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 Lakeland Community College (LCC), you may choose to take these GenEd08 courses at LCC or at CSU. Please contact a LCC advisor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.
The courses listed below can be used to fulfill General Education requirements at CSU.
| CSU GenEd08 Category |
Lakeland Community College Equivalents |
Writing/Composition
2 courses / 6 credits |
ENGL 1110 OR ENGL 1111 and
ENGL 1120 OR ENGL 1121 (C or better in each course)
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Mathematics/QL
2 courses / 6 credits |
MATH 1550, 1600, 1650, 1700, 1890, 2350, 2450, 2500, 2600 |
Arts & Humanities
2 courses / 6 credits
(from 2 different departments)
One introductory Arts & Humanities course plus one course focused on a society other than the U.S.
NOTE: One non-US Social Science or Arts and Humanities course must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East. These courses are in bold italics |
Art Education, Art History, Art Studio majors: ARTS 2220, ARTS 2230 & ARTS 2240, plus one course from a different department
Classical and Medieval Studies majors: ARTS 2220, ARTS 2230, plus one course from a different department
History majors: HIST 2100, HIST 2200, plus one course from a different department on the Non-US list
Social Studies majors: HIST 1100 OR HIST 1200, HIST 2100 & HIST 2200
Philosophy majors: PHIL 2700, plus one course from a different department on the Non-US list
Introductory courses:
ARTS 1120, 2240, 2245
ENGL 1140, 2210, 2215, 2220, 2230, 2235, 2245, 2250, 2260, 2261, 2263, 2296
HIST 2100, 2200
HUMX 1100, 1200, 1300
MUSC 1200, 1215, 1800, 2250
PHIL 1300, 1500, 2600, 2800
PHOT 1000
Non-US Courses:
ARTS 2220, 2230
CMPA 1000
ENGL 2280, 2290
HIST 1100, 1200, 1600, 2500, 2750
PHIL 2000, 2700
|
Social Science 2 courses / 6 credits
(from 2 different departments)
One introductory Social Science course plus one course focused on a society other than the U.S.
NOTE: One non-US Social Science or Arts and Humanities course must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East. These courses are in bold italics |
Communication and Communication Management majors: SPCH 1100, SPCH 1150, plus one course from a different department on the Non-US list
Criminology majors: SOCY 1150, plus one course from a different department on the Non-US list
Economics majors: ECON 2500, ECON 2600, plus one course from a different department on the Non-US list
International Relations majors: ECON 2500, ECON 2600, plus one course from a different department on the Non-US list
Political Science majors: POLS 1300, plus one course from a different department from the Non-US list
Social Science majors: SOCY 1150, PSYC 1500, plus one course from the Non-US list
Social Studies majors: ECON 2500 and ECON 2600, POLS 1300, plus one course from the Non-US list
Sociology majors: SOCY 1150, plus one course from a different department from the Non-US List
Social Work majors: SOCY 1150, PSYC 1500 and POLS 1300, plus one course from the Non-US list
Introductory courses:
ANTH 1160
ECON 1150, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2930
GEOG 1500, 1800, 2000, 2500
JRNL 1000
LING 1500
POLS 1300, 2200, 2300, 2500
PSYC 1500, 2400, 2500, 2600
SOCY 1150, 1180, 1190, 2270
SPCH 1100, 1150, 2100
URST 2000
Non-US Courses:
GEOG 1600 |
Natural Science
2 courses / 7 credits (must include at least 1 lab credit)
Courses with lab credit are starred(*) |
BIOL 1010, 1020, 1030, 1140, 1150*, 1160*, 1170*, 1180*, 1200*, 1510*, 1520*, 2210*, 2220*
CHEM 1050*, 1100*, 1150*, 1500*, 1600*
GEOL 1100*, 1200*
GEOG 1550*
PHYS 1100*, 1200*, 1500, 1550, 1610*, 1620*, 2100*, 2410*, 2420*
PSCI 1100*, 1300*, 1500*
|
Social Diversity
2 courses / 6 credits
Must be comprised of:
- 1 African-American course
- 1 US Diversity course
Students transferring in more than 60 hours are only required to take 1 course |
African-American Experience course:
SOCY 2000
URST 2100
US Diversity:
ASLI 1500, 1600, 1700
ENGL 2248, 2275
HIST 2450
HMSV 1215
IDST 1200
POLS 2400 |
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
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| 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
- Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) must complete one of the following in addition to the requirements detailed in 1 above:
- An additional one year of a single foreign language in high school (i.e. 3 years total)
- Two semesters of 100-level study in a language different than that completed in high school
- Two semesters of 200-level intermediate study of language completed in high school
- Two approved foreign culture courses (BMus students only)
- CLASS students who graduated from high school before 1987 are required to complete one of the following:
- An introductory level sequence of a single foreign language (generally, two semesters of 100-level study)
- Two approved foreign culture courses
All students (especially those in CLASS) are strongly encouraged to discuss this requirement with an academic advisor. |
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