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This information is provided as a guide for students at Northampton Community College 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 Northampton 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 Northampton 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 Northampton Equivalent Notes
ENGL 101 Composition I ENGL 101 English I
ENGL 202 Composition II ENGL 151R English II
Quantitative (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course Northampton Equivalent Notes
MATH 101 Foundations of Mathematics MATH 120 Nature of Mathematics
MATH 105 College Algebra MATH 140 College Algebra
MATH 114 Probability and Statistics for Business MATH 150 Introductory Statistics
MATH 117 Probability and Statistics MATH 150 Introductory Statistics
MATH 120 Applied Business Mathematics MATH 165 Applied Calculus
MATH 121 Calculus I for Nat and Soc Sci MATH 180 Calculus I
MATH 125 Calculus I/ Physics, Chem and Math MATH 180 Calculus I
MATH 126 Calculus II/ Physics, Chem and Math MATH 181 Calculus II
MATH 151 Elements of Mathematics I MATH 118 Foundations of Mathematics I
MATH 152 Elements of Mathematics II MATH 119 Foundations of Mathematics II
MATH 216 Prob and Stats for Natural Science MATH 150 Introductory Statistics
Oral Communication (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course Northampton Equivalent Notes
ENGL 110 Public Speaking COMM 205 Public Speaking
CHIN 101 Beginning Chinese Lang and Cult I MDLA 105 Elementary Chinese I
CHIN 102 Beginning Chinese Lang and Cult II MDLA 115 Elementary Chinese II
CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese Lang & Cult MDLA 125 Intermediate Chinese I
FREN 101 Beginning French Lang and Cult I FRN 155 Beginning French I
FREN 102 Beginning French Lang and Cult II FRN 156 Beginning French II
FREN 201 Intermediate French Lang & Cult MDLA 122 Intermediate French I
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult I MDLA 103 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish Lang and Cult II MDLA 113 Elementary Spanish II
Human and Creative Inquiry (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course Northampton Equivalent Notes
ARHI 101 Introduction to Art ARTA 100 Art & Visual Thinking OR
ARTA 101 Art History Survey
MUHI 101 Introduction to Music MUSC 101 Introduction to Music
LITT 121 Humanities Literature ENGL 151L English II 
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre THEA 110 Introduction to Theatre
Scientific Reasoning (3–4 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course Northampton Equivalent Notes
BIOL 103 Life on Earth (3 credits) BIOS 105 Contemporary Biology OR
BIOS 150 Biology II
BIOL 104/114 How the Human Body Works & Lab BIOS 107 Biology I
CHEM 101 College Chemistry I CHEM 120 General Chemistry I
CHEM 102 College Chemistry II CHEM 135 Chemistry of Life
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I CHEM 120 General Chemistry I
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II CHEM 220 General Chemistry II
GEOS 101 & 102 The Dynamic Earth/w lab GEOL 201 Physical Geology
PSYC 101 General Psychology PSYC 103 Introduction to Psychology* *Not a natural science at Northampton
Values and Ethics (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course Northampton Equivalent Notes
ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 201 Microeconomics
FONU 145 Personal Nutrition NUTR 105 Introduction to Nutrition
FONU 212 Foundations of Nutrition NUTR 105 Introduction to Nutrition
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 122 Contemporary Moral Issues PHIL 202 Ethics and Moral Problems
RELI 110 World Religions PHIL 121 World Religions
Civic Readiness (3 credits) - Choose 1 - Major specific, check catalog
IUP Course Northampton Equivalent Notes
ANTH 211 Cultural Anthropology SOCA 102 Cultural Anthropology
CRIM 103 Making Laws, Breaking Laws CJST 245 Criminal Justice Ethics
HIST 196 Explorations in US History HIST 113 American History I OR
HIST 163 American History II
POLI 111 American Government POLS 110 American National Government
SOCI 151 Principles of Sociology SOCA 103 Principles of Sociology

ECON 201 Macroeconomics/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.