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This information is provided as a guide for students at Pennsylvania Highlands 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 Pennsylvania Highlands 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 Pennsylvania Highlands Equivalent Notes
ENGL 101 Composition I ENG 110 English Composition I
ENGL 202 Composition II ENG 205 Research Writing
Quantitative (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course Pennsylvania Highlands Equivalent Notes
MATH 101 Foundations of Mathematics MAT 116 Math Concepts and Applications
MATH 105 College Algebra MAT 145 College Algebra
MATH 114 Probability and Statistics for Business MAT 200 Probability and Statistics
MATH 117 Probability and Statistics MAT 200 Probability and Statistics
MATH 120 Applied Business Mathematics MAT 205 Applied Calculus for Business
MATH 121 Calculus I for Nat and Soc Sci MAT 210 Calculus I
MATH 125 Calculus I/ Physics, Chem and Math MAT 210 Calculus I
MATH 126 Calculus II/ Physics, Chem and Math MAT 220 Calculus II
MATH 151 Elements of Mathematics I MAT 126 Elements of Mathematics I
MATH 152 Elements of Mathematics II MAT 127 Elements of Mathematics II
MATH 216 Prob and Stats for Natural Science MAT 200 Probability and Statistics
Oral Communication (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course Pennsylvania Highlands Equivalent Notes
ENGL 110 Public Speaking COM 101 Public Speaking
FREN 101 Beginning French Lang and Cult I FRE 101 French I
FREN 102 Beginning French Lang and Cult II FRE 102 French II
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult I SPA 101 Spanish I
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult II SPA 102 Spanish II
Human and Creative Inquiry (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course Pennsylvania Highlands Equivalent Notes
ARHI 101 Introduction to Art ART 101 Introduction to Art History
MUHI 101 Introduction to Music MUS 100 Introduction to Music
LITT 121 Humanities Literature ENG 200 English Comp II Studies in Literature
Scientific Reasoning (3–4 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course Pennsylvania Highlands Equivalent Notes
BIOL 103 Life on Earth (3 credits) BIO 102 Life Science OR
BIO 106 Prin. of Biology II Lecture
BIOL 104/114- How the Human Body Works & lab BIO 104/114 Principles of Biology I Lecture & Lab
CHEM 101 College Chemistry I CHM 125/CHM 126 General Chemistry I
CHEM 102 College Chemistry II CHM 116/CHM 117 Chemistry for Health Professions
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I CHM 125/CHM 126 General Chemistry I
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II CHM 127/ CHM128 General Chemistry II
GEOS 101 The Dynamic Earth GLG 102 Introduction to Geology
GEOS 102 Earth Systems Lab GLG 103 Intro to Geology Lab
PSYC 101 General Psychology PSY 100 General Psychology Will not be a natural science at PHCC
PHYS 111/121 Physics I Lecture and Lab PHY 110 & PHY 111 Physics (Algebra-Based) I & Lab
PHYS 112/122 Physics I Lecture and Lab PHY 115 & PHY 116 Physics (Algebra-Based) II & Lab
Values and Ethics (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course Pennsylvania Highlands Equivalent Notes
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics ECO 110 Microeconomics
SPSY 102 Educational Psychology PSY 120 Intro to Educational Psychology
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 122 Contemporary Moral Issues PHI 200 Ethics
Civic Readiness (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course Pennsylvania Highlands Equivalent Notes
ANTH 211 Cultural Anthropology ANT 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
CRIM 103 Making Laws, Breaking Laws CRJ 115 Ethics in Criminal Justice
HIST 196 Explorations in US History HIS 100 U.S. History I: Discovery through Reconstruction OR
HIS 110 U.S. History II: Reconstruction to Present
POLI 111 American Government GOV 100 Intro to American National Government
SOCI 151 Principles of Sociology SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
Global Learning (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
91PORN Course Pennsylvania Highlands Equivalent Notes
ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 100 Macroeconomics
GEOG 104 World Geography: Global Context GEO 100 Introduction to Geography
HDFS 218 Child Development ECE 110 Child Development
RELI 110 World Religions REL 100 World Religions/Religious Studies

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.