Gavilan College General Education Guide
Ohio University BRICKS General Education Requirements
BRICKS is Ohio University’s general education program, and requirements must be fulfilled by all baccalaureate degree students. BRICKS includes a minimum of 38 credit hours across five categories: Foundations, Pillars, Arches, Bridges, and Capstone.
- Foundations include four components and emphasize written communication, quantitative reasoning, and intercultural knowledge and competence.
- Pillars include four components and emphasize knowledge and methods associated with the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences through distributed courses.
- Arches include three, interrelated components and emphasize critical thinking, teamwork, and discipline-specific knowledge.
- Bridges include four components and emphasize oral communication, ethical reasoning, integrative learning, and intercultural knowledge /competence.
- Capstones include one requirement and emphasize critical thinking and integrative learning.
BRICKS and Prior Degree Completion
Students who complete an Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS), or bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution* prior to enrollment in a degree-seeking program at Ohio University will receive transfer credit equivalent to fulfilling Ohio University’s BRICKS general education requirements in Foundations (excluding the Advanced Writing component, which requires completion of an equivalent course), Pillars, and Arches. Students who have not completed an approved degree will have their courses evaluated individually to determine appropriate general education requirement fulfillment. *Institutions must be accredited and meet OHIO’s Transfer Credit policy to qualify.
This guide lists Gavilan College courses that have direct course equivalencies at Ohio University which meet BRICKS requirements. Following this guide as you plan your transfer to Ohio University will allow you to complete portions of your BRICKS General Education requirements while at Gavilan College. Please note: This is not an exhaustive list of transfer courses. In fact, every college-level course at Gavilan College is transferable to Ohio University.
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Foundations
Foundations include four components and emphasize written communication, quantitative reasoning, and intercultural knowledge and competence. Students are required to complete a total of 11 semester hours from an approved list of courses in the four component areas.
Written Communication
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL C1000 College Composition | 4.0 | ENG 1510 Writing and Rhetoric I | 4.0 |
Advanced Writing
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOT 100 Effective Written and Oral Business Communication | 3.0 | BA 1500 Introduction to Business Communication and Professional Skills | 3.0 |
| BUS 100 Effective Written and Oral Bus | 3.0 | BA 1500 Introduction to Business Communication and Professional Skills | 3.0 |
| ENGL C1001 Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking | 3.0 | ENG 2800 Writing with Research | 3.0 |
| ENGL C1002 Composition and Literature | 3.0 | ENG 2800 Writing with Research | 3.0 |
Quantitative Reasoning
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATH 6 Calculus for Business | 3.0 | MATH 1350 Survey of Calculus | 3.0 |
| MATH 8A First Half of Precalculus | 4.0 | MATH 1200 College Algebra | 4.0 |
| MATH 8B Second Half of Precalculus | 4.0 | MATH 1322 Elementary Applied Mathematics II | 4.0 |
| MATH 11 Integrated Precalculus | 8.0 | MATH 1300 Pre-Calculus | 8.0 |
| MATH 12 Mathematics for Elementary Tea | 3.0 | MATH 1101 Elementary Topics in Mathematics I | 3.0 |
| MATH 240 Algebra II | 5.0 | MATH 1200 College Algebra | 5.0 |
| MATH 242 Algebra for Statistics | 6.0 | MATH 1200 College Algebra | 6.0 |
| MATH C2220 Single-Variable Calc and Analysis | 4.0 | MATH 2302 Calculus II | 4.0 |
| PHIL 2 Introduction to Logic | 3.0 | PHIL 1200 Principles of Reasoning | 3.0 |
| STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics | 3.0 | MATH 1500 Introductory Statistics | 3.0 |
| MATH 6 Calculus for Business | 3.0 | MATH 1350 Survey of Calculus | 3.0 |
Intercultural Explorations
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 2 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 3 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 | ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 |
| CMUN 4 Intercultural Communication | 3.0 | COMS 1100 Communication Among Cultures | 3.0 |
| HIST 4B Global Hist After 1500 | 3.0 | HIST 1330 Introduction to World History Since 1750 | 3.0 |
| MUS 6 Introduction to World Music | 3.0 | MUS 1210 Introduction to World Music | 3.0 |
| SOC 3 Sociology of Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Identity | 3.0 | SOC 2300 Social Inequalities and Social Change | 3.0 |
Pillars
Pillars include four components and emphasize knowledge and methods associated with the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences through distributed courses. Students are required to complete a total of 12 semester hours from an approved list of courses in the four component areas.
