Transfer Guides

Contact Information

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214

Campus Location
2400 Euclid Avenue
EC 100
Phone: 216-687-5411
transfer@csuohio.edu

Lakeland Community College Public Affairs

Levin College of Public Affairs and Education - Public Affairs Majors

Effective Fall 2025

For the previous Transfer Guide effective Spring 2023-Summer 2025, please click here.

This transfer guide is for the following majors in the Levin College of Public Affairs of Education: 

  • Communication Studies
  • Community Planning
  • Criminology
  • Environmental Studies
  • Journalism & Public Relations
  • Nonprofit Administration
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Public Policy and Management
  • Public Safety Management
  • Sociology

Inquiry Core at Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University's Inquiry Core curriculum is designed around eleven (11) core competencies that reflect the demands of modern life and the skills most in demand among employers. As a student at Lakeland Community College (LCC), you may choose to take these Core courses at LCC or at CSU.  Please contact an LCC advisor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.

 

Please note completing your Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or OT36 at LCC will complete the Inquiry Core curriculum at CSU; unless a specific core course is required for your major. 

Core COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

The courses listed below can be used to fulfill core requirements at CSU.

Finding Your Voice

1 course / 3 credits
*C- or better required for all ENG courses
LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 1110ENG 101

Research & Professional Writing

1 course / 3 credits
*C- or better required for all ENG courses
LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 1120ENG 102

Quantitative & Formal Reasoning

1 course / 3 credits*

*Completing an additional course in the Quantitative & Formal Reasoning category will meet the requirement of the Data and Digital Literacy (DDL) category. Certain majors do have a DDL course requirement for the bachelor's degree. These majors and the DDL course are listed in the next section. 

Below are specific outlined courses for certain majors. If the major you wish to pursue is not listed, please refer to the second table for courses you can take to satisfy this core requirement. 

MAJORSMAJOR SPECIFIC COURSE NEEDED
CriminologySOC 254 must be taken at CSU 
Sociology
# PHIL 2600 does not meet the prerequisites for UST 404 which is required for Community Planning, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Public Policy and Management, and majors
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
MATH 1040ML 100
MATH 1050ML 100
MATH 1180ML 100
MATH 1280ML 100
MATH 1330STA 147
MATH 1650MTH 167
MATH 1700MTH 168
MATH 1890MTH 148
MATH 2130BUS 201
MATH 2135OSM 202
MATH 2400MTH 149
MATH 2500MTH 181
MATH 2600MTH 182
PHIL 2600#PHL 140

Data and Digital Literacy

1 course / 3 credits*

Below are specific outlined courses for certain majors. If the major you wish to pursue is not listed, please refer to the second table for courses you can take to satisfy this core requirement. 

*If two Quantitative & Formal Reasoning Courses have been taken a DDL course is not needed, unless your major is listed below.

MAJORSMAJOR SPECIFIC COURSE NEEDED
Community PlanningUST 290 must be taken at CSU

Complexities of a Pluralistic Society

1 course / 3 credits
LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ASLI 1550USD 100
ASLI 1700USD 100
EDUC 1120EDB 242
ENGL 2275USD 100
ENGL 2276AST 207
HIST 2450USD 100
IDST 1200WGS 151
IDST 2400USD 100
POLS 2400USD 100

Human Culture & Creativity

1 course / 3 credits
LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ARTS 1120AH 100
ARTS 2220ART 252
ARTS 2230ART 253
ENGL 1145ENG 203
ENGL 2210ENG 241
ENGL 2215AH 100
ENGL 2220AH 100
ENGL 2230AH 100
ENGL 2235AH 100
ENGL 2240AH 100
ENGL 2245AH 100
ENGL 2248AH 100
ENGL 2261AH 100
ENGL 2263AH 100
ENGL 2270AH 100
ENGL 2296AH 100
ENGL 2900AH 100
ENGL 2950AH 100
GRDS 1500AH 100
HIST 1150HIS 101
HIST 2150HIS 111
HIST 2250HIS 112
HIST 2410AH 100
HUMX 1100AH 100
HUMX 1300AH 100
HUMX 1400AH 100
HUMX 1500AH 100
HUMX 2900AH 100
MUSC 1800MUS 161
PHIL 2800AH 100
PHOT 1000AH 100
THEA 1050THE 111
THEA 1850AH 100

Global Human Perspectives

1 courses / 3 credits
LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
HIST 1450HIS 103
HIST 1550HIS 104
HIST 2750AHNW 100
PHIL 2000AHNW 100
GEOG 1600SSNW 100

Scientific Inquiry

2 courses / 7 credits

Must include at least 1 lab credit. 

