Core Education Course Articulations for Willamette 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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ENGL 137W WRITING FOR ACAD AUDIENCE WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
IDS 123W WORLD VIEWS WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
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Arts and Humanities: General
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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AMST 250 AMER CULTURE & PERSPECTIVES ANTH LDT +AH: AMER CULTR & PERSPECTIVES
ANTH 211 FOLKLORE ANTH LDT +AH: FOLKLORE
ANTH 243 LISTENING TO WORLD MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*CD: LISTENING WORLD MUSIC
ARTH 105 INTRO ART OF STONE/BRONZE AGE ART LDT +AH*LA: INTRO ART STONE/BRNZE
ARTH 107 INTRO ART OF ROMAN/BYZ EMPIRES ART LDT +AH*LA:INTRO ART ROMAN/BYZ
ARTH 108 INTRO ART OF MIDDLE AGES/ISLAM ART LDT +AH*LA:INTRO ART MID AGE/ISLAM
ARTH 115 INTRO ANC & MEDIEVAL ART HIST ART 204 +*WSTRN ART: PREHIST-11TH CENT
ARTH 116 INTRO RENAISS & EARLY MOD ART ART 205 +*WESTERN ART: 12TH-17TH CENT
ARTH 117 INTRO MODERN AND CONTEMP ART ART 206 +*WESTERN ART: 18TH-21ST CENT
ARTH 247 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY ART ART LDT +AH*LA: 18TH&19TH CENTURY ART
ARTH 257 ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA ART LDT +AH: ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA
ARTH 263 BAROQUE/NEOCLASSICAL ART LDT +AH*LA: BAROQUE/NEOCLASSICAL
ARTH 271 GREEK ART & ARCHITECTURE ART LDT +AH: GREEK ART & ARCHITECTURE
CCM 261 PERSUASION AND MASS MEDIA COMM LDT +AH: PERSUASION AND MASS MEDIA
CINE 110 INTRO CINEMA STUDIES FILM LDT +AH*LA: INTRO CINEMA STUDIES
CLAS 231W MYTH & CULT ANCIENT EAST MEDIT LS LDT +AH*WC: MYTH & CULT ANCIENT EA
CLAS 250W GREEKS, ROMANS, BARBARIANS ELEC LDT +AH*WC: GREEKS ROMAN BARBARIAN
CLAS 260 GENDER/SEXUALITY GREEK SOCIETY ELEC LDT +AH:GNDR/SEXULTY GREEK SOCIETY
ENGL 101W READING LITERATURE & CULTURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: READING LITERATURE & C
ENGL 210 HIST OF CINEMA I ENG LDT +AH*LA: HIST OF CINEMA I
ENGL 211 AMER LIT BEGINNING ENG LDT +AH*WC: AMER LIT BEGINNING
ENGL 219 FORMS OF LITERATURE ENG LDT +AH*LA: FORMS OF LITERATURE
ENGL 353 THE EARLY NOVEL ENG UDT +AH*LA: THE EARLY NOVEL
FILM 110 INTRO CINEMA STUDIES FILM LDT +AH*LA: INTRO CINEMA STUDIES
FREN 241 FREN HISTORY THROUGH FILM FR LDT +AH: FREN HISTORY THROUGH FILM
GERM 241 19C GERMAN LIT IN TRANSLATION WLC LDT +AH:19C GERMAN LIT TRANSLATION
HIST 115 WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1650 HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 116 WESTERN CIV 17TH CENT-PRES HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 215 HISTORY OF THE PRESENT HST LDT +AH: HISTORY OF THE PRESENT
HIST 221W HISTORY WORKSHOP HST LDT +AH: HISTORY WORKSHOP
HIST 231 GREEK HISTORY HOMER ALEXANDER HST LDT +AH: GREEK HST HOMER ALEXANDER
MUSC 138 INTRO TO W'RN CLASSICAL MUSIC MUS LDT +AH*LA: INTRO W'RN CLASSIC MUS
MUSC 142 MUSIC AND MORTALITY MUS LDU +AH: MUSIC AND MORTALITY
MUSC 210 MUSIC OF AMERICA MUS LDT +AH*LA: MUSIC OF AMERICA
MUSC 212 JAZZ: AMERICA AND BEYOND MUS LDT +AH: JAZZ: AMERICA AND BEYOND
