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

LCCC Health Transfer Guide (Fall 2025)

College of Health

Effective Fall 2025

_{^{For the previous Transfer Guide effective Spring 2023-Summer 2025, please click}}_^here_^.

General Education 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 Lorain County Community College (LCCC), you may choose to take these Core courses at LCCC or at CSU. Please contact a LCCC advisor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.

^{Please note that completing your Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or OT36 at LCCC 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}}
LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 161	ENG 101

Research & Professional Writing

1 course / 3 credits

_{^{*C- or better required for all ENG courses}}
LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 162 or 164	ENG 102

Quantitative & Formal Reasoning

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.

_{*Completing an additional course in the QFR category will meet the requirement of the Data and Digital Literacy category.}

MAJOR	LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
Communication Science and Disorders	MTHM 168	STA 147
Health Sciences (All Tracks)	MTHM 168	STA 147
Music Therapy	MTHM 168	STA 147
Nursing (ABSN)	MTHM 168	STA 147

LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
MTHM 156	ML 100
MTHM 158	MTH 116
MTHM 168	STA 147
MTHM 171	MTH 167
MTHM 181	MTH 181
MTHM 182	MTH 182
PHLY 171	PHL 140

Data and Digital Literacy

1 course / 3 credits*

_{*If two Quantitative and Formal Reasoning Courses have been taken, a DDL course is not needed.}

LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
URBS 250	UST 290

Complexities of a Pluralistic Society

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.

MAJOR	MAJOR SPECIFIC COURSE NEEDED
Health Sciences (All Tracks)	HSC 205 must be taken at CSU

LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 266G	AST 207
EDCT 181	EDB 242
HSTR 267G	AAE 100
WMST 210	WGS 151

Human Culture & Creativity

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.

MAJOR	LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
Health Sciences (all tracks)	PHLY 165	PHL 240
Nursing (Traditional)	PHLY 165	PHL 240

LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
ARCH 155G	ANT 103
ARTS 243G	ART 252
ARTS 244G	ART 253
ARTS 254	AH 100
CMMC 271	LIN 220
ENGL 165	ENG 203
ENGL 166	AH 100
ENGL 167	AH 100
ENGL 251	AH 100
ENGL 252	AH 100
ENGL 255G	AH 100
ENGL 257G	AH 100
ENGL 261G	AH 100
ENGL 267G	AH 100
HSTR 151G	HIS 101
HSTR 161	HIS 111
HSTR 162	HIS 112
HSTR 171G	AH 100
HSTR 252G	AH 100
HUMS 151G	AH 100
HUMS 261G	AH 100
HUMS 262G	AH 100
HUMS 263	AH 100
HUMS 271G	AH 100
HUMS 274	FMA 141
HUMS 281	AH 100
KORE 151G	AH 100
KORE 152G	AH 100
MUSC 263	AH 100
PHLY 165	PHL 240
PHLY 174	AH 100
PHLY 271G	AH 100
PHLY 281G	AH 100
PHLY 299	AH 100
RELG 182G	AH 100
RELG 251G	AH 100
RELG 261	AH 100
RELG 270G	AH 100
RELG 281G	AH 100
THTR 151G	AH 100
THTR 184G	AH 100
THTR 185G	AH 100

Global Human Perspectives

1 course / 3 credits

LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
ARTS 245G	AHNW 100
ENGL 253G	AHNW 100
ENGL 254G	AHNW 100
GPHY 151G	SSNW 100
HUMS 264G	AHNW 100
MUSC 262G	AHNW 100
RELG 181G	AHNW 100
RELG 262G	AHNW 100
PHLY 262G	PHL 255

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 bachelor's degree requirement.

