Academic Support Programs

Fall 2012-Summer 2013 Transfer Students

General education is one way that SOU supports a student's learning of basic foundational skills and of how to become a productive member of society. At SOU we believe that learning to communicate effectively and to evaluate information and ideas are essential attributes of an educated person. We also want students to gain a broad understanding of the world and all its diversity.

The University Studies program is a dynamic general education program that is based on these student-learning outcomes. This program reflects SOU's and the Oregon University System's outcomes-based approach to curriculum development. Each course is aimed to deliver you skills or intellectual development, measured in goals and proficiencies, aimed to prepare you for a successful, productive life.

Students entering SOU with transfer credit from an accredited institution must meet one of the following lower division general education requirement options listed below. In addition, all students must complete three upper division university studies integration courses at SOU. Students entering SOU with transfer credit will be assigned to one of the following options:

Option 1. Completion of SOU's University Studies requirements (see www.sou.edu/access/acadvising/).

Option 2. Completion of an Associate of Arts-Oregon Transfer (AAOT), Associate of Science-Oregon Transfer (ASOT) degree, Oregon Transfer Module (OTM) as certified by an Oregon community college, Direct Transfer Associate Degree (DTA) as certified by a Washington college, or an Associate Degree for Transfer (AA/AS Transfer) as certified by a California Community College.

Option 3. Completion of general education requirements at an accredited four-year institution of higher education. Students must provide documentation from the institution stating that general education requirements were met.

Option 4. Completion of Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University (CSU) requirement, or an Articulated Program Agreement with Southern Oregon University.. Students must provide documentation stating this curriculum was completed.

Fall 2012- Summer 2013

University Studies Transfer Requirements

Writing/Oral Communication:

Courses equivalent to WR 121, 122, (Comp I and II) and Comm 125 - Interpersonal Comm, Comm 210 - Public Speaking, Comm 225 - Small Group Comm, or Comm 310 - Advanced Public Speaking. OR USem 101, 102 & 103. C- or better in each class. * If a student transfers in with WR 121 only, then they will take USem 102 and 103. If a student transfers in two of the three, requirements the third class can be completed at SOU.

Mathematics:

4 credits of college-level math from courses that require intermediate algebra or two years of high school algebra as prerequisite. See Academic Support Programs for Math Placement - 541-552-6213

Humanities:

(minimum 9 credits) Two- three lower division courses from Humanities, Art, Communication, English, Foreign Languages and Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theater Arts, or General Humanities. (non-studio)

Social Science:

(minimum 9 credits) Two- three lower division courses from Anthropology, Criminology, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, General Social Science, and Women's Studies.

Science:

(minimum 11 credits/two with lab) Two- three lower division courses, with at least two having labs, from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Physical Geography, Geology, Physics, and General Science.

UPPER DIVISION INTEGRATION:

Students must complete one upper division course in each area.Maximum of two may be in your major and/or per suject. Must be an approved Upper Division Integration Course as listed below:

H. - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

(Select one of the following courses) 3-4 credits

Arth 330-Art, Culture, and Technological Change

BA 450 - Using GIS in Business

Bi 351/353 – Microbiology and Lab

Bi 381, 382, 383 – New Sciences of Complexity / Biology and Society / Microbial World

