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

Lorain County CC Public Affairs

Public Affairs Majors

Communication Studies/Journalism & Promotional Communication, Criminology, Sociology, Community Planning, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Policy & Management, and Public Safety Management

Effective Spring 2023

General Education at Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University's General Education (GenEd08) curriculum consists of knowledge and skill components considered to be critical for all University graduates to master in the subject matter areas listed below. As a student at Lorain County Community College (LCCC), you may choose to take these GenEd08 courses at LCCC or at CSU. Please contact a LCCC advisor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

The courses listed below can be used to fulfill General Education requirements at CSU.

Writing/Composition

2 courses / 6 credits

ENGL 161 and 162 (C- or better is required in all courses)

Mathematics/QL

2 courses / 6 credits

MTHM 158, 168, 171, 172, 174, 176, 178, 181, 182

Economic Development, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Safety Management, Urban & Regional Studies: Choose one course from the list above; UST 404 at CSU partially completes this requirement for Urban Affairs majors.

Criminology/Sociology: Choose one course from the list above; SOC 354 at CSU partially completes this requirement.

Arts and Humanities

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Social Sciences course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST	AALAME OPTIONS
ARTS 243, 244, 254 ENGL 251, 252, 254, 255, 257, 259 HSTR 151, 152, 161, 162, 171, 252 HUMS 151, 261, 262, 263, 271, 274, 281 MUSC 251, 252, 261 PHLY 151, 161, 165, 174, 271, 281 RELG 251, 261, 281 THTR 151, 185	ARTS 245 ENGL 253 HUMS 261, 262, 264, 271 MUSC 262 RELG 181, 262

Social Sciences

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Arts and Humanities course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST	AALAME OPTIONS
CMMC 165 ECNM 151, 152 GPHY 152 HLED 151 PLSC 151, 155, 156, 157, 251 PSYH 151, 253, 254, 259 SOWK 151, 251 SOCY 151, 161, 256, 265 URBS 151, 151G	GPHY 151
Communication Studies: CMMC 165 Plus one additional course from above and an AALAME course.
Economic Development, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Safety Management, Urban & Regional Studies: URST 2000 Plus one additional course from above and an AALAME course.
Sociology: SOCY 151 Plus one additional course from above and an AALAME course.

Natural Sciences

2 courses / 7 credits

Must include at least 1 lab credit.

DEPARTMENT	COURSES WITH LAB	COURSES WITHOUT LAB
ASTY	151
BIOG	151, 152, 159, 161, 162, 163, 221, 222	115, 165, 268
CHMY	161, 162, 171, 172	155
PSSC	153, 156, 158G	161
PHYC	150, 152, 251, 252

Social Diversity

2 courses / 6 credits

Must complete:

1 African-American course
1 US Diversity course

Students transferring in more than 60 hours are only required to take 1 course. Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree will have both diversity requirements waived unless the course is required by the department.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE COURSES	US DIVERSITY COURSES
ENGL 266 HSTR 267 SOCY 276 URBS 152, 152G, 162, 162G	HMSR 131 PSYH 275 WMST 210 or URBS 210

Writing Across the Curriculum/Speaking Across the Curriculum

Minimum of 3 courses

Students transferring 60 - 89 hours: one course waived
Students transferring 90 + hours: two courses 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).

Program Specific Requirements

MAJOR: COMMUNITY PLANNING, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, PUBLIC POLICY & MANAGEMENT AND Public Safety Management

CAUTION: Urban Affairs requires 36 hours of upper-division (300-400 level) courses. Taking courses at LCCC which correspond to some upper-division courses will not reduce the number of upper-divsion hours required for the degree.

CSU COURSES	LCCC EQUIVALENTS
UST 200	URBS 151
UST 205	PBAD 151
UST 207	PLSC 155
UST 289	PSSC 161
UST 290	URBS 250
UST 302	URBS 152
UST 451	PBAD 161
ECN 202	ECNM 152
CHM 251/256	CHMY 161
PHY 221	PHYC 150 (formerly PHYC 151)

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