www.cgs.pitt.edu
412-624-6600
Transfer Manual
Credits that transfer from
Pennsylvania Highlands
Community College
to the University of Pittsburgh
College of General Studies
This transfer manual was prepared to enable students to identify courses that can be
applied to the following degrees at the University of Pittsburgh, College of General
Studies (CGS):
Administration of Justice
Dental Hygiene (degree completion)
Health Services
Humanities
Legal Studies
Media and Professional Communications
Natural Sciences
Public Service
Social Sciences
Each course offered at Penn Highlands Community College (PHCC) has been evaluated,
and transferability of each course has been determined.
The University of Pittsburgh will accept a maximum of 60 credits from a community
college. All courses transfer as lower level, freshman/sophomore level courses. A grade
earned in a class taken at PHCC will not replace the grade from an equivalent class taken
at the University of Pittsburgh.
Students planning to pursue a major offered through any other school at the University of
Pittsburgh should consult the “Pitt Connection” for that school’s transfer policies.
If you have any questions, you can contact a CGS Academic Advisor at 412-624-6600.
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CGS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The specific structure of a degree in CGS varies depending upon the major. However, all
students must complete certain course requirements. It is suggested you begin your plan
of study by taking courses that complete these requirements. If you should want to take
any other courses, verify transferability with your PHCC Transfer Counselor or a CGS
Academic Advisor. Note: A grade of “C” or better is required for transfer.
Course requirements for a degree at the University of Pittsburgh, College of General
Studies, are designated under Curriculum Area in the PHCC transfer manual as follows:
1 = Skills: Oral Communication
2 = Skills: Writing
3 = Skills: Mathematics
4 = Quantitative and Formal Reasoning
5 = Literature
6 = History
7 = International Perspective
7N = International Perspective: Non-western Culture
DS:H = Distribution of Studies: Humanities
DS:S = Distribution of Studies: Social Sciences
DS:N = Distribution of Studies: Natural Sciences
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On the following chart you may fill in the requirements as you complete them.
Requirements
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Designation
Term
SKILLS
1.
2.
Communication
Writing
1
2
3.
(one writing course must be taken at Pitt)
Math
3
QUANTITATIVE & FORMAL REASONING
(One course)
4
1. ______________
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
1. ______________
1. ______________
UNDERSTANDINGS
1.
Humanities (Two courses from
different departments)
DS:H
1. ______________
2. ______________
2.
Social Sciences (Two courses
from different departments)
DS:S
1. ______________
2. ______________
3.
Natural Sciences (Three courses
from two different departments)
DS:N
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
LITERATURE
(One course)
5
1. ______________
HISTORY
(One course)
6
1. ______________
7
1. ______________
2. ______________
7N
3.______________
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
(Three world culture courses with
one being Non-western, or two
courses in a foreign language,
and one Non-western culture)
G.
SPECIALIZED STUDY: THE MAJOR
8 – 16 courses. Verify transferability with a PHCC Transfer Counselor or
a CGS Academic Advisor. Half your major must be completed at the
University of Pittsburgh
H.
ELECTIVES
Total credits required for a Baccalaureate degree: 120 minimum (approx. 40 courses)
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KEY
CGS
-
College of General Studies
CGS Credits
-
Credits awarded apply only to CGS
LD
-
Lower Division
0000
-
No Equivalent – The course is transferable,
but there is no equivalent course at Pitt.
DS:H
-
Distribution of Studies: Humanities
DS:N
-
Distribution of Studies: Natural Sciences
DS:S
-
Distribution of Studies: Social Sciences
*
-
Indicates a course in a professional field.
