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 NIACC 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..............................................................ENG 102 - Composition and Speech I or
                                                                                                                                 ENG 105 - Composition I
ENGL 200 - Written Communication II............................................................ENG 103 - Composition and Speech I or
                                                                                                                                ENG 106 - Composition II

Oral Communication:
COMM 100 Fundamentals of Communication............................................................................SPC 111 - Public Speaking or
                                                                                                                                ENG 102 & 103 - Comm. I & II (each 4 credits)

Quantitative Literacy:
MATH 050 - Basic Mathematics........................................................................NA
MATH 100 - Algebra Review.............................................................................MAT 102 - Intermediate Algebra
One from level 3 math: (MATH 125, 130, 140, 143, 145)
MATH 130 - Math Ideas for Liberal Arts...........................................................MAT 110 - Math for Liberal Arts
MATH 125 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers.....................................MAT 152 or MAT 153 - Math for Elementary Teachers I or II
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics.....................................................MAT 156 - Intro to Statistics
MATH 145 - Elementary Functions..........................................................................MAT 128 - Precalculus
Math 160 - Calculus: Differential Calculus....................................................MAT 210 - Calculus I or MAT 251 - Analytic Geometry & Calculus

Technological Literacy:
0BVU 120 - Computer Applications...............................................................BCA 215 - Computer Business Applications or
                                                                                                                              BCA 101 - Intro to Computers and Info Systems

OBVU 300 - BVU Seminar

Intellectual Explorations

Fine Arts: 3 credit hours (see catalog for approved courses)
ART 101, MUS 100, THEA 119

Humanities: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
History..................................................................................................................HIS 112 or 151
Literature.............................................................................................................LIT 150 or 151
Philosophy.........................................................................................................PHI 101, 105, 115
Foreign Language...........................................................................................SPAN 101, 102
Intro to Journalism..........................................................................................JOU 115

Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Biology..................................................................................................................BIO 102
Chemistry............................................................................................................CHM 166
Environmental Science....................................................................................ENV 110
Math.....................................................................................................................MAT 210
Physics...............................................................................................................PHY 162, PHY 172
Computer Science...........................................................................................CIS 172

Social Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Criminal Justice...............................................................................................CRJ 100
Economics........................................................................................................ECN 120 or 130
Political Science...............................................................................................POL 111 or 112
Psychology........................................................................................................PSY 111
Sociology...........................................................................................................SOC 110 or 115

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Foundations, Explorations, and Support Courses for Elementary Education

Foundations: Written Comm., Oral Comm., Quant Literacy, Technology Literacy
ENGL 100 - Written Communication I*........................................................ENG 105 - Composition Skills I
ENGL 200 - Written Communication II*.......................................................ENG 106 - Composition Skills II
ENG 300/320 - Advanced Comp/Creative Writing**..................................ENG 221 - Creative Writing
COMM 100 Fundamentals of Communication***....................................................................SPC 111 - Public Speaking or
                                                                                                                             ENG 102 & 103 - Comm. I & II (each 4 credits)
MATH 125 - Math for Elem Teachers............................................................MAT 112 or 113 - Math for Elem Teachers I or II
0BVU 120 - Computer Applications*............................................................BCA 215 - Computer Business Applications or 
                                                                                                                             BCA 101 - Intro to Computers and Info Systems

OBVU 300 - BVU Seminar

Fine Arts: 3 credit hours ** (see catalog for approved courses)
ART/MUSI/THEA **..........................................................................................ART 101, MUS 100, DRA 119

Humanities: 3 credit hours History** & 3 cr. Literature**, 3 cr. from 3rd area (see catalog for approved courses)
HIST **...............................................................................................................HIS 112 or HIS 151***
LITR **...............................................................................................................LIT 150 or LIT 151***
PHIL **...............................................................................................................PHI 101, PHI 105, JOU 115***, HSV 153

Science: 3 credit hours Biol**, 3 cr. Physical Sci**, 3 cr. from 3rd area of science (see catalog for approved courses)
BIOL **...............................................................................................................BIO 102 - Biological Principles ***
CHEM/PHYS/GENS **....................................................................................CHM 166 or ENV 110 or
                                                                                                                            PHS 125 - Physical Science
Science Lab **.................................................................................................Any Science Lab

Social Science: 3 hrs Gov't**, 3 hrs each from 2 different areas (see catalog for approved courses)
PSCN 110 - Intro to American Government or...........................................POL 111 - American National Government or
                                                                                                                            POL 112 - American State & Local Government
PSPA 320 - State and Local Politics **
PSY 111, SOC 110, SOC 115, ECN 120, ECN 130, CRJ 100***

Geography Support Work:
GEOG **............................................................................................................GEO 124 or GEO 125

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