Update

During AY 2020/2021, the Baccalaureate Core Committee underwent an extensive review process to ensure all Bacc Core courses listed in more than one Bacc Core category met each set of category learning outcomes. Effective summer 2021, several courses are now approved in only one Baccalaureate Core category rather than two categories.

Transfer Student Policy Update

To continue to support all current and future transfer students who were not made aware of our curricular changes in time for their summer and fall registration, OSU will honor the prior dual listed Bacc Core designation of courses completed through Fall 2021. Students have until September 1, 2023 to transfer these courses to OSU. Post September 1, 2023, all transfer courses will be articulated in congruence with current year Bacc Core category designation.

Note to Advisors

Courses will not automatically be articulated with the prior Bacc Core designation. Students transferring courses into OSU between January 30, 2022 and September 1, 2023 will need to work with their OSU Academic Advisor to ensure their transfer course applies correctly to the previous Bacc Core category. A tool to identify affected students is in development and will be announced to relevant stakeholders in the academic advising community. 

Skills and Perspective Categories

Abbreviation

Bacc Core category

Symbol

BS

Biological Science

*

CD

Cultural Diversity

*

LA

Literature and the Arts

*

PS

Physical Science

*

SPI

Social Processes and Institutions

*

WC

Western Culture

*

DPD

Difference, Power, and Discrimination

*

Synthesis & WIC Categories
(Courses are completed at the 300/400 level only)

Abbreviation

Bacc Core category

 

CGI

Contemporary Global Issues

*

STS

Science, Technology, and Society

*

WIC

Writing Intensive Curriculum

^

 
 
