Office of Admissions - Transfer Assistance

Transfer Articulation

We appreciate your interest in the University of South Alabama (USA). USA is dedicated to making the transfer transition as easy as possible. As required by state law, USA will take your coursework as outlined on the AGSC Transfer Guide and graduate you with the same number of hours as our native students in the same major (assuming you do not change majors). If you have printed out an AGSC Approved Transfer guide for Biology, we would strongly recommend that you print this page and use it along with your AGSC guide. Our Colleges/Departments have chosen those courses which would best fit into USA's existing General Studies Program. To minimize transfer problems and best prepare you to finish your program in the minimum hours required, you should take courses as outlined below. Thanks again for choosing the University of South Alabama.

Biology

Area V Professional Studies

Required Courses

The following courses are required for the degree in Biology at the University of South Alabama. These courses are in addition to the courses listed on the STARS guide that you accessed. These courses fulfill degree requirements in Area V of the Alabama General Studies Core Curriculum and may be taken at your community college.

Please print these pages. Fill in your name, signature, and today's date. Attach these pages to your STARS articulation guide.

Name (print):	Last:
	First:
	Middle:
Signature:		________________________________________________________
Date:

Remember that although more than 64 semester hours may be taught at the freshman/ sophomore level and thus listed as possibilities on the STARS guides and this Area V page, you MAY NOT transfer more than 64 semester hours from a junior or community college. You should take no more than 64 semester hours at the two-year institution.

When you have finished reviewing these Area V requirements, please visit the University of South Alabama Undergraduate Admissions Page for more information about transferring to USA and applying to the University.

Note the courses below satisfy the requirement for Area V electives mentioned in the Stars Guide.

Additional USA Required Courses				Alabama Community College Equivalent Courses

Public Speaking			3 SH	Choose one of the following:

CA	110		3 SH	SPH 106 -or- SPH 107

If CA 110 already taken as part of Area II requirements, choose one additional 3 SH course from Area II.				If SPH 106 or SPH 107 already taken as part of Area II requirements, choose one additional 3 SH course from Area II.


Foreign Languages			6 SH

If 6 SH foreign language sequence already taken as part of Area II requirements, choose two additional 3 SH courses from Area II. Otherwise choose any two-semester sequence from the following:				If 6 SH foreign language sequence already taken as part of Area II requirements, choose two additional 3 SH courses from Area II. Otherwise choose any two-semester sequence from the following:

LG	111	Introductory French I	3 SH	FRN	101	Introductory French I	3 SH
-and-				-and-
LG	112	Introductory French II	3 SH	FRN	102	Introductory French II	3 SH
-or-				-or-
LG	131	Introductory Spanish I	3 SH	SPA	101	Introductory Spanish I	3 SH
-and-				-and-
LG	132	Introductory Spanish II	3 SH	SPA	102	Introductory Spanish II	3 SH
-or-				-or-
LG	151	Introductory German I	3 SH	GRN	101	Introductory German I	3 SH
-and-				-and-
LG	152	Introductory German II	3 SH	GRN	102	Introductory German II	3 SH
-or-				-or-
LGS	102	Introductory Japanese I	3 SH	JPN	101	Introductory Japanese I	3 SH
-and-				-and-
LGS	103	Introductory Japanese II	3 SH	JPN	102	Introductory Japanese II	3 SH
-or-				-or-
LGS	106	Introductory Arabic I	3 SH	ARB	101	Introductory Arabic I	3 SH
-and-				-and-
LGS	107	Introductory Arabic II	3 SH	ARB	102	Introductory Arabic II	3 SH

Natural Sciences and Mathematics			20-21SH

CH 131	College Chemistry I		4 SH	CHM 111	College Chemistry II		4 SH
CH 132	College Chemistry II		4 SH	CHM 112	College Chemistry II		4 SH
CH 201	Organic Chemistry I		5 SH	CH 201	Organic Chemistry I		5 SH
MA 115	Precalculus Algebra & Trigonometry		4 SH	MTH 115	Precalculus Algebra & Trigonometry		4 SH
-and-				-and-

MA 125	Calculus I		4 SH	MTH 125	Calculus I		4 SH
-or-				-or-
ST 210	Statistical Reasoning and Applications		3 SH	MTH 265	Elementary Statistics		3 SH


Computer Technology Requirement			3 SH

All undergraduate students must demonstrate basic computer skills prior to graduation. This requirement may be satisfied by:

Passing the USA Computer Proficiency Examination (CPE) -or- Passing CIS 150: Introduction to Computer Applications				CIS	146	Microcomputer Applications


Pre-professional, major, and elective courses			0 SH


Areas I-IV = total 41 semester hours)
Area V additional = total 32-33 semester hours
Total Areas I–IV plus Area V =73-74 semester hours

(Note a maximum of 64 hours may be transferred to USA)

Questions regarding degree/graduation requirements and the applicability of transfer credit toward satisfaction of degree requirements should be directed to the Department of Biological Sciences LSCB 124, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 (251) 460-6331.

Questions regarding transfer admission and transfer credit evaluation should be directed to the Office of Admissions, Meisler Hall Suite 2500, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 (251) 460-6141 or (800) 872-5247.

For more information regarding the degree in Biology at the University of South Alabama, please consult the USA Bulletin.

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