Transfer Guides

Transferring Courses - Majors

Many colleges have full articulation agreements with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at these colleges can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through Buena Vista University.

Articulation Agreements:

Des Moines Area Community College
Indian Hills Community College
Iowa Central Community College
Iowa Lakes Community College
Iowa Valley Community College District
Iowa Western Community College
Metropolitan Community College
Minnesota West Community and Tech College
North Iowa Community College
Northwest Iowa Community College
Southwestern Community College
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Moberly Area Community College

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Transferring Courses to BVU

This guide is designed to help prospective students see how courses at your community college may equate to courses and requirements at BVU. Transferred coursework may be used to satisfy institutional course requirements in the major, minor, concentration, general education or elective categories. Degree requirements and course descriptions do change and these documents are subject to periodical updates.  Therefore this guide is based only upon the catalog year noted and is unofficial. Official evaluations will be performed upon receipt of all official college transcripts and/or upon enrollment at BVU.

Current BVU students may also utilize this guide. However, be reminded that students desiring to enroll in another post-secondary institution with the intent of applying credits earned to a BVU degree program must secure written approval in advance of taking the course.

Buena Vista University accepts a maximum of 68 semester hours of credit from 2 year institutions.  Depending on programs of study and degrees awarded, we may accept less than 68 hours.  A maximum of 16 hours of vocational/technical credit will be accepted.

Mobile device users: you will be able to to view these course equation listings on your mobile device, but they are best viewed on a computer or tablet.