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
Hutchinson CC courses approved for general education credit are shown below.
English Discipline Area Bucket 1
EN 100 English Composition IB or EN 101 English Composition IA
EN102 English Composition II
Communications Discipline Area Bucket 2
SH 101 Public Speaking
SH 210 Interpersonal Comm
Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area Bucket 3
MA 106 College Algebra
MA 107 Plane Trigonometry
MA 108 Elements of Statistics
MA 110 Calculus
MA 111 Analytical Geom/Calculus I
MA 117 Contemporary Math
Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area Bucket 4
BI 101/BI 101L General Biology (L)
BI 101H/BI 101L Hnrs Gen Bio (L)
BI 103/BI 103L Hum Anat/Phys (L)
BI 104/BI 104L Biology I (L)
BI 105/BI 105L Biology II (L)
BI 105H/BI 105L Hnrs Biology II (L)
BI 107 Human Anatomy/Phys I (L)
BI 112/BI 112L Gen Microbio (L)
CH 101/CH 101L Gen Chemistry (L)
CH 105/CH 105L Chemistry I (L)
CH 106/CH106L Chemistry II (L)
CH 108/CH 108L Principles of Organic & Biochemistry (L)
CH 201/CH 201L Org Chem I (L)
PY 103/PY 104L Physical Geol (L)
PY 110/PY 110L Physical Science (L)
PY 112/PY 112L Gen Physics I (L)
PY 113/PY 113L Gen Physics II (L)
PY113H/PY113L Hrs Gen Phys II (L)
PY 201/PY 201L Engr Phys I (L) or PY201H/201L Hrs Eng Phy (L)
PY 202/PY 202L Engr Phys II (L)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area Bucket 5
CC 105 Infant & Toddler Dev
EC 100 Macroeconomics
EC 100H Hnrs Macroeconomics
EC 101 Microeconomics
EC 101H Hnrs Microeconomics
GE 101 World Geography
GO 100 American Government
GO 101 State & Local Government
GO 102 International Relations
GO 132 Comparative Politics
LE 101 Intro to Criminal Justice
LE 205 Criminal Law
PS 100 General Psychology
PS 100H Hnrs General Psychology
PS 102 Human Growth & Dev
PS 102H Hnrs Human Growth/Dev
PS 201 Psychology of Personality
SO 100 Fundamentals of Sociology
SO 100H Hnrs Fund of Sociology
SO 101 Marriage & Family
SO 101H Hnrs Marriage & Family
SO 106 Intro to Women's Studies
SO 111 Cultural Anthropology
SO 111H Hnrs Cultural Anthrop
SO 113 Cultural Diversity
SO 122 Introduction to Social Work
SO 201 Social Problems
Arts & Humanities Discipline Area Bucket 6
AR 101 Art Appreciation
AR 104 Art Hist: Paleo to Medieval
AR 105 Art History: Renais to Mdrn
AR 106 Art in the Elem Classroom
AR 117 Ceramics II
EN 121 World Mythology
EN 128 Intro to Creative Writing
EN 201 Introduction to Literature
EN 202 British Literature I
EN 202H Hnrs British Lit I
EN 203 British Literature II
EN 203H Hnrs British Lit II
EN 204 American Literature I
EN 204H Hnrs Amer Literature I
EN 205 American Literature II
EN 205H Hnrs American Lit II
EN 207 Intro to Shakespeare
EN 214 Intro to Cultural Studies: Fairy Tales
EN 214H Hnrs Intro to Cultural Studies: Fairy Tales