Garden City Community College: Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Recommended Transfer Courses

Recommended Transfer Courses

2026-27 Transfer Guide

This Transfer Guide is for information only and is not a contract. Courses / requirements subject to change. Produced March 2026.

WSU Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

wichita.edu/las | 316-978-4757 | las.advisor@wichita.edu

The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requires their graduates to complete courses that fulfill the following competencies. General Education, major and elective courses may be used to complete the competencies. Courses that meet an LAS competency are identified with *.

Written Communication
Textual Analysis
Oral Communication
Civic Responsibility
Cultural Literacy
World Language
- Only required for Bachelor of Arts degrees and the Bachelor of Science degrees in Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Quantitative Literacy
Scientific Reasoning
Technological Literacy

NOTE:

(L) - For purposes of this transfer guide, "Lab" in the course name or "(L)" after the course name indicates that the WSU equivalent course carries the "laboratory" (LAB) attribute.

WSU transfer students should remember

Dual Advising

WSU strongly suggests that potential transfer students involve their WSU advisor in program planning. Sign up for dual advising here: wichita.edu/dualadvising.

WSU Admission Requirements

If you are a transfer student with 24 credit hours or more, you must:

Have a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale) on all previous college work.

If you are a transfer student under age 21, with fewer than 24 credit hours, you must:

Have a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale on all previous college work and meet the freshman requirements.
Some academic colleges at WSU have an additional higher transfer GPA requirement for admission. Visit wichita.edu/requirements.

WSU Transfer Credit Acceptance

It is the policy of WSU to accept all credits – with the exception of remedial coursework – earned at a post-secondary institution accredited by one of the U.S. regional accrediting agencies. Each academic college or department within WSU determines how those credits apply toward a particular degree program. Sometimes there can be a significant difference between what transfers and what counts toward a degree, especially if the courses are vocational in nature.

Graduation Requirements

To qualify for graduation with a WSU bachelor'sdegree, transfer students must meet certain requirements such as course credit hours, levels, GPA, and residency. Transfer students should visit the following page to familiarize themselves with all requirements: catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/academic-information/graduation/.

General Education Program at WSU

Effective Fall 2024, WSU follows the KBOR system-wide General Education (GE) program framework which is comprised of 34-35 credit hours organized in six discipline-based "buckets" and an institutionally designed bucket. A student who satisfies all seven buckets will complete the GE program.

The 34-35 credit hours are divided as follows:

English Discipline Area – Bucket 1:

Six hours. See specific requirements below.

Communications Discipline Area – Bucket 2:

One listed course.

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area – Bucket 3:

One listed course.

Natural & Physical Science Discipline Area – Bucket 4:

Four to five hours from one subject and must include a lab. Choose one of the listed courses or course combinations.

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area – Bucket 5:

Six hours from at least two subject areas listed.

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area – Bucket 6:

Six hours from at least two subject areas listed.

Institutionally Designated Area – Bucket 7:

Students must complete six credit hours of additional general education courses in Bucket 7. These credit hours will include three credit hours of First-Year Seminar and three credit hours of general education of the student's choice from the approved list of Bucket 4-7 general education courses.

Those students who have earned an Associate Degree or 30 credit hours prior to high school graduation and before starting classes at WSU as a degree-bound student, may be exempt from taking a First-Year Seminar course.

Academic Divisions for General Education

Garden City CC courses approved for general education credit by the WSU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are shown below.

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

ENGL 101 English I
ENGL 102 English II

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

COMM 101 Public Speaking
COMM 102 Adv Public Speaking
COMM 103 Interpersonal Comm

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

MATH 108 College Algebra
MATH 109 Plane Trigonometry
MATH 110 Fund of Statistics
MATH 111 Contemporary Math
MATH 120 Pre-calculus Math
MATH 121 Fund of Calculus*
MATH 122 Calc/Analytical Geom I*

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

BIOL 104 Environm Science (L)*
BIOL 105 General Biology (L)*
BIOL 114 Biology I (L)*
BIOL 115 Biology II (L)
BIOL 210 Anatomy & Physiology (L)
BIOL 211 Anatomy & Physiology I and BIOL 212 Anatomy & Phys II (L)
BIOL 213 Microbiology (L)
CHEM 105 General Chemistry (L)*
CHEM 108 Chem/Health Svcs (L)
CHEM 109 College Chemistry I (L)*
CHEM 110 College Chemistry II (L)
CHEM 210 Intro to Biochemistry (L)
PHSC 105 Gen Physical Science (L)
PHSC 205 Physical Geol w/Lab (L)*
PHYS 205 General Physics I (L)*
PHYS 206 General Physics II (L)
PHYS 207 Engr Physics I (L)*
PHYS 208 Engr Physics II (L)

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

BSAD 128 Entrepreneurship
CRIM 101 Intro to Criminal Justice
CRIM 103 Criminal Law
CRIM 108 Juvenile Delinq/Justice
CSCI 190 Computer Ethics
ECON 111 Princ of Econ: Macro
ECON 112 Princ of Econ: Micro
ECHD 101 Child Development
GEOG 101 World Geography
POLS 104 Intro to Political Science
POLS 105 American Government*
PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYC 104 Social Psychology
PSYC 210 Developmental Psych
SOCI 102 Intro to Sociology*
SOCI 105 Intro to Cultural Anthrop*
SOCI 113 Sociology of Families*
SOCI 204 Social Problems*
SOCI 210 Intro to Social Work
SOCI 220 Diversity in Society*

