Transfer Guide

Southern Virginia University to BYU

 

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

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement

American Heritage

(A HTG)

Complete the following course:

 

LIB 120      America and the Enlightenment

 

OR

 

Complete one of the following course combinations:

 

HIS 223 American Civilization +ECN 213 Principles of Economics*

 

HIST 223 American Civilization + POL 223 American Government and Politics

 

POL 223 American Government and Politics + ECN 213 Principles of Economics*

 

*ECN 215 or ECN 210 can substitute for ECN 213

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

 

ECON 110 Economic Principles and Problems (a BYU course) + HIS 223 American Civilization

 

ECON 110 Economic Principles and Problems (a BYU course) + POL 223 American Government and Politics

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Global and Cultural Awareness

(GCA)

Complete one of the following courses:

  
BIO 126 Environmental Biology BIOSCI
FRE 202 French IV LANG
GER 202 German IV LANG
GOV 304 Comparative Government  
GRK 202 Greek IV LANG
HIS 215

Western Civilization II

 CIV2
POL 233 Comparative Politics  
SPN 202 Spanish IV LANG
SPN 360        Culture of the Spanish-Speaking World  

 

 
BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement
First Year Writing

Meet the following test score requirement or complete the following course:

 

AP English Language score 4 or above

OR

ENG 120     College Composition

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement
Advanced Written and Oral Communication

Complete the following course:

 

ENG 323     Advanced Expository Writing

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU 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
MAT 115 College Algebra
PHI 223 Introduction to Logic

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Languages of Learning

(LANG)

 

Complete one course from either group:

  
Group 1: Math Options  
MAT 221 Statistics  
MAT 241

Calculus I

  
Group 2: Foreign Language Options  
FRE 202 French IV GCA
Ger 202 German IV GCA
GRK 202 Greek IV GCA
LAT 202 Latin IV  
SPN 202

Spanish IV

 GCA

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement

 

Civilization 1

 

      (CIV1)

 

Complete one of the following courses:
ART 210 Art History: Prehistoric-Middle Ages
ENG 210 Literature of Western Civilization: Ancient and Medieval
HIS 210 Western Civilization I
HUM 210 Arts in Western Civilization I

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

 

Civilization 2

 

     (CIV2)

 

Complete one of the following courses:

  
ART 215 Art History: Renaissance-Modern ARTS
ENG 215 Literature of Western Civilization II LTRS
HIS 215 Western Civilization II GCA
HUM 215 Arts in Western Civilization II ARTS

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Arts

 

(ARTS)

 

Complete one of the following courses:

  
ART 215 Art History: Renaissance-Modern CIV2
HUM 215 Arts in Western Civilization II CIV2
MUS 210 Introduction to Music History  
THE 215 Introduction to Theatre History  

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Letters

(LTRS)

 

 

Complete one of the following courses:

  
ENG 215 Literature of Western Civilization II CIV2
ENG 225 Approaches to Literature  
ENG 230 British Literature I  
ENG 235 British Literature II  
ENG 240 American Literature  
ENG 345 Studies in Shakespeare  
LIB 110

Reason and the Self

  
LIB 130 Classics of Western Literature  
SPN 330 Introduction to Spanish Literature  

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts:

Biological Science

 

Complete one of the following courses:

  
BIO 114   Biological Concepts  
BIO 126 Environmental Biology GCA
BIO 201 General Biology I  
BIO 312 Microbiology  

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement

Physical Science

 

    

 

Complete the following course:
PHY 114 Physical Science
OR  
Complete one class from both of the following groups:
Group 1: Chemistry Options
CHE 114 Chemistry Today
CHE 201 General Chemistry I
Group 2: Physics Options
PHY 117 Physics Fundamentals
PHY 126 Astronomy
PHY 201 General Physics I

 

 

BYU Core Requirement SVU Classes that fill BYU Core Requirement Double Counts

Social Science

 

    (SOCSCI)

 

Complete one of the following courses:

  
EDU 250/FCD 250 Child and Adolescent Development  
ECN 210 Principles of Microeconomics  
ECN 213 Principles of Economics 1/2 of A HTG
PSY 201 General Psychology I  
SBS 303 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.