PHIL 110 PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS PHL LDT +AH*WC: PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS
PHIL 113W PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION PHL LDT +AH: PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
PHIL 150 REASON/VALUE IN PLATO'S REPUB PHL LDT +AH*WC:REASON/VALUE PLATO REP
PHIL 152 MIND AND WORLD PHL LDT +AH: MIND AND WORLD
PHIL 230 HIST PHIL: ANC & MED PHL LDT +AH*WC: HIST PHIL: ANC & MED
PHIL 231 HIST PHIL:MODERN PHL LDT +AH*WC: HIST PHIL: MODERN
PHIL 238 EXISTENTIALISM PHL LDT +AH: EXISTENTIALISM
PHIL 266 PUZZLES AND PARADOXES PHL LDT +AH: PUZZLES AND PARADOXES
PHIL 280 EPISTEMOLOGY PHL LDT +AH: EPISTEMOLOGY
POLI 115 COLLOQUIUM: IND & COMMUNITY PS LDT +AH: COLLOQUIUM: IND&COMMUNITY
POLI 116 CLQ:MODRN/POST MODRN PS LDT +AH: CLQ:MODRN/POST MODRN
POLI 119 COLLOQ: POLITICS & POP CULTURE PS LDT +AH: COLLOQ: POLS&POP CULTR
POLI 120 COLLOQUIUM:POLITICAL VIRTUE PS LDT +AH: COLLOQUIUM:POLTCL VIRTUE
POLI 212 HOST OF WESTERN POLITICAL PHIL PS 206 +*INTRO TO POLITICAL THOUGHT
PPLE 220 POLITICS AND ETHICS PHL 205 *ETHICS
REL 113 INTRO TO O T STUDIES PHL LDT +AH*WC: INTRO TO O T STUDIES
REL 114 NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES PHL LDT +AH: NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES
REL 115W INTRO TO STUDY OF RELIGION PHL LDT +AH: INTRO STUDY OF RELIGION
REL 116 INTRO MAJOR RELIGIOUS TEXT PHL LDT +AH: INTRO MAJOR RELIGS TEXT
REL 214 RELIGION IN AMERICA PHL LDT +AH*WC: RELIGION IN AMERICA
REL 225 FORGOTTEN SCRIPTURES REL LDT +AH: FORGOTTEN SCRIPTURES
REL 244 INTRO TO JUDAISM PHL LDT +AH: INTRO TO JUDAISM
RHET 231 CLASSICAL RHETORIC COMM LDT +AH: CLASSICAL RHETORIC
RHET 232 PERSUASION/PROPGNDA/MASS MEDIA COMM LDT +AH*DP:PERSUASN/PROPGNDA/MEDIA
RUSS 242W GREAT SHORT STORIES RUS LDT +AH*LA: GREAT SHORT STORIES
SPAN 260 HISPANIC LIT IN TRANSLATION WLC LDT +AH*LA:HISPANIC LIT TRANSLTN
THTR 110 THEATRE: MODERN INTRODUCTION TA 147 +*INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
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Arts and Humanities: Global
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 232 PEOPLE AND CULTURES IN AFRICA ANTH LDT +GH*CD: PEOPLE /CULTRS AFRICA
ANTH 233 PEOPLE & CULTURES OF ASIA ANTH LDT +GH: PEOPLE & CULTURES OF ASIA
ANTH 235 CULTURES OF MEXICO & ECUADOR ANTH LDT +GH*CD: CLTRS MEXICO & ECUADOR
ARCH 237W INTRO SYR-PALESTINIAN ARCHAEOL ANTH LDT +GH:INTRO SYR-PALESTN ARCHAEOL
ARTH 113 INTRO TO CHINESE ART HIST ART LDT +AG*CD: INTRO CHINESE ART HIST
ARTH 114 INTRO TO JAPANESE ART HIST ART LDT +AG*CD:INTRO JAPANESE ART HIST
GCS 105 INTRO TO GLOBAL CULTUR STUDIES GEOG LDT +GH*CD: INTRO TO GLOBAL CULTUR
HIST 117 EAST ASIAN CIV TO 1800 HST LDT +GH: EAST ASIAN CIV TO 1800
HIST 118 EAST ASIAN CIV SINCE 1800 HST LDT +GH*CD: E ASIAN CIV SINCE 1800
HIST 119 INTRO MODERN AFRICAN HISTORY HST LDT +GH*CD: INTRO MOD AFRICAN HST
HIST 233 ASIAN EMPIRES ON SILK ROAD HST LDT +GH*CD: ASN EMPIRES ON SILK RD
HIST 235 ANCIENT NEAR EAST HST LDU +GH: ANCIENT NEAR EAST
HIST 256 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA HST LDT +GH: COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
IDS 210 ORAL TRAD/PERF IN AFRICAN LIT ENG LDT +GH*LA:ORAL TRAD/PERF AFRC LIT
