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This information is provided as a guide for students at Butler County Community College who are planning to transfer to IUP.

Questions? Reach out to your transfer counselor using the alphabetic breakdown in parentheses:

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91PORN Crimson Core Competency Area

Lifelong Learning Career and Self Development (4 credits)
91PORN Course BC3 Equivalent Notes
UNIV 101 No Equivalent UNIV 101 is 3 credits. Students with less than 30 credits of transfer work will need to take this course. Students who come to IUP as freshmen with dual enrollment credits from Westmoreland will still be expected to take the course.
Department Sophomore Readiness No Equivalent Sophomore Readiness (1 credit) will be waived with 60 credits or completion of an AS or AA degree.
Written Communication (3 credits) - Choose 1
91PORN Course BC3 Equivalent Notes
ENGL 101 Composition I ENGL 101 College Writing
ENGL 202 Composition II ENGL 102 Research Writing OR
ENGL 104 Research Writing with Literature
Quantitative (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course BC3 Equivalent Notes
MATH 105 College Algebra MATH 101 College Algebra
MATH 120 Applied Business Mathematics MATH 125 Business Calculus
MATH 114 Probability and Statistics for Business MATH 107 Elementary Statistics
MATH 117 Probability and Statistics MATH 107 Elementary Statistics
MATH 121 Calculus I for Nat and Soc Sci MATH 221 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
MATH 125 Calculus I/ Physics, Chem and Math MATH 221 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
MATH 126 Calculus II/ Physics, Chem and Math MATH 222 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
MATH 151 Elements of Mathematics I MATH 182 Mathematics for Teacher Education I
MATH 152 Elements of Mathematics II MATH 183 Mathematics for Teacher Education II
MATH 216 Prob and Stats for Natural Science MATH 107 Elementary Statistics
Oral Communication (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course BC3 Equivalent Notes
ENGL 110 Public Speaking COMM 201 Speech
FREN 101 Beginning French Lang and Cult I FREN 101 French I
FREN 102 Beginning French Lang and Cult II FREN 102 French II
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult I SPAN 101 Spanish I
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult II SPAN 102 Spanish II
Human and Creative Inquiry (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course BC3 Equivalent Notes
ARHI 101 Introduction to Art ARTS 101 Introduction to Art
MUHI 101 Introduction to Music MUSC 101 Introduction to Music
LITT 121 Humanities Literature ENGL 216 World Literature : Ancient-1650 OR
ENGL 217 World Literature: 1650-Present
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre ARTS 112 Introduction to Theater
Scientific Reasoning (3–4 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course BC3 Equivalent Notes
BIOL 103 Life on Earth (3 credits) BIOL 101 Biology I OR
BIOL 121 Principles of Biology II
BIOL 104/114- How the Human Body Works & lab BIOL 116 Human Biology OR
BIOL 120 Principles of Biology I
CHEM 101 College Chemistry I CHEM 100 Descriptive Chemistry OR 
CHEM 101 Chemistry I
CHEM 102 College Chemistry II No Equivalent
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I CHEM 101 Chemistry I
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II CHEM 102 Chemistry II
GEOS 101 & 102 The Dynamic Earth/w lab PHSC 120 Principles of Geology
PSYC 101 General Psychology PSYC 201 General Psychology
Values and Ethics (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course BC3 Equivalent Notes
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 102 Principles of Economics - Micro Approach
SPSY 102 Educational Psychology PSYC 202 Educational Psychology
FONU 145 Personal Nutrition FSVC 140 Principles of Nutrition
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 122 Contemporary Moral Issues PHIL 208 Ethics
Civic Readiness (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course BC3 Equivalent Notes
HIST 196 Explorations in US History HIST 201 Early United States History OR
HIST 202 Recent United States History
POLI 111 American Government POLI 210 American National Government
SOCI 151 Principles of Sociology SOCI 211 Principles of Sociology
Global Learning (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course BC3 Equivalent Notes
ANTH 110 Contemporary Anthropology ANTH 100 Introduction to Anthropology
ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 101 Principles of Economics - Macro Approach
GEOG 104 World Geography: Global Context GEOG 101 World Geography
HIST 198 Explorations in Global History HIST 152 Early Modern World History OR
HIST 205 Contemporary World History
RELI 110 World Religions PHIL 215 Introduction to Religions of the World

Leadership (3 credits) - Take at IUP. This is a specific IUP course.

If you have military credit for basic training, then that will transfer as MLSC 101 and MLSC 102 and meet this requirement. Will be waived with an AS or AA degree.

Crimson Core Electives (6–9 credits) - Major-specific, check catalog.

Students can take 6–9 credits from the courses above. No more than three courses can be taken from each competency, and a course prefix can be repeated twice.