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Western Oregon University

Founded in 1856 by Oregon Pioneers as Monmouth University, Western Oregon University is the oldest public four-year institution in Oregon. Western is a comprehensive liberal arts institution. Located in Monmouth, a small town in the heart of the Willamette Valley. It is roughly 80 minutes from Portland, 60 minutes from the coast, and 25 minutes from Salem, our state capital. Western is your home away from home, a place where you can build your own community.

Western Oregon University is a member of the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) for tuition purposes.

Interstate Passport

This example of a Passport Block was developed by faculty at Western Oregon University. This member profile was developed as an example of how learning outcome-based transfer can be mapped onto a general education curriculum. The Interstate Passport program sunset at the end of 2023, and each member institution has different policies regarding their ongoing transfer relationships. The publication of their Passport Block is a part of the evergreen resources managed by WICHE to serve as an example and should not indicate any current or ongoing transfer relationships. For more information about transfer at Western Oregon University please see their website at https://wou.edu/registrar/interstate-passport/.

Passport Block

 

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To complete the Oral Communication area, students must take one of the following courses:

 

Oral Communication

Courses in Oral Communication
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ A 100 Art Topics
✔ ASL 101, 102, or 103 First Year ASL
✔ ASL 201, 202, or 203 Second Year ASL
✔ COM 100 Effective Communication
✔ COM 111 Public Speaking
✔ COM 112 Interpersonal Communication
✔ COM 211 Introduction to Mass Communication
✔ FR 101, 102, or 103 First Year French
✔ FR 201, 202, or 203 Second Year French
✔ FR 301 Third Year French
✔ GL 101, 102, or 103 First Year German
✔ GL 201, 202, or 203 Second Year German
✔ GL 301 Third Year German
✔ SPAN 101, 102, or 103 First Year Spanish
✔ SPAN 201, 202, or 203 Second Year Spanish
✔ SPAN 301 or 302 Third Year Spanish
✔ SPAN 311 or 312 Spanish for Bilingual Teachers I and II
✔ SPAN 317 or 318 Intermediate Spanish for Bilingual/Heritage Speakers I & II

To complete the Written Communication area, students must take WR 121, WR 122, and *FYS 107:

*FYS 107 will be waived for transfer students transferring in more than 30 credits.

Note: WR 121 is a prerequisiste for WR 122.  Students may complete WR 121 by taking the course, taking the English Language and Composition Advanced Placement exam and scoring a 4, or by taking the challenge exam at Western.

 

Written Communication

Courses in Written Communication
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ WR 121 College Writing I
✔ WR 122 College Writing II

First Year Seminar – Writing Focused

Courses in First Year Seminar – Writing Focused
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ FYS 107 First Year Seminar

To complete the Quantitative Literacy area, students must take one of the following courses and *FYS 207:

*FYS 207 will be waived for transfer students transferring in more than 30 credits.

 

 

Quantitative Literacy

Courses in Quantitative Literacy
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ MTH 105 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
✔ MTH 110 Applied College Mathematics
✔ MTH 111 College Algebra
✔ MTH 112 Elementary Functions
✔ MTH 211 Foundations of Elementary Mathematics I
✔ MTH 212 Foundations of Elementary Mathematics II
✔ MTH 231 Elements of Discrete Mathematics I
✔ MTH 243 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
✔ MTH 251 Calculus I

First Year Seminar – Quantitative Focused

Courses in First Year Seminar – Quantitative Focused
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ FYS 207 First Year Seminar

To complete the Natural Sciences area, students must take one course from the Life Science list and one course from the Physcial Science list.  Each course listed below includes a lab section.

Note: Western does not have seperate course numbers for lab sections.

 

Life Science

Courses in Life Science
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ BI 101 or 102 General Biology
✔ BI 134 or 135 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology
✔ BI 211, 212, or 213 Principles of Biology
✔ CH 103 Allied Health Chemistry
✔ CH 105 Consumer Chemistry
✔ CH 106 Scientific Advances in Medicine

Physical Science

Courses in Physical Science
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ ANTH or CJ 322 Forensic Anthropology
✔ CH 104 Chemistry & The Environment
✔ CH 221, 222, or 223 General Chemistry
✔ ES 104 Earth Science Systems I
ES 106 Earth Science Systems III
✔ ES 201, 202, or 203 Principles of Geology
✔ GEOG 105 Introductory Physical Geography
GEOG 240 Map and Photo Interpretation
✔ PH 201, 202, or 203 General Physics

To complete the Human Cultures area, students must take one courses from either the Integrating Knowledge: Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awarness list or the Integrating Knowledge: Science, Technology, and Society list.

