Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
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 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.
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE EQUIVALENCIES
The courses listed below can be used to fulfill General Education requirements at CSU.
Writing/Composition
2 courses / 6 credit
ENGL 1110 OR ENGL 1111 and |
Mathematics/QL
2 courses / 6 credits
MATH 1330 or 1550, 1600, 1650, 1700, 1890, 2400, 2500, 2600 |
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 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.
COURSE LIST | AALAME OPTIONS |
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ARTS 1120, 2220, 2230 |
HIST 2750 |
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 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.
COURSE LIST | AALAME OPTIONS |
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ANTH 1160 |
GEOG 1600 |
Required for all majors: URST 2000 Plus one additional from above or AALAME course. |
Natural Sciences
2 courses / 7 credits
Must include at least 1 lab credit.
DEPARTMENT
COURSES WITH LAB
COURSES WITHOUT LAB
BIOL
1150, 1160, 1170, 1180, 1200, 1510, 1520, 2210, 2220
1010, 1020, 1030, 1140
CHEM
1050, 1100, 1150, 1500, 1600
GEOL
1100, 1200
GEOG
1550
PHYS
1100, 1200, 1610, 1620, 2100, 2410, 2420
1500,1550
PSCI
1300, 1400, 1500
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 |
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SOCY 2000 |
ASLI 1550, 1700 |
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
Requirements for Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Majors
CAUTION: Urban Affairs requires 36 hours of upper-division (300-400 level) courses. Taking courses at LCC which correspond to some upper-division courses will not reduce the number of upper-divsion hours required for the degree.
MAJOR: URBAN STUDIES (SEE ALSO DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM FOR AAB IN PARALEGAL STUDIES)
CSU COURSES | LCC EQUIVALENTS |
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UST 200 | URST 2000 |
UST 300 | ECON 2600 |
UST 302 | URST 2100 |
MAJOR: PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT/EXECUTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT (SEE ALSO DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM FOR AAS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, FIRE TECHNOLOGY OR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)
CSU COURSES | LCC EQUIVALENTS |
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UST 200 | URST 2000 |
UST 302 | URST 2100 |
MAJOR: NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION (FORMERLY URBAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION) - (AAS, HUMAN SERVICES)
CSU COURSES | LCC EQUIVALENTS |
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UST 200 | URST 2000 |
UST 300 | ECON 2600 |
UST 302 | URST 2100 |
MAJOR: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
CSU COURSES | LCC EQUIVALENTS |
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UST 200 | URST 2000 |
UST 300 | ECON 2600 |
CHM 251/256 | CHEM 1100 |
PHY 221 | PHYS 1610 |
UST 289 | GEOG 1500 |
MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
CSU COURSES | LCC EQUIVALENTS |
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UST 200 | URST 2000 |
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