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Effective Spring 2023

General Education at Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University's General Education (GenEd08) curriculum consists of knowledge and skill components considered to be critical for all University graduates to master in the subject matter areas listed below. As a student at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), you may choose to take these GenEd08 courses at Tri-C or at CSU. Please contact a Tri-C advisor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

The courses listed below can be used to fulfill General Education requirements at CSU.

Writing/Composition

2 courses / 6 credit

ENG 1010 OR ENG 101H and
ENG 1020 OR ENG 102H (C- or better is required in all courses)

*Nursing requires C or better from Tri-C

Mathematics/QL

2 courses / 6 credits
MAJORS TRI-C EQUIVALENTS
Communication Sciences & Disorders MATH 1410 plus choose one more course from the list below:

MATH 1100, 1240, 1380, 1410, 1420, 1470, 1480, 1530, 153H, 1540, 154H, 1580, 1610, 161H, 1620, 162H

Exercise Science

MATH 1100, 1240, 1380, 1410, 1420, 1470, 1480, 1530, 153H, 1540, 154H, 1580, 1610, 161H, 1620, 162H

Health Science (General interest track) MATH 1410 plus choose one more course from the list below:

MATH 1100, 1240, 1380, 1410, 1420, 1470, 1480, 1530, 153H, 1540, 154H, 1580, 1610, 161H, 1620, 162H

Health Science
Pre: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant and Health Promotions tracks
MATH 1410 and 1420
Music Therapy MATH 1410 and 1420
Nursing MATH 1410 plus choose one more course from the list below:

MATH 1100, 1240, 1380, 1410, 1420, 1470, 1480, 1530, 153H, 1540, 154H, 1580, 1610, 161H, 1620, 162H

Social Work MATH 1100 or 1240

Arts and Humanities

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Social Sciences course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department. 

COURSE LIST AALAME OPTIONS

ANTH 1030
ART 1010, 2020, 2030
DANC 1100
ENG 2310, 2320, 2410, 2420, 2430, 2710, 2720, 2730
FREN 2420
GER 2420
HIST 1010, 101H, 1020, 102H, 1510, 151H, 1520, 152H, 1610, 2051, 2060
HUM 1010, 1020, 1030
ITAL 2420
MJS 1310
MUS 1010, 1020, 1030, 2500, 2510, 2520, 2530
PHIL 1000, 1010, 101H, 1020, 208H 2020, 2031, 2040, 2050
REL 2010, 2020
RUSS 2420
SPAN 2420
THEA 1010, 1100, 2210, 2220
UST 1120
WGS 2030

ART 1040
ENG 2700
HIST 1700, 2040, 2080
MUS 1050
REL 1010, 2000, 2030, 2040, 2050
SPAN 2430

Please note: Although History courses at Tri-C are under the area of Social & Behavioral Sciences, these courses will count towards the Arts and Humanities requirement at Cleveland State University.
Exercise Science: DANC 1100
Plus one additional from above or AALAME course. 
Health Science (all tracks): PHIL 2050
Plus one additional from above or AALAME course. 
Music Therapy: PHIL 2050
Plus one additional from above or AALAME course.
Nursing: PHIL 2020 or 2050 (Traditional and Accelerated Tracks only)
Plus one additional from above or AALAME course. 

Social Sciences

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Arts and Humanities course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department. 

COURSE LIST AALAME OPTIONS

ANTH 1010, 1020, 2010
ECON 1210, 1220, 2610, 2620
GEOG 1000, 1510
HS 1300
MET 2422
MJS 1011
POL 1010, 2030, 2070, 2100
PSY 1010, 101H, 1050, 2010, 2060, 2100,
SOC 1010, 1020, 2010, 2051, 2070, 2100, 2110, 2150, 2160, 2210, 2510
SPCH 1000, 2160
UST 1010, 1020, 2070
WGS 2010

GEOG 1010, 1050
POL 2060 
WGS 2010

Exercise Science: PSY 1010 and HLTH 1100
Health Science Pre: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant tracks: PSY 1010 (or PSY 101H)
Plus one additional from above or AALAME course.
Music Therapy: PSY 1010
Plus one additional from above or AALAME course. 
Nursing: PSY 1010 (or PSY 101H)
Plus one additional from above or AALAME course.
Social Work: SOC 1010, PSY 1010, POL 1010

Natural Sciences

2 courses / 7 credits 

Must include at least 1 lab credit.

