Bulletin/Catalog Year 2023-2024
Archived Requirements: 2021-2022 and prior
The Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science general education requirements for transfer students is fulfilled by University Studies and the Maseeh College Arts & Letters and Social Science (AL/SS) requirements. The number of credits and courses required to meet these requirements is based on a student’s transfer credits as shown in the table below:
If your credits transferred total | Your Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science general education is fulfilled by 1,2: |
University Studies Sophomore Inquiry Courses | University Studies Junior Cluster Courses | Number of Transfer Credits Meeting the Maseeh College AL/SS Requirement 3 |
30-74 Credits | 2 SINQ Courses
(8 credits) | 3 Cluster Courses
(12 credits) | 15 |
75-89 Credits | 1 SINQ Course
(4 credits) | 3 Cluster Courses
(12 credits) | 19 |
90-134 Credits | No SINQ Courses | 3 Cluster Courses
(12 credits) | 23 |
1354 Credits + | No SINQ Courses | No Cluster Courses | 23 |
1 University Studies Senior Capstone requirement (6 credits) is fulfilled by the capstone course in the engineering major.
2 If you participating in a co-admission program, your University Studies requirements may be adjusted.
3 See the list of required and allowed courses for AL/SS transfers.
4 Must include at least 11 credits from a 4-year institution (124 credits is the maximum allowed transfer from a community college)
Important: Starting in the 2022-23 catalog year, all PSU students (including transfers) will also need to fulfill the University’s Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement.
The AL/SS transfer credits can be used to satisfy the University requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree but cannot be used to satisfy the University Studies Junior Cluster course requirement. Post-bac students (students pursuing a second bachelor’s degree) are not subject to these general education requirements but must meet the requirements for a second bachelor's degree. Students transferring to the University Honor's College will meet general education requirements as specified by the Honor's College but are still required to meet the Maseeh College AL/SS requirement. Students transferring with a computer science MTM (major transfer map) will meet all lower-division general education requirements through completion of the CS MTM (University Studies Junior Cluster courses still required).
Please consult with a Pathway Adviser for any questions regarding these requirements.
List of Required and Allowed Transfer Courses to Meet the Maseeh College AL/SS Requirement
The expectation is that AL/SS credits should constitute a breadth of coursework at the 100 or 200 level. Students may also choose 300 or 400-level courses to meet the requirement.
A) Required courses
- WR 121 (or its approved equivalent with a C- or better, required for all transfer students to PSU)
- COMM 111Z Public Speaking or equivalent
and only if Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering major
- WR 227 Technical Writing or equivalent
B) All other courses must be from the following disciplines and subjects:
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics (maximum of 6 credits)
- Architecture (courses relating to history and appreciation of architecture; not CAD courses)
- Art (courses relating to history and appreciation of art; not painting or drawing courses)
- Black Studies
- Chicano/Latino Studies
- Child and Family Studies
- Communication Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- English
- Foreign Languages and Literatures (native speakers should take advanced courses)
- Geography
- History
- Humanities
- International Studies
- Music (courses relating to the history and appreciation of music, but not performance)
- Native American Studies
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social Science
- Sociology
- Speech
- Theater Arts (not including performance)
- Urban Studies & Planning
- Women’s Studies
- Writing
C) The following disciplines/courses can NOT be used to satisfy the Maseeh College AL/SS requirement:
- PE/PHE/Health
- Business Administration
- Mathematics and Sciences