Shasta 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 by regional accrediting commissions recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to qualify.
This guide lists Shasta 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 Shasta College. Please note: This is not an exhaustive list of transfer courses. In fact, every college level course at Shasta 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)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL C1000 College Composition | 4.0 | ENG 1510 Writing and Rhetoric I | 4.0 |
| ENGL C1000E 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)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL C1001 Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking | 3.0 | ENG 2800 Writing with Research | 3.0 |
| ENGL C1002 Literature and Composition | 3.0 | ENG 2800 Writing with Research | 3.0 |
| ENGL C1003 Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature | 3.0 | ENG 2800 Writing and Research | 3.0 |
Quantitative Reasoning
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATH 2 Precalculus | 6.0 | MATH 1300 Pre-Calculus | 6.0 |
| MATH 2A Precalculus College Algebra | 4.0 | MATH 1200 College Algebra | 4.0 |
| MATH 2B Precalculus Trigonometry | 3.0 | MATH1322 Elementary Applied Mathematics II | 3.0 |
| MATH 3B Calculus 3B | 5.0 | MATH 2302 Calculus II | 5.0 |
| MATH 9 Survey of Calculus | 4.0 | MATH 1350 Survey of Calculus | 4.0 |
| MATH 13 College Algebra for Lib Arts | 3.0 | MATH 1200 College Algebra | 3.0 |
| MATH 41A Concepts of Elementary Mathema | 3.0 | MATH 1101 Elementary Topics in Mathematics I | 3.0 |
| PHIL 8 Logic | 3.0 | PHIL 1200 Principles of Reasoning | 3.0 |
| STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics | 4.0 | MATH 1500 Introductory Statistics | 4.0 |
Intercultural Explorations
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 2 semester hours)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJU 18 Community Relations and Multi | 3.0 | LET 2600 Multicultural Policing | 3.0 |
| ANTH 2 Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 | ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 |
| COMM 20 Intercultural Communication | 3.0 | COMS 1100 Communication Among Cultures | 3.0 |
| HIST 3 World Civilization: 1500-Prese | 3.0 | HIST 1330 Introduction to World History Since 1750 | 3.0 |
| MUS 14 World Music | 3.0 | MUS 1210 Introduction to World Music | 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)
HIST courses marked with an asterisk (*) will automatically equate to HIST 1320 and/or HIST 1330 but may instead equate to HIST 1210 and/or HIST 1220. Work with your academic advisor to make adjustments as necessary.
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 11A Survey Of American Literature–Pre-Colonial to 1860 | 3.0 | ENG 2530 American Literature I | 3.0 |
| ENGL 11B Survey Of American Literature–1860 to Present | 3.0 | ENG 2540 American Literature II | 3.0 |
| ENGL 13A Survey Of English Literature (Old English Period through Neoclassicism) | 3.0 | ENG 2510 British Literature I | 3.0 |
| ENGL 13B Survey Of English Literature (from the Romantic Period to Present) | 3.0 | ENG 2520 British Literature II | 3.0 |
| HIST 1A History of Western Civilization | 3.0 | HIST 1210 Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1500 | 3.0 |
| HIST 1B History of Western Civilization | 3.0 | HIST 1220 Western Civilization: Modernity from 1500 | 3.0 |
| HIST 2 World Civ to 1500 CE | 3.0 | HIST 1320 World History Before 1750 | 3.0 |
| PHIL 6 Introduction to Philosophy | 3.0 | PHIL 1010 Fundamentals of Philosophy | 3.0 |
| PHIL 7 Ethics: Understanding Right and Wrong | 3.0 | PHIL 1300 Introduction to Ethics | 3.0 |
Humanities: Arts
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART 2 History of Western Art through the Gothic Period | 3.0 | AH 2110 From Caves to Calligraphy | 3.0 |
| ART 12 Beginning Form, Design and Color | 3.0 | ART 1100 Seeing and Knowing the Visual Arts | 3.0 |
| ARTH C1100 Introduction to Art | 3.0 | ART 1100 Seeing and Knowing the Visual Arts | 3.0 |
| MUS 10 Music Appreciation | 3.0 | MUS 1250 Introduction to Music History and Literature | 3.0 |
| MUS 15 History of Rock | 3.0 | MUS 1240 History of Rock Music I | 3.0 |
Natural Sciences
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANAT 1 Human Anatomy and PHY 1 Physiology | 10.0 | BIOS 1300 and BIOS 1310 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II | 10.0 |
| BIOL 1 Principles of Biology | 4.0 | BIOS 1700 and BIOS 1705 Biological Sciences I and Lab | 4.0 |
| BIOL 10 and BIOL 10L General Biology and Lab | 4.0 | BIOS 1700 and BIOS 1705 Biological Sciences I and Lab | 4.0 |
| BOT 1 General Botany | 4.0 | PBIO 1150 Plant Structure and Development | 4.0 |
| BOT 15 Plants and People | 3.0 | PBIO 1030 Plants and People | 3.0 |
| CHEM 1A General Chemistry | 5.0 | CHEM 1510 Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 5.0 |
