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Barton Community College: Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Recommended Transfer Courses

Recommended Transfer Courses

2027-28 Transfer Guide

This Transfer Guide is for information only and is not a contract. Courses / requirements subject to change. Produced March 2027.

WSU Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requires their graduates to complete courses that fulfill the following competencies. General Education, major and elective courses may be used to complete the competencies. Courses that meet an LAS competency are identified with *.

  1. Written Communication
  2. Textual Analysis
  3. Oral Communication
  4. Civic Responsibility
  5. Cultural Literacy
  6. World Language
    • Only required for Bachelor of Arts degrees and the Bachelor of Science degrees in Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
  7. Quantitative Literacy
  8. Scientific Reasoning
  9. Technological Literacy

NOTE:

  • (L) - For purposes of this transfer guide, "Lab" in the course name or "(L)" after the course name indicates that the WSU equivalent course carries the "laboratory" (LAB) attribute.

Academic Divisions for General Education

Barton CC courses approved for general education credit by the WSU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are shown below.

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

  • ENGL 1204 English Composition I
  • ENGL 1206 English Composition II

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

  • COMM 1200 Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 1230 Public Speaking

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

  • MATH 1823 Contemporary Math
  • MATH 1828 College Algebra
  • MATH 1830 Trigonometry
  • MATH 1831 Business Calculus*
  • MATH 1832 Analytic Geometry/Calculus I*
  • QMAT 1828 Contemporary Math
  • STAT 1828 Elements of Statistics

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

  • CHEM 1802 Fundamentals of General Chemistry (L)*
  • CHEM 1804 Elementary Organic Chemistry (L)
  • CHEM 1806 College Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHEM 1808 College Chemistry II (L)
  • LIFE 1402 Principles of Biology (L)*
  • LIFE 1406 Principles of Botany (L) and LIFE 1410 Principles of Zoology (L)
  • LIFE 1407 Anatomy & Physiology I and LIFE 1409 Anatomy & Physiology II (L)
  • LIFE 1408 Anatomy & Physiology (L)
  • LIFE 1412 Principles of Microbiology (L)
  • LIFE 1413 Environmental Science
  • LIFE 1414 Environmental Science (L)
  • PHSC 1400 Physical Science (L)
  • PHSC 1408 Astronomy (5 hours) (L)
  • PHYS 1600 Physics I (L)*
  • PHYS 1602 Physics II (L)
  • PHYS 1604 Engineering Physics I (L)*
  • PHYS 1606 Engineering Physics II (L)

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

  • ANTH 1816 Cultural Anthropology*
  • ANTH 1823 Linguistic Anthropology
  • CHLD 1505 Childhood Growth & Development
  • CRIM 1600 Intro to Criminal Justice
  • CRIM 1614 Criminal Law
  • CRIM 1659 CJ Interview & Report Writing
  • ECON 1610 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 1612 Principles of Microeconomics
  • GEOG 1819 World & Regional Geography
  • GEOG 1823 North American Geography
  • PHSC 1404 Physical Geography
  • PHSC 1405 Physical Geography Lab
  • POLS 1800 Government of United States*
  • POLS 1801 Intro to Political Science
  • POLS 1804 International Relations*
  • POLS 1828 State & Local Government
  • PSYC 1000 General Psychology
  • PSYC 1014 Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC 1016 Social Psychology
  • SOCI 1100 Intro to Sociology*
  • SOCI 1102 Marriage & Family*
  • SOCI 1104 Contemporary Social Problems*
  • SOCI 1106 Intro to Social Work
  • SOCI 1129 Cross Cultural Awareness
  • SOCI 1138 Women in Society*

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

  • ARTS 1200 Art Appreciation
  • ARTS 1201 Art History Survey I
  • ARTS 1203 Art History Survey II
  • ARTS 1222 Ceramics I
  • ARTS 1224 Ceramics II
  • ARTS 1225 Ceramics: Potters Wheel
  • ARTS 1237 Elementary School Art
  • BUSI 1607 Business Ethics
  • COMM 1210 Oral Interpretation
  • COMM 1217 Nonverbal Communication
  • COMM 1315 Intro to Film
  • COMM 1700 Intro to Mass Media
  • ENGL 1216 Creative Writing*
  • HIST 1400 American History to 1877*
  • HIST 1402 American History 1877-Present*
  • HIST 1406 History of Kansas*
  • HIST 1408 Western Civilization to 1500
  • HIST 1409 History and Philosophy of Western Culture to 1500
  • HIST 1410 Western Civilization 1500-Present*
  • HIST 1411 History and Philosophy of Western Culture 1500 to Present
  • HIST 1450 World History to 1500
  • HIST 1452 World Hist 1500-Present*
  • JOUR 1700 Intro to Mass Media
  • LANG 1908 Elementary Spanish I
  • LANG 1910 Elementary Spanish II
  • LANG 1914 Elementary French I
  • LANG 1916 Elementary French II
  • LITR 1210 Intro to Literature*
  • LITR 1212 The Short Story*
  • LITR 1215 World Literature
  • LITR 1216 American Literature I*
  • LITR 1228 Introduction to Drama*
  • MUSI 1002 Introduction to Music
  • MUSI 1029 Music Elem Classroom Teacher
  • PHIL 1602 Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHIL 1604 Systematic Ethics
  • PHIL 1605 Reason & Argument
  • RELI 1301 New Testament Lit: Gospels*
  • RELI 1305 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament*
  • RELI 1311 World Religions
  • THEA 1300 Intro to the Theatre
  • THEA 1302 Acting I
  • THEA 1315 Introduction to Film

