Liberal Arts Core Course Articulations for Pacific University
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This requirement is for students with majors in the College of Liberal Arts only. For more information on Liberal Arts Core, please visit the OSU Catalog.
- 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)
Fine Arts Transfer Course OSU Articulations --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTS 225 SCULPTURE I ART 291 SCULPTURE I ARTS 210 DRAWING I ART 131 DRAWING CORE STUDIO ARTS 228 PHOTOGRAPHY I ART LDT PHOTOGRAPHY I ENGW 206 INTRO CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY WR 241 *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING MUS 101 INTRO TO CLASSICAL MUSIC MUS LDT +AH: *INTRO TO CLASSICAL MUSIC --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Humanities Transfer Course OSU Articulations --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTH 240 TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE RELIGION REL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD ART 270 HIST WESTERN ART I ART 204 +*WSTRN ART: PREHIST-11TH CENT ART 271 HIST WESTERN ART II ART 205 +*WESTERN ART: 12TH-17TH CENT ART 272 HIST WESTERN ART III ART 206 +*WESTERN ART: 18TH-21ST CENT ARTH 273 ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF CHINA ART LDT *LA: ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF ARTH 274 ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF JAPAN ART LDT *LA: ART AND ARCH OF JAPAN ENGL 343 STUDIES IN CRITICISM & THEORY ENG 345 INTRO LIT CRITICISM & THEORY HIST 101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HIST 103 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II HST 102 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HIST 104 WESTERN CIVILIZATION III HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HIST 142 AMERICAN HISTORY II HST 203 +MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY PHIL 100 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY PHL 201 *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY PHIL 102 ETHICS AND VALUES PHL 205 *ETHICS PHIL 110 RELIGION & QUEST FOR MEANING PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD REL 140 INTRO TO COMPARATIVE RELIGION PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD REL 240 TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE RELIGIO PHL 160 +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-Western Culture Transfer Course OSU Articulations --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTH 101 INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 210 +*INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTH ANTH 241 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MUSIC MUS 108 *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD HUM 206 LATIN AMERICA ANTH 313 *LD: PEOPLES OF THE WORLD:LA MUS 241 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MUSIC MUS 108 *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Sciences Transfer Course OSU Articulations --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECON 101 ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL ISSUES ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS ECON 102 ECON OF MARKETS & GOVERNMENTS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS HIST 101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HIST 103 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II HST 102 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HIST 104 WESTERN CIVILIZATION III HST 103 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HIST 142 AMERICAN HISTORY II HST 203 +MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY HUM 305 WEST MEETS EAST: INTERCULT COM COMM 326 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION MEDA 112 MEDIA IN SOCIETY COMM 280 MEDIA COMMUN:INFORMATION AGE POLS 140 INTRODUCTION TO US POLITICS PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS PSY 150 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I PSY 180 LIFESPAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PSY 350 LD: HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMNT PSY 308 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY 360 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY PSY 309 PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY PSY 370 PERSONALITY PSY 315 COGNITIVE SCIENCE PSY 340 COGNITION SOC 101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 102 SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOC 206 *SOCIAL PROBLEMS & ISSUES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------