IUP Crimson Core Guide - Community College of Philadelphia

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

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

Bill Sands (Last Name A–L) - wsands@iup.edu or 724-357-4839
Lori Roles (Last Name M–Z) - lroles@iup.edu or 724-357-4897

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IUP Crimson Core Competency Area

Lifelong Learning Career and Self Development (4 credits)
IUP Course	CCP 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 CCP 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	CCP Equivalent	Notes
ENGL 101 Composition I	ENGL 101 English Composition
ENGL 202 Composition II	ENGL 102 The Research Paper

Quantitative (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	CCP Equivalent	Notes
MATH 101 Foundations of Mathematics	FNMT 101 Quantitative Reasoning
MATH 105 College Algebra	MATH 161 Precalculus I
MATH 114 Probability and Statistics for Business	ECON 112 Statistics I OR ECON 114 Statistics II
MATH 117 Probability and Statistics	ECON 112 Statistics I OR ECON 114 Statistics II
MATH 120 Applied Business Mathematics	MATH 171 Calculus I
MATH 121 Calculus I for Nat and Soc Sci	MATH 171 Calculus I
MATH 125 Calculus I/ Physics, Chem and Math	MATH 171 Calculus I
MATH 126 Calculus II/ Physics, Chem and Math	MATH 172 Calculus II
MATH 151 Elements of Mathematics I	MATH 123 Mathematical Principles I
MATH 152 Elements of Mathematics II	MATH 133 Mathematical Principles II
MATH 216 Prob and Stats for Natural Science	ECON 112 Statistics I OR ECON 114 Statistics II

Oral Communication (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	CCP Equivalent	Notes
ENGL 110 Public Speaking	ENGL 115 Public Speaking
FORL 101 Arabic I	ARAB 101 Elementary Arabic I
FORL 151 Arabic II	ARAB 102 Elementary Arabic II
FORL 201 Arabic III	ARAB 201 Intermediate Arabic I
CHIN 101 Beginning Chinese Lang & Culture I	CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese I
CHIN 102 Beginning Chinese Lang & Culture II	CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II
CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese Lang & Culture	CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese I
FREN 101 Beginning French Lang and Cult I	FREN 101 Elementary French I
FREN 102 Beginning French Lang and Cult II	FREN 102 Elementary French II
FREN 201 Intermediate French Lang & Culture	FREN 201 Intermediate French I
FORL 1xx Elementary Hebrew I	HEBR 101 Elementary Hebrew I
FORL 1xx Elementary Hebrew II	HEBR 102 Elementary Hebrew II
FORL 2xx Intermediate Hebrew	HEBR 201 Intermediate Hebrew I
FORL 1xx Elementary Italian I	ITAL 101 Elementary Italian I
FORL 1xx Elementary Italian II	ITAL 102 Elementary Italian II
FORL 2xx Intermediate Italian	ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian I
JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese I	JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese I
JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese II	JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese II
JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese	JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult I	SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult II	SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish Lang & Culture	SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
FORL 1xx Elementary Swahili	SWAH 101 Elementary Swahili I
FORL 1xx Elementary Swahili II	SWAH 102 Elementary Swahili II
FORL 2xx Intermediate Swahili	SWAH 201 Intermediate Swahili I

Human and Creative Inquiry (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	CCP Equivalent	Notes
ARHI 101 Introduction to Art	ART 101 Visual Communication
MUHI 101 Introduction to Music	MUS 103 Introduction to Music
LITT 121 Humanities Literature	ENGL 190 Introduction to Literature OR ENGL 245 World Literature: From Antiquity to 1500 OR ENGL 246 World Literature: From 1500 to the Present
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre	ENGL 137 Introduction to Theater

Scientific Reasoning (3–4 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	CCP Equivalent	Notes
BIOL 103 Life on Earth (3 credits)	BIOL 107 General Biology II OR BIOL 124 Principles of Biology II
BIOL 104/114- How the Human Body Works & lab	BIOL 106 General Biology I OR BIOL 123 Principles of Biology I
CHEM 101 College Chemistry I	CHEM 101 Fundamentals of Chemistry I OR CHEM 110 Introductory Chemistry
CHEM 102 College Chemistry II	CHEM 102 Fundamentals of Chemistry II OR CHEM 118 Introduction to Biochemistry
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I	CHEM 121 College Chemistry I
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II	CHEM 122 College Chemistry II
GEOS 105 Exploring the Universe	PHYS 108 Descriptive Astronomy
PSYC 101 General Psychology	PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology	Not a natural science at CCP

Values and Ethics (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	CCP Equivalent	Notes
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics	ECON 182 Principles of Economics (Microeconomics)
FONU 145 Personal Nutrition	NUTR 111 Introduction to Nutrition
FONU 212 Foundations of Nutrition	NUTR 111 Introduction to Nutrition
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy	PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 122 Contemporary Moral Issues	PHIL 211 Ethical Problems

Civic Readiness (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	CCP Equivalent	Notes
ANTH 211 Cultural Anthropology	ANTH 112 Cultural Anthropology
HIST 196 Explorations in US History	HIST 101 US History: Colonial America through Revolution OR HIST 102 US History: The Civil War and The 19th Century OR HIST 103 US History: The 20th Century and Beyond
POLI 111 American Government	POLS 111 American Government
SOCI 151 Principles of Sociology	SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

Global Learning (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	CCP Equivalent	Notes
ANTH 110 Contemporary Anthropology	ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology
ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics	ECON 181 Principles of Economics (Macroeconomics)
GEOG 104 World Geography: Global Context	GEOG 222 World Regional Geography
GEOG 230 Human Geography	GEOG 103 Introduction to Human Geography
HDFS 218 Child Development	PSYC 201 Child Psychology
HIST 198 Explorations in Global History	HIST 121 World History: The Distant Past OR HIST 122 World History: The Recent Past
RELI 110 World Religions	PHIL/RS 151 World 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.