Oregon Transfer Module (OTM)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WR121Z | Composition I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| WR122Z | Composition II (Course offered online) | 4 |
| or WR227Z | Technical Writing (Course offered online) | |
| Mathematics (100-level of above), 1 course | 4 | |
| Oral Communication, 1 course | 3-4 | |
| Arts & Letters, 3 courses | 9-12 | |
| Social Science, 3 courses | 9-12 | |
| Cultural Literacy, 1 course | ||
| Science, 3 courses, including at least 1 lab science | 9-15 | |
| Electives (from Arts & Letters, Social Science, or Science/Math/Computer Science), if needed, to reach 45 credits | ||
| Total Credits | 45 | |
Requirements
The OTM is a set of 45 general education credits recognized by all Oregon community colleges and Oregon public universities, designed for students who wish to transfer. This is not a degree or certificate but is documentation on a student’s transcript that they have met a subset of common general education requirements.
Requirements
Mathematics
One college-level course:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MTH105Z | Math in Society | 4 |
| MTH111Z | Precalculus I: Functions (Course offered online) | 4 |
| MTH112Z | Precalculus II: Trigonometry | 5 |
| MTH211 | Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics I | 4 |
| MTH212 | Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics II | 4 |
| MTH213 | Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics III | 4 |
| MTH251 | Calculus I: Differential Calculus | 5 |
| MTH252 | Calculus II: Integral Calculus | 5 |
| MTH253 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MTH254 | Calculus IV: Vector Calculus | 5 |
| MTH256 | Differential Equations | 5 |
| MTH261 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| STAT243Z | Elementary Statistics I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| STAT244 | Elementary Statistics II | 4 |
Oral Communication
One (1) course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM100Z | Basic Speech Communication (Course offered online) | 4 |
| COMM111Z | Public Speaking (Course offered online) | 4 |
| COMM114 | Argument and Critical Discourse | 3 |
| COMM115 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| COMM218Z | Interpersonal Communication (Course offered online) | 4 |
| COMM219 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
Arts and Letters
Three (3) courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Art/Art History | ||
| ART115 | Basic Design I: Two-Dimensional | 4 |
| ART116 | Basic Design II: Color Theory | 4 |
| ART117 | Basic Design III: Three- Dimensional | 4 |
| ART204 | History of Western Art: Prehistoric - Byzantine (Course offered online) | 4 |
| ART205 | History of Western Art: Medieval - Renaissance (Course offered online) | 4 |
| ART206 | History of Western Art: Baroque - Modern (Course offered online) | 4 |
| ART211 | Survey of Visual Arts (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ART215P | Survey in Visual Arts: Photography | 3 |
| ART225 | Digital Art Toolbox | 4 |
| ART226 | Digital Drawing and Imaging | 4 |
| ART227 | Introduction to Animation | 4 |
| ART231 | Drawing I | 4 |
| ART232 | Drawing II | 4 |
| ART233 | Drawing III | 4 |
| ART234 | Figure Drawing I | 4 |
| ART235 | Figure Drawing II (if taken summer 2019 or later) | 4 |
| ART236 | Figure Drawing III (if taken summer 2019 or later) | 4 |
| ART240 | Illustration and Cartooning | 4 |
| ART244 | Visual Storytelling | 4 |
| ART254 | Ceramics I | 4 |
| ART255 | Ceramics II | 4 |
| ART256 | Ceramics III | 4 |
| ART257 | Jewelrymaking/Metalsmithing I | 4 |
| ART258 | Jewelrymaking/Metalsmithing II | 4 |
| ART259 | Jewelrymaking/Metalsmithing III | 4 |
| ART260 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 4 |
| ART261 | Black and White Film Photography | 3 |
| ART262 | Intermediate Black and White Film Photography | 3 |
| ART271 | Printmaking I: Screenprint and Woodcut | 4 |
| ART272 | Printmaking II: Silkscreen, Woodcut, and Intaglio | 4 |
| ART273 | Printmaking III | 4 |
| ART281 | Painting I | 4 |
| ART282 | Painting II (if taken summer 2019 or later) | 4 |
| ART283 | Painting III (if taken summer 2019 or later) | 4 |
| ART291 | Sculpture I | 4 |
| ART292 | Sculpture II | 4 |
| ART293 | Sculpture III | 4 |
| ART294 | Watercolor I | 4 |
| ART296 | Watercolor II | 4 |
| ART297 | Watercolor III (if taken summer 2019 or later) | 4 |
| Communication / Speech (cannot be same course used to fulfill Oral Communication requirement) | ||
| COMM100Z | Basic Speech Communication (Course offered online) | 4 |
| COMM111Z | Public Speaking (Course offered online) | 4 |
| COMM114 | Argument and Critical Discourse | 3 |
| COMM115 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| COMM218Z | Interpersonal Communication (Course offered online) | 4 |
| COMM219 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| Creative Writing | ||
| WR240 | Creative Writing: Nonfiction | 3 |
| WR241 | Creative Writing: Fiction I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| WR242 | Creative Writing: Poetry I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| WR244 | Creative Writing: Poetry II | 4 |
| WR245 | Creative Writing: Fiction II | 4 |
| English / Literature | ||
| ENG104 | Introduction to Literature: Fiction (Course offered online) | 4 |
| ENG105 | Introduction to Literature: Drama (Course offered online) | 4 |
| ENG106 | Introduction to Literature: Poetry | 4 |
| ENG201 | Shakespeare | 4 |
| ENG204 | British Literature I: Old English to Renaissance (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ENG205 | British Literature II: Age of Enlightenment to Present (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ENG212 | Latin American Literature (Course offered online) | 4 |
| ENG218 | Arthurian Legends | 4 |
| ENG222 | Women's Literature (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| ENG250 | Introduction to Mythology | 4 |
| ENG253 | Survey of American Literature I (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ENG254 | Survey of American Literature II (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ENG257 | Introduction to African American Literature (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ENG261 | Literature of Science Fiction (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ENG271 | World Literature: The Classical World (Ancient Literature to 1000 C.E.) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ENG272 | World Literature: 1000 to 1800 C.E. (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ENG273 | World Literature: 1800 C.E. to the Present (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| Ethics in the Workplace | ||
