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ACCESS Center

Fall 2007-Summer 2008 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 as stated in the guidelines on the following pages.

Option 2. Completion of an Associate of Arts Transfer (AAOT) or Associate of Science Transfer (ASOT) degree as certified by an Oregon 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 the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University (CSU) requirements. Students must provide documentation stating this curriculum was completed.

*Option 6. Completion of the Oregon Transfer Module (OTM). Students must provide official documentation from the institution certifying the OTM.

Option 7. Transfer students, who are admitted and attend SOU between Fall 2006 and Summer 2008, and, who began academic coursework at another institution prior to Fall 2006, have the option of following the SOU 2005-2006 catalog requirements. Here is a PDF form for the 2005 Transfer Curriculum
* Transfer Option 5 will be honored under Option 7 only

Fall 2007- Summer 2008

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 the ACCESS Center for Math Placement – 552-6213

Humanities:

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

Social Science:

Three lower division courses from Anthropology, Criminology, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, General Social Science, and Women’s Studies.

Science:

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. Must be an approved Upper Division Integration Course as listed below:

H. Science, technology, and society

Understand the interactions of science, technology and human affairs.

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

Bi 351 - Microbiology

Bi 381 – New Science of Complexity

Bi 382 – Biology and Society

Bi 384 – Ethnobotany and Cross Cultural Communication

Bi 386 – Forest Ecology and Management

Bi 388 – Conservation of Natural Resources

CH 300 – Forensic Investigation: Seeking Justice through Science

CS/CCJ 346 – Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence

Geog 386 – Quantitative Methods in Geography

Geog/G 481 – Geomorphology

Geog 482 – Climatology

ïG 360 – Environmental Geology

ïPH 308 – Energy and the Environment

ïPH 309 – Energy Alternatives

ïPH 310 – Energy Policy

PH 312 – Space, Time and the Cosmos

PH 313 – Acoustics, Sound & Music

PH 314 – Light, Vision & Optical Phenomena

PH 315 – Cosmology

PH 361/ENGR 323 – Digital Electronics

PHL 329 – Science and Religion

ïPHL 330 – Science and Values

PHL/SC 339 – History and Philosophy of Science

PS 340 – Law Science & the Environment

I. Citizenship and social responsibility

Understand and apply moral standards to individual conduct and citizenship through ethical inquiry, social awareness and civic engagement.

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

ïAnth 310 - American Culture

ArtH 345 – Activist Art

BA 320 – Business, Government & Nonprofits

BA 475 – Organizational Behaviors

BA 480 – Introduction to Nonprofit Theory and Management

BA 481 – Principles of Human Resource Management

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 – Labor Economics

Ec 340 – Gender Issues in Economics

Eng 315 – Studies in Autobiographical Writing

Geog 350 - Urban Environments

Geog 360 - Population, Development & the Environment

Geog 439 - Land use Planning

Geog 440 - Planning Issues

ïG 360 – Environmental Geology

ïPH 308 – Energy and the Environment

ïPH 309 – Energy Alternatives

ïPH 310 – Energy Policy

PHL/CS 310 – IT Ethical and Legal Issues

ïPHL 330 – Science and Values

PS 310 - Mass Media & Politics

Psy 445 - Organizational Psychology

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

Soc 304 - Poverty, Family & Policy

Soc 320 - Schools and Society

WR 312 - Writing Workshop for Teachers

WR 329 – Grant Writing

J. Diversity and global awareness

Understand institutions, assumptions and values from national and global perspectives.

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

ïAnth 310 - American Culture

Anth 317 - Pacific Cultures

Anth 318 - Native North America

Anth 319 - Cultures of the World

ArtH 311/Mus311 – Art and Music of the 20^th Century - Present

ArtH 450 – Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art

CCJ 361 – Juvenile Delinquency

Comm 441 - International Communications

Comm 460a - Women Transforming Language

Comm 460c – Culture, Identity and Communication

Eng/Ws 341 -Class, Culture & Feminism in Victorian and Edw. Britain

Eng 448a – Major Authors: Toni Morrison

Eng 454 – American Multicultural Literature

Eng 457 – Postcolonial Literature and Theory

FR 314 - French Culture, Composition and Conversation

FR 427 – Noncontinental Francophone Literature

Geog 330 - The Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean

Geog 333 - Geography of Australia and New Zealand

Geog 336 - The Geography of East, South, and Southeast Asia

Geog 338 - The Geography of Central and Southwest Asia

GL 301 – German Culture, Conversation & Composition

Mus 360, 361, 362 – History of Western Art Music

PS 350/IS 350 - World Politics

Psy 313 – Human Behavior and Film

Psy 369 – Human Sexuality

Psy 432 – Personality

Psy 479 – Abnormal Psychology

Soc 340 - Sociology of Gender Roles

TA 349 – Fashion Through the Centuries

TA 466 – Drama in Western Culture

ï can only be used to satisfy one integration requirement