| CHEM 2A Introduction Chemistry | 5.0 | CHEM 1210 Principles of Chemistry I | 5.0 |
| CHEM 2B Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry | 5.0 | CHEM 1220 Principles of Chemistry II | 5.0 |
| ESCI 1 Physical Geography | 4.0 | GEOL 1010 How The Earth Works | 4.0 |
| ESCI 10 Environmental Geography | 4.0 | GEOL 2150 Environmental Geology | 4.0 |
| GEOG 1A and GEOG 1AL Physical Geography and Lab | 4.0 | GEOG 1100 Physical Geography | 4.0 |
| MICR 1 Microbiology | 5.0 | BIOS 2210 and BIOS 2225 Microbes and Humans and Lab | 5.0 |
| PHYS 2A General College Physics | 4.0 | PHYS 2001 Introduction to Physics | 4.0 |
| PHYS 4A Physics (Mechanics) and PHYS 4B (Electricity and Magnetism) and PHYS 4C (Heat, Waves, Optics and Modern Physics) | 12.0 | PHYS 2051 General Physics and PHYS2052 General Physics | 12.0 |
| ZOOL 1 General Zoology | 4.0 | BIOS 1000 Animal Diversity | 4.0 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Take at least 1 course from this list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON C2001 Principles of Economics-micro | 3.0 | ECON 1030 Principles of Microeconomics | 3.0 |
| ECON C2002 Principles of Economics-macro | 3.0 | ECON 1040 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.0 |
| GEOG 1B Human Geography | 3.0 | GEOG 1200 Human Geography | 3.0 |
| GEOG 8 World Regional Geography | 3.0 | GEOG 1300 World Regional Geography | 3.0 |
| HIST 3 World Civilization 1500 to Present | 3.0 | HIST 1330 Introduction to World History Since 1750 | 3.0 |
| HIST C1001 United States History | 3.0 | HIST 2000 Survey of United States History, 1600-1877 | 3.0 |
| HIST C1002 United States History | 3.0 | HIST 2010 Survey of United States History, 1865-Present | 3.0 |
| POLS 25 Global Politics | 3.0 | POLS 2500 International Relations | 3.0 |
| PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology | 3.0 | PSY 1010 General Psychology | 3.0 |
| SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 | SOC 1000 Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
| SOC C1000 Sociology of Gender | 3.0 | WGSS 1000 Intro Women's & Gender Studies | 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)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART 4 History of World Art | 3.0 | AH 2130 From Gutenberg to Google | 3.0 |
| ARTH C1200 Western Art, Renaissance to Contemporary | 3.0 | AH 2130 From Gutenberg to Google | 3.0 |
| MATH C2210 Calculus 3A | 4.0 | MATH 2301 Calculus I | 4.0 |
| MUS 14 World Music | 3.0 | MUS 1210 Introduction to World Music | 3.0 |
| THTR 1 Introduction to Theatre Arts | 3.0 | THAR 1710 The Theatrical Experience | 3.0 |
Natural World
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANAT 1 Human Anatomy and PHY 1 Physiology | 10.0 | BIOS 1300 and BIOS 1310 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II | 4.0 |
| ANTH 1 Physical Anthropology | 3.0 | ANTH 2010 Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3.0 |
| ASTR 2 Stellar Astronomy | 3.0 | ASTR 1000 Survey of Astronomy | 3.0 |
| CHEM 1B General Chemistry | 5.0 | CHEM 1520 Fundamentals of Chemistry II | 5.0 |
| CHEM 26 Fundamentals of Gen, Org, Biochem | 4.0 | CHEM 1205 Survey of Chemistry | 4.0 |
| PHYS 2B General College Physics | 4.0 | PHYS 2002 Introduction to Physics II | 4.0 |
| PHYS 4A Physics (Mechanics) and PHYS 4B (Electricity and Magnetism) and PHYS 4C (Heat, Waves, Optics and Modern Physics) | 12.0 | PHYS 2051 General Physics and PHYS2052 General Physics | 12.0 |
Connected World
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 3 semester hours)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 2 Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 | ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 |
| ARCH 3 Principles of Archaeology | 3.0 | ANTH 2020 Introduction to World Archaeology | 3.0 |
| ECE 9 Child Growth and Development | 3.0 | EDEC 1600 Introduction to Child Development | 3.0 |
| PSYC 15 Social Psychology | 3.0 | PSY 2510 Social Psychology | 3.0 |
| PSYC 17 Abnormal Psychology | 3.0 | PSY 2710 Psychopathology | 3.0 |
| PSYC 46 Human Memory and Learning | 3.0 | PSY 2310 Cognitive Psychology | 3.0 |
| SOC 2 Social Problems | 3.0 | SOC 2000 Contemporary Social Problems | 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)
| Shasta 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)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Shasta College Course | Sem. Hours | Ohio University Equivalent Course | Sem. Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART 4 History of World Art | 3.0 | AH 2130 From Gutenberg to Google | 3.0 |
| ARTH C1200 Western Art, Renaissance to Contemporary | 3.0 | AH 2130 From Gutenberg to Google | 3.0 |
| COMM C1000 Public Speaking | 3.0 | COMS 1030 Public Speaking | 3.0 |
Learning & Doing
Take at least 1 course from the following list (minimum of 1 semester hour)
| Shasta 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.
| Shasta 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: 03/25/2026