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
Note: UST 404 at CSU partially completes this requirement |
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 |
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 |
Required for all majors:
URST 2000 and GEOG 1600 (Non-US)
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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
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