Suggested General Studies Guidelines for Transfer Students
The following information is designed to simplify your course selection and facilitate fulfillment of the General Studies requirements for Azusa Pacific University. Because students transfer from colleges and universities throughout the country, course numbers have been omitted. The courses are listed by titles most commonly used. If your institution’s course titles do not correspond, please compare course descriptions with those in the APU undergraduate catalog, or visit the Undergraduate Registrar's Transfer Classes page.
It is in your best interest to follow and complete this guideline of suggested courses. If you are not ready to transfer once you have completed these courses, please contact an admissions counselor in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (800) 825-5278 to discuss further options.
Note: Any reference to units is based on the semester system. In most cases, a 3-unit semester course equals a 4-unit quarter course.
An Overview of APU’s General Studies Requirements: Skills and University Requirements
College Composition – (3 units)
This course is commonly referred to as English 1A or English 101.
Public Speaking – (3 units)
Foreign Language – (two semesters of the same foreign language)
High School courses taken do not waive this requirement.
Health Education – (minimum 2-unit lecture course)
Emphasis is placed on stress, diet, nutrition, communicable and chronic diseases, alcohol
and drug abuse, lifestyles, childbirth, physical fitness, and environmental
health.
Physical Education – (1-unit physical activity course)
Math – (3 units)
Any course offered through a math department with an intermediate Algebra prerequisite.
Integrative Core Categories
Aesthetics and the Creative Arts – (minimum 3 units)
Select one of the following: Introduction to Art, Art History, Art Appreciation, Music Fundamentals, History of Music, or Music Appreciation.
Heritage and Institutions – (minimum of 6 units)
Take Introduction to Philosophy (3 units) and one of the following (3 units): World Civilization (any period before 1900), U.S. History (pre- or post-Civil War), American Government, or Introduction to Political Science.
Identity and Relationships – (minimum of 3 units)
Select one of the following: Introduction to Sociology, Personal and Social Adjustment, General Psychology, or Human Growth and Development (course work must include entire life span).
Language and Literature – (minimum of 3 units)
Select one of the following: Introduction to Literature (commonly referred to as English 1B or English 102; must include study of literary genres of poetry, fiction, and drama) or Introduction to World Literature, Introduction to American Literature.
Nature – (minimum of 4 units; lab required)
Select one of the following: Fundamentals of Biology (designed for the nonscience major), General Biology (designed for the science major), Fundamentals of Chemistry (designed for the nonscience major), General Chemistry (designed for the science major), Introduction to Astronomy (emphasis on stellar systems), Geology (emphasis on physical geology), Fundamentals of Physics (designed for the nonscience major), or General Physics (designed for the science major).
Note: Bible courses taken at public institutions do not meet APU’s General Studies Bible requirements, but may be transferable as general elective credit.
APU also accepts the IGETC program. Please refer to the IGETC section of this website or contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for more information.
