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 Special Education (CREATE)

Levin College of Public Affairs and Education - Special Education (CREATE)

Effective Fall 2025

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

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 a 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

2 course / 6 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. 

LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
QFR courses must be taken at CSUMATH 137 and 138 must be completed at CSU

Complexities of a Pluralistic Society

1 course / 3 credits
LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
EDUC 1120EDB 242

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. 

# 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
LCCC COURSECSU EQUIVALENT
ECED 1650PSY 220

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.  

Portfolio Requirement

CSU's College of Education and Human Services requires its students to prepare electronic portfolios documenting their growth and achievement in twelve outcomes.  At CSU the portfolio process begins in EDB 242. Students taking Professional Course equivalents elsewhere should retain papers, projects, and other course artifacts for future incorporation into their CSU portfolios.

Students planning to complete their teaching licensure program at CSU should explore additional information about the CSU portfolio requirement at: https://levin.csuohio.edu/office-of-field-services/taskstream-support

Other Equivalent Courses

Students are encouraged to take these courses as a part of their associates degree at LCCC based on the major they are intending to pursue at CSU. 

LCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
EDUC 2030ESE 400
EDUC 2300ETE 243, 343, 353
PSYC 2500PSY 221

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