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This information is provided as a guide for students at Allegany College of Maryland who are planning to transfer to IUP.

Questions? Reach out to your transfer counselor using the alphabetic breakdown in parentheses:

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IUP Crimson Core Competency Area

Lifelong Learning Career and Self Development (4 credits)
IUP Course ACM 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 ACM 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
IUP Course ACM Equivalent Notes
ENGL 101 Composition I ENG 101 English Composition I
ENGL 202 Composition II ENG 102 English Composition II
Quantitative (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course ACM Equivalent Notes
MATH 101 Foundations of Mathematics MATH 105 Elements of Mathematics
MATH 105 College Algebra MATH 102 College Algebra OR
 MATH 119 Pre-Calculus I
MATH 114 Probability and Statistics for Business MATH 109 Probability and Statistics
MATH 117 Probability and Statistics MATH 109 Probability and Statistics
MATH 120 Applied Business Mathematics MATH 200 Calculus for Applications
MATH 121 Calculus I for Nat and Soc Sci MATH 201 Calculus I
MATH 125 Calculus I/ Physics, Chem and Math MATH 201 Calculus I
MATH 126 Calculus II/ Physics, Chem and Math MATH 202 Calculus II
MATH 151 Elements of Mathematics I MATH/EDUC 216 Math for Teacher Education I
MATH 152 Elements of Mathematics II MATH/EDUC 217 Math for Teacher Education II
MATH 216 Prob and Stats for Natural Science MATH 109 Probability and Statistics
Oral Communication (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course ACM Equivalent Notes
ENGL 110 Public Speaking SPCH 101 Speech Communication
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult I SPAN 103 Introductory Spanish I
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult II SPAN 104 Introductory Spanish II
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish Lang & Cult SPAN 203 Intermediate Spanish I
Human and Creative Inquiry (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course ACM Equivalent Notes
ARHI 101 Introduction to Art ART 101 Art Appreciation
MUHI 101 Introduction to Music MUS 112 Music Appreciation
LITT 121 Humanities Literature ENG 103 Introduction to Literature
Scientific Reasoning (3–4 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course ACM Equivalent Notes
BIOL 103 Life on Earth (3 credits) BIO 102 General Biology II
BIOL 104/114- How the Human Body Works & lab BIO 101 General Biology I
CHEM 101 College Chemistry I CHEM 101 General Chemistry I
CHEM 102 College Chemistry II CHEM 100 Elements of Chemistry
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I CHEM 101 General Chemistry I
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II CHEM 102 General Chemistry II
GEOS 105 Exploring the Universe PHYS 106 Introductory Astronomy
PSYC 101 General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology Not a natural science at ACM
Values and Ethics (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course ACM Equivalent Notes
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
SPSY 102 Educational Psychology EDUC/PSYC 204 Psychology of Learning & Teaching
FONU 145 Personal Nutrition BIO 114 Fundamentals of Nutrition
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 122 Contemporary Moral Issues PHIL 202 Ethics
PHIL 130 Introduction to Biomedical Ethics AHLT 127 Ethical and Legal issues in Health Care
Civic Readiness (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course ACM Equivalent Notes
ANTH 211 Cultural Anthropology SOC 102 Introduction to Anthropology
HIST 196 Explorations in US History HIST 103 United States History I OR
 HIST 104 Unites States History II
POLI 111 American Government POSC 101 American National Govt.
SOCI 151 Principles of Sociology SOC 101 Introductory to Sociology
Global Learning (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course ACM Equivalent Notes
ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
GEOG 104 World Geography: Global Context GEOG 102 Cultural Geography
HDFS 218 Child Development PSYC 207 Child Psychology
HIST 198 Explorations in Global History HIST 105 Contemporary World History
RELI 110 World Religions PHIL 204 Comparative Religions

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.