Core Education Course Articulations for Windward Community 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)
Writing Foundations
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ENG 100 COMPOSITION I WR 121 *ENGLISH COMPOSITION
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Arts and Humanities: General
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ART 101 INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS ART 101 +*INTRO TO THE VISUAL ARTS
ART 176 SURVEY OF GLOBAL ART II ART LDT +AH*LA: SURVEY GLOBAL ART II
ENG 204A INTRO CREATIVE WRIT (FICTION) WR 224 *INTRO TO FICTION WRITING
ENG 204B INTRO CREATIVE WRITING POETRY WR 241 *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING
HIST 151 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 152 WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HWST 110 HUAKAI WAA: HAWIIAN VOYAGING ES LDT +AH*CD: HUAKAI WAA: HAWIIAN VO
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Arts and Humanities: Global
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GEO 102 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY GEOG LDT +GH*CD: WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAP
HWST 140 MAHI'AI I: HWN TARO CULTURE ES LDT +GH*CD: MAHI'AI I: HWN TARO CU
REL 150 INTRO MAJOR WORLD REL PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
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Quantitative Literacy and Analysis
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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MATH 100 SURVEY OF MATHEMATICS MTH 105 *INTRO TO CONTEMPORARY MATH
MATH 135 PRECALC: ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS MTH 111Z +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS
MATH 140 PRECALC: TRIG & ANALYTIC GEOM MTH 112 *ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS
MATH 203 CALCULUS FOR BUS/SOC SCI MTH 241 +*CALC FOR MGMT & SOCIAL SCI
MATH 241 CALCULUS I MTH 251 +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
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Communication, Media, and Society
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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SP 151 PERSONAL AND PUBLIC SPEECH COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
SP 181 INTRO TO INTERPERSONAL COMM COMM 218 *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
SP 251 PRIN OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING COMM 111Z +*PUBLIC SPEAKING
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Social Science
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BOT 105 ETHNOBOTANY BOT LDT +SO: ETHNOBOTANY
ECON 130 PRINC ECON MICRO ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
ECON 131 PRINC ECON MACRO ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
ECON 220 INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECON AEC 250 +*INTRO ENVIRON ECON & POLICY
POLS 130 INTRO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
PSY 100 SURVEY OF PSYCHOLOGY PSY 201 *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 100 SURVEY GENERAL SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis (Lecture and Lab combined)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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BOT 101 GENERAL BOTANY BOT 101 +*BOTANY: A HUMAN CONCERN
ERTH 101 INTRO TO GEOLOGY + ERTH 101L GEO 101 +*PLANET EARTH
GEO 101 +*PLANET EARTH
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Scientific Inquiry and Analysis Lecture (must also take lab)
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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CHEM 161 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 161L GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I CH 227Z +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
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