Indicated resources are samples. Find a complete curated collection at Open Educational Resources and Art/Art History and available OER for all disciplines at OER by Discipline. Please note that the structure presented here aligns with the Art History TMC; local Associate Degrees for Transfer will be different as the TMC introduces flexibility from List A and beyond.
If any errors are detected or potential resources that fit certain courses, please contact the ASCCC-OERI.
Core Courses
Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages (C-ID ARTH 110)
- Introduction to Art History I: An OER Textbook for Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages (Myers, Caldwell, Taylor, ) (ASCCC OERI, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Reframing Art History (Smarthistory) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Smarthistory Guide to AP® Art History, Volumes 2 (Early Europe, Colonial Americas) and 3 (Later Europe, the Americas) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Art History (Boundless) (License Varies)
- SUNY’s Art History and Appreciation I (Lumen Learning) (License Varies)
- ASCCC OERI ARTH 110—Glossary Project on Canvas (Lynch) (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary (C-ID ARTH 120)
- Reframing Art History (Smarthistory) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- A World Perspective of Art History: 1400 CE to the 21st Century (Gustlin and Gustlin) (ASCCC-OERI, 2022)
- Smarthistory Guide to AP® Art History, Volumes 2 (Early Europe, Colonial Americas) and 3 (Later Europe, the Americas) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Art History (Boundless) (License Varies)
Fundamentals of Drawing (Drawing I) (C-ID ARTS 110)
- No resources identified.
List A – Select one from the following:
Survey of Asian Art (C-ID ARTH 130)
- Asian Art History (Lumen Learning) (Licenses vary)
- South and East Asian Philosophy Reader: an Open Educational Resource (Levin) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Art of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North Americas (C-ID ARTH 140)
- The Bright Continent: African Art History (Kathy Curnow) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- American Encounters: Art, History, and Cultural Identity (Miller, Berlo, Wolf, and Roberts) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Art of the Ancient Americas (C-ID ARTH 145)
- No resources identified.
Any CSU transferable art history course
- No resources identified.
List B – Select one from the following:
Any studio arts course that transfers as CSU GE or as major preparation for the studio arts major or similar at the CSU.
2-D Foundations (C-ID ARTS 100)
- No resources identified.
3-D Foundations (C-ID ARTS 101)
- No resources identified.
Figure Drawing (C-ID ARTS 200)
- No resources identified.
Introduction to Digital Art (C-ID ARTS 250)
- No resources identified.
Introduction to Ceramics (C-ID ARTS 230)
- No resources identified.
Introduction to Photography (C-ID ARTS 260)
- No resources identified.
Sculpture (C-ID ARTS 240)
- No resources identified.
List C – Select one from the following:
Any course from List A or List B not already used.
- See above.
Any CSU transferable Art History course (EXCEPT ARTH 100, Art Appreciation)
- No resources identified.
Any Art or Humanities course articulated as CSU GE Area C1
- No resources identified.
Any course articulated as CSU GE Area C2 in: A Language other than English (except ASL); Art, History, Humanities; Philosophy; Religion/Religious Studies; or The History of Costume;
Sample courses with available OER listed below
HIST 130 – US History to 1877
- U.S. History (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- The American Yawp (CC BY-SA)
- Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past (CC BY-NC-SA)
- American Environmental History (Allosso)
- African American History (Christopher Collins, 2020) – Google Docs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, unless otherwise indicated)
- American History I: Colonial Period to Civil War (Williamson and Aiello) (CC BY)
- History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 (Locks et al., 2013) (CC BY-SA)
HIST 140 – US History from 1865
- U.S. History (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- The American Yawp (CC BY-SA)
- Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past (CC BY-NC-SA)
- American Environmental History (Allosso)
- African American History (Christopher Collins, 2020) – Google Docs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, unless otherwise indicated)
- United States History, Volume 2 (Trowbridge) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
HIST 150 – World History to 1500
- World History Project: Origins to the Present (Bob Bain and Trevor Getz, 2024) (CC BY-NC)
- World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 (Berger et al.) (CC BY-SA)
- Boundless World History (Lumen Learning)
HIST 160 – World History since 1500
- Modern World History: New Perspectives (OERI Project, 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA) – LibreTexts
- World History Since 1500: An Open and Free Textbook (Rankin and Weise, 2022) (CC-BY 4.0)
- World History Project: Origins to the Present (Bob Bain and Trevor Getz, 2024) (CC BY-NC)
- World History, Volume 2: from 1400 (Kordas, Lynch, Nelson, and Tatlock, 2022) (OpenStax) (CC BY 4.0)
- Modern World History (Allosso and Williford) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Boundless World History (Lumen Learning)
