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 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 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

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.

MAJORLCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
Communication Science and DisordersMTHM 168 STA 147
Health Sciences (All Tracks)MTHM 168STA 147
Music TherapyMTHM 168STA 147
NursingMTHM 158 and 168MTH 116 and STA 147
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
MTHM 156ML 100
MTHM 158MTH 116
MTHM 168STA 147
MTHM 171MTH 167
MTHM 181MTH 181
MTHM 182MTH 182
PHLY 171PHL 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 COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
URBS 250UST 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. 

MAJORMAJOR SPECIFIC COURSE NEEDED
Health Sciences (All Tracks)HSC 205 must be taken at CSU
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 266GAST 207
EDCT 181EDB 242
HSTR 267GAAE 100
WMST 210WGS 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. 

MAJORLCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
Health Sciences (all tracks)PHLY 165PHL 240
Nursing (Accelerated and Traditional tracks)PHLY 165PHL 240
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. 

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 bachelors degree requirement. 

MAJORLCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
Communication Sciences and DisordersBIOG 152 (recommended)BIO 106
Exercise ScienceBIOG 221, 222BIO 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, 222BIO 266, 268
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy Track)BIOG 161BIO 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 TherapyBIOG 152 (recommended), 221BIO 106, 266
Nursing (Traditional and Accelerated Tracks)BIOG 221, 222
CHMY 161, 162		BIO 266, 268
CHM 251, 252
Nursing (RN-BSN)BIOG 221, 222
Chemistry with a lab from list below.		BIO 266, 268
 
# 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

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. 

MAJORLCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
Exercise SciencePSYH 151PSY 101
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant Tracks)PSYH 151PSY 101
Music TherapyPSYH 151PSY 101
Nursing (all tracks)PSYH 151PSY 101
Social WorkPLSC 156
PSYH 151
SOCY 151		PSC 111
PSY 101
SOC 101
LCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
CMMC 152COM 101
CMMC 165COM 211
ECED 253PSY 220
ECNM 151ECN 201
ECNM 152ECN 202
GPHY 152SS 100
PLSC 155SS 100
PLSC 156PSC 111
PLSC 157GPSC 231
PSCI 151SS 100
PSCI 271SS 100
PSYH 151PSY 101
PSYH 257SS 100
PSYH 259SS 100
PSYH 261SS 100
PSYH 263SS 100
SAGR 107GSS 100
SAGR 114SS 100
SOCY 151GSOC 101
SOCY 161GANT 102
SOCY 255GSS 100
SOCY 256SS 100
SOCY 278SS 100
URBS 151GUST 200
URBS 251SS 100

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.  

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.

MAJORLCCC COURSESCSU EQUIVALENT
Exercise ScienceHPED 275EXS 322
Health Sciences (all tracks)ALHN 110HSC 203
Health Sciences (Pre-Occupational Therapy Track)PSYH 257PSY 345
PSYH 261PSY 223
Music TherapyECED 253 or PSYH 261PSY 220 or PSY 223
MUSC 155MUS 117
MUSC 156MUS 118
MUSC 171MUS 231
MUSC 172MUS 232
MUSC 181MUS 241
MUSC 182MUS 242
MUSC 261GMUS 412
MUSC 281MUS 243
MUSC 282MUS 244 
Nursing (all tracks)BIOG 251BIO 264
Nursing (Traditional and Accelerated)ALHN 110HSC 203
Social WorkSOWK 151SWK 200
SOWK 251GSWK 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.

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