IHCC General Education Transfer Guide for Elementary Education Majors
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 of the schools 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 IHCC courses will fulfill general education requirements at BVU.
Bachelor Degree
Associate Degree
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
ENGL 300/320 - Advanced Comp/Creative Writing**...................................................ENG 221 - Creative Writing
COMM 100 Fundamentals of Communication* ** .....................................................SPC 112 - Public Speaking
MATH 100 - Conc & Apps Fundamental Math*.................MAT 101 -Intermediate Algebra or MAT 120 - College Algebra
MATH 125 - Math for Elementary Teachers * **
0BVU 120 - Computer Applications ..........................................................................CSC 110 - Intro to Computers
0BVU 300 - BVU Seminar
Fine Arts: 3 credit hours (see catalog for approved courses)
ART/MUSI/THEA**....................................................................................................ART 100, MUS 100 or 108, or DRA 101
Humanities: 3 credit hours History** and 3 credit hours Literature**, 3 credits from third area (see catalog for complete listing of approved courses)
History**..............................................................................................................HIS 110, 111, 151, 152
Literature**............................................................................................................LIT 101, 110, 113, 140, 141
Philosophy.........................................................................................................PHI 101, 145
Foreign Language...................................................................................................FLS 132, 133
Science: 3 credit hours BIOL**, 3 credit hours Physical Science**, 3 credit hours from third area of science (see catalog for complete listing of approved courses)
Biology** ................................................................................................................BIO 120, 127
Chemistry...........................................................................................................CHM 166
General Physical Science**
Environmental Science .................................................................................... ENV 105, 110, 142
Math .....................................................................................................................MAT 210, 216, 217
Physics ...............................................................................................................PHY 151, 152
Computer Science ...........................................................................................CIS 600, 603
Social Science: 3 credit hours Government**, 3 credit hours each from 2 different disciplines (see catalog for approved courses)
Criminal Justice .................................................................................................CRJ 100
Economics ..........................................................................................................ECN 120, 130
Political Science**..................................................................................................POL 111
Psychology...........................................................................................................PSY 111, 251
Sociology ..........................................................................................................SOC 110, 280
Geography Support Work:
GEOG **..............................................................................................................GEO 121
* 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 Registrarʼs 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 - Ottumwa 800.682.8208 or 525 Grandview Avenue, Room 149, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501.