General Education Transfer Guide

Students transferring to BVU's Graduate & Professional Studies locations with an associate of arts degree have satisfied the "Intellectual Foundations" and the "Intellectual Explorations" general education categories.

The transcripts of those transfer students who have not completed an associate of arts degree will be evaluated by the registrar in consultation with the Deans on a course by course basis to determine satisfaction of general education requirements. For students who do not have an associate of arts degree, please use the following transfer guide to assist you in determining which Metro courses will fulfill general education requirements at BVU.

Intellectual Foundations - require grade of "C" or better

Written Communication:
ENGL 050 - Basic Written Communication.......................................................NA
ENGL 100 - Written Communication I................................................................ENGL 1010 - English Composition I
ENGL 200 - Written Communication II...............................................................ENGL 1020 - English Composition II

Oral Communication:
COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Communication...............................................................................SPCH 1110 - Public Speaking

Quantitative Literacy:
MATH 050 - Basic Mathematics...........................................................................NA
MATH 100 - Conc & Apps Fundamental Math...................................................MATH 1310 - Intermediate Algebra
One from level 3 math: (MATH 125, 130, 140, 143, 145)
MATH 145 - Elementary Functions........................................................................MATH 1430 - Trigonometry
MATH 145 - Elementary Functions................................................................................MATH 1420 - College Algebra
MATH 160 - Calculus I...........................................................................................MATH 2410 - Calculus I
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics........................................................MATH 1410 - Statistics

Technological Literacy:
0BVU 120 - Computer Applications....................................................................INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy

Intellectual Explorations

Fine Arts: 3 credit hours (see catalog for approved courses)
ART/MUSI/THEA...............................................................................................ARTS 1110, 1010, 1020, MUSC 1050, THEA 1000

Humanities: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
History....................................................................................................................HIST 1010, 1020, 1110, 1120
Literature...............................................................................................................ENGL 2450, 2510, 2520
Philosophy............................................................................................................PHIL 1010, 2030, 1100
Foreign Language..............................................................................................SPAN 1110, SPAN 1120

Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Biology..................................................................................................................BIOS 1010
Chemistry.............................................................................................................CHEM 1211 or CHEM 1220
General Science.................................................................................................SCIE 1010
Math.......................................................................................................................MATH 2410 OR MATH 2411
Physics.................................................................................................................PHYS 110 A-C, PHYS 111 A-C
Computer Science..............................................................................................INFO 1521

Social Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Criminal Justice...................................................................................................CRIM 1010, SOCI 2310
Economics............................................................................................................ECON 1000, ECON 1100
Political Science...................................................................................................POLS 2050
Psychology............................................................................................................PSYC 1010, PSYC 2450
Sociology...............................................................................................................SOCI 1010, SOCI 2050

Foundations, Explorations, and Support Courses for Elementary Education

Foundations: Written Comm., Oral Comm., Quant Literacy, Technology Literacy
ENGL 100 - Written Communication I*............................................................ENGL 1010 - English Composition I
ENGL 200 - Written Communication II*...........................................................ENGL 1020- English Composition II
ENG 300/320 - Advanced Comp/Creative Writing**......................................ENGL 1310 - Creative Writing
COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Communication* **.......................................................................SPCH 1110 - Public Speaking
MATH 100 - Algebra Review*....................................................................MATH 1310 - Intermediate Algebra
0BVU 120 - Computer Applications*................................................................INFO 1001 - Information Systems and Literacy

Fine Arts: 3 credit hours ** (see catalog for approved courses)
ART/MUSI/THEA **..............................................................................................ARTS 1110, MUSC 1050, THEA 1000***

Humanities: 3 credit hours History** & 3 cr. Literature**, 3 cr. from 3rd area (see catalog for approved courses)
HIST **.........................................................................................................HIST 1010, 1020, 1110, 1120***
Literature **..................................................................................................ENGL 2450, 2510, 2520*** 

Science: 3 credit hours Biol**, 3 cr. Physical Sci**, 3 cr. from 3rd area of science (see catalog for approved courses)
BIOL **....................................................................................................................BIOS 1010 - Intro to Biology***
CHEM/PHYS/GENS **.........................................................................................CHEM 1211, CHEM 1220***
Any Science Lab**

Social Science: 3 hrs Gov't**, 3 cr. each from 2 different areas (see catalog for approved courses)
PSCN 110 Intro to American Government or .................................................POLS 2050 - American National Government
      PSPA 320 - State and Local Politics**

MATH for Elementary Teachers***
GEOG **..................................................................................................GEOG 1010 - Fund of Geography

* Require grade of "C" or better
** Courses required for support work.
*** More courses approved for General Education, but listed the suggested courses

Degree requirements include a minimum grade point average and a minimum of 128 semester credits. A maximum of 68 credits from a two-year institution will be applied toward a BVU degree. The final 30 hours must be completed at Buena Vista University. Transferred course work may be used to satisfy institutional requirements; however, the actual equivalence or appropriateness of a specific transfer course is determined by the Registrar's Office. Consult the BVU catalog in effect at the time of entering BVU for complete listing of degree requirements.

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University. All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. If questions should arise, please contact Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies Council Bluffs site at 800.798.0788 or 2700 College Road, Box 4-C, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51502.