Humanities: Texts and Contexts
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 2J World Mythology | 3.0 | CARS 2310 Classical Mythology | 3.0 |
| ENGL 4A British Lit - 449 to 1798AD | 3.0 | ENG 2510 British Literature I | 3.0 |
| ENGL 4B British Lit - 1798 to Present | 3.0 | ENG 2520 British Literature II | 3.0 |
| ENGL 5A Survey of Amer Lit 1620-1865 | 3.0 | ENG 2530 American Literature I | 3.0 |
| ENGL 5B Survey of Amer Lit 1865-prese | 3.0 | ENG 2540 American Literature II | 3.0 |
| ENGL 9A Introduction to Creative Writing | 3.0 | ENG 2010 Introduction to Prose Fiction and Nonfiction | 3.0 |
| HIST 4A Global History Before 1500 | 3.0 | HIST 1320 World History Before 1750 | 3.0 |
| HIST 7A History of Western Civilization | 3.0 | HIST 1210 Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1500 | 3.0 |
| HIST 7B History of Western Civilization | 3.0 | HIST 1220 Western Civilization: Modernity from 1500 | 3.0 |
| PHIL 1 Introduction to Philosophy | 3.0 | PHIL 1010 Fundamentals of Philosophy | 3.0 |
| PHIL 3A Ethics | 3.0 | PHIL 1300 Introduction to Ethics | 3.0 |
| PHIL 12 Introduction to Political Thought | 3.0 | PHIL 2400 Social and Political Philosophy | 3.0 |
| POLS 12 Introduction to Political Thought | 3.0 | PHIL 2400 Social and Political Philosophy | 3.0 |
Humanities: Arts
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART 6 Art Appreciation | 3.0 | ART 1100 Seeing and Knowing Visual Art | 3.0 |
| ART 11 Creativity, Imagination, and Innovation | 3.0 | ART 1100 Seeing and Knowing the Visual Arts | 3.0 |
| ARTH C1100 Art History | 3.0 | AH 2110 From Caves to Calligraphy | 4.0 |
| HUM 3 Introduction to Cinematic Arts, Film and Television | 3.0 | FILM 2020 Introduction to Film: Film Analysis | 3.0 |
| MUS 1A Music History | 3.0 | MUS 1250 Introduction to Music History and Literature | 3.0 |
| MUS 15 Music Appreciation | 3.0 | MUS 1250 Introduction to Music History and Literature | 3.0 |
Natural Sciences
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIO 1 Cell and Molecular Biology | 4.0 | BIOS 1700 AND BIOS 1705 Biological Sciences I: Molecules and Cells and Lab | 4.0 |
| BIO 2 Organismal Biology | 5.0 | BIOS 1710 AND BIOS 1715 Biological Sciences II: Ecology, Evolution, Animal Body Systems and Laboratory | 5.0 |
| BIO 4 General Zoology | 4.0 | BIOS 1000 Animal Diversity | 4.0 |
| BIO 5 General Botany | 4.0 | PBIO 1150 Plant Structure and Development | 4.0 |
| BIO 7 Human Anatomy AND BIO 9 (AH 9) Human Physiology | 4.0 | BIOS 1300 AND BIOS 1310 Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II | 4.0 |
| BIO 10 Principles of Biology | 4.0 | BIOL 1010 Principles of Biology | 4.0 |
| BIO 12 Introduction to Human Biology | 4.0 | BIOS 1030 Human Biology I: Basic Principles | 4.0 |
| CHEM 1A General Chemistry | 5.0 | CHEM 1510 Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 5.0 |
| CHEM 30A Elementary Chemistry | 4.0 | CHEM 1210 Principles of Chemistry I | 4.0 |
| CHEM 30B Elementary Organic and Biochemistry | 4.0 | CHEM 1220 Principles of Chemistry II | 4.0 |
| GEOL 1 Introduction to Geology | 4.0 | ERTH 1010 How the Earth Works | 4.0 |
| PHYS 2A General Physics I | 4.0 | PHYS 2001 Introduction to Physics | 4.0 |
| PHYS 4A Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics | 4.0 | PHYS 2051 General Physics | 4.0 |
| PSCI 3 Ocean Studies | 3.0 | ERTH 2110 Introduction to Oceanography | 3.0 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics | 3.0 | ECON 1030 Principles of Microeconomics | 3.0 |
| ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.0 | ECON 1040 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.0 |
| HIST 4B Global History After 1500 | 3.0 | HIST 1330 Introduction to World History Since 1750 | 3.0 |
| HIST C1001 United States History Through Reconstruction | 3.0 | HIST 2000 Survey of US History, 1600-1877 | 3.0 |
| HIST C1002 United States History Reconstruction to Present | 3.0 | HIST 2010 Survey of US History, 1865-Present | 3.0 |
| POLS 4 Introduction to International Relations | 3.0 | POLS 2500 International Relations | 3.0 |
| POLS C1000 Introduction to American Government and Politics | 3.0 | POLS 1010 Politics in the United States | 3.0 |
| PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology | 3.0 | PSY 1010 General Psychology | 3.0 |
| SOC 1A Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 | SOC 1000 Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
Arches
Arches include three, interrelated components and emphasize critical thinking, teamwork, and discipline-specific knowledge. Students are required to complete a total of 9 semester hours from an approved list of courses in the three component areas.
