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.

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 AR2A”. Some courses may require completion of additional courses to fulfill specific articulations or Bacc Core/Core Education categories. Science courses will only apply toward Baccalaureate Core/Core Education if they include both lecture and lab.

 

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

Synthesis:
*GI = Contemporary Global Issues
*ST = Science, Technology and Society
*DP = Difference, Power & Discrimination

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

Skill Courses
Fine Arts
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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ENGW 206    INTRO CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY     WR   241    *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING      
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Humanities
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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ART  270    HIST WESTERN ART I                 ART  204    *WESTERN ART: PREHST-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   
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 141    AMERICAN HISTORY I                 HST  201    *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 
HIST 142    AMERICAN HISTORY II                HST  203    *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 
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    *QUEST FOR MEANING: WORLD REL 
REL  140    INTRO TO COMPARATIVE RELIGION      PHL  160    *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD REL
REL  240    TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE RELIGIO      PHL  160    *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD REL
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Non-Western Culture
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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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  
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Social Sciences
   Transfer Course                             OSU Equivalent
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ANTH 101    INTRO ANTHROPOLOGY                 ANTH 110    *INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTH       
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 141    AMERICAN HISTORY I                 HST  201    *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 
HIST 142    AMERICAN HISTORY II                HST  203    *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 
POLS 140    INTRODUCTION TO US POLITICS        PS   201    *INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS  
SOC  101    INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY          SOC  204    *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY    
SOC  102    SOCIAL PROBLEMS                    SOC  206    *SOCIAL PROBLEMS & ISSUES     
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