Students pursuing a CGS major may take the following number of professional field
credits:
Administration of Justice:
Dental Hygiene:
Health Services:
Humanities:
Legal Studies:
Media Communications:
Natural Sciences:
Public Service:
Social Sciences:
Updated June 2014
18 credits
18 credits
18 credits
18 credits
18 credits
18 credits
18 credits
18 credits
18 credits
5
ACC-ACCOUNTING
#
110
200
210
220
230
240
250
Course Title
*Principles of Accounting
*Intermediate Accounting I
*Intermediate Accounting II
*Automated Accounting
*Managerial Accounting
*Tax Accounting
*Government/Nonprofit
Accounting
CGS Equivalent
BUSERV 1920 LD
BUSERV 0000
BUSERV 0000
BUSERV 0000
BUSERV 1925 LD
BUSERV 0000
BUSERV 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Curriculum
Area
ACE-ACCESS PORTFOLIO – No Courses Transfer
ACT-ACTIVITIES PROFESSIONAL – No Courses Transfer
ANT-ANTHROPOLOGY
#
100
Course Title
Intro to Cultural Anthropology
CGS Equivalent
ANTH 0780
CGS
Credits
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:S
CGS Equivalent
HAA 0010
SA 0130
SA 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:H, 7
DS:H
DS:H
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
ART-ART
#
101
105
110
Course Title
Intro to Art History
Drawing Fundamentals
Painting and Sculpture
ASL-AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE & CULTURE
#
100
102
Course Title
American Sign Language I
American Sign Language II
Updated June 2014
CGS Equivalent
LING 0471
LING 0472
6
AST-ASTRONOMY
#
100
CGS Equivalent
ASTRON 0089
CGS
Credits
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:N
Course Title
Life Science
General Biology with Lab
CGS Equivalent
BIOSC 0805
BIOSC 0150, 0050
CGS
Credits
3
4
Curriculum
Area
DS:N
DS:N
General Biology with Lab
BIOSC 0060,0160
4
DS:N
Forensic Biology/Lab
BIOSC 0000
4
DS:N
*Human Anatomy and Physiology
I
*Human Anatomy and Physiology
II
Microbiology/Lab
NUR 0000
4
NUR 0000
4
BIOSC 0000
4
DS:N
Ecology
Genetics
Bioethics
BIOSC 0370
BIOSC 0350
BIOSC 0000
3
3
3
DS:N
DS:N
DS:N
CGS Equivalent
BUSERV 1910 LD
BUSERV 1915 LD
BUSERV 1975 LD
BUSHRM 1050LD
BUSERV 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
Curriculum
Area
BUSERV 1980 LD
BUSERV 1985 LD
BUSERV 1940 LD
BUSERV 0000
3
3
3
3
Course Title
Intro to Astronomy
AVI-AVIATION- No courses Transfer
BIO-BIOLOGY
#
102
104/
114
106/
116
108/
118
202/
212
204/
214
206/
216
207
208
240
BUI-BUILDING – No Courses Transfer
BUS-BUSINESS
#
110
125
130
165
206
210
220
230
240
Course Title
*Intro to Business
*Management Principles
*Personal Consumer Finance
*Human Resource Management
*Operation Management &
Process Improvement
*Business Law
*Small Business Management
*Principles of Marketing
*Labor Management Relations
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CAD-COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING – No Courses Transfer
CAM-COMPUTER AIDED MACHINING – No Courses Transfer
CHM-CHEMISTRY
#
106
110
120
122
Course Title
Introductory Chemistry
Survey of Organic and
Biochemistry
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
CGS Equivalent
CHEM 0100
CHEM 0000
CGS
Credits
3
4
Curriculum
Area
DS:N
DS:N
CHEM 0110
CHEM 0120
4
4
DS:N
DS:N
CIT-COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
#
100
166
Course Title
CGS Equivalent
CGS
Credits
Curriculum
Area
Microcomputer Applications
Programming with Visual Basic
CS 0110
CS 0004
3
3
4
4
CGS Equivalent
HIST 0100
CGS
Credits
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:S, 6, 7
HIST 0101
3
DS:S, 6, 7
CGS Equivalent
COMMRC 0520
COMMRC 0530
COMMRC 0300
COMMRC 1102 LD
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
3
Curriculum
Area
1
DS:H
DS:H
DS:H
CIV- CIVILIZATION
#
100
110
Course Title
Western Civ. Ancient Through
Renaissance
Western Civ. Renaissance
Through Present
COM-COMMUNICATION
#
101
110
115
120
Course Title
Public Speaking
Interpersonal Communication
Intro to Communications
Organizational Communications
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8
125
200
210
Effective Presentation Skills
Media & Society
Group Dynamics
COMMRC 0520
3
COMMRC 0320
3
COMMRC 1106 LD 3
