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
Johnson County 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
- BLAW 261 Business Law I
- BUS 121 Introduction to Business
- BUS 241 Principles of Management
- ACCT 121 Accounting I and ACCT 122 Accounting II
- ACCT 222 Managerial Accounting
- CIS 124 Intr to Comp Conc/App (L)* or CSS 128 PC App: MS Office (minimum grade C) or CSS 113 Sprdshts I/II/III: Excel or CSS 110 Spreadsheets I: Excel and CSS 111 Spreadsheets II: Excel
- COMS 121 Public Speaking
- ECON 230 Princ of Macroeconomics
- ECON 231 Princ of Microeconomics
- ENGL 121 Composition I or ENGL 119 or ENGL 257
- ENGL 122 Composition II
- MATH 171 College Algebra
- MATH 201 Statistics or MATH 285 Statistics for Bus
- MKT 230 Marketing
*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 123 Technical Writing I
Business Administration
- BUS 243 Human Resource Mgmt
Economics
- MATH 231 Bus/Applied Calculus I
Entrepreneurship
Major courses at WSU
Finance
Major courses at WSU
Human Resource Management
- BUS 243 Human Resource Mgmt
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
- MKT 230 Marketing ( minimum grade B)