HIST 170 – Western Civilization I
PHIL 100 – Introduction to Philosophy
- Learning from Arguments: An Introduction to Philosophy (Korman, 2022) (CC BY-NC)
- Introduction to Philosophy (Smith, N., et al, 2023) – OpenStax (CC BY)
- Introduction to Philosophy Reader: An Open Educational Resource (Levin, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- An Introduction to Philosophy (Payne, 2015) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy (McLaughlin, 2017) (CC-BY)
- Reading for Philosophical Inquiry: A Brief Introduction to Philosophical Thinking, An Open Source Reader (Archie and Archie, 2004) (CC BY-SA)
PHIL 110 – Introduction to Logic
- Logic & Critical Thinking: An Open Educational Resource (Levin and Sheley, 2019) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Fundamental Methods of Logic (Knachel, 2017) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Logical Reasoning (Dowden, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking (Van Cleave, 2017) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Clear and Present Thinking (Myers, 2017) (CC BY-ND)
- Thinking Well: A Logic & Critical Thinking Textbook (ver 3.2) (Lavin, 2022) (CC BY)
PHIL 120 – Introduction to Ethics
- Introduction to Ethics: An Open Educational Resource (Levin, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC-BY)
- Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader (Archie and Archie, 2004) (CC BY-SA)
- Ethics for A-Level (Dimmock and Fisher, 2017) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics (Matthews, 2020) (CC BY)
PHIL 130 – History of Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 140 – History of Modern Philosophy
SPAN 100 – Elementary Spanish I
- Yo puedo: segundos pasos (Silvaggio-Adams and Vallejo-Alegre, Milne Open Textbooks, 2021) (CC BY-NC)
- Yo puedo: para empezar (Silvaggio-Adams and Vallejo-Alegre, Milne Open Textbooks, 2021) (CC BY-NC)
- Instructor Guide: Tarea Libre I (ASCCC OERI, Moon, Lee, Harmon, and Meléndez-Ballesteros) (CC BY)
- Pluma (Hernández, 2021) (CC BY NC SA)
- ¡Cultivemos! 1 and ¡Cultivemos! 2 (CSU Pueblo) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Nuestra comunidad latina (Amores and Rodríguez, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Spanish II (Celis, 2019) (License not specified)
- Spanish 3 (Kelly-Glasoe, Soltman, & Flores, 2013) (CC BY 3.0)
- Spanish 2 (Kelly-Glasoe, Soltman, & Flores, 2013) (CC BY 3.0)
- Spanish 1 (Kelly-Glasoe, Soltman, & Flores, 2013) (CC BY 3.0)
- ¡Chévere! Introductory Spanish I and II (Small, Escudero, Montoya, and Ed Beck., 2021, State University of New York, College at Oneonta) (CC-BY)
- Beginning Spanish, ¡Empecemos por aquí! Ceciliano and Notman, 2022, Portland State University) (CC-BY-NC)
- Spanish I: Beginning Spanish Language and Culture (Dean, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- ¡Naveguemos juntos! (2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC 4.0)
- Libro Libre (Huebener) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Introductory Spanish II (Lumen) (Licenses vary)
- Introductory Spanish I (Lumen) (Licenses vary)
- Hola a Todos: Elementary Spanish I (Stone et al, 2018) (CC BY 3.0)
- Elementary Spanish I (Serrano, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- ¡Bienvenidos! Spanish Language Textbook (Farmer et al., 2020) (CC BY 4.0)
Any course articulated as CSU GE Area D1, D3, D4, or D6
Sample courses with available OER listed below
ANTH 110 – Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- Introduction to Anthropology (Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes, 2022, OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Introduction to Anthropology: Holistic and Applied Research on Being Human (Palmiotto A, Homsey-Messer L, Ford B, Poole A, Adams A, Allard F, Chadwick W, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
- Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology Second Edition (American Anthropological Association, 2023) (CC BY-NC)
- Introduction to Physical Anthropology (Schoenberg, 2020) (CC BY-NC)
- The History of Our Tribe: Hominini (Welker, 2017) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Becoming Human: How Evolution Made Us (Downey, 2013) (CC-BY-NC 3.0)
- Biological Anthropology (Saneda and Field) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA)
ANTH 120 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition (American Anthropological Association, 2020) (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
- Cultural Anthropology – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology (New Prairie Press, 2018) (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Anthropology (Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes, 2022, OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Introduction to Anthropology: Holistic and Applied Research on Being Human (Palmiotto A, Homsey-Messer L, Ford B, Poole A, Adams A, Allard F, Chadwick W, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
ANTH 150 – Introduction to Archaeology
- Writing as Material Practice – Substance, Surface and Medium (Piquette et al.) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Archaeology: A Workbook (Lemke, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Archaeology (Ruth) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Digging into Archaeology: A Brief OER Introduction to Archaeology with Activities (Wolcott Paskey and Beasley Cisneros, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Traces: An Open Invitation to Archaeology (Whatcom Community College, FORTHCOMING) (CC BY)