1
DS:H
DS:H
CSC-COMPUTER SCIENCE
#
125
205
210
215
220
Course Title
Intro to Programming
Problem Solving w/Computer
Programming
Applied Advanced Programming
Data Structures
Computer Organization and Arch
CGS Equivalent
CS 0004
CS 0007
CGS
Credits
3
3
CS 0401
CS 0445
CS 0447
3
3
3
CGS Equivalent
ADMJ 1300 LD
ADMJ 0500
ADMJ 0000
ADMJ 1210 LD
ADMJ 1350 LD
ADMJ 1410 LD
ADMJ 0600
ADMJ 1100 LD
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
ADMJ 0000
3
Curriculum
Area
3,4
3,4
CRJ-CRIMINAL JUSTICE
#
100
110
115
150
210
215
225
235
260
Course Title
*Intro to Corrections
*Intro to Criminal Justice
*Ethics in Criminal Justice
*Juvenile Justice
*Probation and Parole
*Criminal Law and Procedure
*Criminological Theory
*Criminal Investigation and
Policing
*Deviance and Victimology
Curriculum
Area
*Professional Field
ECD-EARLY CHILDHOOD MANAGEMENT – No Courses Transfer
ECE-EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
#
225
Course Title
*Health, Safety and Nutrition for
the Young Child/Inclusion
Updated June 2014
CGS Equivalent
IL 1491
CGS
Credits
3
Curriculum
Area
9
ECO-ECONOMICS
#
100
110
Course Title
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
CGS Equivalent
ECON 0110
ECON 0100
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:S
DS:S
EDU-EDUCATION – No Courses Transfer
ELT-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY – No Courses Transfer
ENG-ENGLISH
#
110
200
205
215
220
225
230
235
240
245
250
255
260
271
Course Title
English Composition I
English Composition II/ Studies in
Literature
Research Writing
Creative Writing
Business Letter and Report
Writing
Technical Writing
Survey of American Literature I
Survey of American Literature II
Survey of British Literature I
Survey of British Literature II
Women and Literature
Literature for Children and
Adolescents
Monsters in Literature
World Literature
CGS Equivalent
ENGCMP 0200
ENGCMP 0440
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
2
2
ENGCMP 0450
ENGWRT 0400
ENGCMP 0400
3
3
3
2
DS:H, 2
2
ENGCMP 0000
ENGLIT 0570
ENGLIT 0000
ENGLIT 0000
ENGLIT 0000
ENGLIT 0610
ENGLIT 0562
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
DS:H, 5
DS:H, 5
DS:H, 5
DS:H, 5
DS:H, 5
DS:H, 5
ENGLIT 0000
ENGLIT 0000
3
3
DS:H
DS:H, 5
CGS Equivalent
ENGFLM 0400
CGS
Credits
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:H
FLM-FILM
#
110
Course Title
Intro to American Cinema
Updated June 2014
10
FRE-FRENCH
#
101
102
Course Title
French 1
French 2
CGS Equivalent
FR 0001
FR 0002
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
7
7
FYE-FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE – No Courses Transfer
GEO-GEOGRAPHY
#
100
110
Course Title
Intro to Geography
World Regional Geography
CGS Equivalent
INDIST 0000
INDIST 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:S
DS:S, 7
Curriculum
Area
DS:N
GLG-GEOLOGY
#
Course Title
CGS Equivalent
100
Intro to Geology
GEOL 0800
CGS
Credits
3
CGS Equivalent
PS 0200
CGS
Credits
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:S
PS 0000
3
DS:S
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
7
7
CGS
Credits
1
3
Curriculum
Area
GOV-GOVERNMENT
#
100
210
Course Title
Intro to American National
Government
Current Events and Contemporary
Issues
GER-GERMAN
#
Course Title
CGS Equivalent
102
102
Elementary German I
Elementary German II
GER 0001
GER 0002
HSC-HEALTH SCIENCES
#
Course Title
CGS Equivalent
100
130
*Medical Terminology
*Basic Anatomy & Physiology
REHSCI 1245
HRS 0000
Updated June 2014
11
140
*Basic Disease Process &
Pharmacology
160 *Law & Ethics for Health
Occupations
*Professional Field
HRP 0000
3
PUBSRV 1305 LD 3
HIS-HISTORY
#
100
110
200
205
210
220
250
Course Title
U.S. History: Discovery through
Reconstruction
U.S. History: Reconstruction
through Present
American Immigration
American Popular Culture
The Civil War and Reconstruction
The Vietnam War
World War II through Film
CGS Equivalent
HIST 0600
CGS
Credits
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:S, 6
HIST 0601
3
DS:S, 6
HIST 0000
HIST 0000
HIST 1614 LD
HIST 0000
HIST 0000
3
3
3
3
3
DS:S
DS:S
DS:S, 6
DS:S, 6, 7
DS:S
CGS Equivalent
