Liberal Arts Core Course Articulations for Portland State 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)
Skill Courses
Fine Arts
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ART 131 INTRO TO DRAWING I ART 131 DRAWING CORE STUDIO
MUS 101 BASIC MATERIALS MUS LDT BASIC MATERIALS
MUS 203 MUSIC IN THE WESTERN WORLD MUS LDT +AH*LA: MUSIC IN WESTERN WORLD
TA 102 INTRODUCTION TO ACTING TA 248 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING I
TA 111 TECHNICAL THEATER I TA 244 SCENE CRAFTS
TA 248 ACTING I: PROCESS TA 248 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING I
WR 212 INTRO FICTION WRIT WR 224 *INTRO TO FICTION WRITING
WR 213 INTRO POETRY WRITING WR 241 *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING
WR 412 ADVANCED FICTION WRITING WR 424 ADVANCED FICTION WRITING
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Humanities
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ARH 206 HISTORY OF WESTERN ART ART 206 +*WESTERN ART: 18TH-21ST CENT
BST 207 RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER ES 201 +*INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA
BST 221 INTRO AFRO-AMER LITERATURE ENG 221 *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
BST 302U CONTEMP AFR-AMER EXPER ES 223 UD: *SURVEY OF AFR AMER ST II
ENG 104 INTRO TO FICTION ENG 104 *INTRO TO LITERATURE: FICTION
ENG 104Z INTRODUCTION TO FICTION ENG 104Z +*INTRODUCTION TO FICTION
ENG 105 INTRO TO DRAMA ENG 105 *INTRO TO LITERATURE: DRAMA
ENG 106 INTRO TO POETRY ENG 106 *INTRO TO LITERATURE: POETRY
ENG 106Z INTRODUCTION TO POETRY ENG 106Z *INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
ENG 201 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE ENG LDT +AH*LA: INTRO TO SHAKESPEARE
ENG 204 SURVEY ENGLISH LIT I ENG 204 *SURV BRIT LIT: BEGIN TO 1660
ENG 205 SURVEY ENGLISH LIT II ENG 205 *SURV BRIT LIT: REST/ROMANTIC
ENG 253 SURVEY OF AMER LIT ENG 253 *SURV AMER LIT: COLONIAL-1900
ENG 254 SURVEY OF AMER LIT ENG 254 *SURVEY OF AMER LIT: 1900-PRES
ENG 300 INTRO TO THE ENGLISH MAJOR ENG 345 INTRO LIT CRITICISM & THEORY
ENG 309 AMERICAN INDIAN LIT ENG 360 *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENG 309U AMERICAN INDIAN LIT ENG 360 *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENG 318U THE BIBLE AS LIT ENG 275 *UD: THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
ENG 344 VICTORIAN LITERATURE ENG 436 STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LIT
ENG 344U VICTORIAN LITERATURE ENG 436 STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATUR
ENG 367U TOP: GREEN WORLD IN US POETRY ENG 482 ST IN AMER LIT, CULT, ENVRNMNT
ENG 475 LIT VICTORIAN PER ENG 436 STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LIT
HST 101 AGE OF EMPIRES: MED WORLD HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 102 HST WESTERN CIV HST 102 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 103 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIO HST LDT +AH*WC: HST WSTRN CIVILIZATIO
HST 104 WORLD HISTORY HST 104 *WORLD HIST I: ANCIENT CIV
HST 105 WORLD HISTORY HST 105 *WORLD HIST II: MID/EARLY MOD
HST 106 WORLD HISTORY HST 106 +*WORLD HIST III: MDRN & CNTMP
HST 201 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 201 +EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
HST 202 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 202 +*HISTORY OF 19TH-CEN US
HST 203 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 203 +MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY
HST 309U THE ROMAN REPUBLIC HST 322 ROMAN REPUBLIC
HST 313U AFRICAN HISTORY 1800-PRESENT HST 382 *HISTORY OF AFRICA
HST 320 EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION HST 391 *TRADITIONAL CHINA & JAPAN
HST 320U EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION HST 391 *EAST ASIA
HST 321 MODERN EAST ASIA HST 392 *MODERN CHINA & JAPAN
HST 321U MODERN EAST ASIA HST 392 *EAST ASIA
HST 351 ENGLISH HISTORY FROM 1660 HST 434 ENGLISH HISTORY
HST 351U ENGLISH HISTORY 1600 TO PRES HST 434 ENGLISH HISTORY
HST 365U LATIN AMERICA HST HST 350 *MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HST 366 LATIN AMERICA HST 351 *MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HST 366U LATIN AMERICA II HST 351 *MODERN LATIN AMERICA
NAS 201 INTRO TO NATIVE AMER STUDIES ES 241 *INTRO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
PHL 201 INTRO PHILOSOPHY PHL 201 *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 301U HISTORY OF PHIL-ANCIENT PHL 301 *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
PHL 302 HISTORY OF PHIL PHL 302 *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
PHL 308U ELEMENTARY ETHICS PHL 205 *UD: ETHICS
PHL 312U FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY PHL 417 FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES
PS 362 ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT HST 385 *THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
PS 362U ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT PS 385 *THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
SPAN 331 LATIN AMERICAN CUL & CIV SPAN 336 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
SPAN 336 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
SPAN 331 LATIN AMERICAN CUL & CIV SPAN UDT LATIN AMERICAN CUL & CIV
SPAN 331 LATIN AMERICAN CUL & CIV SPAN 336 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
AND SPAN 337 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