ISA 212 EAST ASIAN CIVILIZAT HST LDT +GH*CD: EAST ASIAN CIVILIZAT
JAPN 201W MOD JAPANESE SOCIETY/CULTURE WLC LDT +GH*CD: MOD JAPANESE SOC/CULTR
LAS 251 LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES ES LDT +GH*CD: LATIN AM CULTURES
REL 135 RELIGIONS OF ASIA REL LDT +GH*CD: RELIGIONS OF ASIA
REL 150 INTRO TO ISLAM PHL LDT +GH: INTRO TO ISLAM
REL 233 RELIGIONS ALONG THE SILK ROAD REL LDT +GH: RELGS ALONG THE SILK ROAD
REL 239 INTRO CHINESE RELIGIONS REL LDT +GH*CD: INTRO CHINESE RELGS
REL 262 JAPANESE RELIGIONS PHL LDT +GH: JAPANESE RELIGIONS
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Quantitative Literacy and Analysis
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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IDS 137 QUANTITATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING MTH LDT +QL*MA: QUANT PROBLEM SOLVING
IDS 138 INTRO TO APPLIED STATISTICS ST LDT +QL: INTRO APPLIED STATISTICS
MATH 130 CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS MTH LDT +QL*MA: CONTEMPORARY MATH
MATH 138 STATISTICS AND APPLICATIONS ST 243Z +ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I
MATH 140 MODELING WITH CALCULUS MTH 241 +*CALC FOR MGMT & SOCIAL SCI
MATH 150 DIFF CALCULUS WITH PRECALC MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
MATH 256 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS MTH LDT +QL: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MATH 266 PROBABILITY & STATISTICS ST LDT +QL: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS
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Communication, Media, and Society
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CCM 101 PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
RHET 150 PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 111 *PUBLIC SPEAKING
RHET 160 ARGUMENT & SOCIETY COMM 114 +*ARGUMENT, CRITICAL DISCOURSE
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Social Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 150 CONTROVERSIES/ISS: CULTR ANTH ANTH LDT +SO*SI: CONTROV/ISS: CULT ANTH
ARCH 237 INTRO TO GLOBAL ARCHAEOLOGY ANTH LDT +SO: INTRO GLOBAL ARCHAEOLOGY
ECON 112 ECONOMICS FOR BUSINESS MAJORS ECON LDT +SO*SI: ECONOMICS FOR BUSINESS
ECON 122 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECON 123 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ENVS 120 SOCIAL SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENT SCI LDT +SS*SI: SOC SYSTEM/ENVIRONMNT
ISA 227 HUMAN SEXUALITY HDFS 240 +*HUMAN SEXUALITY
POLI 105W COLLOQUIUM: DISSENT PS LDT +SO: COLLOQUIUM: DISSENT
POLI 121 COLLOQUIUM:WORK/LABOR/CLASS PS LDT +SO: COLLOQ:WORKK/LABOR/CLSS
POLI 123 COLLOQUIUM: CITIZENSHIP/APATHY PS LDT +SO:COLLOQ:CITIZENSHIP/APATHY
POLI 210 AMERICAN POLITICS PS LDT +SO*SI: AMERICAN POLITICS
POLI 216 POLITICS OF ADV INDUST SOC PS LDT +SO: POLITICS ADV INDUST SOC
POLI 218 POLITICAL CHANGE IN 3RD WORLD PS LDT +SO: POLTCL CHANGE IN 3RD WRLD
PSYC 125 HUMAN RESPONSES TO STRESS PSY LDT +SO: HUMAN RESPONSES TO STRESS
PSYC 210 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY PSY 201 *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
AND PSY 202 *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
