IUP Crimson Core Guide - Montgomery County Community College

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This information is provided as a guide for students at Montgomery 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

Lifelong Learning Career and Self Development (4 credits)
IUP Course	Montco 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 Montco 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	Montco 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	Montco Equivalent	Notes
MATH 101 Foundations of Mathematics	MAT 106 Math Applications
MATH 105 College Algebra	MAT 161 Precalculus I
MATH 114 Probability and Statistics for Business	MAT 130 Probability and Statistics OR MAT 131 Intro Statistics I OR MAT 132 Intro to Statistics II
MATH 117 Probability and Statistics	MAT 130 Probability and Statistics OR MAT 131 Intro Statistics I OR MAT 132 Intro to Statistics II
MATH 120 Applied Business Mathematics	MAT 142 Calculus for Business and Social Science
MATH 121 Calculus I for Nat and Soc Sci	MAT 190 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I
MATH 125 Calculus I/ Physics, Chem and Math	MAT 190 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I
MATH 126 Calculus II/ Physics, Chem and Math	MAT 201 Calculus & Analytic Geometry II
MATH 151 Elements of Mathematics I	MAT 103 Foundations of Math
MATH 152 Elements of Mathematics II	MAT 104 Foundations of Mathematics II
MATH 216 Prob and Stats for Natural Science	MAT 130 Probability and Statistics OR MAT 131 Intro Statistics I OR MAT 132 Intro to Statistics II

Oral Communication (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	Montco Equivalent	Notes
ENGL 110 Public Speaking	CMS 110 Speech Communication OR CMS 120 Public Speaking
CHIN 101 Beginning Chinese Lang & Culture I	CHI 101 Elementary Mandarin Chinese I
CHIN 102 Beginning Chinese Lang & Culture II	CHI 102 Elementary Mandarin Chinese II
FREN 101 Beginning French Lang and Cult I	FRE 101 Elementary French I
FREN 102 Beginning French Lang and Cult II	FRE 102 Elementary French II
FREN 201 Intermediate French Lang & Culture	FRE 201 Intermediate French I
GERM 101 Beginning German Lang and Cult I	GER 101 Elementary German I
GERM 102 Beginning German Lang and Cult II	GER 102 Elementary German II
GERM 201 Intermediate German Lang & Culture	GER 201 Intermediate German I
JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese I	JPN 101 Elementary Japanese I
JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese II	JPN 102 Elementary Japanese II
JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese	JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult I	SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult II	SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish Lang & Culture	SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I

Human and Creative Inquiry (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	Montco Equivalent	Notes
ANTH 316 ANTH of Magic, Witchcraft and Religion	ANT 204 Magic, Religion and Witchcraft
DANC 102 Introduction to Dance	DAN 110 Dance Appreciation
MUHI 101 Introduction to Music	MUS 155 Music Listening: A Survey
LITT 121 Humanities Literature	ENG 221 Literature of Western World I OR ENG 258 Literature of Western World II

Scientific Reasoning (3–4 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	Montco Equivalent	Notes
BIOL 103 Life on Earth (3 credits)	BIO 120 Concepts of Biology
BIOL 104/114- How the Human Body Works & lab	BIO 121 General Biology I
CHEM 101 College Chemistry I	CHE 121 General Chemistry - Inorganic
CHEM 102 College Chemistry II	CHE 122 General Chemistry - Organic
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I	CHE 151 Principles of Chemistry I
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II	CHE 152 Principles of Chemistry II
GEOS 101 & 102 The Dynamic Earth/w lab	GLG 120 Earth Science
GEOS 105 & 106 Exploring the Universe	AST 120 Introduction to Astronomy OR GLG 121 Introduction to Astronomy
PSYC 101 General Psychology	PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology	Not a natural science at Montco

Values and Ethics (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	Montco Equivalent	Notes
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics	ECO 122 Microeconomics
SPSY 102 Educational Psychology	PSY 210 Educational Psychology
FONU 145 Personal Nutrition	ESW 206 Basic Nutrition
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy	PHI 100 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 122 Contemporary Moral Issues	PHI 101 Introduction to Ethics OR PHI 115 21st Century Ethical Issues
PHIL 130 Introduction to Biomedical Ethics	PHI 120 Ethical Issues Affecting Consumers & Health Care

Civic Readiness (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	Montco Equivalent	Notes
ANTH 211 Cultural Anthropology	ANT 104 Cultural Anthropology
ECON 101 Basic Economics	ECO 110 Elements of Economics
HIST 196 Explorations in US History	HIS 203 History of the United States: To 1877 OR HIS 205 History of the United States: From 1877
POLI 111 American Government	POL 124 American National Government
SOCI 151 Principles of Sociology	SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

Global Learning (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course	Montco Equivalent	Notes
ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics	ECO 121 Macroeconomics
GEOG 104 World Geography: Global Context	GEO 110 World Regional Geography
GEOG 230 Human Geography	GEO 130 Cultural Geography
HDFS 218 Child Development	PSY 200 Child Psychology
HIST 198 Explorations in Global History	HIS 121 World Civilizations I: To 1500 OR HIS 122 World Civilization II: From 1500
POLI 101 World Politics	POL 101 Introduction to Political Science
RELI 110 World Religions	PHI 215 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.