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Cowley College: College of Fine Arts 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 College of Fine Arts

wichita.edu/finearts | 316-978-6634| cfa.advisor@wichita.edu

Admission to some Fine Arts majors requires an audition and/or approval.

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

Cowley College courses approved for general education credit by the WSU College of Fine Arts are shown below.

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

  • ENG 2211 Composition I
  • ENG 2212 Composition II

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

  • COM 2711 Public Speaking
  • COM 2725 Interpersonal Communication

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

  • MTH 4417 Contemporary Math with Review
  • MTH 4419 Contemporary Math
  • MTH 4420 College Algebra
  • MTH 4421 College Algebra with Review
  • MTH 4422 Elementary Statistics with Review
  • MTH 4423 Elementary Statistics
  • MTH 4425 Trigonometry
  • MTH 4432 Calculus for Business & Economics
  • MTH 4435 Calculus I
  • MTH 4445 Engineering Probability & Statistics I

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

  • BIO 4111 Principles of Biology (L)
  • BIO 4119 Environmental Biology with Lab (L)
  • BIO 4125 General Biology I (L)
  • BIO 4135 General Biology II (L)
  • BIO 4148 Human Anatomy & Physiology I and BIO 4149 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (L)
  • BIO 4150 Human Anatomy & Physiology (L)
  • BIO 4160 Microbiology (L)
  • CHM 4211 Introduction to General, Organic, Biochemistry with Lab (L)
  • CHM 4220 Chemistry I (L)
  • CHM 4230 Chemistry II (L)
  • GEO 4311 Geology (L)
  • PHS 4511 Physical Science (L)
  • PHS 4530 Introductory Astronomy (L)
  • PHS 4550 General Physics I (L)
  • PHS 4551 General Physics II (L)
  • PHS 4560 Engineering Physics I (L)
  • PHS 4561 Engineering Physics II (L)

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

  • ALH 5250 Introduction to Public Health
  • ANT 6911 Cultural Anthropology
  • ANT 6912 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
  • ANT 6920 Introduction to Archaeology
  • BUS 1412 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • CHC 5711 Development of the Young Child
  • CRJ 5411 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • CRJ 5456 Criminal Law
  • ECO 6113 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECO 6114 Principles of Microeconomics
  • EDU 6231 Human Growth & Development
  • GEG 6120 Principles of Geography
  • MIN 6440 Women & Health
  • POL 6611 American National Government
  • POL 6612 State & Local Government
  • PSY 6711 General Psychology
  • PSY 6712 Developmental Psychology
  • PSY 6730 Cognitive Psychology
  • SOC 6811 Principles of Sociology
  • SOC 6816 Social Problems
  • SOC 6821 Introduction to Social Work
  • SOC 6823 Marriage & Family Relations

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

  • ALH 5339 Bioethics
  • ART 2111 Art Appreciation
  • ART 2141 Art History-Prehistoric to Medieval
  • ART 2142 Art History-Renaissance to Contemporary
  • ART 2150 Elementary Art Methods
  • CIS 1873 Logic and Critical Thinking
  • ENG 2260 Creative Writing
  • FOL 2330 Spanish I
  • FOL 2331 Spanish II
  • FOL 2332 Intermediate Spanish
  • HIS 6411 United States History to 1877
  • HIS 6412 United States Since 1865
  • HIS 6420 World History I
  • HIS 6421 World History II
  • LIT 2511 Introduction to Literature
  • LIT 2531 African-American Literature
  • LIT 2550 American Literature I
  • LIT 2551 American Literature II
  • LIT 2561 English Literature II
  • LIT 2565 Dramatic Literature
  • MCM 2411 Mass Media & Society
  • MUS 2611 Music Appreciation
  • PHO 6447 Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHO 6460 Ethics
  • REL 6430 Comparative Religions
  • REL 6432 Survey of the Old Testament
  • REL 6434 Surve of the New Testament
  • THE 2730 Theatre Appreciation
  • THE 2735 Acting

*Some restrictions may apply for Fine Arts majors.

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

  • ANT 6930 Biological Anthropology
  • BIO 4118 Environmental Biology
  • CAP 1516 Computer Applications (L)
  • CIS 1715 Introduction to Computer Science
  • MTH 4440 Calculus II
  • MTH 4455 Calculus III
  • PHS 4535 Descriptive Astronomy

Program-Specific Requirements

Fine Arts Degrees

Bachelor of Applied Arts - BAA

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA

Bachelor of Music - BM

Bachelor of Music Education - BME

Majors

The following Cowley CC courses will transfer to a WSU Fine Arts major.

Media Arts - BAA

Acting for Digital Arts

  • THE 2735 Acting
  • THE 2736 Voice & Diction

Animation

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I

Audio Production

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II

Filmmaking

Major courses at WSU

Game Design

  • CIS 1883 2D Game Development or CIS 1885 3D Game Development
  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D

Art History - BA

Major courses at WSU

Art Education - BFA

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D

Studio Art: Applied Drawing - BFA

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D

Studio Art: Ceramics Media - BFA

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D

Studio Art: Community & Social Practices - BFA

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D

Studio Art: Painting - BFA

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D

Studio Art: Photo Media - BFA

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D

Studio Art: Print Media - BFA

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D

Studio Art: Sculpture - BFA

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D

Graphic Design - BFA

  • ART 2126 Foundation Drawing I
  • ART 2130 Foundation Design 2D
  • CGA 2013 Introduction to Computer Graphics
  • CGA 2022 Typography
  • CGA 2037 Graphic Design I or CGA 2014 Visual Communication
  • CGA 2040 Graphic Design II

Composition - BM

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2652 Aural Skills III

Performance: Commercial Music - BM

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2652 Aural Skills III

Performance: Jazz Studies - BM

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2652 Aural Skills III

Performance: Instrumental - BM

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2652 Aural Skills III

Performance: Keyboard - BM

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2652 Aural Skills III

Performance: Vocal - BM

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2651 Music Theory IV

Instrumental - BME

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2651 Music Theory IV

Keyboard - BME

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2652 Aural Skills III

Vocal - BME

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2652 Aural Skills III

Special Music Education - BME

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2652 Aural Skills III

Music - BA

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2652 Aural Skills III

Dance - BA/BFA

Major courses at WSU

Musical Theatre - BFA

  • MUS 2620 Music Theory I
  • MUS 2621 Music Theory II
  • MUS 2625 Aural Skills I
  • MUS 2626 Aural Skills II
  • MUS 2640 Class Piano I
  • MUS 2641 Class Piano II
  • THE 2735 Acting
  • THE 2736 Voice & Diction
  • THE 2737 Advanced Acting
  • THE 2739 Script Analysis

Theatre - BA

  • THE 2735 Acting
  • THE 2736 Voice & Diction
  • THE 2737 Advanced Acting
  • THE 2739 Script Analysis
  • THE 2742 Stagecraft or THE 2749 Advanced Stagecraft
  • THE 2746 Theatre Practicum IV

Acting - BFA

  • THE 2735 Acting
  • THE 2737 Advanced Acting
  • THE 2736 Voice & Diction
  • THE 2739 Script Analysis
  • THE 2742 Stagecraft or THE 2749 Advanced Stagecraft
  • THE 2746 Theatre Practicum IV

Design and Technical Theatre - BFA

  • THE 2735 Acting
  • THE 2739 Script Analysis
  • THE 2742 Stagecraft or THE 2749 Advanced Stagecraft
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