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Transfer Agreement - Los Angeles Pierce College

Whittier College / Pierce College Transfer Agreement
Updated 2021 - 2022
Whittier College and Los Angeles Pierce College
2021 - 2022 Transfer Agreement


Whittier College may accept a maximum of 90 semester credits in transfer, 70 of which may be from the community college level. A minimum grade of C-, or equivalent, must be attained in a course to be applied toward a Whittier College degree. Courses accepted, will be accepted with a "TR" indicating transfer credit. Grades will not transfer.

Whittier CollegeCreditsLos Angeles Pierce College
Liberal Education Program
I. Community 
Community 1: FWS (Freshman Writing Seminar) + Linked Course (taken first semester of freshman year)3English 101; (Credit will only be awarded to students transferring at least 21 semester units to Whittier College).
 
3No transferable equivalent
II. Communication
COM1: Quantitative Literacy3Chemistry 101, 102; CS 131; Math 227, 228B, 238, 260, 261, 262, 270, 275; Statistics 101
COM2: Writing Intensive Course3English 102, 103; Philosophy 005.
 
COM3: Creative and Performing Arts2Art 201, 204, 301, 501, 502, 604, 701, 709; Dance Studies 301, 801, 806, 807; English 124, 127; Journalism 108, 202; Music 181-184, 250-1 - 781;  Photo 049A, 101; Theater 270, 279, 305, 315, 342, 411. (May be satisfied by a single course of two or more units or by two courses of one unit each)
 
COM4: Senior Presentation1No transferable equivalent
III. Cultural Perspectives - One course from four of the following seven areas
CUL1: African3
 
CUL2: Asian3Art 105; History 029; Japanese 009; Philosophy 030
 
CUL3: Latin American3Art 107; History 019; Spanish 010, 012, 016, 065
CUL4: North American3Anthropology 132; Chicano 002, 007, 008, 020, 037, 047, 054, 057, 080;  History 005, 006, 011, 012, 013, 052; Sociology 002
 
CUL5: European3Art 101, 102, 111, 137, 138, 139; French 010; Philosophy 014
 
CUL6: Cross-Cultural3Anthropology 105; Art 109; Communication Studies 122; English 203; Geography 002; History 001, 002, 086, 087; Humanities 006, 031; International Business 006, 022; Political Science 005; Theater 110
 
CUL7: Language3A S L 002-004; French 002-008; Italian 002-005; Japanese 002-004; Spanish 002-006, 035, 036 
 
IV: Connections
CON1: Pair Course #13No longer graduation requirement
CON1: Pair Course #23No longer graduation requirement
CON2: Science and Math (methods/ideas with analysis of cultural or societal issues)4Environmental Science 002; (Two IGETC science courses with labs from two different subject areas from Natural Science will satisfy this requirement. Courses used for CON2 may not also satisfy Natural Science Breadth)
Breadth
Two 3-credit courses from each of the three divisions below
Humanities/Fine Arts (two courses listed from different disciplines)3Art 107; Chicano 007, 008, 037, 047, 057;  Cinema 003, 104, 107;  English 102, 124, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 214, 215, 215, 216, 218, 219, 239, 240, 245, 250, 252, 270, 271; History 001, 002, 013, 019, 011, 012, 029, 041, 042, 044, 086, 087;  Humanities 006, 031; Japanese 009; Philosophy 001, 002, 012, 014, 015, 019, 020, 028, 030, 037, 040, 041, 042, 046; Spanish 009, 011, 012, 015, 025, 026, 027, 037, 065; Theater 125
 
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Natural Science (two courses listed from different disciplines)3Anatomy 001; Animal Science 511 & 512; Anthropology 101 & 111, 118 & 119; Biology 003, 006, 007, 010, 110, 121 & 122, 123; Chemistry 051, 060, 101, 102, 211, 212, 221; Environmental Science 001; Geography 001 & 015, 003 & 019, 023; Geology 001 & 006, 002, 010, 012, 015; Math 227, 228B, 238, 260, 261, 262, 270, 275; Meteorology 003 & 004;  Microbiology 001, 020; Oceanography 001 & 010; Physical Science 004, 006 & 007; Physics 006, 007, 012, 066, 067, 101, 102, 103; Physiology 001; Plant Science 103, 110, 711; Psychology 002
 
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Social Science (two courses listed from different disciplines)3Administration of Justice 001, 002, 004, 067; Anthropology 102, 105, 106, 109, 121, 132, 141, 161; A S L 040; Chicano 002, 007, 008, 020, 047, 080; Child Development 001, 011; Communication Studies 100, 121, 122, 190;  Economics 001, 002, 010; Education 203;  Geography 002, 007, 014; International Business 006, 022; Journalism 100, 251; Marketing 021; Political Science 001, 002, 005, 007, 014, 019, 030, 050; Psychology 001, 013, 014, 016, 032, 041, 052, 060, 074; Sociology 001, 002, 003, 004, 011, 013, 015, 021, 028, 029, 031, 035, 037, 086, 087
 
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Whittier College, Office of the Registrar 03/2021