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 Education
wichita.edu/education | 316-978-3300, option 2 | ced.advising@wichita.edu
Teacher Education majors must submit an application prior to beginning the professional
program (Core) courses. The application may be found at this website link: wichita.edu/academics/education/advising/Services/ApplicationsForms.php
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.
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
Independence CC courses approved for general education credit by the WSU College of
Education are shown below.
English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:
- ENG 1003 English Composition I
- ENG 1013 English Composition II
Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:
- COM 1203 Public Speaking
- COM 1233 Interpersonal Comm
Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:
- MAT 1023 College Algebra
- MAT 1055 Analytic Geom/Calc I
- MAT 1093 Plane Trigonometry
- MAT 1103 Elementary Statistics
- MAT 1123 Contemporary Math
- MAT 1153 Business Calculus
Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:
- BIO 1005 Gen Bio/Non-majors (L)
- BIO 1015 Botany and BIO 1025 Zoology (L)
- BIO 1115 Biology I: Principles of Cellular & Molecular Biology (L)
- BIO 2035 Environmental Biol (L)
- BIO 2045 Anatomy & Phys (L)
- BIO 2055 Microbiology (L)
- BIO 2115 Biology II: Principles of Organismal Biology (L)
- BIO 2215 Anat and Physiology II (L)
- PHS 1005 Physical Science (L)
- PHS 1015 Chem/Non-Majors (L)
- PHS 1025 Chemistry I/Majors (L)
- PHS 1035 Chemistry II/Majors (L)
- PHS 1055 College Physics I (L)
- PHS 1065 College Physics II (L)
- PHS 1085 Descript Astronomy (L)
- PHS 2035 Organic Chemistry I (L)
- PHS 2055 Engineering Phys I (L)
- PHS 2065 Engineering Phys II (L)
- PHS 2075 Intro to Orgnc Chem & Biochem (L)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:
- BEH 1003 General Psychology
- BEH 1013 Child Psychology
- BEH 2003 Developmental Psych
- BEH 2013 Adolescent Psychology
- BUS 2023 Microeconomics
- BUS 2033 Macroeconomics
- GEO 2013 World Regional Geog
- POL 1013 Intro to Political Science
- POL 1023 American Government
- SOC 1003 Intro to Sociology
- SOC 1013 Sociology of Families
- SOC 1113 Intro to Criminal Justice
- SOC 1213 Intro to Social Work
- SOC 2023 Social Problems
- SOC 2113 Intro Race/Ethnic Rel
Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:
- ART 1043 Art Appreciation
- ART 2023 Ceramics I
- ART 2043 Ceramics II
- ART 2113 Art for Elem Schools
- BUS 2113 Business Ethics
- COM 1033 Intro to Mass Comm
- ENG 1073 Intro to Lit (Modern)
- ENG 1083 American Literature I
- ENG 2023 Creative Writing
- ENG 2043 Intro to Dramatic Lit
- ENG 2083 Contemp Dramatic Lit
- ENG 2113 Amer Literature II
- ENG 2123 British Literature I
- ENG 2133 British Literature II
- ENG 2143 Survey/Black Lit
- ENG 2151 Topics in Literature
- ENG 2152 Topics in Literature
- FRL 1005 French I
- FRL 1015 French II
- FRL 1025 Spanish I
- FRL 1035 Spanish II
- FRL 2035 Spanish III
- FRL 2043 Spanish IV
- HIS 1003 World History I
- HIS 1013 World History II
- HIS 1023 US History I to 1877
- HIS 1063 US History II 1877-Pres
- MUE 1013 Music for Elem Schools
- MUE 1223 Hist of Broadway Musical
- MUE 1303 Music Appreciation
- PHI 1073 Ethics
- PHI 2003 Intro to Philosophy
- PHI 2073 Logic & Classical Reasng
- REL 1013 New Testament History
- REL 1053 World Religions
- THR 1013 Theatre Appreciation
- THR 1023 Acting I
- THR 1093 Intro to Playwriting
- THR 1193 Playwriting II
Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:
- CIT 1003 Computer Conc/App (L)
- CIT 2003 Compu Info Systems (L)
- MAT 2025 Analytical Geom/Calc II
Program-Specific Requirements