 

 

 

Integrating Knowledge: Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness:

Courses in Integrating Knowledge: Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness:
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ ANTH 369 Visual Anthropology
✔ ANTH 370 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspectives
✔ ANTH 376 Cultures of South Asia
✔ ANTH 386 Anthropology of Muslim Societies
✔ ANTH 392 Applied Anthropology
✔ ANTH 494 Northwest Indian Cultures
✔ ANTH or CJ 372 Social Constructions of Race
✔ BA 362 Business Ethics
✔ CJ 267 Social Justice Research and Writing
✔ COM 325 Intercultural Communication
✔ COM 416 Communication and Politics
✔ D 170 World Dance – Salsa
✔ D 171 World Dance – Hula
✔ D 172 World Dance – African
✔ D 177 Beginning Hip Hop
✔ D 251 Introduction to Dance
✔ ED 420 Global Perspectives in Early Childhood Education
✔ ED 481 Introduction to ESOL and Bilingual Education
✔ EXS 410 Sports Ethics
✔ GEOG 327 Popular Culture in Global Perspective
✔ GEOG 330 Geography and Social Justice
✔ GEOG 380 Environmental Conservation
✔ GEOG 410 Global Issues
✔ GERO 340 Vulnerabilities in Older Adulthood
✔ GERO 420 Global Aging
✔ HE 366 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
✔ HE 367 Human Sexuality
✔ HST 404 or 405 Gender Issues in History
✔ HST 412 Yugoslavia
✔ HST 414 British History to 1300
✔ HST 423 Germany 1914-1945
✔ HST 426 Modern France
✔ HST 436 Modern Paris
✔ HST 442 American and the Middle East
✔ HST 444 Colonial North Africa
✔ HST 447, 448, or 449 Middle Ages
✔ HST 459 Medieval Saints and Sinners
✔ HST 495 Arab World in Translation
✔ LIT 380 The Bible as Literature
✔ LIT 381 African Literature
✔ PS 355 Civic Literacy and Engagement
✔ PS 414 Political Parties, Pressure Groups, and Elections
✔ PS 433 Health Care Politics and Policy
✔ PS 442 Peacebuilding and Public Policy
✔ PS 443 Great Peacemakers
✔ PS 478 Political Fiction and Film
✔ PS 492 Political Ideologies
✔ PSY 310 Building Resilience in Children
✔ WR 304 Grant and Proposal Writing
WR 412 Writing Center Internship

Integrating Knowledge: Science, Technology, and Society

Courses in Integrating Knowledge: Science, Technology, and Society
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ ANTH 396 Environmental Anthropology
✔ ANTH 494 Northwest Native Nations
✔ BI 370 Humans and the Environment
BI 441 Human Heredity
✔ CH 345 Introduction to Toxicology
✔ COM 430 Social Media and Culture
✔ CS 340 Ethics and Information Management
✔ CS 422 Demystifying Computer Science
✔ ED 466 Technology in Inclusive Early Childhood Environments
✔ ES 324 Living with Earthquakes and Volcanoes
✔ ES 420 Medical Geology
✔ GEOG 431 Environmental Justice
✔ GEOG 480 Nature and the American West
✔ GS 325 Science Inquiry and Design
✔ HST 460 The Black Death
✔ HST 484 Health, Medicine and Gender in Historical Perspective
✔ HST 496 Empire and Environment
✔ LIT 382 Cultural Trauma and Memory
✔ PHL 252 Medical Ethics
✔ PHL 255 Environmental Ethics
✔ PS 447 Environmental Politics and Public Policy
✔ WR 401 Writing Across Media

To complete the Critical Thinking area, students must take either HE 257 or GERO 200 and one of the following courses:

Critical Thinking

Courses in Critical Thinking
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ CS 122 Introduction to Computer Science for Non-majors
✔ CS 160 Survey of Computer Science
✔ EC 200 Introduction to Economic Perspectives
ES 105 Discoveries in Earth Science
✔ ✔ GERO 200 The Aging Self
✔ ✔ HE 257 Health Promotion
✔ LING 209 Introduction to Language Study
✔ LING 214 Linguistic and Education
✔ LING 310 Introduction to Linguistics
✔ LIT 110 Critical Themes in Literature
PHL 100 Critical Thinking: Informal Logic
✔ PHL 103 Introduction to Logic

To complete the Creative Expression area, students must take two of the following courses:

Note: students must take at least three ensemble courses to fulfill one creative expression course.

 

 

Creative Expression

Courses in Creative Expression
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ A 116 Beginning Design
✔ A 130 Beginning Drawing
✔ A 204, 205, or 206 Art History
D 101, 102, 103, or 104 Exploring Dance Technique and Performance
✔ D 255 Introduction to Dance
✔ ED 230 Children’s Literature
ED 235 Literature for the Young Child
✔ ED 240 Young Adult Literature in Diverse Classrooms
FR 110 Introduction to French Literature
GEOG 207 Geography and Film
GL 110 Introduction to German Literature
✔ LIT 101 Topics in Literature
✔ LIT 102 Literary Genres
✔ LIT 201 or 202 Western Literature
MUEN 101, 102, 103, 111, 112, 113, 120, or 121 Ensemble Courses
MUEN 141, 143, 151, 161, 162, or 163 Ensemble Courses
MUEN 170, 171, 172, 201, or 202 Ensemble Courses
✔ MUS 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, or 107 Music Topics
✔ MUS 111 Beginning Musicianship
MUS 181 Voice
✔ PHL 282 Philosophy of Art
SPAN 110 Introduction to Spanish Literature
SPAN 210 Topics in Hispanic Film
SPAN 240 Greater Mexico Arts and Culture
✔ TA 110 Introduction to Theatre Arts
✔ TA 112 Introduction to Film
✔ TA 251 Elements of Acting
✔ TA 252 Technical Theatre Makeup
TA 260 Basic Movement and Voice Development
TA 343 Costume Design
WR 260 Creative Fiction Writing
✔ WR 301 Integrating Writing and Design

To complete the Human Cultures area, students must take one courses from either the Integrating Knowledge: Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awarness list or the Integrating Knowledge: Science, Technology, and Society list.

 

Integrating Knowledge: Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness:

Courses in Integrating Knowledge: Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness:
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
ANTH 380 Africa
ANTH 392 Applied Anthropology
✔ D 170 World Dance – Salsa
✔ D 171 World Dance – Hula
✔ D 172 World Dance – African
✔ ED 481 Introduction to ESOL and Bilingual Education
✔ GEOG 330 Geography and Social Justice
✔ GEOG 380 Environmental Conservation
GERO 420 Global Aging
HST 426 Modern France
✔ HST 436 Modern Paris
HST 444 Colonial North Africa
✔ PS 414 Political Parties, Pressure Groups, and Elections
PS 433 Health Care Politics and Policy

Integrating Knowledge: Science, Technology, and Society

Courses in Integrating Knowledge: Science, Technology, and Society
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ BI 370 Humans and the Environment
BI 441 Human Heredity
✔ ES 324 Living with Earthquakes and Volcanoes
✔ GEOG 331 Environmental Justice
HST 496 Empire and Environment

To complete the Human Society and the Individual area, students must take two of the following:

 

Human Society and the Individual ONLY

Courses in Human Society and the Individual ONLY
Required Online Option Available Course Prefix Course Number Course Title
✔ ANTH 213 Language and Culture
✔ ANTH 214 Physical Anthropology
✔ ANTH 215 Archeology
✔ ANTH 216 Cultural Anthropology
✔ ASL 205 Introduction to ASL Studies
✔ CJ 213 Introduction to Criminal Justice
✔ CJ 219 Ethics and Leadership in Criminal Justice
✔ CJ 220 Introduction to Homeland Security
✔ D 252 Latin Dances Around the World
✔ D 253 Dances that Changed the World
✔ EC 201 Introduction to Microeconomics
✔ EC 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics
✔ ED 200 Foundations of Education
✔ ED 232 Early Childhood Health and Safety
✔ ED 250 Inclusive Early Childhood Practice
✔ GEOG 106 Introductory Economic Geography
✔ GEOG 107 Introductory Cultural Geography
✔ GERO 320 Introduction to Gerontology
✔ HST 104, 105, or 106 World History
✔ HST 201, 202, or 203 History of the United States
✔ LIT 103 Literature and Society
✔ PHL 101 or 102 Introduction to Philosophy
✔ PHL 251 Ethics
✔ PHL 283 Philosophy of Religion
✔ PS 193 Introduction to Model United Nations
✔ PS 201 American National Government
✔ PS 202 State and Local Government
✔ PS 203 International Relations
✔ PS 204 Governments of the World
✔ PSY 201 or 202 General Psychology
✔ R 201, 202, or 204 Introduction to World Religions
✔ SOC 223 Introduction to Sociology: Theory
✔ SOC 225 Social Problems
SPAN 245 Translanguaging
✔ WR 300 Technical and Workplace Writing