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Independence 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

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

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

  • ENG 1003 English Composition I
  • ENG 1013 English Composition II

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

  • COM 1203 Public Speaking
  • COM 1233 Interpersonal Comm

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

  • MAT 1023 College Algebra
  • MAT 1055 Analytic Geom/Calc I*
  • MAT 1093 Plane Trigonometry
  • MAT 1103 Elementary Statistics
  • MAT 1123 Contemporary Math
  • MAT 1153 Business Calculus*

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

  • BIO 1005 Gen Bio/Non-majors (L)*
  • BIO 1015 Botany and BIO 1025 Zoology (L)
  • BIO 1115 Biology I: Principles of Cellular & Molecular Biology (L)*
  • BIO 2035 Environmental Biol (L)*
  • BIO 2045 Anatomy & Physiology (L)
  • BIO 2055 Microbiology (L)
  • BIO 2115 Biology II: Principles of Organismal Biology (L)
  • BIO 2215 Anat and Physiology II (L)
  • PHS 1005 Physical Science (L)
  • PHS 1015 Chem/Non-Majors (L)*
  • PHS 1025 Chemistry I/Majors (L)*
  • PHS 1035 Chemistry II/Majors (L)
  • PHS 1055 College Physics I (L)*
  • PHS 1065 College Physics II (L)
  • PHS 1085 Descript Astronomy (L)*
  • PHS 2055 Engineering Phys I (L)*
  • PHS 2065 Engineering Phys II (L)
  • PHS 2075 Intro to Orgnc Chem & Biochem (L)*

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

  • BEH 1003 General Psychology
  • BEH 1013 Child Psychology
  • BEH 2003 Developmental Psych
  • BEH 2013 Adolescent Psychology
  • BUS 2023 Microeconomics
  • BUS 2033 Macroeconomics
  • GEO 2013 World Regional Geog
  • POL 1013 Intro to Political Science
  • POL 1023 American Government*
  • SOC 1003 Intro to Sociology*
  • SOC 1013 Sociology of Families*
  • SOC 1113 Intro to Criminal Justice
  • SOC 1213 Intro to Social Work
  • SOC 2023 Social Problems*
  • SOC 2113 Intro Race/Ethnic Rel*

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

  • ART 1043 Art Appreciation
  • ART 2023 Ceramics I
  • ART 2043 Ceramics II
  • ART 2113 Art for Elem Schools
  • BUS 2113 Business Ethics
  • COM 1033 Intro to Mass Comm
  • ENG 1073 Intro to Lit (Modern)*
  • ENG 1083 American Literature I*
  • ENG 2023 Creative Writing*
  • ENG 2043 Intro to Dramatic Lit*
  • ENG 2083 Contemp Dramatic Lit
  • ENG 2113 Amer Literature II*
  • ENG 2123 British Literature I*
  • ENG 2133 British Literature II*
  • ENG 2143 Survey/Black Lit*
  • ENG 2151 Topics in Literature*
  • ENG 2152 Topics in Literature*
  • FRL 1005 French I
  • FRL 1015 French II
  • FRL 1025 Spanish I
  • FRL 1035 Spanish II
  • FRL 2035 Spanish III*
  • FRL 2043 Spanish IV*
  • HIS 1003 World History I
  • HIS 1013 World History II*
  • HIS 1023 US History I to 1877*
  • HIS 1063 US History II 1877-Pres*
  • MUE 1013 Music for Elem Schools
  • MUE 1223 Hist of Broadway Musical
  • MUE 1303 Music Appreciation
  • PHI 1073 Ethics
  • PHI 2003 Intro to Philosophy
  • PHI 2073 Logic & Classical Reasng
  • REL 1013 New Testament History*
  • REL 1053 World Religions
  • THR 1013 Theatre Appreciation
  • THR 1023 Acting I
  • THR 1093 Intro to Playwriting
  • THR 1193 Playwriting II

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

  • CIT 1003 Computer Conc/App (L)
  • CIT 2003 Compu Info Systems (L)
  • MAT 2025 Analytical Geom/Calc II

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, the

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)

Major courses at WSU

Biology (BA or BS)

  • BIO 1115 Biology I: Principles of Cellular & Molecular Biology (L)*
  • BIO 2115 Biology II: Principles of Organismal Biology (L)
  • PHS 1025 Chemistry I/Majors (L)*
  • PHS 1035 Chemistry II/Majors (L)

Chemistry (BA or BS)

  • MAT 1055 Analytic Geom/Calc I*
  • MAT 2025 Analytical Geom/Calc II
  • PHS 1025 Chemistry I/Majors (L)*
  • PHS 1035 Chemistry II/Majors (L)
  • PHS 2055 Engineering Phys I (L)*

Communication (BA)

Major courses at WSU

Creative Writing (BA)

  • ENG 2023 Creative Writing*

Criminal Justice (BS)

  • SOC 1113 Intro to Criminal Justice

English (BA)

  • ENG 1083 American Literature I*

Forensic Science (BS)

  • BIO 1115 Biology I: Principles of Cellular & Molecular Biology (L)*
  • BIO 2045 Anatomy & Physiology (L)
  • BIO 2115 Biology II: Principles of Organismal Biology (L)
  • PHS 1025 Chemistry I/Majors (L)*
  • PHS 1035 Chemistry II/Majors (L)

Geology (BA or BS)

  • MAT 1055 Analytic Geom/Calc I*
  • MAT 2025 Analytical Geom/Calc II
  • PHS 1025 Chemistry I/Majors (L)*
  • PHS 1035 Chemistry II/Majors (L)

History (BA)

  • HIS 1003 World History I
  • HIS 1013 World History II*

Mathematics (BA or BS)

  • MAT 1055 Analytic Geom/Calc I*
  • MAT 2025 Analytical Geom/Calc II

Modern Languages (BA)

Prerequisites for major courses

Philosophy (BA)

  • PHI 2003 Intro to Philosophy

Physics (BA or BS)

  • MAT 1055 Analytic Geom/Calc I*
  • MAT 2025 Analytical Geom/Calc II
  • PHS 2055 Engineering Phys I (L)*
  • PHS 2065 Engineering Phys II (L)

Political Science (BA)

  • POL 1023 American Government*

Psychology (BA)

  • BEH 1003 General Psychology
  • BEH 2003 Developmental Psych

Social Work (BA)

  • BEH 1003 General Psychology
  • SOC 1003 Intro to Sociology*
  • SOC 1213 Intro to Social Work

Sociology (BA)

  • SOC 1003 Intro to Sociology*
  • SOC 1013 Sociology of Families*
  • SOC 2023 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)

  • BEH 1003 General Psychology
  • BIO 1005 Gen Bio/Non-majors (L)*
  • SOC 1003 Intro to Sociology*
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