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
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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
Fort Scott CC courses approved for general education credit by the WSU W. Frank Barton
School of Business are shown below.
English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:
- ENG 1013 English 101 or ENG 1015 English 101 w/Review
- ENG 1023 English 102
Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:
- SPE 1093 Public Speaking
- SPE 2013 Interpersonal Comm
Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:
- MAT 1015 Calc w/Analytic Geom I
- MAT 1063 Quantitative Reasoning
- MAT 1065 Quant Reasoning w/Rev
- MAT 1083 College Algebra
- MAT 1084 College Algebra w/Rev
- MAT 1093 Trigonometry
- MAT 2253 Elementary Statistics
Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:
- BIO 1095 Environn Life Sci w/L (L)
- BIO 1215 General Biology (L)
- BIO 1225 Principles of Biology I (L)
- BIO 1235 Principles of Biology II (L)
- BIO 1245 Microbiology (L)
- BIO 1255 Anatomy & Physiology (L)
- CHE 1015 Gen Chemistry I w/L (L)
- CHE 1025 Gen Chemistry II w/L (L)
- CHE 1095 Basic Chemistry (L)
- CHE 2055 Quantitative Analysis (L)
- PHS 1215 Fund Physical Sci (L)
- PHS 2015 College Physics I (L)
- PHS 2025 Coll Phys II/Calc (L)
- PHS 2065 Coll Phys I Non-Calc (L)
- PHS 2075 Coll Phys II Non-Calc (L)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:
- CRJ 1013 Intro to Criminal Justice
- CRJ 2093 Criminal Law
- ECO 1013 Microeconomics
- ECO 2023 Macroeconomics
- GEO 1023 World Regional Geog
- POL 1013 American Government
- POL 1023 State/Local Government
- PSY 1013 General Psychology
- PSY 1023 Psych of Human Lifespan
- PSY 1033 Leadership Development
- SOC 1013 Sociology
- SOC 1023 Social Problems
- SOC 1113 Cultural Anthropology
- SOC 2223 Marriage & the Family
Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:
- ART 1053 Art Appreciation
- ART 1743 Art Hist I Prehist-Ren
- ART 1753 Art Hist II Ren-Modern
- ART 2063 Ceramics I or ART 2073 Ceramics II
- ART 2103 Art for Elem Teachers
- DRA 1013 Acting I
- DRA 1313 Theatre Appreciation
- EDU 2443 Elementary School Music
- ENG 2013 American Literature I
- ENG 2023 American Literature II
- ENG 2293 General Literature
- ENG 2313 Creative Writing
- HIS 1013 US History 101
- HIS 1023 US History 102
- HIS 2013 History of Civilization I
- HIS 2023 History of Civilization II
- MUS 1213 Music Appreciation
- PHI 1023 Ethics
- PHI 1033 Logic and Critical Thinking
- PHI 1113 Philosophy of Life
- REL 1073 Old Testament Heritage
- REL 1093 World Religions
Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:
- COM 1053 Intro Computer Sci (L)
- MAT 1025 Calc/Analytic Geom II
- MAT 2033 Calculus 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
- BUS 1273 Intro to Business
- BUS 2013 Financial Accounting
- BUS 2023 Managerial Accounting
- BUS 2313 Business Law
- ECO 1013 Microeconomics
- ECO 2023 Macroeconomics
- ENG 1013 English 101 or ENG 1015 English 101 w/Rev
- ENG 1023 English 102
- MAT 1083 College Algebra or MAT 1084 Coll Algebra w/Rev
- MAT 2253 Elementary Statistics
- SPE 1093 Public Speaking
*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.
- ENG 2813 Technical Writing or BUS 2113 Business Comm
Business Administration
Major courses at WSU
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 for clarification.
- Students who major in IB are required to declare a minor.
Management
Major courses at WSU
Marketing
Major courses at WSU