| HUM202 | Ethics in the Workplace (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| Film Studies | ||
| FA257 | Films and Society (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| FA258 | Understanding the Film (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| FA266 | Film Directors (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| FA270 | Film Genres (Course offered online) | 4 |
| Modern Languages (second-year) | ||
| ASL201 | Second-year American Sign Language I (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ASL202 | Second-year American Sign Language II (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ASL203 | Second-year American Sign Language III (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| JPN201 | Second-year Japanese I (Cultural Literacy course) | 5 |
| JPN202 | Second-year Japanese II (Cultural Literacy course) | 5 |
| JPN203 | Second-year Japanese III (Cultural Literacy course) | 5 |
| SPAN201 | Second-year Spanish I (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| SPAN202 | Second-year Spanish II (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| SPAN203 | Second-year Spanish III (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| Music | ||
| MUS101 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUS103 | Jazz History | 3 |
| MUS105 | History of Rock | 3 |
| MUS111 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS112 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUS113 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUS201 | Music in Cinema (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| MUS211 | Music Theory IV (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| MUS212 | Music Theory V (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| MUS213 | Music Theory VI (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| MUS268 | Music History: Baroque to Romantic (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| MUS279 | Popular Songwriting | 3 |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHL191 | Language and the Layout of Argument | 4 |
| PHL201 | Introduction to Philosophy (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| PHL202 | Fundamental Ethics (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| Religion | ||
| R210 | World Religions (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| R211 | History of the Old Testament (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| R212 | History of the New Testament (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| Theatre Arts | ||
| TA101 | Appreciating Theatre | 3 |
| TA106 | Theatre History: Origins to the Renaissance (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| TA107 | Theatre History: Restoration to Contemporary (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| TA121 | Costuming | 3 |
| TA141 | Acting Fundamentals I | 3 |
| TA142 | Acting Fundamentals II | 3 |
| TA143 | Acting Fundamentals III | 3 |
Social Science
Three (3) courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Social Science | ||
| SSC100 | Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship | 4 |
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH101 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| ANTH102 | Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ANTH103 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ANTH180 | Language and Culture (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| Communication | ||
| COMM115 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| Economics | ||
| EC115 | Introduction to Economics (Course offered online) | 3 |
| EC201 | Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics (Course offered online) | 4 |
| EC202 | Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics (Course offered online) | 4 |
| Geography | ||
| GEOG105 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG106 | Introduction to World Regional Geography (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG107 | Introduction to Cultural Geography (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG202 | The Geography of Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG206 | Geography of Oregon (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG209 | Geography of the Middle East and North Africa (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG214 | Geography of Mexico and Central America (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG290 | Environmental Problems and Restoration | 3 |
| History | ||
| HST101 | Western Civilization: Ancient and Classical Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST102 | Western Civilization: Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST103 | Western Civilization: Modern Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST110 | Ancient World History (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST111 | Medieval World History (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST112 | Modern World History (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST195 | History of the Vietnam War (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| HST201 | U.S. History: Pre-Colonial-1840 (Course offered online) | 4 |
| HST202 | U.S. History: 1840 - 1917 (Course offered online) | 4 |
| HST203 | U.S. History: 1910 - Present (Course offered online) | 4 |
| HST204 | Women in U.S. History (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST225 | Women in World History (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST237 | America in the 1960s | 3 |
| HST264 | African-American History: 1500 - 1870s (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST265 | African-American History: 1870 - Present (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| International Studies | ||
| INTL101 | Introduction to International Studies (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| Journalism | ||
| J211 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| Music History | ||
