General Education Program 

Before you graduate from Buena Vista University you must complete all general education requirements, including:

• Intellectual Foundations studies in Writing, Oral Communication, Technology, and Mathematics
• Intellectual Explorations studies in Humanities, Science, Social Science, and the Fine Arts

General Education Requirements for Transfer Students

Students transferring to BVU’s Storm Lake and Centers campuses with an associate of arts degree have satisfied the “Intellectual Foundations” and the “Intellectual Explorations” general education categories.

Storm Lake transfer students must complete a “pro-rated” Academic and Cultural Events Series (ACES) and Designated Writing Course (DWC) requirement. Centers transfer students are not required to complete ACES, but must complete a “pro-rated” DWC requirement. Details of these requirements are outlined in the ACES and DWC sections of the Academic Catalog.

The transcripts of those transfer students — Storm Lake and Centers — 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.