This information is provided as a guide for students at Erie County Community College 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
| IUP Course | Erie 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 EC3 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. |
| IUP Course | EC3 Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 Composition I | ENG 101 English Composition I | |
| ENGL 202 Composition II | ENG 102 English Composition II |
| IUP Course | EC3 Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 101 Foundations of Mathematics | MAT 102 Mathematical Concepts | |
| MATH 105 College Algebra | MAT 111 College Algebra | |
| MATH 114 Probability and Statistics for Business | MAT 202 Introduction to Statistcs | |
| MATH 117 Probability and Statistics | MAT 202 Introduction to Statistics | |
| MATH 120 Applied Business Mathematics | No Equivalent | |
| MATH 121 Calculus I for Nat and Soc Sci | No Equivalent | |
| MATH 125 Calculus I/ Physics, Chem and Math | No Equivalent | |
| MATH 126 Calculus II/ Physics, Chem and Math | No Equivalent | |
| MATH 151 Elements of Mathematics I | No Equivalent | |
| MATH 152 Elements of Mathematics II | No Equivalent | |
| MATH 216 Prob and Stats for Natural Science | No Equivalent |
| IUP Course | EC3 Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 110 Public Speaking | COM/ENG 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
| IUP Course | EC3 Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ARHI 101 Introduction to Art | ART 101 Art Appreciation I | |
| MUHI 101 Introduction to Music | MUS 101 Introduction to Music OR MUS 114 World Music |
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| LITT 121 Humanities Literature | ENG 207 Survey of Literature |
| IUP Course | EC3 Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 103 Life on Earth (3 credits) | BIO 101 Introduction to Biology | |
| BIOL 104/114- How the Human Body Works & lab | No Equivalent | |
| CHEM 101 College Chemistry I | CHEM 110 Intro to Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 102 College Chemistry II | No Equivalent | |
| CHEM 111 General Chemistry I | CHEM 110 Intro to Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 112 General Chemistry II | CHEM 111 Intro to Chemistry II | |
| GEOS 101 & 102 The Dynamic Earth/w lab | GLG 220 Environmental Geology with lab | |
| PSYC 101 General Psychology | PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology | Not a natural science at Erie |
| IUP Course | EC3 Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics | ECO 102 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy | PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy |
| IUP Course | EC3 Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 196 Explorations in US History | HIS 201 US History to 1865 | |
| POLI 111 American Government | POL 203 Survey of American Politics | |
| SOCI 151 Principles of Sociology | SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology |
| IUP Course | EC3 Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 110 Contemporary Anthropology | ANT 201 Survey of Anthropology | |
| ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics | ECO 101 Macroeconomics | |
| HIST 198 Explorations in Global History | HIST 122 Modern History | |
| POLI 101 World Politics | POL 112 International Relations | |
| RELI 110 World Religions | PHL 111 Religions of the World |
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.