Bi 384 – Ethnobotany and Cross Cultural Communication

BI 385, 386 - Women in Science / Forest Ecology & Management

Bi 388, 480 –Conservation of Natural Resources / Biological Illustration

CH 300 – Forensic Investigation: Seeking Justice through Science

Comm 460d - Technology, Communication, and Culture

CS/CCJ 346 – Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence

Engr/PH 306-Sustainability: Materials Technology and Design

ES 379 - Biodiversity

ES/Geog 386 – Environmental Data Analysis

Ed 437 - Scientific Inquiry in Teaching

Geog/G 481 – Geomorphology

Geog 482 – Climatology

G 330, 353 – Metals and Civilization / Oceanography

ïG 360 – Environmental Geology

HST 421 – Environmental History

ïPH 308,309,310–Energy and the Environ/ Energy Alternatives/ Energy Policy

PH 312, 313  – Space, Time and the Cosmos /Acoustics, Sound & Music

PH 314, 315 – Light, Vision & Optical Phenomena / Cosmology

PH 361/ENGR 323 – Digital Electronics

PHL 329 – Science and Religion

ïPHL 330 – Science, Democracy and Citizenship

PHL/SC 339 – History and Philosophy of Science

PS 340 – Law Science & the Environment

I. - CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

(Select one of the following courses) 3-4 credits

ïAnth 310 - American Culture

ïAnth 336 – Topics in Global and Local Interconnections

ArtH 345 – Activist Art

BA 320 – Business, Government & Nonprofits

ïBA 475 – Organizational Behavior

BA 480 – Nonprofit Theory and Leadership

BA 481 – Principles of Human Resource Management

BA 483, 490 - Sustainable Org. Leadership/Case Studies of Corporate Sustainability

Comm 332 - Discourse Analysis of Social Problems

Comm 343 – Argumentation, Debate & Critical Thinking

Comm 460b - Communication & Third World Development

CCJ 430 – Crime Control Theories and Policies

CCJ 460 - Comparative Criminal Justice

Ec 325, 340 – Labor Economics / Gender Issues in Economics

Ed 459 – Foundations of Education

Eng 315 – Studies in Autobiographical Writing

Eng/Wr 410 – Community Engagement Writing: Internships/Practica

Geog 350 - Urban Environments

Geog/IS 360 -Global Issues in Politics, Population, Develop. & the Environ.

Geog/SSPC 439 - Land use Planning

Geog 440 - Planning Issues

ïG 360 – Environmental Geology

HE 331, 362 – Environmental Health / Community Health

HE 444, 453 – Sexuality Education / Drugs and Society

Hst /PS 382 – Vietnam War and Film

ïPH 308,309,310–Energy and the Environ/ Energy Alternatives/ Energy Policy

PHL/CS 310 – IT Ethical and Legal Issues

ïPHL 330 – Science, Democracy and Citizenship

PS 310 - Mass Media & Politics

Psy 445 - Organizational Psychology

Psy 498&499 - Psychology Capstone-Project/Internship (BOTH)

Soc 304 - Poverty, Family & Policy

Soc 310, 320 – Community Studies / Schools and Society

WR 312, 329 - Writing Workshop for Teachers / Grant Writing

J. - DIVERSITY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS

(Select one of the following classes) 3-4 credits

ïAnth 310 - American Culture

Anth 317,318,319 -Pacific Cultures/Native N. America/Cultures of the World

Anth 334 - Anthropological Perspectives on the Native American Frontier

ïAnth 336 – Topics in Global and Local Interconnections

ArtH/Mus311 – Art and Music of the 20^th Century - Present

ArtH 344, 431 – Art, Culture, & Politics/ Italian Renaissance Art & Culture

ArtH 450 – Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art

BA 447, 477 - International Marketing / International Business

ïBA 475 - Organizational Behavior

CCJ 361 – Juvenile Delinquency

Comm 441 - International Communications

Comm 460a/c - Women Transforming Language/Culture, Identity and Comm.

ED 438, 460 – Children Around the World/ Diversity

Eng/ED 398 – Teaching Global Perspectives through Children’s Literature

Eng/GSWS 341 -Class, Culture & Feminism

Eng 447 – Chicano Subjectivities & Religious Perspectives

Eng 448a – Major Authors: Toni Morrison

Eng 454 – American Multicultural Literature

Eng 455 – World Lit: Contemporary Chinese OR Contemporary West African

Eng 457, 491 – Postcolonial Literature and Theory/History of the English Language

FR 314 - French Culture, Composition and Conversation

FR 427 – Noncontinental Francophone Literature

Geog 330 - The Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean

Geog 336, 338 - The Geography of East,  Southeast Asia/Central & Southwest Asia

GL 301 – German Culture, Conversation & Composition

GSWS 302, 417 - Contemporary US Women’s Movements/ Sexual Politics in US History

Hst 320, 380 - Religion in America/ War in the Modern World

Mus 360, 361, 362 – History of Music

PS/IS 350 - World Politics

Psy 313, 369 – Human Behavior and Film / Human Sexuality

Psy 432, 479 – Personality / Abnormal Psychology

Soc 333,340, 343 - Global Media and Culture/Sociology of Gender Roles / Gender and the Body

TA 349 – Fashion through the Centuries

* can only be used to satisfy one integration requirement