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Southern Oregon University www.sou.edu General Education Requirements
(Core Curriculum)
Requirements Credit hours Southwestern courses which satisfy requirements
Colloquium or Writing/Communication
and Quantitative Reasoning
12
4 - 8
WR121, 122 and SP111. “C” or better in each course.
MTH211 and 212 both, or one of the following: MTH112, 243, or 251. “C” or better in each course.
SEQUENCES: 24 Some sequences may total only six credit hours. Students with less than the required 24 credit hours
may complete additional courses in any of the three areas to bring the total amount of required Exploration
Sequence hours to 24.
Arts and Letters 8
complete a two or
three course sequence
ART205, 206; ENG104, 105, 106 (all three) or 107, 108, 109 (all three); GER202, 203;
MUS261, 262, 263 (two of three); PHL101, 102, 103; SPAN202, 203.
Science 8
complete a two or
three course sequence
Social Science 8
complete a two or
three course sequence
BI101 and 102, or BI101 and 103; CHEM 221, 222 or 223; G201 and 202.
ANTH101 or 102, and either 103, 221, 222, or 223; CJ100 and 101, or CJ100 and SOC244;
HST101 and 102 or 103; HST201, 202 or 203; PSY201, 202, 203 (all three); SOC204, 205 or 206.
Upper Division Synthesis General Education Requirements:
Students must complete three upper division credits from each of the following areas: Arts/Letters, Natural Science, and Social Science.
These selected upper division SOU courses are listed in the current SOU Schedule of courses.
Notes:
1. A maximum of 124 credit hours earned at community colleges may be applied toward a Baccalaureate degree.
2. Transfer course equivalencies for community college courses transferring to SOU can be found by going to www.sou.edu/admissions/equivalency/index.html.
3. Courses in the major, including coursework from supportive areas that is required of the major, and courses toward a minor may also be used to meet General
Education Requirements.
4. Only courses with a letter prefix and a number of 100 or higher are considered transferable.
5. A maximum of 24 credit hours of vocational/technical courses are accepted as free electives.
6. Courses in which “D” grades have been earned are accepted by SOU, with the exception of Writing and Oral Communication, which require a grade of “C” or better.
7. Oregon community college transfer students who transfer into SOU with an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree (AA/OT) that was started prior to fall 2000,
as certified by an Oregon community college, will be accepted by SOU as having met all General Education Requirements. Students transferring with an AA/OT
started after fall 2000 will be considered as having met all lower division general education requirements.
8. Students who transfer to SOU with fewer than 36 transfer-level credits and who have not completed WR121, WR122, and SP111 will be required to complete the
sequence of College Colloquium courses (CORE 101/102/103) at SOU.
9. This guide is subject to change without notice and should not be regarded as a contract between SOU and students attending Southwestern Oregon Community College.
Southwestern Oregon Community College 2006-07 Catalog www.socc.edu Programs 52