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
Pratt 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 176 English Composition I
- ENG 177 English Composition II
Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:
- COM 106 Interpersonal Comm
- COM 131 Speech Communications
- COM 276 Public Speaking
Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:
- MTH 176 Contemporary Math
- MTH 178 College Algebra
- MTH 181 Elementary Statistics
- MTH 183 Trigonometry
- MTH 187 Calculus Methods
- MTH 191 Analytic Geom/Calc I
Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:
- BIO 121 Environmental Science and BIO 122 Environm Sci Lab (L)
- BIO 123 Environm Science (L)
- BIO 125 General Biology (L)
- BIO 160 Biology II (L)
- BIO 165 Microbiology (L)
- BIO 276 Anatomy & Physiology I and BIO 277 Anatomy & Phys II (L)
- BIO 278 Anatomy & Physiology (L)
- CHM 176 Fund of Chemistry (L)
- CHM 186 General Chemistry I (L)
- CHM 187 General Chemistry II & Qualitative Analysis (L)
- PHS 251 General Physics I (L)
- PHS 252 General Physics II (L)
- PHS 261 Engineering Physics I (L)
- PHS 262 Engineering Physics II (L)
- PSC 175 Introduction to Geology (L)
- PSC 176 Physical Science (L)
- PSC 177 Introduction to Geology (L)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:
- BUS 185 Principles of Leadership
- BUS 276 Princ of Macroeconomics
- BUS 277 Princ of Microeconomics
- EPD 119 Leadership Fundamentals
- POS 132 State/Local Gov & Politics
- POS 176 American Government
- PSY 110 Preventing Drug Abuse
- PSY 132 Developmental Psych
- PSY 176 General Psychology
- PSY 201 Child Psychology
- SOC 123 Criminology
- SOC 132 Multicultural Study
- SOC 176 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 177 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 182 Sociology of Families
- SOC 233 Social Problems
- SSC 176 World Regional Geography
- SSC 177 Cultural Anthropology
Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:
- ART 133 Art for Elem Classroom
- ART 139 Art Appreciation
- ART 176 Survey of Art History I
- ART 177 Survey of Art History II
- ART 243 Ceramics II
- BUS 218 Business Ethics
- DRM 131 Theatre Appreciation
- DRM 200 Introduction to Film
- ENG 238 Creative Writing
- HST 131 Survey of Civilization I
- HST 132 Survey of Civilization II
- HST 176 American History to 1865
- HST 177 American Hist 1865-Pres
- LIT 176 World Literature
- LIT 177 Modern World Literature
- LIT 182 Young Adult Literature
- LIT 202 American Literature I
- LIT 203 American Literature II
- LIT 237 Introduction to Literature
- LIT 255 Literature for Adolescents
- MLN 176 Elementary Spanish I
- MLN 177 Elementary Spanish II
- MUS 176 Introduction to Music
- MUS 186 World Music
- PHL 105 Intro to the Old Testament
- PHL 106 Intro to the New Testament
- PHL 123 Comparative Religions
- PHL 130 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHL 276 Introduction to Ethics
Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:
- BUS 235 Microcomp/Office App I (L)
- CSC 176 Intro to Computers (L)
- MTH 193 Analytic Geom/Calc II
- PSC 105 Intro to Meteorology
- PSC 178 Introduction to Astronomy
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
- ACC 177 Accounting I and ACC 178 Accounting II or ACCT 210 Financial Accounting
- ACC 232 Managerial Accounting
- BUS 178 Introduction to Business
- BUS 233 Business Law
- BUS 235 Microcomp/Office Ap I (L)* or CSC 176 Intro to Computers (L)* (minimum grade C)
- BUS 237 Business Management
- BUS 276 Princ of Macroeconomics
- BUS 277 Princ of Microeconomics
- COM 276 Public Speaking
- ENG 176 English Composition I
- ENG 177 English Composition II
- MTH 178 College Algebra
- MTH 181 Elementary Statistics
*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.
- BUS 236 Business Communication
Business Administration
Major courses at WSU
Economics
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 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