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
WSU Tech courses approved for general education credit by the WSU W. Frank Barton
School of Business are shown below.
English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:
- ENG 101 Composition I
- ENG 120 Composition II
Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:
- SPH 101 Public Speaking
- SPH 111 Interpersonal Comm
Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:
- MTH 107 Contemp Math w/Coreq
- MTH 108 Contemporary Math
- MTH 110 College Algebra w/Coreq
- MTH 111 College Algebra w/Rev
- MTH 112 College Algebra
- MTH 113 Trigonometry
- MTH 119 Elem Statistics w/Coreq
- MTH 120 Elementary Statistics
- MTH 125 Calculus I
Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:
- BIO 110 Principles of Biology (L)
- BIO 130 Biology I (L)
- BIO 135 Biology II (L)
- BIO 145 Human Anat & Phys I and BIO 146 Hmn Anat & Phys II (L)
- BIO 150 Human Anatomy & Phys (L)
- BIO 160 Microbiology (L)
- CHM 110 General Chemistry (L)
- CHM 125 Chemistry I (L)
- CHM 135 Chemistry II (L)
- PHS 110 Physical Science (L)
- PHS 115 Introductory Astronomy (L)
- PHS 120 General Physics I (L)
- PHS 125 General Physics II (L)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:
- CRJ 101 Intro to Criminal Justice
- CRJ 110 Criminal Law
- CRJ 155 Policing Diverse Cultures
- ECO 105 Princ of Macroeconomics
- ECO 110 Princ of Microeconomics
- ENT 110 Intro to Entrepreneurship
- GEO 101 Principles of Geography
- POL 101 American Government
- PSY 101 General Psychology
- PSY 110 Child Psychology
- PSY 120 Developmental Psych
- SOC 101 Principles of Sociology
- SOC 115 Social Problems
Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:
- ALH 121 Lgl/Ethcl Issues/Hlthcr
- ART 100 Art Appreciation
- ENG 110 Introduction to Literature
- FOL 101 Spanish I
- FOL 110 Spanish II
- HIS 110 U S History to 1877
- HIS 120 U S History since 1865
- HIS 130 World History I
- MGT 111 Business Ethics
- PHL 110 Ethics
- PHL 115 Logic
- REL 101 New Testament
- REL 130 World Religions
- MUS 110 Music Appreciation
- THR 100 Theatre Appreciation
Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:
- BIO 120 Environmental Biology
- CED 115 Comp Applications (L)
- CED 120 Advanced Computer App
- MTH 150 Calculus II
Program-Specific Requirements
Business Majors Offered
*Majors with an optional real estate emphasis.
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Economics*
- Entrepreneurship*
- Finance*
- Hospitality
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Information Technology & Management Information Systems
- Management
- Marketing*
Requirements for All Business Majors
- ACC 130 Managerial Accounting
- ACC 160 Princ of Accounting I and ACC 170 Princ of Accounting II
- BUS 104 Introduction to Business
- BUS 125 Business Law
- BUS 140 Principles of Marketing
- BUS 200 Principles of Management
- CED 115 Computer Applications (L)* (minimum grade C)
- ECO 105 Princ of Macroeconomics
- ECO 110 Princ of Microeconomics
- ENG 101 Composition I
- ENG 120 Composition II
- MTH 112 College Algebra or MTH 111 College Algebra w/Rev or MTH 110 College Alg w/Coreq
- MTH 120 Elementary Statistics or MTH 119 Elem Statistics w/Coreq
- SPH 101 Public Speaking
*PC equivalent carries lab attribute. BADM equivalent group does not.
Other Courses/information
By Major
Accounting
- BUS 121 Business Communication
Business Administration
- HEM 135 Hospitality Hum Res Mgt
Economics
Major courses at WSU
Entrepreneurship
Major courses at WSU
Finance
Major courses at WSU
Hospitality
Major courses at WSU
Human Resource Management
- HEM 135 Hospitality Hum Res Mgt
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