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 W. Frank Barton School of Business
wichita.edu/business | 316-978-3203 | business.advisor@wichita.edu
The following prerequisites must be met in order to enroll in upper-division courses
in the W. Frank Barton School of Business:
- Declared major in the W. Frank Barton School of Business
- 2.0 GPA
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
Kansas City Kansas CC courses approved for general education credit by the WSU W.
Frank Barton School of Business are shown below.
Program-Specific Requirements
Business Majors Offered
*Majors with an optional real estate emphasis.
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Economics*
- Entrepreneurship*
- Finance*
- Hospitality
- Human Resource Management
- Information Technology & Management Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing*
Requirements for All Business Majors
- BUSN 0101 Accounting I and BUSN 0102 Accounting II
- BUSN 0203 Managerial Accounting
- BUSN 0204 Business Law I
- BUSN 0210 Intro to Business
- BUSN 0286 Princ of Management
- CIST 0111 Microcomputer Business Software (minimum grade C)
- COMS 0151 Public Speaking
- ECON 0201 Princ of Macroecon
- ECON 0202 Princ of Microecon
- ENGL 0101 Composition I
- ENGL 0102 Composition II
- MATH 0106 College Algebra
- MATH 0115 Statistics
Other Courses/information
By Major
Accounting
Must receive a minimum letter grade of B in all accounting courses.
Business Administration
Major courses at WSU
Economics
- MATH 0120 Calculus I (Non-Engr) or MATH 0121 Calc II (Non-Engr)
Entrepreneurship
Major courses at WSU
Finance
Major courses at WSU
Hospitality
Major courses at WSU
Human Resource Management
Major courses at WSU
Information Technology & Management Information Systems
Major courses at WSU
International Business
- Students are required to participate in a study abroad experience during their time
at WSU. Study abroad requirements are different for domestic and international students.
Email Business.Advisor@wichita.edu for clarification.
- Students who major in IB are required to declare a minor.
Management
Major courses at WSU
Marketing
Major courses at WSU