This Transfer Guide is for information only and is not a contract. Courses / requirements
subject to change. Produced March 2026.
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
Independence CC courses approved for general education credit 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