We want to ensure that your General Education requirements transfer accurately and effectively.
For the full list of General Education requirements, check out the full list of General Education requirements and courses. If you’d like to know more about University transfer policies, check out WOU undergraduate admissions.
I’m a new student who does not have any collegiate degrees! How do I get started?
Find your advisor by department on the Advisor Contact Page. If you are exploring majors or need general advising assistance, make an appointment with Student Success and Advising (online through WCS, located in the WOU Portal).
Schedule Planner is WOU’s schedule building tool. You can access it by logging into the WOU Portal, clicking on the WolfWeb icon, then the Student Menu, and then Registration and Schedule. Check out this tutorial video on how to use Schedule Planner. The Registrar’s Office website has additional resources on registration.
Have questions about your requirements or how to fulfill your general education categories? Connect with your advisor or Student Success and Advising. If you would like to discuss classes applying towards your general education requirements, you can also make an appointment with the General Education Office online through WCS, located in the WOU Portal.
I have some form of degree or credits from another accredited establishment
Students who have completed the articulated two year transfer degrees* will meet the WOU General Education requirements as a block. If you have an AA degree that doesn’t meet your General Education requirements? Request a review by using our petition form.
*AAOT, ASOT, California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum, California State University Transfer Degree, Hawaii Articulated Associate of Arts degree or Washington Direct Transfer Degree
Oregon Transfer Module (OTM) will meet all WOU General Education requirements with the exception of Integrating Knowledge (2 courses, 6-8 credits).
In 2017 the State Legislature passed House Bill 2998, a bill designed to streamline transfer between Oregon’s community colleges and public four-year universities. The legislation directed the HECC to bring together community colleges and universities to establish statewide “foundational curricula,” now called the Oregon Transfer Compass, of at least 30 credits that can be transferred to every institution in Oregon. The course distribution requirements of the Oregon Transfer Compass can be found here
The fulfillment of WOU General Education requirements by the Oregon Transfer Compass is identified in the table below:
Oregon Transfer Compass Curriculum | WOU General Education Requirement |
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WR 121 | Foundations: WR 121 |
Arts & Letters | Exploring Knowledge: Literary and Aesthetic Perspectives |
Social Sciences | Exploring Knowledge: Social, Historic, and Civic Perspectives |
Natural Sciences | Exploring Knowledge: Scientific Perspectives |
Mathematics | Foundations: Mathematics |
*Also meets the cultural literacy requirement
Western Oregon University is an Interstate Passport network member. Upon completion of university identified passport requirements, the university records completion of the Passport on the student record. The Interstate Passport enables successful transfer of a block of lower-level general education learning to other institutions participating in the Interstate Passport Network. Learn more at https://interstatepassport.wiche.edu/.
Students transferring to WOU with 30 or more credits of coursework are assumed to have met the spirit and purpose of the First Year Seminars, so the FYS courses will be waived when a student transfers to WOU with 30 or more credits of coursework completed in a college or university course (Accelerated Placement credits do not count toward this 30 credits). This is in alignment with the Oregon Core Transfer Map and with similar institutional policies at other Oregon public Universities that have similar seminars.
We recognize two possible mechanisms by which a student brings individual transfer courses to their WOU General Education portfolio.
WOU course articulation | No WOU course articulation |
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For courses that already articulate to an existing WOU course that meets a WOU General Education requirement the course will articulate as meeting that requirement. Want to know how a transfer course might articulate? Check the transfer articulation database! |
Courses that do not articulate to an existing WOU course, following initial review by the Admissions office. Lower division courses that are not specifically vocational will be reviewed by, the General Education Committee. Courses that are determined to meet a WOU General Education requirement will be articulated with an attribute to meet that requirement. Students with courses that do not meet review criteria may self-advocate to the General Education director for review of courses to meet General Education requirements. |
You can find many options for hybrid and fully remote delivery of General
Education course requirements. Use the General Education and remote campus
course attributes to find the right class for you in the scheduling tool.
Check out the Student FAQ page for our most frequently asked questions.
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Contact the General Education office at gened@wou.edu.