Dec 13, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Transfer Credit and Core Coursework Transfer



Transfer Credit

Any applicant for admission to Pierpont who has attended another collegiate institution will be classified as a transfer student. Pierpont will make every effort to allow credit earned at institutions that are accredited by organizations recognized by Higher Learning Commission count toward a degree at Pierpont. Students must provide evidence of good standing at the institution last attended and have maintained a minimum 2.0 GPA. Credits earned at those accredited institutions shall be transferable to Pierpont. Students transferring fewer than 24 semester hours must provide an official copy of their high school transcript or high school equivalency diploma scores, and ACT or SAT scores if taken.

The institution follows the guidelines in WVCTCS Series 17, “Transferability of Credits and Grades at the Undergraduate Level”. The Series establishes guidelines for the transferability of credits and grades for WV public and private post-secondary colleges and universities. Students seeking to challenge the credit transferred in by Pierpont can appeal to the registrar. Students that transfer from one state college or university may also transfer Core Coursework that will count toward the fulfillment of general studies requirements at the receiving institutions. Under the terms of the agreement, the student may transfer up to thirty-five credit hours of undergraduate coursework in the areas of English composition, communications and literature, fine arts appreciation, mathematics, natural science and social science as general studies credits.

Core Coursework Transfer List

The following is a list of general studies requirements that may be fulfilled by comparable coursework at other state institutions. All other general education requirements must be completed at Pierpont.

English Composition - 6 hours                     
~ENGL 1104 - Written English I  3 credits
~ENGL 1108 - Written English II  3 credits
~ENGL 1109 - Technical Report Writing  3 credits
Communication and Literature - 6 hours  
COM 2200 - Introduction to Human Communications  3 credits
ENGL 2201 - Introduction to Literature I 3 credits
ENGL 2202 - Introduction to Literature II 3 credits
~HUMN 2200 - Bridging Cultures: Work and Identity in a Global Perspective                                  3 credits
Fine Arts - 3 hours  
ARTD 1120 - Art Appreciation  3 credits
~MUSC 1120 - Music Appreciation  3 credits
~THTR 1120 - Theatre Appreciation  3 credits
Mathematics - 3-4 hours  
~MTH 1207 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics  3 credits
~MTH 1212 - College Algebra  3 credits
~MTH 1215 - Trigonometry and Elementary Functions  3 credits
~MTH 1290 - Calculus I  3 credits
Natural Science - 8 - 10 hours  
~BIOY 1101 - General Biology  4 credits
BIOY 1160 - Intro to Microbiology/Lab 4 credits
~CHM 1101 - General Chemistry  4 credits
HLCA 1170 - Anatomy and Physiology/Lab 4 credits
~PHY 1101 - Introduction to Physics I  4 credits
~PHY 1103 - Physics of Light and Color - Lecture  4 credits
Social Science - 9 hours  
ECON 2201 - Economic Principles and Problems I                                                                          3 credits
~HST 1101 - United States History I  3 credits
~HST 1102 - United States History II  3 credits
~POL 1101 - American Government  3 credits
~PSYG 1101 - Introduction to Psychology  3 credits
SCY 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits