Transfer Guide

Portland Community College to BYU

 

Classes must be completed with a C- grade or better to fill requirements

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement

American Heritage

(A HTG)

Complete one of the following course combinations:

 

HIST 201 History of the US I + PS 202 US Government: Institutions & Policies

 

PS 202 US Government: Institutions & Policies + EC 200* Introduction to Economics

 

*EC 201 or EC 202 can substitute for EC 200 in this course combination

Course combinations listed below are recommended for students intending to pursue a Business degree

 

ECON 110 Economic Principles and Problems (a BYU course) + HIST 201 History of the US I

 

ECON 110 Economic Principles and Problems (a BYU course) + PS 202 US Government: Institutions & Policies

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Global and Cultural Awareness

(GCA)

Complete one of the following courses:

  
ATH 103

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

 SOCSCI
ATH 207 Cultural Anthropology/Culture Concepts SOCSCI
ATH 209 Cultural Anthropology/Cultural Growth & Change SOCSCI
FR 203 Second Year French LANG
GEO 105 Introduction to Human Geography  
GER 203 Second Year German LANG
HIST 103 Western Civilization/Modern Europe  
HIST 104 History of Eastern Civilizations/Middle East  
HIST 105 History of Eastern Civilizations/India and Subcontinent  
HIST 106 History of Eastern Civilizations/East Asia  
HIST 279 Russian History II  
JPN 203 Second Year Japanese LANG
PHIL 204 Philosophy of Religion  
PS 204 Comparative Political Systems  
PS 205 Global Politics  
R 210 World Religions  
RUS 203 Second Year Russian LANG
SPA 203 Second Year Spanish LANG

 

 
BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement
First Year Writing

Meet the following test score requirement or complete one of the following courses:

 

AP English score 3 or above

OR

WR 121 English Composition
WR 122 English Composition

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement
Advanced Written and Oral Communication

Complete one of the following courses:

 

To be taken as a junior at BYU. No equivalent course found at Portland Community

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement

Quantitative Reasoning

 

Meet one test score requirement or complete one of the following courses:

 

ACT math subscore 22 or higher

SAT math subscore 500 or higher

 

OR
MTH 111B College Algebra- Business, Management, Life & Social Science
MTH 111C College Algebra for Math, Science, & Engineering

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Languages of Learning

(LANG)

 

Complete one course from either group:

  
Group 1: Math Options  
MTH 241 Calculus for Management, Life and Social Science  
MTH 243 Statistics I  
MTH 244 Statistics II  
MTH 251 Calculus I  
MTH 252 Calculus II  
Group 2: Foreign Language Options  
ASL 203 Second Year American Sign Language    
FR 203

Second Year French

 GCA
GER 203 Second Year German GCA
JPN 203 Second Year Japanese GCA
RUS 203 Second Year Russian GCA
SPA 203 Second Year Spanish GCA

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement

 

Civilization 1

 

(CIV1)

&

 

Civilization 2

 

(CIV2)

Complete one of the following course combinations:
ART 204 History of Western Art + ART 205 History of Western Art + ART 206 History of Western Art

 

ENG 107 World Literature--Western + ENG 108 World Literature--Western

 

HIST 101 Western Civilization/Ancient World to Medieval + HIST 102 Western Civilization/Medieval to Early Modern Europe + HIST 103 Western Civilization/Modern Europe

 

Civilization 1 and Civilization 2 are two separate requirements, but course combinations shown above will complete both Civilization requirements.

The ART combination will double count for the Arts requirement, the ENG combination will double count for the Letters requirement, and the HIST combination

will double count for the Global and Cultural Awareness requirement.

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Arts

 

(ARTS)

 

Complete one of the following courses:

  
ART 101 Introduction to Art  
ART 102 Introduction to Art  
ART 103 Introduction to Art  
ART 206 History of Western Art  
ART 213 Modern Art History  
HUM 100 Introduction to Humanities  
HUM 201 Humanities & Technology/Exploring Origins  
HUM 202 Humanities & Technology/Contemporary Issues  
HUM 205 African Literature  
HUM 206 African Art  
TA 101 Theatre Appreciation  

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Letters

(LTRS)

 

 

Complete one of the following courses:

  
ENG 104 Introduction to Literature (Fiction)  
ENG 105 Introduction to Literature (Drama)  
ENG 106 Introduction to Literature (Poetry)  
ENG 108 World Literature- Western  
ENG 201 Shakespeare  
ENG 202 Shakespeare  
ENG 204 Survey of English Literature  
ENG 208 World Literature- Asian  
ENG 213 Latin American Literature  
ENG 214 Literature of the Northwest  
ENG 222 Images of Women in Literature  
ENG 240 Introduction to Native American Lit  
ENG 244 Introduction to Asian American Lit  
ENG 250 Introduction to Folklore & Mythology  
ENG 253 Survey of American Literature  
ENG 254 Survey of American Literature  
ENG 258 African-American Literature  
ENG 261 Literature of Science Fiction  
PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems  
PHIL 202

Introduction to Philosophy: Elementary Ethics

  

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement

Biological Science

 

Complete one of the following course combinations:

BI 101 Biology + BI 102 Biology

 

OR

 

BI 211 Principles of Biology + BI 212 Principles of Biology + BI 213 Principles of Biology

 

OR

 

Complete BIO 100 Principles of Biology at BYU

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement

Physical Science

 

Complete one course from two of the following groups:
Group 1: Chemistry Options
CH 100 Fundamentals for Chemistry
CH 104 General Chemistry
CH 221 General Chemistry
Group 2: Geology Options
G 201 Physical Geology         
G 202 Physical Geology
G 203 Historical Geology
GS 106 Physical Science (Geology)
Group 3: Physics Options
GS 107 Physical Science (Astronomy)
GS 109 Physical Science (Meteorology)
PHY 101 Fundamentals of Physics I
PHY 102 Fundamentals of Physics II
PHY 103 Fundamentals of Physics III
PHY 121 Elementary Astronomy
PHY 122 Elementary Astronomy
PHY 123 Elementary Astronomy
PHY 201 General Physics
PHY 211 General Physics (Calculus)

 

 

BYU Core Requirement Portland Community Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Social Science

 

    (SOCSCI)

 

Complete one of the following courses:

  
ATH 103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology GCA
ATH 207 Cultural Anthropology/Culture Concepts GCA
ATH 209 Cultural Anthropology/Cultural Growth & Change GCA
EC 201 Principles of Economics/Microeconomics 1/2 of A HTG
HEC 226 Child Development  
PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology- Part 1  
PSY 201A Introduction to Psychology- Part 1  
SOC 204 General Sociology- Sociology in Everyday Life  
SOC 205 General Sociology- Social Change & Social Institutions  
SOC 206 General Sociology- Social Problems  

 

 

BYU Core Requirement  
Doctrinal Foundations

Religion requirements may be completed through coursework from BYU,

LDS Institutes of Religion, and other CES schools. Visit BYU's Religion

website to learn more about these requirements.