Liberal Arts Core Requirements
The Liberal Arts Core requirements are a requirement of the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University. Transfer students in the following programs have this requirement: Art, Economics, English, Foreign Language, Journalism and Mass Communications, Liberal Studies, Music, History, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Religious Studies, Speech Communication, and Theater.
I. Fine arts (3 credits)
Select one course from the following:
II. Humanities (3 credits)
Select one course from the following:
| ART 204 | History of Western Art | 3 |
| ART 205 | History of Western Art | 3 |
| ART 206 | History of Western Art | 3 |
| ENG | Any except 199 | 3 |
| HST | Any except 198, 280, 298, 299 | 3 |
| PHL 202 | Elementary Ethics | 3 |
III. Non-Western Culture (3 credits)
Select one course from the following:
IV. Social Sciences (3 credits)
Select one course from the following:
| ANTH 110 | Intro to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 230 | Time Travelers | 3 |
| EC 201 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 4 |
| EC 202 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 4 |
| HST 101 | History of Western Civ | 3 |
| HST 102 | History Of Western Civ | 3 |
| HST 103 | History Of Western Civ | 3 |
| HST 201 | U.S. History: Colonial & Rev | 3 |
| HST 202 | U.S. History: Civil War & Recon | 3 |
| HST 203 | U.S. History: Rise To World Power | 3 |
| PS 201 | Intro Amer Politics/Government | 3 |
| PS 204 | Intro To Comparative Politics | 3 |
| PS 205 | Intro International Relations | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 4 |
| PSY 202 | General Psychology | 4 |
| PSY 215 | Intro Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 216 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 204 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 205 | Institutions And Social Change | 3 |
| SOC 206 | Social Problems And Issues | 3 |
V. Select one additional course (3 credits) from previous categories I-IV.
No credit may be used for more than one requirement. The College of Liberal Arts does not allow students to take courses in the same prefix as their major field of study to satisfy the Liberal Arts Core requirements.