| MUS103 | Jazz History (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 3 |
| MUS105 | History of Rock (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 3 |
| MUS268 | Music History: Baroque to Romantic (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 4 |
| MUS279 | Popular Songwriting | 3 |
| Political Science | ||
| PS200 | Introduction to Political Science (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PS201 | American Government (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PS203 | State and Local Governments | 4 |
| PS204 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 4 |
| PS205 | International Relations (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| PS209 | Problems in American Politics | 4 |
| PS215 | Global Issues | 4 |
| PS217 | Introduction to Public Land Management: The Politics of Recreation | 3 |
| PS225 | Political Ideology: Ideas About Government | 4 |
| PS241 | Introduction to Political Terrorism (Course offered online) | 4 |
| Psychology | ||
| PSY101 | Psychology of Human Relations (Course offered online) | 3 |
| PSY151 | Introduction to the Social Sciences | 3 |
| PSY201 | General Psychology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PSY202 | General Psychology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PSY214 | Introduction to Personality (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| PSY216 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY231 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY232 | Sexuality and Society (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| PSY237 | Human Development (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PSY239 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| Sociology | ||
| SOC204 | General Sociology: Principles of Sociology (Course offered online) | 3 |
| SOC205 | General Sociology: Social Institutions (Course offered online) | 3 |
| SOC206 | General Sociology: Social Problems (Course offered online) | 3 |
| SOC213 | Race Relations in the United States (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| SOC215 | Gender and Society (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| SOC216 | Sociology of the Family (Course offered online) | 3 |
| SOC223 | Sociology of Aging (Course offered online) | 3 |
| Theatre History | ||
| TA106 | Theatre History: Origins to the Renaissance (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2021 or later) | 3 |
| TA107 | Theatre History: Restoration to Contemporary (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2021 or later) | 3 |
| Women's Studies | ||
| WS101 | Introduction to Women's Studies (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| World Literature | ||
| ENG271 | World Literature: The Classical World (Ancient Literature to 1000 C.E.) (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 4 |
| ENG272 | World Literature: 1000 to 1800 C.E. (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 4 |
| ENG273 | World Literature: 1800 C.E. to the Present (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 4 |
Cultural Literacy
One (1) course from Arts & Letters, Social Science, or elective must be designated as fulfilling cultural literacy.
Science / Mathematics / Computer Science
Three (3) courses, with at least one (1) lab science.
Lab Sciences:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended for Non-Science/Engineering Majors | ||
| Anatomy | ||
| BI121 | Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI122 | Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI231 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI232 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI233 | Human Anatomy and Physiology III (Course offered online) | 4 |
| Astronomy | ||
| PH104 | Descriptive Astronomy | 4 |
| Biology | ||
| BI101 | General Biology: Cellular Biology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI102 | General Biology: Molecular Biology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI103 | General Biology: Ecology and Evolution 1 | 4 |
| BI132 | Introduction to Animal Behavior (Course offered online) (formerly BI103; cannot be repeated for credit) 1 | 4 |
| BI133 | Northwest Forest Ecology (formerly BI103; cannot be repeated for credit) 1 | 4 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CH104 | General Chemistry for Health Professions | 5 |
| CH105 | Organic Chemistry for Health Professions | 5 |
| CH106 | Biological Chemistry for Health Professions | 5 |
| General Science | ||
| GS104 | Physical Science - Physics | 4 |
| GS105 | Physical Science: Chemistry of the Environment ‡ | 4 |
| or GS105A | Chemistry for the Consumer | |
| or GS105B | Chemistry of Food and Cooking | |
| GS106 | Physical Science: Geology | 4 |
| Geology | ||
| G148B | Volcanoes and Their Activity (formerly G148; cannot be repeated for credit) 2 | 4 |
| G165 | Regional Field Geology | 3 |
| Recommended for Science, Engineering or Other STEM-Focused Majors | ||
| Biology | ||
| BI112 | Biology for Health Professions (if taken in 2019 or later) | 5 |
| BI211 | Principles of Biology I | 5 |
| BI212 | Principles of Biology II | 5 |
| BI213 | Principles of Biology III | 5 |
| BI234 | Microbiology | 4 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CH151 | Basic Chemistry | 4 |
| CH221 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH222 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CH223 | General Chemistry III | 5 |
| CH241 | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH242 | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| CH243 | Organic Chemistry III | 5 |
| Natural Resources Ecology | ||
| F240 | Natural Resources Ecology | 4 |
| Fish & Wildlife | ||
| FW252 | Mammals: Biology and Techniques | 4 |
| FW253 | Field Ornithology | 4 |
| Geology | ||
| G201 | Principles of Physical Geology | 4 |
| G202 | Principles of Physical Geology | 4 |
| G203 | Principles of Historical Geology | 4 |
| Physics | ||
| PH201 | General Physics I | 5 |
| PH202 | General Physics II | 5 |
| PH203 | General Physics III | 5 |
| PH211 | General Physics with Calculus I | 5 |
| PH212 | General Physics with Calculus II | 5 |
| PH213 | General Physics with Calculus III | 5 |
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Students may receive credit toward credential completion for one of the GS105 course options.