SPAN 331 LATN AMER CUL & CIV + SPAN 330 SPAN UDT LATIN AMERICAN CUL & CIV
SPAN 331 LATN AMER CUL & CIV + SPAN 330 SPAN 336 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
AND SPAN 337 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
SPAN 331 LATIN AMERICAN CUL & CIV SPAN UDT LATIN AMERICAN CUL & CIV
SPAN 331 LATIN AMERICAN CUL & CIV SPAN 336 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
AND SPAN 338 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
SPAN 331 LATN AMER CUL & CIV + SPAN 330 SPAN UDT LATIN AMERICAN CUL & CIV
SPAN 331 LATN AMER CUL & CIV + SPAN 330 SPAN 336 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
AND SPAN 338 SPANISH TEXTS & NARRATIVES
TA 131 UNDERSTANDING MOVIES FILM 110 *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES
TA 301 SCRIPT ANALYSIS TA 344 PLAYSCRIPT ANALYSIS
TA 363 DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC ART I TA 330 *HISTORY OF THE THEATRE
TA 364 DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC ART II TA 331 *HISTORY OF THE THEATRE
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Non-Western Culture
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 317U PEOPLES/CULT ASIA ANTH 316 *PEOPLES WORLD-SOUTH & SE ASIA
ENG 309 AMERICAN INDIAN LIT ENG 360 *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENG 309U AMERICAN INDIAN LIT ENG 360 *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
HST 312 AFRICAN HST PRE-1800 HST 381 *HISTORY OF AFRICA
HST 313U AFRICAN HISTORY 1800-PRESENT HST 382 *HISTORY OF AFRICA
HST 320 EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION HST 391 *TRADITIONAL CHINA & JAPAN
HST 320U EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION HST 391 *EAST ASIA
HST 321 MODERN EAST ASIA HST 392 *MODERN CHINA & JAPAN
HST 321U MODERN EAST ASIA HST 392 *EAST ASIA
HST 365U LATIN AMERICA HST HST 350 *MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HST 366 LATIN AMERICA HST 351 *MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HST 366U LATIN AMERICA II HST 351 *MODERN LATIN AMERICA
MUS 274 INTRO WORLD MUSIC MUS 108 *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD
NAS 201 INTRO TO NATIVE AMER STUDIES ES 241 *INTRO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
PS 343 CONFLICT/COOPERATION PS UDT *DP: CONFLICT/COOPERATION
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Social Sciences
Transfer Course OSU Articulations
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ANTH 102 INTRO ARCHAEOLOGY ANTH 230 TIME TRAVELERS
BST 207 RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER ES 201 +*INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA
COMM 212 MASS COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY COMM 280 MEDIA COMMUN:INFORMATION AGE
COMM 215 INTRO TO INTERCULTURAL COMM COMM 326 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 316 COMM, INDIVIDUALS & DISCOURSE COMM 321 +INTRODUCTION TO COMMUN THEORY
COMM 415 PROBLEMS INTERCULTURAL COMM COMM 226 UD: +INTERCULTURAL COMMUN
EC 201 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS ECON 201 +*INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS
EC 202 PRIN OF ECON (MACRO) ECON 202 +*INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS
EC 202Z PRIN OF MACROECONOMICS ECON 202Z +*PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
EC 340 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS ECON 340 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
EC 350U ECON OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECON 455 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HST 101 AGE OF EMPIRES: MED WORLD HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 102 HST WESTERN CIV HST 102 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HST 103 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIO HST LDT +AH*WC: HST WSTRN CIVILIZATIO
HST 201 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 201 +EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
HST 202 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 202 +*HISTORY OF 19TH-CEN US
HST 203 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 203 +MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY
PS 101 US GOVERNMENT PS 201 +*INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS
PS 204 COMPARATIVE POLITICS PS 204 *INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PS 205 INTERNAT POLITICS PS 205 *INTRO TO INTERNATL RELATIONS
PSY 200 PSYCHOLOGY AS NATURAL SCIENCE PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
PSY 201Z INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I PSY 201Z +*INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I
PSY 202Z INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II PSY 202Z +*INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY II
PSY 204 PSYCHOLOGY AS SOCIAL SCIENCE PSY 202Z +*INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY II
PSY 311D HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PSY 350 HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
PSY 343 SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND GROUP PSY 360 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 432 PERSONALITY PSY 370 PERSONALITY
SOC 200 INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 204Z INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204Z +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
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