Liberal Arts Core Course Equivalencies 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.
The items on this page may show up on any of the Articulation or Baccalaureate Core tables as well as the Single Course Search Tool.
LDT (lower division transfer): When there is no class at OSU that is equivalent to a lower-division transfer course, it is given the designation of LDT. This means it transfers, but may count as an elective or something else as determined by your advisor.
UDT (upper division transfer): When there is no class at OSU that is equivalent to an upper-division transfer course, it is given the designation of UDT. This means it transfers, but may count as an elective or something else as determined by your advisor.
LD: Some lower-division transfer courses may be equated to upper-division OSU courses and the credits will be regarded as lower-division, and will not count toward the required 60 upper-division credits.
UD: Some upper-division transfer courses may be equated to lower-division OSU courses, the credits will be regarded as upper-division.
BI LD1*: courses are considered to be taught at the nonmajors level at OSU. These courses are similar to OSU's BI 101, 102 and 103 courses though they do not match any single course closely enough to be articulated as such. Any LD1* course that is NOT taught online will fulfill a Biological Science (with lab) requirement of the Baccalaureate Core - see the Baccalaureate Core list for details. Online courses are not approved as equivalent, particularly related to the laboratory science requirement in the Baccalaureate Core. If any part of a course is taught online, the online laboratory and other content would need to be reviewed separately for approval. If the lecture and lab are taught as separate courses, both must be completed for a biological science baccalaureate core requirement to be fulfilled. If you have additional questions about how LD1* courses count in a specific major, please contact your major advisor or Brock McLeod, Chief Advisor for Biology, at [email protected].
BI LD2*: courses are considered to be taught at the science majors level at OSU. These courses are similar to OSU's BI 211, 212 and 213 courses though they do not match any single course closely enough to be articulated as such. Any one LD2* course that is NOT taught online will fulfill a Biological Science (with lab) requirement of the Baccalaureate Core - see the Baccalaureate Core for details. Online courses are not approved as equivalent, particularly related to the laboratory science requirement in the Baccalaureate Core. If any part of a course or series is taught online, it would need to be reviewed to be approved. If the lecture and lab are taught as separate courses, both must be completed for a biological science baccalaureate core requirement to be fulfilled. Students who need to complete the entire BI 211, 212, 213 series as part of their major at OSU should complete the entire sequence before transferring or wait to take the sequence at OSU If you have additional questions about how LD2* courses count in a specific major, please contact your major advisor or Brock McLeod, Chief Advisor for Biology, at [email protected].
An asterisk (*): indicates the course meets a Baccalaureate Core (Bacc Core) requirement. Following is a listing of the Bacc Core areas that you may see on your report. If a course is articulated equivalent to an OSU course, use the online general catalog to determine which Bacc Core requirements will be met.
*W1 = Writing I
*W2 = Writing II
*W3 = Writing III
*MA = Mathematics
*FT = Fitness
*PS = Physical Science
*BS = Biological Science
*WC = Western Culture
*CD = Cultural Diversity
*LA = Literature & Arts
*SI = Social Processes & Institutions
*DP = Difference, Power & Discrimination
Fine Arts Transfer Course OSU Equivalent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MUS 203 MUSIC IN THE WESTERN WORLD MUS LDT *LA: MUSIC IN WESTERN WORLD WR 212 INTRO FICTION WRIT WR 224 *INTRO TO FICTION WRITING WR 213 INTRO POETRY WRITING WR 241 *INTRO TO POETRY WRITING --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Humanities Transfer Course OSU Equivalent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARH 206 HISTORY OF WESTERN ART ART 206 *INTRO TO ART HISTORY-WESTERN BST 221 INTRO AFRO-AMER LITERATURE ENG 221 *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE 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 *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 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 HST 101 HST WESTERN CIV HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HST 102 HST WESTERN CIV HST 102 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HST 103 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIO HST LDT *WC: HST OF 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: MOD & CONTEMP HST 201 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 201 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES HST 202 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 202 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES HST 203 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 203 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 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 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 PS 362 ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT HST 385 *THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT TA 131 UNDERSTANDING MOVIES FILM 110 *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-Western Culture Transfer Course OSU Equivalent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 GEOG 360 LATIN AMERICA GEOG 314 *GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA GEOG 360U LATIN AMERICA GEOG 314 *GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA GEOG 363 AFRICA GEOG 311 *GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA 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 NAS 201 INTRO TO NATIVE AMER STUDIES ES 241 *INTRO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES PS 343 CONFLICT/COOPERATION PS UDT *DP: CONFLICT/COOPERATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Sciences Transfer Course OSU Equivalent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTH 103 INTRO SOC/CUL ANTH ANTH 110 *INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTH HST 101 HST WESTERN CIV HST 101 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HST 102 HST WESTERN CIV HST 102 *HISTORY WESTERN CIVILIZATION HST 103 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIO HST LDT *WC: HST OF WSTRN CIVILIZATIO HST 201 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 201 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES HST 202 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 202 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES HST 203 HISTORY UNITED STATES HST 203 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES PS 101 US GOVERNMENT PS 201 *INTRO TO US GOVT & POLITICS PS 204 COMPARATIVE POLITICS PS 204 *INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS SOC 200 INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY SOC 204 *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------