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

  • BSTC 1001 Introduction to Computers (L)
  • BSTC 1036 Computer Concepts & Appl (L)
  • MATH 1834 Analytic Geometry/Calculus II
  • MATH 1836 Analytic Geometry/Calculus III
  • PHSC 1402 Introduction to Geology
  • PHSC 1406 Intro to Meteorology
  • PHSC 1408 Astronomy (3 hours)
  • PRGM 1007 Foundation of Computer Science

Program-Specific Requirements

World Language Requirement:

All Bachelor of Arts degrees and the Bachelor of Science degrees in Criminal Justice and Homeland

Security require a world language through the intermediate level.

Courses to Begin Las Majors

In the first two years of college, your

program may include one or two

courses that begin the major. Students

transferring 48 hours or more to LAS

must declare a specific LAS major or

degree preference during the first

semester of enrollment. The best initial

courses for LAS majors are listed below.

Anthropology (BA)

  • ANTH 1816 Cultural Anthropology*

Biology (BA or BS)

  • CHEM 1806 College Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHEM 1808 College Chemistry II (L)
  • LIFE 1402 Principles of Biology (L)*

Chemistry (BA or BS)

  • CHEM 1806 College Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHEM 1808 College Chemistry II (L)
  • MATH 1832 Analytic Geometry/Calculus I*
  • MATH 1834 Analytic Geometry/Calculus II
  • MATH 1836 Analytic Geometry/Calculus III
  • PHYS 1604 Engineering Physics I (L)*
  • PHYS 1606 Engineering Physics II (L)

Communication (BA)

  • COMM 1705 Advanced Reporting

Creative Writing (BA)

  • ENGL 1216 Creative Writing*

Criminal Justice (BS)

  • CRIM 1600 Intro to Criminal Justice
  • CRIM 1614 Criminal Law
  • CRIM 1659 CJ Interview & Report Writing

English (BA)

  • LITR 1212 The Short Story*
  • LITR 1216 American Literature I*
  • LITR 1228 Introduction: Drama*

Forensic Science (BS)

  • CHEM 1806 College Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHEM 1808 College Chemistry II (L)
  • CHEM 1814 Organic Chemistry I (L)
  • CHEM 1816 Organic Chemistry II
  • LIFE 1402 Principles of Biology (L)*
  • LIFE 1407 Anatomy & Physiology I and LIFE 1409 Anatomy & Physiology II (L)

Geology (BA or BS)

  • CHEM 1806 College Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHEM 1808 College Chemistry II (L)
  • MATH 1832 Analytic Geometry/Calculus I*
  • MATH 1834 Analytic Geometry/Calculus II
  • MATH 1836 Analytic Geometry/Calculus III
  • PHSC 1402 Intro to Geology*

History (BA)

  • HIST 1400 American History to 1877
  • HIST 1402 American History 1877 to Present*
  • HIST 1408 Western Civilization to 1500
  • HIST 1409 History and Philosophy of Western Culture to 1500
  • HIST 1410 Western Civilization 1500-Present*
  • HIST 1411 History and Philosophy of Western Culture 1500-Present
  • HIST 1450 World History to 1500
  • HIST 1452 World History 1500-Present*

Mathematics (BA or BS)

  • MATH 1832 Analytic Geometry/Calculus I*
  • MATH 1834 Analytic Geometry/Calculus II
  • MATH 1836 Analytic Geometry/Calculus III

Modern Languages (BA)

Prerequisites for major courses

Philosophy (BA)

  • PHIL 1602 Intro to Philosophy
  • PHIL 1604 Systematic Ethics

Physics (BA or BS)

  • MATH 1832 Analytic Geometry/Calculus I*
  • MATH 1834 Analytic Geometry/Calculus II
  • MATH 1836 Analytic Geometry/Calculus III
  • PHYS 1604 Engineering Physics I (L)*
  • PHYS 1606 Engineering Physics II (L)

Political Science (BA)

  • POLS 1800 Government of United States*
  • POLS 1804 International Relations*
  • POLS 1828 State & Local Government

Psychology (BA)

  • PSYC 1000 General Psychology
  • PSYC 1016 Social Psychology

Social Work (BA)

  • PSYC 1000 General Psychology
  • SOCI 1100 Intro to Sociology*
  • SOCI 1106 Intro to Social Work

Sociology (BA)

  • SOCI 1100 Intro to Sociology*
  • SOCI 1104 Contemporary Social Problems*

Courses that Fulfill General Education & Program Requirements

Certain general education courses are also used as program requirements for specific programs with systemwide transfer plans. These courses can be applied to the programs through transfer credits. WSU strongly recommends that students looking at these programs take the following courses to fulfill both General Education and program requirements simultaneously.

Social Work (BA)

  • LIFE 1402 Principles of Biology (L)*
  • PSYC 1000 General Psychology
  • SOCI 1100 Intro to Sociology*
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