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

ARTS 1113 Ceramics
ARTS 120 Art Appreciation
ARTS 121 Art Hist I: Prehist-Med
ARTS 122 Art Hist II: Renai-Contemporary
BSAD 220 Business Ethics
COMM 112 Oral Interpretation
COMM 120 Intro to Mass Comm
COMM 140 Intro to Broadcasting
COMM 201 Intercultural Comm*
COMM 203 Comm & the Info Society
EDUC 201 Music for Elem Teachers
EDUC 202 Art for Elem Teachers
ENGL 210 Intro to Literature*
ENGL 211 Wrld Lit/Hum Experience
ENGL 214 American Literature I*
ENGL 215 American Literature II*
ENGL 220 Intro to Shakespeare
ENGL 230 Underst Old Testament*
ENGL 231 Underst New Testament*
ENGL 240 Creative Writing*
HIST 101 Survey of Civilization I
HIST 102 Survey of Civilization II*
HIST 103 American History to 1877*
HIST 104 American Hist since 1877*
LANG 1322 Elementary Spanish I
LANG 1331 Elementary Spanish II
MUSC 106 Today's Music
MUSC 108 Music History/Apprec
PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 102 Elementary Ethics
PHIL 103 Argument & Crit Thinking

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

BIOL 101 Introduction to Biology
CSCI 110 Intro Compu Conc/App (L)
MATH 123 Calc/Analytic Geom II
MATH 205 Calc/Analytic Geom III
PHSC 106 Descriptive Astronomy
PHSC 2053 Phys Geology Lecture

Program-Specific Requirements

World Language Requirement:

All Bachelor of Arts degrees and the Bachelor of Science degrees in Criminal Justice and Homeland

Security require a world language through the intermediate level.

Courses to Begin Las Majors

In the first two years of college, the

program may include one or two

courses that begin the major. Students

transferring 48 hours or more to LAS

must declare a specific LAS major or

degree preference during the first

semester of enrollment. The best initial

courses for LAS majors are listed below.

Anthropology (BA)

SOCI 105 Intro to Cultural Anthrop*

Biology (BA or BS)

BIOL 114 Biology I (L)*
CHEM 109 College Chemistry I (L)*
CHEM 110 College Chemistry II (L)

Chemistry (BA or BS)

CHEM 109 College Chemistry I (L)*
CHEM 110 College Chemistry II (L)
MATH 122 Calc/Analytical Geom I*
MATH 123 Calc/Analytical Geom II
MATH 205 Calc/Analytical Geom III

Communication (BA)

Major Courses at WSU

Creative Writing

ENGL 240 Creative Writing*

Criminal Justice (BS)

CRIM 101 Intro to Criminal Justice
CRIM 103 Criminal Law

English (BA)

ENGL 214 American Literature I*
ENGL 215 American Literature II*
ENGL 240 Creative Writing (CW major only)*

Forensic Science (BS)

BIOL 114 Biology I (L)*
BIOL 210 Anatomy & Physiology (L)
CHEM 109 College Chemistry I (L)*
CHEM 110 College Chemistry II (L)
CHEM 206 Organic Chemistry I (L)
CHEM 207 Organic Chemistry II

Geology (BA or BS)

CHEM 109 College Chemistry I (L)*
CHEM 110 College Chemistry II (L)
MATH 122 Calc/Analytical Geom I*
MATH 123 Calc/Analytical Geom II
MATH 205 Calc/Analytical Geom III
PHSC 205 Physical Geol w/Lab (L)*

History (BA)

HIST 101 Survey of Civilization I
HIST 102 Survey of Civilization II*
HIST 103 American History to 1865*
HIST 104 American Hist since 1865*

Mathematics (BA or BS)

MATH 122 Calc/Analytical Geom I*
MATH 123 Calc/Analytical Geom II
MATH 205 Calc/Analytical Geom III

Modern Languages (BA)

Prerequisites for major courses

Philosophy (BA)

PHIL 101 Intro to Philosophy
PHIL 102 Elementary Ethics

Physics (BA or BS)

MATH 122 Calc/Analytical Geom I*
MATH 123 Calc/Analytical Geom II
MATH 205 Calc/Analytical Geom III
PHYS 207 Engr Physics I (L)*
PHYS 208 Engr Physics II (L)

Political Science (BA)

POLS 105 American Government*

Psychology (BA)

PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYC 104 Social Psychology

Social Work (BA)

PSYC 101 General Psychology
SOCI 102 Intro to Sociology*
SOCI 104 Human Sexuality
SOCI 210 Intro to Social Work

Sociology (BA)

SOCI 102 Intro to Sociology*
SOCI 204 Social Problems*

Courses that Fulfill General Education & Program Requirements

Certain general education courses are also used as program requirements for specific programs with systemwide transfer plans. These courses can be applied to the programs through transfer credits. WSU strongly recommends that students looking at these programs take the following courses to fulfill both General Education and program requirements simultaneously.

Social Work (BA)

PSYC 101 General Psychology
SOCI 102 Intro to Sociology*