Below is a list courses from the College of Liberal Arts departments planned at OSU-Cascades.
There are additional lower division courses, ART and PSY courses that some students may be eligible to take with correct pre-requisites. For detailed course information check the OSU Catalog.
See the CLA Course Guide for CLA Core planning.
College of Liberal Arts Courses
All course forecast information is subject to change and to be used to create the Liberal Studies Plan of Study and Theme.
All planning information is subject to change
2025-26 projection - subject to change
Fall 2025
ANTH 210: Comparative Cultures (3)
ART 366: Art Since 1945 (3)
ART 367: History of Design (3)
ENG 240: Intro to Environmental Lit (4)
ENG 360: Native American Lit (4)
ES 101: Intro to Ethnic Studies (3)
HST 202: US History (4)
COMM 321: Intro Comm Theory (3)
COMM 427: Cultural Codes in Comm (3)
PS 201: Intro to US Government and Politics (4)
PS 331: State and Local Government (4)
PSY 202Z: General Psychology (4)
PSY 350: Human Development (4) psy 201+202 pre-req or approval
PSY 381: Abnormal Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 499: Ecopsychology (4)
REL 247: Psychology of Religon (4)
SOC 452: Sociology of Religion (4)
SSCI 211: Career Exploration in Humanities and Soc Sci (2)
WR 323: Writing Comp (3)
Winter 2026
AMS 350: American Culture and Vietnam (4)
ANTH 251: Language in the USA (3)
ANTH 250: Language, Culture and Society (3)
ART 462: Directions in Contemporary Art (3)
COMM 320 Introduction to Rhetorical Theory (3)
COMM 222: Small Group Comm (3)
ENG 212: Lit of the World: Meso/S. America, Caribbean (4)
ENG 485: Studies in American Lit (4) WIC
ES 211: Intro to Latino/a Studies (4)
ES 241: Intro to Native American Studies (3)
HST 203: U.S. History (4)
PS 206: Intro to Political Thought (4)
PS 354: International Orgs and Global Politics (4)
PSY 201Z: General Psychology (4)
PSY 360: Social Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 426: Psychology of Gender (4)
SOC 204: Intro to Sociology (3)
SSCI 301: Social Sci Research Methods (4) WIC
WR 224: Intro to Fiction Writing (3)
WR 323: Writing Comp (3)
Spring 2026
ANTH 352: Anth, Health, and Environment (3)
ANTH 215: Peoples of the World: Africa (3)
COMM 325: Communicating Leadership (4)
COMM 440: Theories of Conflict & Conflict Mgmt (3)
ENG 254: American Lit: 1900 to Present (4)
HST 106: World History (3)
PS 205: International Relations (4)
PS 382: Constitutional Law (4)
PS 475: Envr. Politics and Policy (4)
PSY 330: Brain and Behavior (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 370: Personality (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 433: Psychopharmacology (4)
SOC 206: Social Problems and Issues (3)
SOC 475: Rural Sociology (4)
WR 314: Business Writing (3)
WR 323: Writing Comp (3)