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College Credit Plus students must complete 15 ch of Level I courses (i.e., First 15) before progressing to Level II courses. Exceptions to the First 15 rule: A student can continue with a course in the same subject, test directly into a Level II course, or self-pay for the course.
Students who have achieved the required AP or IB course examination scores may count the course toward the First 15. For more information about each course, please visit the YSU Course Catalog, catalog.ysu.edu
YSU offers 30 credit hour pathways of Level I courses for majors in business, education, creative arts and communications, health and human services, liberal arts and STEM. CCP students who are planning on remaining a Penguin after high school are encouraged to review and follow the pathway for their intended college major.
Transferring to a public college or university in Ohio? View our Transfer Pathway for courses students should consider.
There are certain courses CCP students are NOT allowed to take. View course list.
The Level I Course List below was last updated March 17, 2022
Course |
Course Name | Course Number | Course Hours | LEVEL 1 How? | Prerequisite | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | Recitation for General Chemistry 1 | 1515R | 1 | Study Skills/Academic Success | Concurrent with CHEM 1515 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Chemistry | Recitation for General Chemistry 2 | 1516R | 1 | Study Skills/Academic Success | Concurrent with CHEM 1516 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
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Course |
Course Name | Course Number | Course Hours | LEVEL 1 How? | Prerequisite | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Advanced Chinese 1 | 3701 | 3 | Foreign Language | CHIN 2606 | Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education |
| Chinese | Advanced Chinese 2 | 3702 | 3 | Foreign Language | CHIN 3701 | Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education |
| Chinese | Advanced Intermediate Chinese 1 | 2605 | 3 | Foreign Language | CHIN 2600 or placement test | Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education |
| Chinese | Advanced Intermediate Chinese 2 | 2606 | 3 | Foreign Language | CHIN 2605 | Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education |
| Chinese | Elementary Chinese | 1550 | 4 | Foreign Language | Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education | |
| Chinese | Intermediate Chinese | 2600 | 4 | Foreign Language | CHIN 1550 | Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education |
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Course |
Course Name | Course Number | Course Hours | LEVEL 1 How? | Prerequisite | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Health and Human Services | Human Ecology Professions | 1550 | 1 | Career Success | Minimum grade of "C" in ENGL 1539 or ENGL 1540 or ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1550H or ENGL 1551 or ENGL 1551H | Bitonte College of Health and Human Services |
| College of Health and Human Services | Introduction to Kinesiology and Sport Science | 1595 | 2 | Health and Human Services Pathway | Bitonte College of Health and Human Services |
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Course |
Course Name | Course Number | Course Hours | LEVEL 1 How? | Prerequisite | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math | Introduction to STEM Career Planning | 1551 | 1 | Career Success | Freshman/Sophomore standing | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
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Course |
Course Name | Course Number | Course Hours | LEVEL 1 How? | Prerequisite | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications | Communication Foundations | 1545 | 3 | OTM/TAG | Qualified to take ENGL 1549 or ENGL 1550 | Cliffe College of Creative Arts |
| Communications | Communication Theory | 2600 | 3 | Creative Arts Pathway | Cliffe College of Creative Arts | |
| Communications | Interpersonal Communication | 2656 | 3 | TAG | Cliffe College of Creative Arts | |
| Communications | Social Media Literacy | 2630 | 3 | Creative Arts Pathway | Cliffe College of Creative Arts |
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Course |
Course Name | Course Number | Course Hours | LEVEL 1 How? | Prerequisite | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | Assembly Language and Architecture | 3714 | 3 | Information Technology | CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Information Systems | Operating Systems Concepts | 3718 | 3 | Information Technology | CSIS 2605 or 2610 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Information Systems | UNIX Environment | 3735 | 3 | Information Technology | CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
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Course |
Course Name | Course Number | Course Hours | LEVEL 1 How? | Prerequisite | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Advanced UNIX and C Programming | 3750 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3700 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science | Concepts of Programming Languages | 3770 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3701 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science | Encoding and Encryption | 5857 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610; MATH 1513 or MATH 1552 or Math Placement Test of 4 or 40 or higher; and at least 3 s.h. of upper-division departmental courses. | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science | Introduction to Discrete Structures | 3710 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 2610 and MATH 1571 or MATH 1585H, or Math Placement Level 9 or 90 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science | Microcomputer Systems Software | 3780 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3700 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science | Server-Side Web Development and Programming | 4862 | 3 | CSIS 3700 or CSIS 3701 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics | |
| Computer Science | Software Engineering | 5801 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3701 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science | Special Topics | 5895 | 2-4 | Computer Science | At least 3 sh of upper-division departmental courses and permission of chair | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science | System Programming | 4805 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3700 and CSIS 3740 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
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Course |
Course Name | Course Number | Course Hours | LEVEL 1 How? | Prerequisite | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Advanced Object-Oriented Programming | 3701 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Artificial Intelligence in Game Design | 5837 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3700 or CSIS 3701 or CSIS 3726 or CSCI 6901 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Basic Programming | 1560 | 3 | Computer Science | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics | |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Building Scalable Networks and Advanced Internetwork Troubleshooting | 5884 | 4 | Computer Science | CSIS 3783 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Business Computer Systems | 1514 | 3 | Computer Science | Beginning computer users should take CSIS 1500 before taking this course | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Cisco Networking Academy 1 | 3782 | 4 | Computer Science | CSIS 1590 and either CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Cisco Networking Academy 2 | 3783 | 4 | Computer Science | CSIS 3782 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Computer Forensics | 3757 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3755 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Computer Graphics | 3730 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3700 and MATH 1572 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Computer Literacy | 1500 | 3 | Computer Science | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics | |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Computer Network Security | 5828 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3723 or equivalent | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Computer Organization | 3740 | 4 | Computer Science | CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Data Communications Networking | 4823 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3723 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Data Structures and Objects | 3700 | 4 | Computer Science | CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Database Applications | 4822 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 3722 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Development of Databases | 3722 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 1590 or CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Electronic Commerce Programming | 3760 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Electronic Commerce Strategies | 3761 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 2660 and INFO 2663 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Foundations of Electronic Commerce | 2660 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 1590 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Fundamentals of Programming and Problem Solving 1 | 1595 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 1590 or MATH 1507 or Level 40 on Math Placement Test | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Fundamentals of Programming and Problem Solving 2 | 2605 | 3 | Computer Science | Prereq.: C or better in CSIS 1595. Coreq.: MATH 1511 or MATH 1513 or MATH 1552 or Level 50 on Math Placement Test. | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Graphics and Animation for Gaming | 5838 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 or CSIS 3737 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | Human-Computer Interaction | 3731 | 3 | Computer Science | CSIS 2605 or CSIS 2610 or INFO 2663 | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |