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
Tri-C Business (Fall 2025)
Monte Ahuja College of Business
Effective Fall 2025
For the previous Transfer Guide effective Spring 2023-Summer 2025, please click here.
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
Transfer students are strongly encouraged to contact the CSU's Transfer Student Services at 216-687-5568 to identify the appropriate transfer guide.
The following is a suggested program of study for students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree for the following majors:
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Business Economics
- Finance
- General Business
- International Business
- Human Resources Management
- Marketing
- Operations Supply Chain Management
- Property Management
For Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs, visit the appropriate program in the menu.
Inquiry Core at Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University's Inquiry Core curriculum is designed around nine (9) core competencies that reflect the demands of modern life and the skills most in demand among employers. As a student at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), you may choose to take these Core courses at Tri-C or at CSU. Please contact a Tri-C Counselor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.
Please note completing your Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or OT36 at Tri-C 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
ENG 1010 or ENG 101H*
*C- or better required for all ENG courses
Research & Professional Writing
1 course / 3 credits
ENG 1020 or ENG 102H or ENG 2151*
*C- or better required for all ENG courses
Quantitative & Formal Reasoning
2 course / 6 credits
MATH 1470*, 1490*
*C- or better required for all MATH courses
African-American History & Culture
1 course / 3 credits
COURSE LIST |
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ENG 2510 HIST 2150, 2160 REL 2060 |
Human Culture & Creativity
1 course / 3 credits
COURSE LIST |
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ART 2020 or 202H, 2030 or 203H ENG 2010, 2420, 2710 HIST 1510 or 151H, 1520 or 152H HUM 1010, 1020 MUS 1030 PHIL 1000, 2050 or 205H, 2060 THEA 1010 |
Global Human Perspectives
1 course / 3 credits
COURSE LIST |
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ART 1020, 1040 ENG 2700, 2730 GEOG 1010, 1050 HIST 1700, 2031 MUS 1050, 2000 POL 2060 REL 1010 |
Natural Sciences
2 courses / 7 credits
Must include at least 1 lab credit.
DEPARTMENT | COURSES WITH LAB | COURSES WITHOUT LAB |
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ANTH | 1210 | |
BIO | 1050/L, 1100, 1500/L or 150H, 1510/L or 151H, 2331, 2341 | 2150 |
CHEM | 1010/L or 101H, 1020/L or 102H, 1300/L or 130H, 1310/L or 131H | |
ESCI | 1030/L, 1310/L, 1410/L, 1610/L | 1050 |
PHYS | 1010/L, 1210, 1220, 2310, 2320 |
Society & Human Behavior
1 course / 3 credits
ECON 2000, 2010
Diversity in Society
1 course / 3 credits
COURSE LIST |
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ANT 2010 EDUC 1011 ENG 2020 HIST 2660 POL 2120 SOC 2410 WGS 1510 |
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.
NOTE: International Business majors must demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in foreign language. This requirement can be satisfied through completion of three years of a single foreign language in high school or four semesters of a foreign language (including at least two intermediate-level courses) at the college/university level.
OTHER EQUIVALENT COURSES
Students are encouraged to take these courses as apart of their associates degree at Tri-C based on the major they are intending to pursue at CSU.
MAJOR | CSU COURSES | TRI-C EQUIVALENTS |
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ALL BBA MAJORS | ACT 221▲ | ACCT 1311 |
ACT 222▲ | ACCT 1341 | |
BUS 151 | BADM 1020 | |
GAD 250/240 | BADM 2010 | |
IST 203 | IT 1090 | |
MKT 301 | MARK 2010 (C grade required for MKT majors) | |
OSM 202 | MATH 1500 (C grade required for OSM majors) | |
ACCOUNTING | ACT 321 | ACCT 2340 (C grade or better required) |
ACT 361 | ACCT 1041 (C grade or better required) |
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