INDIST 0000
INDIST 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:H
DS:H
INDIST 0000
3
DS:H
CGS Equivalent
SOCWRK 0000
SOCWRK 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
INDIST 0000
3
DS:S
HISTOTECHNOLOGY- No Courses Transfer
HUM-HUMANITIES
#
100
101
140
Course Title
Intro to Humanities
Foundations of Literature & The
Arts in Western Culture
Liberal Arts Seminar
HUS-HUMAN SERVICES
#
100
200
210
Course Title
*Introduction to Human Services
*Interviewing and Case
Management
Community Intervention and
Social Policy
*Professional Field
LIB-LIBRARY – No Courses Transfer
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12
LIF-HEALTH AND WELLNESS
#
111
Course Title
*Health and Wellness
*Professional Field
CGS Equivalent
HPA 0000
CGS
Credits
3
Curriculum
Area
MAT-MATHEMATICS
#
145
170
Course Title
College Algebra
Precalculus
CGS Equivalent
MATH 0010
MATH 0031
CGS
Credits
1.5
3
Curriculum
Area
200
Probability and Statistics
STAT 0200
4
4
210
220
230
240
Calculus I
Calculus II
Calculus III
Differential Equations
MATH 0220
MATH 0230
MATH 0240
MATH 0280
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
CGS Equivalent
FILMST 0000
FILMST 0000
COMMRC 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:H
DS:H
DS:H
ENGWRT 0610
FILMST 0601
ENGFLM 0570
ENGFLM 0355
3
3
3
3
2
DS:H
DS:H
DS:H
CGS Equivalent
MUSIC 0211
MUSIC 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:H
DS:H
3
MPR-MEDIA PRODUCTION
#
100
150
200
230
250
270
290
Course Title
Intro to Production
Television Production
Scripting for Radio, Television
and E-Media
Basic News Writing
Video Production
New Media Production
Media Literacy
MUS- MUSIC
#
100
200
Course Title
Intro to Music
Popular American Music in the
Twentieth Century
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13
PHI – PHILOSOPHY
#
110
200
205
225
235
240
CGS Equivalent
PHIL 0080
PHIL 0300
PHIL 0625
PHIL 1360LD
RELGST 0715
PHIL 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:H
DS:H
DS:H
DS:H
DS:H
Course Title
Concepts of Physics
+Physics I – Algebra Based
+Physics II – Algebra Based
+Physics I – Calculus Based
CGS Equivalent
PHYS 0000
PHYS 0110
PHYS 0111
PHY 0174
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
4
Curriculum
Area
DS:N
DS:N
DS:N
DS:N
+Physics II – Calculus Based
PHY 0175
4
DS:N
CGS Equivalent
PSY 0010
PSY 0310
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:N
DS:N
PSY 0405
3
DS:N
PSY 1230
PSY 1205 LD
PSY 1357 LD
SOCWRK 0000
PSYED 0000
3
3
3
3
3
Course Title
Intro to Philosophy
Intro to Ethics
Death and Dying
Business Ethics
Philosophy of Religion
Bioethics
PHY-PHYSICS
#
102
110
115
120/
121
130/
131
+If Taken with lab will receive credit for PHYS 0212/2019
PSY-PSYCHOLOGY
#
100
130
155
205
200
210
220
230
Course Title
General Psychology
Human Development Across the
Lifespan
Psychology of Thinking and
Learning
Death & Dying
Abnormal Psychology
Psychology of Aging
*Intro to Counseling
*Human Exceptionality
*Professional Field
Updated June 2014
DS:S
14
REL – RELIGION
#
100
205
235
Course Title
World Religions/Religious Studies
Death and Dying
Philosophy of Religion
CGS Equivalent
RELGST 0000
RELGST 0625
RELGST 0715
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:H, 7
DS:H
DS:H
CUL- RESTAURANT/CULINARY MANAGEMENT – No Courses
Transfer
SOC-SOCIOLOGY
#
100
200
205
250
Course Title
Intro to Sociology
Contemporary Social Issues
Race, Class and Gender in Society
*Intro to Social Work
*Professional Field
CGS Equivalent
SOC 0010
SOC 0007
SOC 0446
SOCWRK 1000LD
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:S
DS:S
DS:D
CGS Equivalent
SPAN 0001
SPAN 0002
SPAN 0003
CGS
Credits
3
3
3
Curriculum
Area
7
7
7
CGS Equivalent
THEA 0830
THEA 0000
CGS
Credits
3
3
Curriculum
Area
DS:H
DS:H
CGS
Credits
3
Curriculum
Area
SPA-SPANISH
#
101
102
203
Course Title
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
THR-THEATRE
#
120
200
Course Title
Acting I
Directing I
WDP-WORD PROCESSING – No Courses Transfer
WEB-WEB DESIGN
#
154
Course Title
Principles of Web Design
Updated June 2014
CGS Equivalent
CS 0134
15
WEL-WELDING – No Courses Transfer
Updated June 2014
16