Highland Community College: College of Fine Arts Recommended Transfer Courses

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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 College of Fine Arts

wichita.edu/finearts | 316-978-6634| cfa.advisor@wichita.edu

Admission to some Fine Arts majors requires an audition and/or approval.

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's degree, 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

Highland CC courses approved for general education credit by the WSU College of Fine Arts are shown below.

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

ENG 101 Composition I
ENG 102 Comp II: Lit & Research or ENG 103 Comp II: Rhet & Rsrch

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

SP 101 Oral Communications
SP 105 Interpersonal Comm
SP 106 Public Speaking

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

MAT 104 College Algebra
MAT 105 Trigonometry
MAT 106 Calculus I
MAT 107 Gen Calc/Linear Algebra
MAT 108 Topics in Contemp Math
MAT 203 Basic Statistics

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

BS 101 College Biology (L)
BS 104 Human Anatomy and BS 105 Physiology (L)
BS 107 Intro Environm Science (L)
BS 201 General Zoology and BS 202 General Botany (L)
BS 203 Microbiology (L)
CHM 107 General Chemistry (L)
CHM 111 College Chemistry I (L)
CHM 112 College Chemistry II (L)
PS 101 College Physical Sci (L)
PS 102 Concepts of Physics (L)
PS 104 Physical Geology (L)
PS 108 Astronomy (L)
PS 203 General Physics I (L)
PS 204 General Physics II (L)
PS 215 College Physics I (L)
PS 216 College Physics II (L)

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

ANT 112 General Anthropology
BUS 203 Macroeconomics
BUS 204 Microeconomics
CJ 100 Intro to Criminal Justice
CJ 201 Criminal Law
GEO 212 Wrld Regional Geography
HMS 100 Fund of Human Services
HMS 118 Ethics/Helping Prof
POL 100 US Government
POL 101 Intro to Political Science
POL 115 State & Local Government
PSY 101 General Psychology
PSY 202 Child Psychology
PSY 205 Human Growth & Dev
PSY 206 Social Psychology
SOC 101 General Sociology
SOC 102 Marriage and Family
SOC 104 Intro to Social Work
SOC 210 Social Problems

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

A 101 Art Appreciation
A 112 Ceramics I
A 201 Art Hist Surv: Prehist-Mediev
A 202 Art Hist Surv: Renais-Contemp
ENG 104 Intro to Literature
ENG 202 Amer Lit: Precolo-Civ War
ENG 205 Old Testament Literature
ENG 208 Intro to the Short Story
ENG 209 Amer Lit: Reconst-Pres
ENG 210 World Lit: Beg to Renais
ENG 211 World Lit: Enlight-Pres
ENG 212 Brit Lit Mid Age-1800
ENG 213 British Lit-1800-Pres
ENG 215 Diverse Voices in Lit
ENG 223 Creative Writing
HIS 101 US History I to 1877
HIS 102 US History II since 1877
HIS 103 Hist Western Civilization I
HIS 104 Hist Western Civilization II
LG 101 Spanish I
LG 102 Spanish II
LG 201 Spanish III
M 103 Music History/Appreciation
M 146 Musical Theatre History
M 162 Intro to World Music
M 223 History of Jazz
MT 110 Intro Mass Communications
PHI 101 Intro to Philosophy
PHI 102 Intro to Ethics
PHI 103 Logic & Critical Thinking
PHI 105 Religions of the World
SP 103 Oral Interpretation
TH 105 Intro to Dramatics
TH 108 Hist/Apprec of Theatre Art
TH 109 Fund Style/Princ of Acting
TH 110 Acting I
TH 146 Musical Theatre History
TH 207 Acting III
TH 208 Film Appreciation

*Some restrictions may apply for Fine Arts majors.

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

BUS 130 Microcomputer Appl I: Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database, Presentation (L)
CAD 111 Operating Systems (L)
CST 107 Intro Computers/Apps
MAT 110 Calculus II
MAT 201 Calculus III

Program-Specific Requirements

Fine Arts Degrees

Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

Bachelor of Music (BM)

Bachelor of Music Education (BME)

Majors

The following Highland Community College courses will transfer to a WSU Fine Arts major.

Media Arts - BAA

Acting for Digital Arts

TH 109 Fund Style/Princ of Acting or TH 110 Acting I

Animation

A 107 Drawing I

Audio Production

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II

Filmmaking

TH 208 Film Appreciation

Game Design

A 103 2-D Design
A 107 Drawing I

Art - BA

A 103 2-D Design
A 105 Prints I
A 107 Drawing I
A 112 Ceramics I
A 114 Watercolor I
A 209 Sculpture

Art History - BA

Major courses at WSU

Art Education - BFA

A 103 2-D Design
A 105 Prints I
A 107 Drawing I
A 112 Ceramics I
A 114 Watercolor I
A 209 Sculpture

Studio Art: Applied Drawing - BFA

A 103 2-D Design
A 105 Prints I
A 107 Drawing I
A 112 Ceramics I
A 114 Watercolor I
A 209 Sculpture

Studio Art: Ceramics Media - BFA

A 103 2-D Design
A 105 Prints I
A 107 Drawing I
A 112 Ceramics I
A 114 Watercolor I
A 209 Sculpture

Studio Art: Community & Social Practices - BFA

A 103 2-D Design
A 105 Prints I
A 107 Drawing I
A 112 Ceramics I
A 114 Watercolor I
A 117 Ceramics II
A 209 Sculpture

Studio Art: Painting - BFA

A 103 2-D Design
A 105 Prints I
A 107 Drawing I
A 112 Ceramics I
A 114 Watercolor I
A 209 Sculpture

Studio Art: Photo Media - BFA

A 103 2-D Design
A 105 Prints I
A 107 Drawing I
A 112 Ceramics I
A 114 Watercolor I
A 209 Sculpture

Studio Art: Print Media - BFA

A 103 2-D Design
A 105 Prints I
A 107 Drawing I
A 112 Ceramics I
A 114 Watercolor I
A 209 Sculpture

Studio Art: Sculpture - BFA

A 103 2-D Design
A 105 Prints I
A 107 Drawing I
A 112 Ceramics I
A 114 Watercolor I
A 209 Sculpture

Graphic Design - BFA

A 103 2-D Design
A 107 Drawing I
A 113 Typography

Composition - BM

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Performance: Commercial Music - BM

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Performance: Jazz Studies - BM

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Performance: Instrumental - BM

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Performance: Keyboard - BM

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Performance: Vocal - BM

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Instrumental - BME

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Keyboard - BME

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Vocal - BME

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Special Music Education - BME

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 229 Aural Skills III

Music - BA

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
M 234 Music Theory IV

Dance - BA/BFA

Major courses at WSU

Musical Theatre - BFA

M 135 Aural Skills I
M 145 Aural Skills II
M 107 Applied Music I Vocal
M 108 Applied Music II Vocal
M 154 Group Piano I
M 155 Group Piano II
M 200 Music Theory I
M 201 Music Theory II
TH 109 Fundamental Style and Principles of Acting or TH 110 Acting I
TH 206 Acting II

Theatre - BA

TH 109 Fund Style/Princ of Acting or TH 110 Acting I
TH 152 Stagecraft I
TH 204 Theatre Practicum IV
TH 206 Acting II

Acting - BFA

TH 109 Fund Style/Princ of Acting or TH 110 Acting I
TH 152 Stagecraft I
TH 204 Theatre Practicum IV
TH 206 Acting II

Design and Technical Theatre - BFA

TH 109 Fund Style/Princ of Acting or TH 110 Acting I
TH 152 Stagecraft I