DEPARTMENT COURSES WITH LAB COURSES WITHOUT LAB
BIO 1040/L, 1050/L, 1060/L, 1100, 1500 or 150H, 1510 or 151H, 2010, 2050, 2331, 2341 2150
CHEM 1010, 1020, 1300/L, 130H, 1310/L, 131H  
ESCI 1310/L, 1410/L, 1610/L 141H, 2300
PSCI 1010/L, 1020/L, 1030/L  
PHYS 1210, 1220, 2310, 2320 1010, 1050
 
DEPARTMENT COURSES WITH LAB
Communication Sciences & Disorders BIO 1050/105L (preferred) and CHEM 1000 (preferred)
Exercise Science BIO 2331 and 2341
Health Sciences (General Interest)
16 credits required
BIO 1500 or 150H, 1510 or 151H, 2331, 2341
CHEM 1010 or 101H, 1020 or 102H, 1300/130L (or 130H), 1310/131L (or 131H)
PHYS 1210, 1220, 2310, 2320
Health Sciences (Health Promotions) BIO 2331, 2341
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy) BIO 1500 or 150H plus one additional course from the Natural Science list above. 
Health Sciences (Pre-Physical Therapy) BIO 1500 or 150H
CHEM 1010 or 101H and 1020 or 102H
PHYS 1210 and 1220
Health Sciences (Pre-Physician Assistant) BIO 1500 or 150H, 1510 or 151H, 2331, 2341
CHEM 1300/130L (or130H) and 1310/131L (or CHEM 131H) and CHEM 2300
Music Therapy BIO 2331 plus one additional course from the Natural Science list above. 
Nursing BIO 2331/2341/2500 and CHEM 1010/1020 (Traditional and Accelerated) 
BIO 2331/2341/2500 and BIO 1100 or CHEM 1010 or 1020 or CHEM 1300 or 1310 (RN - BSN)
Social Work BIO 1040/104L or 1050/105L or 1060/106L and Natural Science from list above.

Social Diversity

2 courses / 6 credits

Must complete:

  • 1 African-American course
  • 1 US Diversity course

Students transferring in more than 60 hours are only required to take 1 course. Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree will have both diversity requirements waived unless the course is required by the department. 

AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE COURSES: US DIVERSITY COURSES

ENG 2510, 2520
HIST 2070, 2150, 2160
MJS 1611
MUS 1040
REL 2060
SOC 2310, 2550
UST 2020

ASL 1100
EDUC 2050
HIST 2660
SOC 2410
WGS 1510, 1520

Communication Sciences & Disorders majors: must complete this requirement by completing CSD 438 at CSU. One additional US Diversity course from list above.
One African American Experience course from the list above.  Health Science majors: must complete this requirement by completing HSC 305 at CSU.

WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM/SPEAKING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
Minimum of 3 courses

Students transferring 60 - 89 hours: one course waived
Students transferring 90 + hours: two courses waived
One WAC/SPAC course must be in the student's major

No transfer courses count toward this requirement - all WAC courses must be completed at CSU


Foreign Language 

Students who graduated from high school in 1987 or later are required to complete one of the following:

  • Two years of a single foreign language in high school
  • An introductory level sequence of a single foreign language (generally, two semesters of 100-level study)
  • Two American Sign Language courses and one approved foreign culture course

 

OTHER EQUIVALENT COURSES

MAJOR CSU COURSES TRI-C EQUIVALENTS
Biology BIO 200/201 BIO 1500 or 150H
  BIO 202/203 BIO 1510 or 151H
  BIO 264/265 BIO 2500
  BIO 266/267 BIO 2331
  BIO 268/269 BIO 2341
Chemistry CHM 251/256 CHEM 1010 or 101H
  CHM 252/257 CHEM 1020 or 102H
  CHM 261/166 CHEM 1300/130L or 130H
  CHM 262/267 CHEM 1310/131L or 131H
  CHM 331/336 CHEM 2300
  CHM 332/337 CHEM 2310
Communication Sciences & Disorders CSD 228 COMM 2180
  CSD 231 COMM 2150
  CSD 251 ASL 1010
  CSD 252 ASL 1020
Health Sciences HSC 203 MA 1010 or MA 1020
Math STA 147 MATH 1410
  MTH 167 MATH 1530 or 153H
  MTH 168 MATH 1540 or154H or 1580
  MTH 181 MATH 1610 or 161H or 161H
  STA 347 MATH 1420
Physics PHY 221 PHYS 1210
  PHY 222 PHYS 1220
Psychology PSY 101 PSY 1010 or 101H
  PSY 220  PSY 2010
  PSY 345 PSY 2080
Social Work SWK 200 HS 1300 or SOC 2040 or SOC 2050
  SWK 201 HS 1850 or SOC 2051

This information is provided solely for the convenience of the reader, and the University expressly disclaims any liability which may otherwise be incurred. This publication is neither a contract nor an offer to make a contract. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, the University reserves the right to make changes at any time with respect to course offerings, degree requirements, services provided, or any other subject addressed herein.

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