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BI103 used to be taught as BI103A, 103B, 103C, etc. BI103B became BI132; BI103D became BI133. Students may receive credit toward credential completion for only one of the following: BI103, BI103A, BI103B, BI103C, BI103D, BI132, or BI133.
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Students may receive credit toward credential completion for one of the G148 options, either lab or non-lab but not both.
Non-Lab Science/Math/Computer Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended for Non-Science/Engineering Majors | ||
| Astronomy | ||
| PH109C | Observational Astronomy | 3 |
| PH121 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| PH122 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| PH123 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| Geology | ||
| G148C | Volcanoes and Their Activity (formerly G148; cannot be repeated for credit) 1 | 3 |
| Nutrition | ||
| FN225 | Nutrition (Course offered online) | 4 |
| or HE225 | Nutrition (Course offered online) | |
| Recommended for Science, Engineering or Other STEM-Focused Majors | ||
| Computer Science | ||
| CS160 | Computer Science Orientation (Course offered online) | 4 |
| CS161 | Computer Science I | 4 |
| CS162 | Computer Science II | 4 |
| CS201 | Computer Architecture Assembly Programming | 4 |
| CS205 | Systems Programming and Architecture | 4 |
| CS250 | Discrete Structures I | 4 |
| CS251 | Discrete Structures II | 4 |
| CS260 | Data Structures | 4 |
| Engineering | ||
| ENGR201 | Electrical Fundamentals I | 5 |
| ENGR211 | Statics | 4 |
| ENGR212 | Dynamics | 4 |
| ENGR213 | Strength of Materials | 4 |
| GE101 | Engineering Orientation | 4 |
| GE102 | Engineering Computations | 3 |
| GE115 | Engineering Graphics | 3 |
| Fish & Wildlife | ||
| FW251 | Principles of Wildlife Conservation | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MTH105Z | Math in Society | 4 |
| MTH111Z | Precalculus I: Functions (Course offered online) | 4 |
| MTH112Z | Precalculus II: Trigonometry | 4 |
| MTH211 | Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics I | 4 |
| MTH212 | Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics II | 4 |
| MTH213 | Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics III | 4 |
| MTH251 | Calculus I: Differential Calculus | 5 |
| MTH252 | Calculus II: Integral Calculus | 5 |
| MTH253 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MTH254 | Calculus IV: Multivariable/ Vector Calculus Part 1 | 5 |
| MTH255 | Calculus V: Multivariable/Vector Calculus Part 2 | 4 |
| MTH256 | Differential Equations | 5 |
| MTH261 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MTH275 | A Bridge to Upper-Division Mathematics | 3 |
| STAT243Z | Elementary Statistics I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| STAT244 | Elementary Statistics II | 4 |
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- Students may receive credit toward credential completion for one of the G148 options, either lab or non-lab but not both.
Electives
Complete electives from Arts and Letters, Social Science, or Science / Mathematics / Computer Science to reach a total of 45 credits.
All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 at the time the module is completed. Courses that are designed to prepare students for college-level work are not applicable to the transfer module. Regionally accredited private colleges and universities within the state may offer and issue the Oregon Transfer Module, which will be accepted at any Oregon public college or university. Oregon Transfer Module credits may not match program requirements in the receiving school. The OTM supplements, but does not supplant existing articulation agreements and does not replace effective advising.
Online option regularly offered
Cultural Literacy course