General Education Completion Options
Students entering SOU with or without transfer credit from an accredited institution are expected to meet ONE of the following lower division general education requirement options below. In addition, all students must complete 12 upper-division credits in General Education courses (4 credits in the EDI capacity and 8 credits from a selection of courses drawn from CE, CI, IA, and NL capacities).
General Education Option 1
Completion of SOU’s General Education capacity requirements. See Catalog Here
General Education Option 2
Completion of any one of the following: Associate of Arts-Oregon Transfer degree (AAOT), Associate of Science-Oregon Transfer degree (ASOT), Oregon Transfer Module (OTM) as certified by an Oregon community college, Direct Transfer Agreement degree (AA-DTA or AS-DTA) as certified by a Washington college, or Associate in Arts/Associate in Science degree for Transfer (AA/AS Transfer) as approved by a California community college.
General Education Option 3
Completion of Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), the California State University (CSU) requirement, or an Articulated Program Agreement (APA) with Southern Oregon University. Students must provide documentation stating that the curriculum was completed.
General Education Option 4
Completion of ALL general education requirements at an accredited four-year institution of higher education. Students must provide documentation from the institution stating that general education requirements were met.
General Education Option 5
Completion of a transfer degree at a regionally accredited college or university that is recognized as meeting general education requirements for the public regionally accredited colleges/universities in the state it is issued. This must be noted on an official transcript.
In addition to these options, all students must complete 12 upper-division General Education course credits at SOU: 4 upper-division credits in Equity Diversity and Inclusion and 8 upper-division credits in CE, CI, IA, or NL with no more than 4 in any one of these capacities.
General Education Course Transfer Map
Lower Division (100-200 level) Course Credits
Purposeful Learning (PL)
3, 4 credit courses:
WR 121z, WR 122z, WR 123
WR 121, WR 122, COMM
Communication and Expression (CE)
1, 3-4 credit course
If no direct GE course articulation, any 3-4 credit Lower Division Communication, English or Writing Course will transfer
Creativity and Innovation (CI)
1, 3-4 credit course
If no direct GE course articulation, any 3-4 credit Lower Division Arts or Humanities course will transfer
Inquiry and Analysis (IA) | 3-4 Credits
1, 3-4 credit course
If no direct GE course articulation, any 3-4 credit Lower Division Social Science or STEM course will transfer
Numerical Literacy (NL) | 3-4 Credits
1, 3-4 credit course
If no direct GE course articulation, any 3-4 credit Lower Division Math course will transfer
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) | 3-4 Credits
1, 3-4 credit course
If no direct GE course articulation, a 3-4 credit Lower Division Cultural Competency will transfer
Upper Division (300-400 level) Course Credits
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
1, 4 credit course
Direct GE course articulation or petition only for Upper Division requirements
Communication and Expression (CE), Creativity and Innovation (CI), Inquiry and Analysis (IA), Numerical Literacy (NL)
8 credits, no more than 4 credits in any one capacity
Direct GE course articulation or petition only for Upper Division requirements