CDEV 100 – Child, Growth and Development
- Understanding the Whole Child: Growth and Development Conception through Adolescence (Saddleback College) – Pressbooks (CC BY)
- Child Growth and Development – LibreTexts (CC BY, except where otherwise noted)
- Child Growth and Development (Zaar) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- The Whole Child: Development in the Early Years – (Budzyna and Buckley) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Infant and Child Development: From Conception Through Late Childhood – Simple Book Publishing (Parnes and Pagano) (CC BY-NC-SA)
CDEV 110 – Child, Family and Community
- Child, Family and Community (Laff and Ruiz) – LibreTexts (CC BY, except where otherwise noted)
- Child Family Community: The Socialization of Diverse Children (ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Children, Families, Schools, and Communities [Revised Edition] – (Giovannini) (CC BY-NC-SA)
ECON 201 – Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202 – Principles of Macroeconomics
GEOG 120 – Introduction to Human Geography
- Introduction to Human Geography (Dastrup) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach (Graves, 2020) (CC BY-NC)
GEOG 125 – World Regional Geography
- OERI Contemporary World Geographies (Gregorio, Naraghi, Ray, Scott, Sellers, and Wallace) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to World Regional Geography (Dastrup, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- World Regional Geography: People, Places and Globalization (Berglee, 2012) – Saylor Academy (CC BY-NC-SA)
HIST 130 – US History to 1877
- U.S. History (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- The American Yawp (CC BY-SA)
- Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past (CC BY-NC-SA)
- American Environmental History (Allosso)
- African American History (Christopher Collins, 2020) – Google Docs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, unless otherwise indicated)
- American History I: Colonial Period to Civil War (Williamson and Aiello) (CC BY)
- History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 (Locks et al., 2013) (CC BY-SA)
HIST 140 – US History to 1500
- U.S. History (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- The American Yawp (CC BY-SA)
- Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past (CC BY-NC-SA)
- American Environmental History (Allosso)
- African American History (Christopher Collins, 2020) – Google Docs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, unless otherwise indicated)
- United States History, Volume 2 (Trowbridge) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
HIST 150 – World History to 1500
- World History Project: Origins to the Present (Bob Bain and Trevor Getz, 2024) (CC BY-NC)
- World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 (Berger et al.) (CC BY-SA)
- Boundless World History (Lumen Learning)
HIST 160 – World History since 1500
- Modern World History: New Perspectives (OERI Project, 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA) – LibreTexts
- World History Since 1500: An Open and Free Textbook (Rankin and Weise, 2022) (CC-BY 4.0)
- World History Project: Origins to the Present (Bob Bain and Trevor Getz, 2024) (CC BY-NC)
- World History, Volume 2: from 1400 (Kordas, Lynch, Nelson, and Tatlock, 2022) (OpenStax) (CC BY 4.0)
- Modern World History (Allosso and Williford) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Boundless World History (Lumen Learning)
POLS 110 – Introduction to American Government and Politics
- Introduction to California Government and Politics (Reti) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- American Government 3e – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- American Government (Lenz and Holman, 2018) (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
- American Government and Politics in the Information Age – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Attenuated Democracy: A Critical Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics (Hubert, 2020); Attenuated Democracy – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Boundless Political Science by Simple Book Publishing (Lumen Learning) – (Licensing varies by topic)
POLS 120 – Introduction to Political Theory and Thought
- Political Philosophy Reader An Open Educational Resource (Levin, 2019) – N.G.E. Far Press (CC BY-SA)
- Nationalism, Self-Determination and Secession (Andres and Saward, 2013) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Conflict, War and Revolution: The problem of politics in international political thought (Kelly, 2022) – LSE Press (CC-BY)
- On Civic Republicanism: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics (Kellow and Leddy, eds., 2016, University of Toronto Press) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- On Global Citizenship (Tully, ed., 2014, Bloomsbury Academic) (CC BY-NC-ND)
POLS 140 – Introduction to International Relations
- Understanding Global Politics (Bloor, 2022) – E-International Relations (CC BY-NC)
- International Relations Theory (McGlinchey, Walters and Scheinpflug, 2022) – E-International Relations Publishing (CC BY-NC)
- A Short Introduction to World Politics (Meacham, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Canvas Course Shell for Introduction to International Relations (CC BY-NC)
- Human Security in World Affairs: Problems and Opportunities (2nd ed., Lautensach and Lautensach, eds., 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- International Relations (McGlinchey, ed. 2017) (CC BY-NC)
