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
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 | |