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
Labette 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 Composition I or ENGL 103 English Comp I w/Rev
- ENGL 102 English Composition II
Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:
- COMM 101 Public Speaking
- COMM 102 Interpersonal Comm
Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:
- MATH 114 College Algebra w/Rev
- MATH 115 College Algebra
- MATH 119 Elementary Stats w/Rev
- MATH 120 Elementary Statistics
- MATH 125 Trigonometry
- MATH 126 Quant Reasoning w/Rev
- MATH 129 Quant Reasoning
- MATH 130 Calculus I
Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:
- BIOL 120 General Biology (L)
- BIOL 122 Environm Life Sci (L)
- BIOL 128 Principles of Biology I (L)
- BIOL 129 Principles of Biology II (L)
- BIOL 130 Anatomy & Physiology (L)
- BIOL 201 Microbiology (L)
- CHEM 120 Intro to Chemistry (L)
- CHEM 124 College Chemistry I (L)
- CHEM 126 College Chemistry II (L)
- PHSC 101 Physical Geology (L)
- PHSC 103 Intro to Astronomy (L)
- PHSC 105 Physical Science (L)
- PHYS 201 College Physics I (L)
- PHYS 203 Engineering Physics I (L)
- PHYS 205 College Physics II (L)
- PHYS 208 Engineering Physics II (L)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:
- CRIM 101 Intro to Admin of Justice
- CRIM 137 Criminal Law
- ECON 203 Macroeconomics
- ECON 204 Microeconomics
- EDUC 110 Child Development
- GEOG 101 World Regional Geog
- POLS 105 American Government
- POLS 106 International Relations
- PSYC 101 General Psychology
- PSYC 201 Developmental Psych
- SOCI 101 Sociology
- SOCI 201 Marriage & Family
- SOCI 202 Intro to Women's Studies
- SOCI 203 Social Problems
- SOCI 207 Anthropology
- SOCI 208 Culture and Ethnicity
- SWK 101 Intro to Social Work
Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:
- ART 102 Art Education
- ART 111 Ceramics I and ART 112 Ceramics II
- ART 130 Art Appreciation
- COMM 106 Intro to Mass Media
- ENGL 118 Theatre Appreciation
- ENGL 200 Creative Writing
- ENGL 206 General Literature
- ENGL 208 World Literature
- ENGL 209 American Literature I
- ENGL 215 Science Fiction
- HIST 101 American History to 1877
- HIST 102 American Hist Since 1877
- HIST 103 World History to 1500
- HIST 104 World History Since 1500
- LANG 104 French I
- LANG 127 Spanish I
- LANG 128 Spanish II
- MUSI 101 Music Appreciation
- MUSI 102 Children's Music
- MUSI 104 History of Jazz & Rock
- PHIL 101 Philosophy I
- PHIL 104 Introduction to Logic
- PHIL 106 Ethics
- RELI 101 Compar World Religions
- RELI 105 New Testament Survey
Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:
- COMP 110 Computer Conc/App (L)
- COMP 120 Computer Info Sys (L)
- HEAL 109 Gen Phys for Health Sci
- MATH 131 Calculus II
- MATH 201 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
- ACCT 112 Financial Accounting
- ACCT 114 Managerial Accounting
- BUAD 101 Introduction to Business
- BUAD 104 Business Law I
- BUAD 215 Principles of Mgmt
- COMM 101 Public Speaking
- COMP 110 Comp Conc/App (L)* or COMP 120 Comp Info Sys (L)* (minimum grade C)
- ECON 203 Macroeconomics
- ECON 204 Microeconomics
- ENGL 101 English Composition I or ENGL 103 English Comp I w/Rev
- ENGL 102 English Composition II
- MATH 115 College Algebra or MATH 114 College Algebra w/Rev
- MATH 120 Elementary Statistics or MATH 119 Elem Stats w/Rev
*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.
Business Administration
Major courses at WSU
Economics
Major courses at WSU
Entrepreneurship
Major courses at WSU
Finance
Major courses at WSU
Human Resource Management
Major courses at WSU
Hospitality
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
Major courses at WSU
Marketing
Major courses at WSU