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 IHCC courses will fulfill general education requirements at BVU.

Intellectual Foundations - require grade of "C" or better

Written Communication:
ENGL 050 - Basic Written Communication
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 112 - Public Speaking

Quantitative Literacy:
MATH 050 - Basic Mathematics
MATH 100 - Algebra Review..................................................MAT 101 - Intermediate Algebra or
                                                                                                                                   MAT 120 - College Algebra
One from level 3 math: (MATH 125, 130, 140, 143, 145)
MATH 130 - Mathematical Ideas for Liberal Arts..............................................MAT 105 - Elements of Contemp. Math or
                                                                                                                                   MAT 110 - Math for Liberal Arts or
                                                                                                                  MAT 120 College Algebra
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics........................................................MAT 156 - Statistics or
                                                                                                                                   MAT 161 - Business Statistics
MATH 145 - Elementary Functions.................................................................................MAT 125 - Precalculus
MATH 160 - Calculus I: Differential Calculus...................................................MAT 210 - Calculus I

Technological Literacy:
0BVU 120 - Computer Applications....................................................................CSC 110 - Intro to Computers

Intellectual Explorations

Fine Arts: 3 credit hours (see catalog for approved courses)
                                                                                                                                    ART 100, DRA 101, MUS 100, MUS 108

Humanities: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
History......................................................................................................................HIS 151, HIS 152, HIS 110, HIS 111
Literature..................................................................................................................LIT 101, LIT 110, LIT 113, LIT 112, LIT 140, LIT 141
Philosophy...............................................................................................................PHI 145, PHI 101
Foreign Language.................................................................................................FLS 132, FLS 133

Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Biology......................................................................................................................BIOL 120, BIOL 127
Chemistry................................................................................................................CHM 166
Environmental Science.........................................................................................ENV 110, ENV 105, 142 
Math..........................................................................................................................MAT 210, MAT 216
Physics....................................................................................................................PHY 151, PHY 152
Computer Science................................................................................................CIS 600, CIS 603

Social Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Criminal Justice....................................................................................................CRJ 100
Economics.............................................................................................................ECN 120, ECN 130
Political Science...................................................................................................POL 111
Psychology............................................................................................................PSY 111, PSY 251
Sociology...............................................................................................................SOC 110, SOC 280

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.