RHET 210W MEDIA AND THE ENVIRONMENT COMM LDT +SO: MEDIA AND ENVIRONMENT
SOC 121 GENDER ROLES IN SOCIETY SOC LDT +SO: GENDER ROLES IN SOCIETY
SOC 124 GLOBAL SOC:NATION/EMPIRE/RACE/ SOC LDT +SO*CD: GLBL SOC:NATION/EMPIRE
SOC 134 CRIME/DELINQUENCY/CRIM JUS SYS SOC LDT +SO:CRIME/DELINQ/CRIM JUS SYS
SOC 145 LATINA/O SOCIOLOGY SOC LDT +SO: LATINA/O SOCIOLOGY
SOC 184 GLOBAL SOC: NATION/EMPIRE/RACE SOC LDT +SO*SI: GLOBAL SOC: NATION/EMP
SOC 186 NAVIGATING SOCIAL WORLDS SOC 204Z +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 188 CAN ACTIVISTS CHANGE THE WORLD SOC LDU +SO: CAN ACTIVISTS CHANGE WRLD
SOC 201 NAVIGATING SOCIAL WORLDS SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
WGS 245 FEMINISM, GENDER, SOCIETY WGSS LDT +SO*SI: FEMINISM GENDER SOCIET
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis (Lecture and Lab combined)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BIOL 110 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY BI 101 +*ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
BIOL 120 INTRO TO BIOLOGICAL INQUIRY BI LDT *BS: INTRO BIOLOGICAL INQUIRY
BIOL 125 ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION/DIVERSITY BI LD2 *BS: ECOLOGY/EVOL/DIVERSITY
BIOL 130 CELL BIOLOGY & GENETICS BI LD2 *BS: CELL BIOLOGY & GENETICS
BIOL 250 MICROBIOLOGY MB 230 +*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY
BIOL 257 PLANT ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION BOT LDT *BS: PLANT ECOL & CONSERVATN
ENVS 121 EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE ELEC LDT EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
ERTH 110 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY GEO 201 +*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
PHYS 221 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I 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 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 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 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH LDT #GEN CHEMISTRY I - LEC ONLY
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I CH 231 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
CHEM 115 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 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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AES 150 INTRO AMER ETHNIC STUDIES ES LDT +AH*CD: AMER ETHNIC STUDIES
HIST 259 AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY HST LDT +AH: AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
HIST 262 AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY HST LDT +AH: AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY
RHET 244 LATINO/LATINA VOICES IN U.S. COMM LDT +AH: LATO/LATA VOICES IN U.S.
SOC 114 RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS SOC LDT +AH: RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
SOC 182 RACISM & WHITE SUPREMACY IN US SOC LDT +AH:RACISM&WHITE SUPREMACY US
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Beyond OSU I (Prepare)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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THTR 240 STAGE MAKE-UP TA 247 +STAGE MAKEUP
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