- Meditations on Diplomacy: Comparative Cases in Diplomatic Practice and Foreign Policy (Chan, 2017) (CC BY-NC 4.0)
PSY 110 – Introduction to Psychology
- Introductory Psychology (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Discover Psychology 2.0: A Brief Introductory Text (Diener and Biswas-Diener) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Psychology (2019) by Jorden A. Cummings & Lee Sanders (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Psychology: The Science of Human Potential by Jeffrey Levy (CC-BY 4.0)
PSY 120 – Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
- Fundamentals of Psychological Disorders, 3rd edition (Alexis Bridley and Lee Daffin, 2024) – Pressbooks (CC-BY-NC SA 4.0)
- Abnormal Psychology (Jorden Cummings, 2020) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (Raechel Soicher, 2022) – Noba project (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Abnormal Psychology (Lumen Learning) (Varied Licenses – terms of each page must be reviewed)
- Ancillary materials for Abnormal Psychology (Sean Callahn, Elizabeth Ann Dose, Luba Ibrahim & Marla Means, 2022) – Open ALG Affordable Learning Georgia (CC BY-NC-SA)
PSY 180 – Introduction to Lifespan Psychology
- Lifespan Development (Beyer et al., 2024) – OpenStax (CC BY)
- Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective Fourth Edition (Lally and Valentine-French, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Human Growth and Development (Newton, 2022) – Pressbooks (CC BY)
- Psychology through the Lifespan (Alisa Beyer and Julie Lazzara, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Lifespan Development (Lumen Learning) (Varied Licenses – terms of each page must be reviewed)
- Human Growth and Development Question Library (Cotter, Fisk and Grissett, 2018) – Galileo (CC BY-SA)
- Human Development (Callahan, Dose, Wright, Pace, Earl, and Nummerdor, 2020) – Georgia Highlands College (Varied Licenses)
PSY 200/PSY 205B – Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology (Dudley, 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Research Methods in Psychology (Jhangiani, Chiang, Cuttler, and Leighton, 2019) – LibreTexts) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Research Methods for Psychology (T. L. Brink, 2018) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Psychology Research Methods and Statistics (Pearcey, Kirsner, Randall, Willard, Williamson, and Downtain, 2017) (CC BY 4.0)
SOCI 110 – Introduction to Sociology
- Introduction to Sociology 3e (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Sociology (Barkan) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Sociology (Boundless) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Sociology (Hammond and Cheney) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Introduction to Sociology (College of the Canyons) – PDF (CC BY 4.0)
- Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World (Saylor Academy, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA)
SOCI 115 – Social Problems
- Social Problems: Continuity and Change (Lumen Learning for SUNY) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Social Problems: Continuity and Change (College of the Canyons, 2015) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
SOCI 130 – Introduction to marriage and Family
- Contemporary Families – An Equity Lens (Pearce) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Sociology of the Family (Hammond) (CC BY)
- Intimate Relationships and Families (College of the Canyons) – PDF (CC BY)
- Parenting and Family Diversity Issues- Diana L. Lang (Iowa State University Digital Press, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
SOCI 140 – Introduction to Gender
- Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (Kang, Lessard, & Heston, 2017) (CC BY 4.0)
- Global Women’s Issues: Women in the World Today, extended version (Bureau of International Information Programs, United States Department of State) (Public Domain)
- Introduction to Women’s Studies (College of the Canyons, 2017) (CC BY 4.0)
- Gendered Lives: Global Issues- Milne Open Textbooks (Fernandez and Nelson, 2021) (CC BY)
- The American LGBTQ Rights Movement: an introduction- Morgan and Rodriguez (Humboldt State University Press) (CC BY-SA)
SOCI 150 – Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
- Immigrant and Refugee Families (Ballard et al.) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Minority Studies (Dunn) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach (2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Beyond Race: Cultural Influences on Human Social Life (Kennedy, 2018) (CC BY-NC-SA)
SOCI 160 – Introduction to Crime
- Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System (Burke, Carter, Fedorek, Morey, Rutz-Burri, Sanchez) (CC BY-SA)
- ”Criminology” search query on Geneseo
- Fundamental Cases in Criminal Justice (McKee) (OER-QMS)
- Criminal Justice: A Overview of the System (McKee, 2018) (OER-QMS)
- Introduction to Criminology- Lecture Slides (Ramirez, 2020) (CC BY)
One needs to look through all the resources here. There is sufficient material to create a text, but an instructor would need to organize it to suit their needs.
- ”Criminology” search query on Geneseo
- Fundamental Cases in Criminal Justice (McKee) (OER-QMS)
- Criminal Justice: A Overview of the System (McKee, 2018) (OER-QMS)
- Introduction to Criminology- Lecture Slides (Ramirez, 2020) (CC BY)
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