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 MCC courses will fulfill general education requirements at BVU.
Bachelor Degree
Associate Degree
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 - Principles of Speech
Quantitative Literacy:
MATH 050 - Basic Mathematics
MATH 100 - Conc & Apps Fundamental Math..................................................MAT 121 - College Algebra
One from level 3 math: (MATH 125, 130, 140, 143, 145)
MATH 130 - Mathematical Ideas for Liberal Arts................................................MAT 110 - Math for General Education
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics..........................................................MAT 156 - Statistics
MATH 145 - Elementary Functions................................................................................MAT 129 - Pre-calculus
MATH 160 - Calculus I: Differential Calculus.....................................................MAT 210 - Calculus I
Technological Literacy:
BVU 120 - Computer Applications.....................................................................CSC 118 - Computer Systems & Applications
OBVU 300 - BVU Seminar
Intellectual Explorations
Fine Arts: 3 credit hours (see catalog for approved courses).........................................ART 100, MUS 100, DRA 102
Humanities: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
History.....................................................................................................................HIS 112, 113, 151, 152, 261
Literature............................................................................................................LIT 101, 110, 111, 140, 141
Philosophy.............................................................................................................PHI 101, 105
Spanish..................................................................................................................FLS 141, 142
Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Biology...................................................................................................................BIO 111
Chemistry.............................................................................................................CHM 165
Environmental Science......................................................................................PHS 142, ENV 115
Math.......................................................................................................................MAT 210, 216
Physics..................................................................................................................PHY 162, 172, 212
Computer Science..............................................................................................CIS 125
Social Science: 9 credit hours from 3 areas (see catalog for approved courses)
Criminal Justice....................................................................................................CRJ 100, CRJ 200
Economics.............................................................................................................ECN 120, ECN 130
Political Science....................................................................................................POL 111, 112
Psychology.............................................................................................................PSY 111, PSY 251
Sociology...............................................................................................................SOC 110, SOC 115, 160
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**
COMM 100 Fundamentals of Communication* **........................................................................SPC 112 - Principles of Speech
MATH 100 - Conc & Apps Fundamental Math*................................................MAT 121 - College Algebra
0BVU 120 - Computer Applications*.................................................................CSC 118 - Computer Systems & Applications
MATH 125 - Math for Elementary Teachers*....................................................MAT 117 - Math for Elementary Teachers
Fine Arts: 3 credit hours ** (see catalog for approved courses)
ART/MUSI/THEA **...............................................................................................ART 101, MUS 100, DRA 102***
Humanities: 3 credit hours History** & 3 cr. Literature**, 3 cr. from 3rd area (see catalog for approved courses)
HIST **....................................................................................................................HIS 112, HIS 113, HIS 151, HIS 152, 261***
LITERATURE **....................................................................................................LIT 101, 110, 111, 140, 141
Philosophy...............................................................................................................PHI 101, PHI 105, FLS 141, FLS 142
Science: 3 credit hours Biol**, 3 cr. Physical Sci**, 3 cr. from 3rd area of science (see catalog for approved courses)
BIOL **...................................................................................................................BIO 111 - General Biology, BIO 105
CHEM/PHYS/GENS **........................................................................................PHS 142, ENV 115, CHM 165, PHS 120, CHM 122
Science Lab **......................................................................................................Any Science Lab
Social Science: 3 credit hours Gov't**, 3 cr. each from 2 different areas (see catalog for approved courses)
PSCN 110 Intro to American Government or.................................................POL 111, 112
PSPA 320 State and Local Politics **..............................................................PSY 111 or PSY 251
SOC 110 or SOC 115
Geography Support Work Requirement:
GEOG **................................................................................................................GEO 121 - Intro to World 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 Registrarʼs Office. Consult the BVU catalog in effect at the time of entering BVU for complete listing of degree requirements.