{"id":5,"date":"2024-02-14T15:30:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T15:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/corecurriculum\/?p=5"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:54:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:54:55","slug":"program-requirements","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/corecurriculum\/chapter\/program-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Curriculum Program Requirements"},"content":{"raw":"<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Last updated April 4, 2024<\/em><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csuohio.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Core_Curriculum_Proposal_12_2023_Final_%281%29.pdf\">CSU Inquiry Core Curriculum<\/a> consists of a minimum of 36-credit hours, divided into two categories: The Foundations of Inquiry and The Methods of Inquiry.\r\n\r\nThe CSU Core is designed to align with the Ohio Department of Higher Education's OT-36 general education requirements and support the development of CSU's\u00a0<em>Core Competencies<\/em>. To achieve both of these goals, each requirement in the core curriculum must:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Embed the appropriate OT-36 learning outcomes; and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Develop and assess the required core competencies<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe table below indicates the OT-36 alignment and the core competencies associated with each requirement.\r\n<table class=\"grid\" style=\"width: 1189px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th style=\"width: 238.562px\"><strong>Requirement<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 136.328px\"><strong>Min Credit Hours<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 314.719px\"><strong>OT36 Alignment<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<th style=\"width: 434.016px\"><strong>Required Core Competencies<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 1171.91px;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>Category 1: Foundations of Inquiry<\/strong>\r\n<strong>\r\n<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 238.562px\">Inquiry Launch<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 136.328px;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">3<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 314.719px\">Any<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 434.016px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/corecurriculum\/chapter\/inquiry-launch-reimagining-the-first-year-experience\/\">Inquiry Launch Learning Outcomes<\/a>\r\n\r\nCollaboration<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 238.562px\">Finding Your Voice<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 136.328px;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">3<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 314.719px\">First Writing<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 434.016px\">Written Communication<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 238.562px\">Research &amp; 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Creativity<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 136.328px;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">3<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 314.719px\">Arts &amp; Humanities<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 434.016px\">Collaboration\r\n\r\nWritten <em>or<\/em> Oral Communication\r\n\r\nCritical Thinking<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 238.562px\">Global Human Perspectives<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 136.328px;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">3<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 314.719px\">Arts &amp; Humanities<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 434.016px\">Intercultural Knowledge &amp; Competence\r\n\r\nWritten <em>or<\/em> Oral Communication\r\n\r\nCritical Thinking<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 238.562px\">Scientific Inquiry<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 136.328px;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">6<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 314.719px\">Natural Science<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 434.016px\">Quantitative Literacy\r\n\r\nCritical Thinking<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 238.562px\">Scientific Investigations<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 136.328px;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 314.719px\">Natural Science lab<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 434.016px\">Collaboration\r\n\r\nInformation Literacy<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 238.562px\">Society &amp; 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