLS
BI 102 GENERAL BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS BI LD1 *BS: GEN BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS
BI 103 GENERAL BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS BI LD1 *BS: GEN BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS
BI 212 PRIN/BIO: EVOLUTION/DIVERSITY BI LD2 *BS: PRIN/BIO: EVOL/DIVERSITY
BI 213 PRIN/BIO: FUNC/ECOL OF ORGNSMS BI LD2 *BS: PRIN/BI:FUNC/ECOL OF ORG
CH 100 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY CH LDT FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY
CH 101 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY CH LDT ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
CH 104 SURVEY OF CHEM I + CH 104L CH LDT +SA*PS: SURVEY OF CHEM I
CH LDT +SA*PS: SURVEY OF CHEM I
SC 110 CONCEPTS IN SCIENCE ELEC LDT CONCEPTS IN SCIENCE
ES 102 INTRO TO ES: BIO SCIENCE ENSC LDT +SI*BS: INTRO TO ES: BIO SCIEN
G 103 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY GEO 203 +*EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH
G 101 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY I GEO LDT *PS: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY I
ES 111 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT I GEO LDT *PS: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT I
ES 112 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT II GEO LDT *PS: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT II
ES 101 INTRO TO ES: EARTH SCIENCE GEOG 102 +*DYNAMIC PLANET
BI 214 ELEMENTARY MICROBIOLOGY MB 230 +*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY
PH 221 GEN PHYSICS W/ CALC I + PH 224 PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PH 211 +*GENERAL PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS
PH 104 FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS LAB PH LDT *PS: FUNDAMENTALS PHYSICS LAB
PH 110 OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY PH LDT +SA*PS: OBSERVATIONAL ASTRO
PH 225 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II PH LDT *PS: GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 226 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III PH LDT *PS: GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
SC 120 SCIENCE: LIGHT & SOUND SCI LDT +SA*PS: SCI: LIGHT & SOUND
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lecture (must also take lab)
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CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 221Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lab (must also take lecture)
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CH 227Z GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I CH 227Z +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
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Difference, Power, and Oppression: Foundations
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ED 252 INTRO TO SOCIAL FNDTNS IN EDUC ED 219 +*SOC JUSTICE MULTICULT IN ED
ERS 201 INTRO ETHNIC & RACIAL STUDIES ES 201 +*INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA
NAS 301 TRIBAL CRITICAL RACE THEORY ES UDT +DF*DP: TRIBAL CRITICAL RACE T
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Beyond OSU I (Prepare)
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FR 380 INTRO TO BUSINESS FR FR 315 +BUSINESS FRENCH
TA 252 STAGE MAKEUP TA 247 +STAGE MAKEUP
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Beyond OSU II (Engage)
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FR 380 INTRO TO BUSINESS FR FR 315 +BUSINESS FRENCH
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