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
Neosho County CC courses approved for general education credit by the WSU W. Frank
Barton School of Business are shown below.
English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:
- ENGL 101 English Comp I
- ENGL 289 English Comp II
Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:
- COMM 207 Fundamentals of Speech
- COMM 213 Interpersonal Comm
Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:
- MATH 113 College Algebra
- MATH 122 Plane Trigonometry
- MATH 133 Math Essentials
- MATH 143 Elementary Statistics
- MATH 150 Analytic Geom/Calc I
Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:
- ALMA 145 Anat/Phys Allied Hlth (L)
- BIOL 111 General Biology and BIOL 112 General Biology (L)
- BIOL 115 Environm Life Science and BIOL 116 Environ Life Lab (L)
- BIOL 251 Biology I and BIOL 252 Biology I (L)
- BIOL 255 Biology II and BIOL 256 Biology II (L)
- BIOL 257 Hum Anatomy & Phys and BIOL 258 Hum Anat & Phys (L)
- BIOL 271 Microbiology and BIOL 272 Microbiology (L)
- CHEM 105 Intro to Chemistry and CHEM 106 Intro to Chem (L)
- CHEM 215 College Chemistry I and CHEM 216 Coll Chemistry I (L)
- CHEM 225 College Chemistry II and CHEM 226 Coll Chemistry II (L)
- PHYS 100 Introductory Coll Phys I and PHYS 130 Intro Coll Phys I (L)
- PHYS 101 Intro College Physics II and PHYS 135 Intro Coll Phys II (L)
- PHYS 102 Fund of Astronomy and PHYS 103 Fund of Astron (L)
- PHYS 104 Engineering Physics I and PHYS 140 Engr Phys I Lab (L)
- PHYS 105 Engineering Physics II and PHYS 145 Engr Phys II Lab (L)
- PHYS 171 Physical Science and PHYS 172 Physical Science (L)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:
- CRIM 121 Intro to Criminal Justice
- CRIM 122 Criminal Law
- CRIM 247 Criminology
- ECON 200 Microeconomics
- ECON 201 Macroeconomics
- HIST 207 World Geography
- PSYC 110 Chemical Dependency
- PSYC 155 General Psychology
- PSYC 219 Child Development
- PSYC 263 Developmental Psych
- SOSC 100 Introduction to Sociology
- SOSC 101 American Government
- SOSC 102 State/Local Government
- SOSC 200 Intro to Cultural Anthrop
- SOSC 220 Social Problems
- SOSC 230 International Relations
- SOSC 236 Marriage & the Family
- SOSC 243 Race and Ethnicity
Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:
- ART 102 Art Appreciation
- ART 178 Intro to the Visual Arts
- ART 244 Ceramics
- ART 288 Art Hist: Prehist-Medieval
- ART 289 Art Hist: Renais-Contemp
- COMM 105 Theatre Appreciation
- COMM 106 Improvisation
- COMM 120 Fundamentals of Acting
- COMM 204 Mass Comm
- COMM 267 Oral Interpretation
- ENGL 113 General Literature
- ENGL 220 American Literature I
- ENGL 221 Intro to Western Lit
- ENGL 230 American Literature II
- ENGL 240 English Literature I
- ENGL 250 Intro to Creative Wrtng
- ENGL 260 Short Fiction
- HIST 101 World Civ I to 1500
- HIST 102 World Civ II Since 1500
- HIST 201 United States History I
- HIST 202 United States History II
- HUM 102 Intro Logic/Crit Thinking
- HUM 103 Introduction to Philosophy
- HUM 104 Ethics
- HUM 110 Humanities I
- HUM 120 Humanities II
- HUM 133 World Religions
- HUM 204 Western Civilization I
- HUM 205 Western Civilization II
- MUSI 120 Music Appreciation
- MUSI 123 Music in America
- MUSI 140 Music in Elem Classroom
Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:
- CSIS 100 Computer Conc/App (L)
- CSIS 250 Adv Programming Methods
- MATH 155 Analytic Geom/Calc II
- MATH 253 Analytic Geom/Calc III
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
- ACCT 201 Financial Accounting
- ACCT 202 Managerial Accounting
- BUSI 114 Business Law
- COMM 207 Fundamentals of Speech
- CSIS 100 Computer Conc/App (L)* (minimum grade C)
- ECON 200 Microeconomics
- ECON 201 Macroeconomics
- ENGL 101 English Comp I
- ENGL 289 English Comp II
- MATH 113 College Algebra
- MATH 143 Elementary Statistics
- MGMK 101 Intro to Business
- MGMK 147 Intro to Management
*PC equivalent carries lab attribute. BADM equivalent group does not.
Other Courses/information
By Major
Accounting
Must receive a minimum letter grade of B in all accounting courses.
- ENGL 265 Technical Writing
Business Administration
- MGMK 210 Principles of Leadership
Economics
Major courses at WSU
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
- MGMK 210 Principles of Leadership
Marketing
Major courses at WSU