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Cowley 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

Cowley College courses approved for general education credit by the WSU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 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

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

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

  • ANT 6911 Cultural Anthropology*

Biology - BA or BS

  • BIO 4125 General Biology I (L)*
  • BIO 4135 General Biology II (L)
  • CHM 4220 Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHM 4230 Chemistry II (L)

Chemistry - BA or BS

  • CHM 4220 Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHM 4230 Chemistry II (L)
  • MTH 4435 Calculus I*
  • MTH 4440 Calculus II
  • MTH 4455 Calculus III
  • PHS 4560 Engineering Physics I (L)*
  • PHS 4561 Engineering Physics II (L)

Communication - BA

Major Courses at WSU

Creative Writing - BA

  • ENG 2260 Creative Writing*

Criminal Justice - BS

  • CRJ 5411 Introduction to Criminal Justice

English - BA

  • LIT 2550 American Literature I*

Forensic Science - BS

  • BIO 4125 General Biology I (L)*
  • BIO 4135 General Biology II (L)
  • BIO 4150 Human Anatomy & Physiology (L)
  • CHM 4220 Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHM 4230 Chemistry II (L)
  • CHM 4250 Organic Chemistry I with Lab (L)
  • CHM 4251 Organic Chemistry II

Geology - BA or BS

  • CHM 4220 Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHM 4230 Chemistry II (L)
  • GEO 4311 Geology (L)*
  • MTH 4435 Calculus I*
  • MTH 4440 Calculus II
  • MTH 4455 Calculus III

History - BA

  • HIS 6411 United States History to 1877*
  • HIS 6412 United States Since 1865*

Mathematics - BA or BS

  • MTH 4435 Calculus I*
  • MTH 4440 Calculus II
  • MTH 4455 Calculus III

Modern Languages - BA

Prerequisites for major courses

Philosophy - BA

  • PHO 6447 Introduction to Philosophy

Physics - BA or BS

  • MTH 4435 Calculus I*
  • MTH 4440 Calculus II
  • MTH 4455 Calculus III
  • PHS 4560 Engineering Physics I (L)*
  • PHS 4561 Engineering Physics II (L)

Political Science - BA

  • POL 6611 American National Government*

Psychology - BA

  • PSY 6711 General Psychology
  • PSY 6712 Developmental Psychology

Social Work - BA

  • PSY 6711 General Psychology
  • SOC 6811 Principles of Sociology*
  • SOC 6821 Introduction to Social Work

Sociology - BA

  • SOC 6811 Principles of Sociology*
  • SOC 6816 Social Problems*
  • SOC 6823 Marriage & Family Relations*

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)

  • BIO 4111 Principles of Biology (L)*
  • PSY 6711 General Psychology
  • SOC 6811 Principles of Sociology*
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