Course
Title
Category Retained
Category Removed

AG 311

*NATIVE AMERICAN AGRICULTURE

keep CD

drop DPD

AG 351

*COMMUNICATING AGRICULTURE TO THE PUBLIC

keep CGI

drop SPI

ART 204

*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES

keep WC

drop LA

ART 205

*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE

keep WC

drop LA

ART 206

*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY

keep LA

drop WC

ART 208

*INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART

keep CD

drop LA

ART 210

*HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE

keep WC

drop LA

ART 310

*EARLY CHINESE ART AND ARCHEOLOGY

keep CD

drop LA

ART 311

*LATE CHINESE ART AND CULTURE

keep CD

drop LA

ART 312

*CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART

keep CD

drop LA

ART 313

*ART OF JAPAN

keep CD

drop LA

ART 321

*ANCIENT ROMAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE

keep LA

drop WC

ART 322

*MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE

keep LA

drop WC

ART 323

*ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART AND ARCHITECTURE

keep LA

drop WC

BI 306 & 306H

*^ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY

keep CGI

drop WIC

CSS/SOIL 205

*SOIL SCIENCE

keep PS

drop BS

EAH 411

*^PERSPECTIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES

keep STS

drop WIC

EAH 412

*^ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN CONTEXT

keep STS

drop WIC

ENG 201 & 201H

*SHAKESPEARE

keep LA

drop WC

ENG 202 & 202H

*SHAKESPEARE

keep LA

drop WC

ENG 204 & 204H

*SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660

keep WC

drop LA

ENG 205 & 205H

*SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA

keep WC

drop LA

ENG 206

*SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY

keep WC

drop LA

ENG 207

*LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: CLASSICAL-RENAISSANCE

course eliminated

course eliminated

ENG 208

*LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 18TH CENTURY TO PRESENT

course eliminated

course eliminated

ENG 210

*LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: ASIA

keep CD

drop LA

ENG 211 & 211H

*LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA

keep CD

drop LA

ENG 212

*LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN

keep CD

drop LA

ENG 213 & 213H

*LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST

keep CD

drop LA

ENG 214

*LITERATURE OF THE WORLD: EUROPE

keep WC

drop LA

ENG 215

*CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

keep WC

drop LA

ENG 253

*SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900

keep LA

drop WC

ENG 254 & 254H

*SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT

keep LA

drop WC

ENG 260 & 260H

*LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES

keep DPD

drop LA

ENG 275 & 275H

*THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE

keep WC

drop LA

ENG 317

*THE AMERICAN NOVEL: BEGINNINGS TO CHOPIN

keep LA

drop WC

ENG 318

*THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD

keep LA

drop WC

ENG 319

*THE AMERICAN NOVEL: POST-WORLD WAR II

keep LA

drop WC

ENG 322

*STUDIES IN GLOBALISM, TEXT, AND EVENT

keep CGI

drop LA

ENSC 479

*^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES

keep WIC

drop STS

ES 243

*NATIVE AMERICAN ASSIMILATION AND ACTIVISM

keep DPD

drop CD

ES 334

*ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE

drop both categories

drop LA and DPD

FES/NR 477

*AGROFORESTRY

keep CGI

drop STS

FILM 110

*INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1895-1945

keep LA

drop WC

FILM 125

*INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1945-PRESENT

keep LA

drop WC

FOR 206

*FOREST SOILS LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205

keep PS

drop BS

GEOG 300 & 300H

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD

keep CGI

drop STS

GEOG 330

*^GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION

keep CGI

drop WIC**

HDFS 201

*CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES IN THE U.S.

keep DPD

drop SPI

HST 101

*HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

keep WC

drop SPI

HST 102

*HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

keep WC

drop SPI

HST 103

*HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

keep WC

drop SPI

HST 104

*WORLD HISTORY I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

keep CD

drop WC

HST 105 & 105H

*WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES

keep CD

drop WC

HST 106 & 106H

*WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD

keep CD

drop WC

HST 201 & 201H

*HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

keep DPD

drop WC

HST 202 & 202H

*HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

keep WC and DPD

keep both categories

HST 203 & 203H

*HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

keep DPD

drop WC

HST 369

*^IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. SINCE 1880

keep DPD

drop WIC

HST/REL 485

*POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST

keep CGI

drop CD

HSTS 415 & 415H

*^THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY

keep STS

drop WIC

HSTS 417 & 417H

*^HISTORY OF MEDICINE

keep STS

drop WIC

HSTS 419 & 419H

*^STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES

keep STS

drop WIC

HSTS 422

*^HISTORICAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE AND POLITICS

keep STS

drop WIC

HSTS 425

*^HISTORY OF THE LIFE SCIENCES

keep STS

drop WIC

KIN 312

*SOCIOCULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

keep SPI

drop WC

SOIL 206

*SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205

keep PS

drop BS

SOIL 395

*^WORLD SOIL RESOURCES

keep WIC

drop STS

TA 332

*^HISTORY OF THE THEATER

keep LA

drop WIC

WGSS 223 & 223H

*INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES

keep DPD

drop SPI

WGSS 224

*WOMEN: PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE

keep SPI

drop DPD

WGSS 270

*RESISTING GENDER VIOLENCE

keep SPI

drop DPD

WGSS 324

*FEMINIST ACTIVISM

keep SPI

drop DPD

WGSS 480 & 480H

*GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISM

keep CGI

drop CD

WLC 233

*RUSSIAN CULTURE I

drop both categories

drop both categories

WLC 234

*RUSSIAN CULTURE II

drop all categories

drop 

WLC 235

*RUSSIAN CULTURE III

drop both categories

drop both categories

WLC 321

*MODERN SPAIN THROUGH SPANISH CINEMA

keep LA

drop WC

WSE 266

*INDUSTRIAL HEMP

drop both categories

drop both SPI and WC

WGSS 223 & 223H

*INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES

keep DPD

drop SPI

WGSS 224

*WOMEN: PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE

keep SPI

drop DPD

WGSS 270

*RESISTING GENDER VIOLENCE

keep SPI

drop DPD

WGSS 324

*FEMINIST ACTIVISM

keep SPI

drop DPD

WGSS 480 & 480H

*GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISM

keep CGI

drop CD

WLC 233

*RUSSIAN CULTURE I

drop both categories

drop CD and WC

WLC 234

*RUSSIAN CULTURE II

drop all categories

drop LA, CD, WC

WLC 235

*RUSSIAN CULTURE III

drop both categories

drop CD and WC

WLC 321

*MODERN SPAIN THROUGH SPANISH CINEMA

keep LA

drop WC

WSE 266

*INDUSTRIAL HEMP

drop both categories

drop SPI and WC