Constructed World
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART C1200 Art History | 3.0 | AH 2130 From Gutenberg to Google | 3.0 |
| MATH C2210 Single-Variable Calculus and Analytic Geometry | 4.0 | MATH 2301 Calculus I | 4.0 |
| MUS 6 Introduction to World Music | 3.0 | MUS 1210 Introduction to World Music | 3.0 |
| PHIL 6 Comparative Religions | 3.0 | CARS 2400 Introduction to the Study of Religion | 3.0 |
| PHIL 9 Philosophy of Religion | 3.0 | PHIL 2600 Philosophy of Religion | 3.0 |
Natural World
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 1 Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3.0 | ANTH 2010 Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3.0 |
| BIO 7 Human Anatomy AND BIO 9 (AH 9) Human Physiology | 4.0 | BIOS 1300 AND BIOS 1310 Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II | 4.0 |
| CHEM 1B General Chemistry | 5.0 | CHEM 1520 Fundamentals of Chemistry II | 5.0 |
| PHYS 1 Introduction to Physics | 4.0 | PSC 1011 Physical World | 4.0 |
| PHYS 2B General Physics II | 4.0 | PHYS 2002 Introduction to Physics | 4.0 |
| PSCI 1 Principles of Physical Science | 3.0 | PSC 1010 Physical World | 3.0 |
| ANTH 1 Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3.0 | ANTH 2010 Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3.0 |
Connected World
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 2 Introduction to Archaeology | 3.0 | ANTH 2020 Introduction to World Archaeology | 3.0 |
| ANTH 3 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 | ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 |
| CD 2 Early Child Development AND CD 3 Child Growth and Development During the School Years | 6.0 | EDEC 1600 Introduction to Child Development | 6.0 |
| CD 40 Child Development | 3.0 | EDEC 1600 Introduction to Child Development | 3.0 |
| PSYC 2 Early Child Development AND PSYC 3 Child Growth and Development During the School Years | 6.0 | EDEC 1600 Introduction to Child Development | 6.0 |
| PSYC 40 Child Development | 3.0 | EDEC 1600 Introduction to Child Development | 3.0 |
| SOC 1B Introduction to Sociology: Social Problems | 3.0 | SOC 2000 Contemporary Social Problems | 3.0 |
| SOC 3 Sociology of Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Identity | 3.0 | SOC 2300 Social Inequalities and Social Change | 3.0 |
| SOC 21 Marriage and the Family | 3.0 | SOC 2200 Introduction to the Family | 3.0 |
Bridges
Bridges include four components and emphasize oral communication, ethical reasoning, integrative learning, and intercultural knowledge /competence. Students are required to complete a total of 4 semester hours from an approved list of courses in the following four component areas.
Speaking & Listening
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 1 semester hour)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM C1000 Public Speaking | 3.0 | COMS 1030 Public Speaking | 3.0 |
Ethics & Reasoning
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 1 semester hour)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 1 Fundamentals of Business | 3.0 | BA 1100 Introduction to Business | 3.0 |
| COMM C1000 Public Speaking | 3.0 | COMS 1030 Public Speaking | 3.0 |
Diversity & Practice
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 1 semester hour)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTH C1200 Art History | 3.0 | AH 2130 From Gutenberg to Google | 3.0 |
| COMM C1000 Public Speaking | 3.0 | COMS 1030 Public Speaking | 3.0 |
| SOC 4 Sociology of Gender | 3.0 | SOC 4700 Sociology of Gender | 3.0 |
Learning & Doing
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 1 semester hour)
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| No current Learning & Doing equivalencies. | Work with an academic advisor for appropriate course selection. |
Capstones
Capstones include one requirement and emphasize critical thinking and integrative learning. Capstones are designed to be offered at the end of a student’s educational journey, and may be specific to the major, an arch requirement, or combined with a bridges course. Students are required to complete a total of 2 semester hours.
| Gavilan College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| No current Capstone equivalencies. | Work with an academic advisor for appropriate course selection. |
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Last Updated: 7/15/2026