General Education Transfer Guide

Students transferring to BVU's Graduate & Professional Studies 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 SWCC 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 105 - Composition I
ENGL 200 - Written Communication II..............................................................ENG 106 - Composition II

Oral Communication:
COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Communication..............................................................................SPC 101 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication

Quantitative Literacy:
MATH 050 - Basic Mathematics.........................................................................NA
MATH 100 - Algebra Review.......................................................................MAT 101 - Intermediate Algebra
One from level 3 math: (MATH 125, 130, 140, 143, 145)
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics......................................................MAT 156 - Statistics
MATH 125 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers......................................MAT 117 - Math for Elementary Teachers
MATH 130 - Mathematical Ideas for Liberal Arts............................................NA
MATH 145 - PreCalculus.....................................................................................MAT 127 - College Algebra & Trigonometry
MATH 160 - Calculus 1: Differential Calculus................................................MAT 210 - Calculus I

Technological Literacy:
0BVU 120 - Computer Applications.................................................................BCA 215 Computer Business Applications

Intellectual Explorations

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

Humanities: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
History....................................................................................................................HIS 110, HIS 111, HIS 151, HIS 152
Literature...............................................................................................................LIT 101, LIT 110, LIT 141
Philosophy............................................................................................................PHI 101, PHI 105
Foreign Language...............................................................................................FLS 141, FLS 142

Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Biology...................................................................................................................BIO 105, BIO 112
Chemistry..............................................................................................................CHEM 166
Environmental Science......................................................................................PHS 125
Math.......................................................................................................................MAT 210
Physics..................................................................................................................PHY 162, PHY 212
Computer Science..............................................................................................CIS 161, CIS 171, CIS 604, CIS 612

Social Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Criminal Justice...................................................................................................CRJ 200
Economics............................................................................................................ECN 120, ECN 130
Political Science...................................................................................................POL 111, POL 112
Psychology............................................................................................................PSY 111, PSY 251
Sociology...............................................................................................................SOC 110, SOC 115

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 I
ENGL 200 - Written Communication II*...........................................................ENG 106 - Composition II
ENG 300/320 - Advanced Comp/Creative Writing**......................................ENG 221 - Creative Writing
COMM 100 Fundamentals of Communication* **......................................................................SPC 101 - Fund. of Oral Communication
MATH 100 - Algebra Review*.....................................................................MAT 101 - Intermediate Algebra
MATH 125 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers.....................................MAT 117 - Math for Elementary Teachers
0BVU 120 - Computer Applications*...............................................................BCA 215 Computer Business Applications

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

Humanities: 3 credit hours History** & 3 cr. Literature**, 3 cr. from 3rd area (see catalog for approved courses)
HIST **....................................................................................................................HIS 110, HIS 111, HIS 151, HIS 152***
Literature **............................................................................................................LIT 101, LIT 110, LIT 141***
Foreign Language................................................................................................FLS 141, FLS 142
Philosophy.............................................................................................................PHI 101, PHI 105***

Science: 3 cr. Biol**, 3 cr. Physical Sci**, 3 cr. from 3rd area of science (see catalog for approved courses)
BIOL **....................................................................................................................BIO 105, BIO 112***
CHEM/PHYS/GENS **.........................................................................................PHY 162, PHY 212, CHEM 166, PHS 125
Science Lab **......................................................................................................Any Science Lab
Math 160 - Calculus I: Differential Calculus***...............................................MAT 210 - Calculus

Social Science: 3 cr. Gov't**, 3 cr. each from 2 different areas (see catalog for approved courses)
PSPA 320 ** - Intro to American Government.................................................POL 111 - American Government or
PSCN 110 - State and Local Politics or...........................................................POL 112 - American State & Local Government
ECON 206 - Principles of Macroeconomics or..............................................ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics or
ECON 205 - Principles of Microeconomics....................................................ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics
PSY 111, PSY 251, SOC 110 or SOC 115***

Geography:
GEOG **................................................................................................................Geography Elective

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

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 Registrarʼs Office. Consult the BVU catalog in effect at the time of entering BVU for complete listing of degree requirements.