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Big Bend Community College to WSU

When Big Bend Community College students in AS-T degree programs are selecting courses, it is best to make sure the type of Humanities and Social Sciences courses they are taking to meet the 15-credit requirement are spread out so they will have as many WSU UCORE general education requirements covered in transfer as possible. Use the tables below or the Transfer Course Search Tool to see how courses will transfer to WSU and meet UCORE requirements.

WSU Academic Regulation 6g (Beginning for students starting Fall 2025)

“Students who have completed the Associate of Science Transfer (AS-T) degree from a Washington state public community and technical college normally will receive the same priority consideration for admission as they would for completing the Direct Transfer Associate (DTA) and will be given junior status and 60 semester credits. Completion of the AS-T degree satisfies UCORE WRTG, QUAN, BSCI, and PSCI. Additional UCORE requirements will be satisfied on a course-by-course basis. An individual course completed within the AS-T degree may not satisfy more than one UCORE category. Additional courses, up to the 73-semester credit limit, will be reviewed for transfer on a course-by-course basis.”

Academic Regulation 6

WSU Schedules of Studies

Steps to access schedules of studies on the WSU Catalog website:

  1. Access the specific WSU campus catalog link on the homepage from where it is listed under the “Browse the WSU Catalog” section.
  2. Select the “Schedule of Studies (for degrees, majors, options)” link.
  3. Use the drop-down box to load a course plan for the selected major.

Transfer of Humanities and Social Sciences Courses to Meet UCORE Requirements

Tips for maximizing the value of transferring humanities and social sciences courses to WSU:

  • Students should take one course in three separate UCORE areas (e.g. [HUM], [DIVR], [SSCI]).
  • World Language courses will not meet UCORE requirements at WSU.
  • Check the course plan for your WSU major to see if specific courses are required for both major and UCORE (e.g., most WSU engineering majors require ECON& 201 or 202, which also meets the [SSCI] UCORE requirement)
WSU UCORE DesignationBig Bend Community College Courses (From Humanities and Social Sciences List)
[ARTS]ART& 100
ART 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 121, 122, 123, 140, 212, 216, 217, 218, 221, 222, 223, 230, 231, 232
MUSC& 105
MUSC 100, 174, 175, 204
[COMM]CMST& 220 (Sometimes major requirement – check with WSU)
[DIVR]ANTH& 100
ENGL 225, 261
HIST& 126
HUM 108, 214
MUSC 170
SOC 220
[EQJS]SOC 204
[HUM]CMST 225
ENGL& 220, 244, 245, 246, 256
ENGL 105, 211, 212, 221, 234, 239, 240, 243, 272
HIST& 116, 117, 118, 127, 136, 137
HUM 110
PHIL& 101
PHIL 210, 211, 230, 240, 250
REL 201, 211
[ROOT]HIST& 128 (All WSU students need [ROOT])
[SSCI]CJ& 101
CMST& 102
ECON& 201, 202 (Sometimes major requirements – check with WSU)
ECON 200
HIST& 219
HIST 110, 121, 210, 230, 245, 250, 270
POL&S 101, 202, 203
PSYC& 100, 200
PSYC 225
SOC& 101, 201
UCORE designations automatically covered by AS-T: [WRTG], [QUAN], [BSCI], [PSCI]

Recommended Humanities and Social Sciences Courses

The following table contains recommended HUM and SS courses for specific WSU majors based on the AS-T program maps/degree options offered on your campus.

AS-T Program MapWSU Recommended HUM and SS CoursesWSU Major Options
AS-T, Track 1, Biological Sciences, Environmental/Resource Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, and Earth Science
Any 3 courses that meet 3 separate UCORE requirementsBiology Options:
  • Basic Medical Sciences
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Entomology
  • General Option
  • Plant Biology
Zoology Options:
  • General Option
  • Pre-Veterinary
  • Pre-Med/Pre-Dental
PSYC& 100 and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements
  • Biology – Education
  • Neuroscience – General
SOC& 101 and 2 of the following: [ARTS], [DIVR], [EQJS], [ROOT]Biology – Pre-PT/Pre-OT/Pre-PA
Any 3 courses that meet 3 separate UCORE requirementsChemistry Options:
  • Standard Option
  • Materials Option
  • Professional Option
ECON& 201, CMST& 220, and 1 of the following: [ARTS], [EQJS], [HUM], [ROOT]
  • Earth Sciences
  • Environmental and Ecosystem Sciences
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Sciences
AS-T, Track 2, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, and Atmospheric Sciences
Any 3 courses that meet 3 separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]Physics Options:
  • Astrophysics
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Standard Option
ECON& 201 or 202 and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]
  • Bioengineering – Pre-Med
    • Biomedical Systems
    • Cell and Molecular
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
ECON& 201 or 202 and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirementsBioengineering Options:
  • Biomedical Systems
  • Cell and Molecular
ECON& 202 (either 202 or 201 for WSU Vancouver) and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
ECON& 201 and 2 additional courses that meet separate UCORE requirements, excluding [COMM]Applied Physics Option