MAJOR	LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
Communication Sciences and Disorders	BIOG 152 (recommended)	BIO 106
Exercise Science	BIOG 221, 222	BIO 266, 268
Health Sciences (General Interest Track) 16 credits required	BIOG 161, 162, 221, 222 CHMY 161, 162, 171, 172 PHYC 150, 152, 251, 252	BIO 200, 202, 266, 268 CHM 251, 252, 261, 262 PHY 221, 222, 241, 242
Health Sciences (Health Promotions Track)	BIOG 221, 222	BIO 266, 268
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy Track)	BIOG 161	BIO 200
Health Sciences (Pre-Physical Therapy Track)	BIOG 161 CHMY 161, 162 PHYC 150, 152	BIO 200 CHM 251, 252 PHY 221, 222
Health Sciences (Pre-Physician Assistant Track)	BIOG 161, 162, 221, 222 CHMY 171, 172	BIO 200, 202, 266, 268 CHM 261, 262
Music Therapy	BIOG 152 (recommended), 221	BIO 106, 266
Nursing (all tracks)	BIOG 221, 222 CHMY 161, 162	BIO 266, 268 CHM 251, 252

^# Indicates a course at LCCC without a lab.
LCCC COURSE	CSU EQUIVALENT
ASTY 151	PHY 201
ASTY 152^#	PHY 202
BIOG 151	BIO 100
BIOG 152	BIO 106
BIOG 161	BIO 200
BIOG 162	BIO 202
BIOG 221	BIO 266
BIOG 222	BIO 268
CHMY 155G^#	CHM 151
CHMY 161	CHM 251
CHMY 162	CHM 252
CHMY 171	CHM 261
CHMY 172	CHM 262
PHYC 150	PHY 221
PHYC 152	PHY 222
PHYC 251	PHY 241
PHYC 252	PHY 242
PSSC 155	GEO 100
PSSC 161G^#	NS 100

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.

MAJOR	LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
Exercise Science	PSYH 151	PSY 101
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant Tracks)	PSYH 151	PSY 101
Music Therapy	PSYH 151	PSY 101
Nursing (all tracks)	ECED 253	PSY 220
Social Work	PLSC 156 PSYH 151 SOCY 151	PSC 111 PSY 101 SOC 101

LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
CMMC 152	COM 101
CMMC 165	COM 211
ECED 253	PSY 220
ECNM 151	ECN 201
ECNM 152	ECN 202
GPHY 152	SS 100
PLSC 155	SS 100
PLSC 156	PSC 111
PLSC 157G	PSC 231
PSCI 151	SS 100
PSCI 271	SS 100
PSYH 151	PSY 101
PSYH 257	SS 100
PSYH 259	SS 100
PSYH 261	SS 100
PSYH 263	SS 100
SAGR 107G	SS 100
SAGR 114	SS 100
SOCY 151G	SOC 101
SOCY 161G	ANT 102
SOCY 255G	SS 100
SOCY 256	SS 100
SOCY 278	SS 100
URBS 151G	UST 200
URBS 251	SS 100

American Civic Literacy

1 course / 3 credits

You may take an LCCC course with a 'Civic Literacy' designation, and that will count as an ACL at CSU, or you will need to take one of the courses listed below after transferring to CSU. Please note that completing a 'Civic Literacy' designated course is a state requirement for all students graduating in 2030 or later with their bachelor's degree.

CSU COURSES
CIV 111
HIS 214
UST 207

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)
ASLG COURSES AT LCCC DO NOT SATISFY THIS REQUIREMENT AT CSU.

*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 apart of their associates degree at LCCC based on the major they are intending to pursue at CSU.

MAJOR	LCCC COURSES	CSU EQUIVALENT
Exercise Science	HPED 275	EXS 322
Health Sciences (all tracks)	ALHN 110	HSC 203
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy Track)	PSYH 257	PSY 345
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy Track)	PSYH 261	PSY 223
Music Therapy	ECED 253 or PSYH 261	PSY 220 or PSY 223
	MUSC 155	MUS 117
	MUSC 156	MUS 118
	MUSC 171	MUS 231
	MUSC 172	MUS 232
	MUSC 181	MUS 241
	MUSC 182	MUS 242
	MUSC 261G	MUS 412
	MUSC 281	MUS 243
	MUSC 282	MUS 244
Nursing (all tracks)	BIOG 251	BIO 264
Nursing (all tracks)	ALHN 110	HSC 203
Social Work	SOWK 151	SWK 200
Social Work	SOWK 251G	SWK 201

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