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 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.

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.

Prerequisites (Students who do not meet these prerequisites may need to complete additional credits):

  • College-ready in MATH and ENG
  • 2 years of the same foreign language completed in high school

Students must meet the following admission requirements to take Education courses at CSU:

  • Completion of 30 credit hours of college-level work
  • 2.75 cumulative GPA
  • Earn a grade of "B-" or better in at least one college-level English and one college-level Math course OR earn a sub-score of 18 on the Math and English & Reading sections of the ACT or equivalent normed assessment of mathematical, reading and writing achievement
  • Successful completion of a civilian background for both BCI/FBI
Concentrations:
  • Mild-Moderate Intervention Specialist
  • Moderate-Intensive Intervention Specialist
Core COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

The courses listed below can be used to fulfill General Education 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 course / 6 credits
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
MTHM 163MTH 137
MTHM 164MTH 138

Complexities of a Pluralistic Society

1 course / 3 credits
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
EDCT 181EDB 242

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 courses / 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
LCCC COURSECSU EQUIVALENT
ECED 253PSY 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. 

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 LCCC DO NOT SATISFY THIS REQUIREMENT AT CSU. 

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

LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ECED 162EDL 311
EDCT 252EDB 202
EDCT 254ESE 400
EDCT 264ETE 243, 343, 353
EDCT 275EDB 241
PSYH  254PSY 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.

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