Transfer Guides

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 Information Systems

Monte Ahuja College of Business 

Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems Major

Effective Fall 2025

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

For Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts degree programs, visit the appropriate program in the menu. Transfer students are strongly encouraged to contact the CSU's Transfer Center at 216-687-5568 to identify the appropriate transfer guide if there is any confusion.

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 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 COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 161ENG 101

Research & Professional Writing

1 course / 3 credits
*C- or better required for all ENG courses
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 162 or 164ENG 102

Quantitative & Formal Reasoning

2 courses / 6 credits
*C- or better required for all QFR courses
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
MTHM 168STA 147
MTHM 171MTH 167

Complexities of a Pluralistic Society

1 course / 3 credits
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
EDCT 181EDB 242
ENGL 264USD 100
ENGL 266AST 207
HSTR 267GAAE 100
HSTR 299USD 100
SOCY 299USD 100
URBS 210WGS 151

Human Culture & Creativity

1 course / 3 credits
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ARCH 155GANT 103
ARTS 243GART 252
ARTS 244GART 253
ARTS 254AH 100
CMMC 271LIN 220
ENGL 165ENG 203
ENGL 166AH 100
ENGL 167AH 100
ENGL 251AH 100
ENGL 252AH 100
ENGL 255GAH 100
ENGL 257GAH 100
ENGL 261GAH 100
ENGL 267GAH 100
HSTR 151GHIS 101
HSTR 161HIS 111
HSTR 162HIS 112
HSTR 171GAH 100
HSTR 252GAH 100
HUMS 151GAH 100
HUMS 261GAH 100
HUMS 262GAH 100
HUMS 263AH 100
HUMS 271GAH 100
HUMS 274FMA 141
HUMS 281AH 100
KORE 151GAH 100
KORE 152GAH 100
MUSC 263AH 100
PHLY 165PHL 240
PHLY 174AH 100
PHLY 271GAH 100
PHLY 281GAH 100
PHLY 299AH 100
RELG 182GAH 100
RELG 251GAH 100
RELG 261AH 100
RELG 270GAH 100
RELG 281GAH 100
THTR 151GAH 100
THTR 184GAH 100
THTR 185GAH 100

Global Human Perspectives

1 course / 3 credits
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ARTS 245GAHNW 100
ENGL 253GAHNW 100
ENGL 254GAHNW 100
GPHY 151GSSNW 100
HUMS 264GAHNW 100
MUSC 262GAHNW 100
RELG 181GAHNW 100
RELG 262GAHNW 100
PHLY 262GPHL 255

Scientific Inquiry

2 courses / 7 credits

Must include at least 1 lab credit. 

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

Society & Human Behavior

1 course / 3 credits

Only one of the following courses needs to be completed for this degree. 

LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ECNM 151ECN 201
ECNM 152ECN 202

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. 

LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 266AST 207
HSTR 161HIS 111
HSTR 162HIS 112
PLSC 156PSC 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).
  • ASLG courses at Lorain County Community College do not apply toward the Foreign Language Deficiency (FLD). 
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. 

LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ACTG 151ACT 221 (or FIN 201 once at CSU)
BADM 155BUS 151
BADM 211GAD 250
CISS 121IST 203 
CISS 222IST 211
MKRG 251MKT 301

 

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.

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