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This information is provided as a guide for students at Community College of Beaver County 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 CCBC 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 CCBC 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 CCBC Equivalent Notes
ENGL 101 Composition I WRIT 101 English Composition
ENGL 202 Composition II WRIT 102 English Composition II
Quantitative (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course CCBC Equivalent Notes
MATH 105 College Algebra MATH 130 College Algebra
MATH 114 Probability and Statistics for Business MATH 126 Statistics
MATH 117 Probability and Statistics MATH 126 Statistics
MATH 121 Calculus I for Nat and Soc Sci MATH 160 Calculus I
MATH 125 Calculus I/ Physics, Chem and Math MATH 160 Calculus I
MATH 126 Calculus II/ Physics, Chem and Math MATH 161 Calculus II
MATH 151 Elements of Mathematics I MATH 112 Mathematics for Elementary Edcuation I
MATH 152 Elements of Mathematics II MATH 114 Mathematics for Elementary Education II
MATH 216 Prob and Stats for Natural Science MATH 126 Statistics
Oral Communication (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course CCBC Equivalent Notes
ENGL 110 Public Speaking COMM 201 Public Speaking
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult I SPAN 101 Spanish I
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult II SPAN 102 Spanish II
Human and Creative Inquiry (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course CCBC Equivalent Notes
MUHI 101 Introduction to Music MUSI 101 Introduction to Music
LITT 121 Humanities Literature LITR 210 Concepts of Literature OR
LITR 217 World Literature
Scientific Reasoning (3–4 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course CCBC Equivalent Notes
BIOL 103 Life on Earth (3 credits) BIOL 102 General Biology II
BIOL 104/114- How the Human Body Works & lab BIOL 100 Principles of Biology
OR
BIOL 101 General Biology I
CHEM 101 College Chemistry I CHEM 101 General Chemistry I
OR
CHEM 106 Principles of Chemistry
CHEM 102 College Chemistry II No Equivalent
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I CHEM 101 General Chemistry I
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II CHEM 102 General Chemistry II
PSYC 101 General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology Not a natural science at CCBC
Values and Ethics (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course CCBC Equivalent Notes
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 256 Microeconomics
OR
BUSM 256 Microeconomics
SPSY 102 Educational Psychology PSYC 205 Educational Psychology
FONU 145 Personal Nutrition HPER 220 Nutrition
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 122 Contemporary Moral Issues PHIL 110 Introduction to Ethics
Civic Readiness (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course CCBC Equivalent Notes
HIST 196 Explorations in US History HIST 111 U.S. History I
OR
HIST 112 U.S. History II
POLI 111 American Government POLS 101 American National Government
SOCI 151 Principles of Sociology SOCI 101 Principles of Sociology
Global Learning (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course CCBC Equivalent Notes
ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics ECN 255 Macroeconomics OR
BUSM 255 Macroeconomics		 Macroeconomics may not work for some majors. May need to take this course at IUP.

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.