Below are specific outlined courses for certain majors. If the major you wish to pursue is not listed, please refer to the second table for courses you can take to satisfy this core requirement. Though only two courses are required for the SI requirement, additional courses may be outlined to meet the bachelors degree requirement. 

MAJORLCC COURSECSU EQUIVALENT 
Environmental StudiesBIOL 1030
GEOG 1550		EVS 206
UST 289
# Indicates a course at LCC without a lab.
LCC COURSECSU EQUIVALENT
BIOL 1010#NS 100
BIOL 1020#NS 100
BIOL 1030#EVS 206
BIOL 1140#BIO 106
BIOL 1150NS 100
BIOL 1160NS 100
BIOL 1190NS 100
BIOL 1200NS 100
BIOL 1510BIO 200
BIOL 1520BIO 202
BIOL 2210BIO 266
BIOL 2220BIO 268
BIOS 1050#NS 100
BIOS 1200NS 100
BIOS 2100NS 100
CHEM 1050NS 100
CHEM 1100CHM 251
CHEM 1150CHM 252
CHEM 1500CHM 261
CHEM 1600CHM 262
GEOG 1550UST 289
GEOL 1100GEO 100
GEOL 1200NS 100
PHYS 1100PHY 101
PHYS 1500#PHY 201
PHYS 1550#NS 100
PHYS 1610PHY 221
PHYS 1620PHY 222
PHYS 2410PHY 241
PHYS 2420PHY 242

Society & Human Behavior

1 course / 3 credits

Below are specific outlined courses for certain majors. If the major you wish to pursue is not listed, please refer to the second table for courses you can take to satisfy this core requirement.  

MAJORLCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
Communication Studies (All Tracks)SHB course must be taken at CSUCOM 101 must be taken at CSU
Community PlanningURST 2000UST 200
CriminologySHB course must be taken at CSUCRM 201 must be taken at CSU
Environmental StudiesURST 2000UST 200
Journalism & Public Relations (All Tracks)SHB course must be taken at CSUCOM 101 must be taken at CSU
Nonprofit AdministrationURST 2000UST 200
Organizational Leadership URST 2000UST 200
Public Policy & ManagementURST 2000UST 200
Public Safety ManagementURST 2000UST 200
SociologySOCY 1150SOC 101
LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ANTH 1160ANT 102
COMM 1100COM 211
ECED 1650PSY 220
ECON 1150SS 100
ECON 2500ECN 201
ECON 2600ECN 202
ECON 2700SS 100
GEOG 1500SS 100
GEOG 1800SS 100
POLS 1300PSC 111
POLS 2200PSC 231
POLS 2500SS 100
PSYC 1500PSY 101
SOCY 1150SOC 101
SOCY 1190SS 100
SOCY 2270SS 100
SOCY 2280SS 100
URST 2000UST 200

American Civic Literacy

1 course / 3 credits

If you graduate before 2030, one of the following classes will satisfy this Core requirement, but if you graduate in 2030 or beyond, you may have to take a different course even if you have used one of these courses. Please note, even though courses may appear in this category and another, they cannot count for both. 

LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 2276AST 207
HIST 2150HIS 111
HIST 2250HIS 112
POLS 1300PSC 111

Writing/Speaking Across the Curriculum

2 courses / 6 credits

Students transferring 60 or more hours: one course 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.

*All students are strongly encouraged to discuss this requirement with an academic coach at CSU.  

Other Equivalent Courses

Students are encouraged to take these courses as part of their associate's degree at LCCC based on the major they intend to pursue at CSU. 

MAJORLCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
CriminologyCRMJ 1110CRM 250
Journalism & Public Relations (All Tracks)JRNL 1100COM 225
Organizational Leadership (All Tracks)COMM 2300COM 341
Public Policy and Management ACCT 1101 or ECON 2600ACT 221 or ECN 202

This information is provided solely for the convenience of the reader, and the University expressly disclaims any liability which may otherwise be incurred. This publication is neither a contract nor an offer to make a contract. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, the University reserves the right to make changes at any time with respect to course offerings, degree requirements, services provided, or any other subject addressed herein.

Cleveland State University is an AA/EOE committed to nondiscrimination. M/F/H/V encouraged.

Contact Information

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214

Campus Location
2400 Euclid Avenue
EC 100
Phone: 216-687-5411
transfer@csuohio.edu