Tri-C Public Affairs (Fall 2025)

Levin College of Public Affairs and Education - Public Affairs Majors

• Communication Studies
• Community Planning
• Criminology
• Environmental Studies
• Journalism & Public Relations
• Nonprofit Administration
• Organizational Leadership
• Public Policy and Management
• Public Safety Management
• Sociology

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 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

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. 

Complexities of Pluralistic Society

1 course / 3 credits

Human Culture & Creativity

1 course / 3 credits

Global Human Perspectives 

1 course / 3 credits 

Natural Sciences

2 courses / 7 credits 

Must include at least 1 lab credit.

Community Planning, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Policy and Management, Public Safety Management, majors: ESCI 1310/L is highly recommended

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. 

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.  

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. 

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.