Washington State University offers degree programs in engineering, computer technologies, architecture, and construction management that build effectively on previous coursework completed at community colleges.
You’re considered a transfer student for admission purposes if you have attended college after the summer following high school graduation.
It is strongly recommended that potential transfer students contact a WSU academic advisor in their intended major to assist with planning their community college course selections in order to maximize transfer efficiency.
Writing Portfolio Requirement
Completion of the Junior Writing Portfolio is a general education requirement for graduation at WSU. Transfer students entering with 60 or more credits must initiate the Junior Writing Portfolio by the end of their first semester at WSU. To this end, you should save examples of writing from coursework completed at your community college. Instructor signatures are required, so it is important to plan ahead.
Transfer Equivalencies
Use this table to determine which courses are required for your degree program and find the equivalent course(s) within your community college. A key for the major abbreviations can be found at the end of the table.
You can find more information on AS-T major-related program pathways at the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges.
Note that the table below is a guide only and is considered unofficial. For official transfer equivalencies for your school visit the WSU Transfer Course Search Tool.
WSU Course | Community College equivalent course | Required for these majors |
---|---|---|
ENGR 120 | Intro to Engineering/Innovation in Design | CE, EE, ME, BioE |
Math 171 | Calculus I and Calculus II | BioE, CE, ChemE, CompE, ConE, CptS, EE, ME, MSE |
Math 172 | Calculus III | BioE, CE, ChemE, CompE, ConE, CptS, EE, ME, MSE |
Math 273 | Calculus IV | CE, EE, ME, MSE, BioE, ChemE, CompE, CptS |
Math 220 | Linear Algebra | CE, EE, ME, MSE, BioE, ChemE, CompE, CptS |
Math 315 | Differential Equations | CE, EE, ME, MSE, BioE, ChemE, CompE |
Chem 105 | Chemistry I and II w/lab | CE, ConE, EE, ME, MSE, BioE, ChemE, CompE |
Chem 106 | Chemistry III with lab | MSE, BioE, ChemE |
Chem 345 | Organic Chemistry | BioE, ChemE. Note: an entire year of Organic Chemistry may be required to meet the transfer equivalency for Chem 345 at WSU. Please contact the Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering academic advisor listed below for more details. |
Physics 201 | Use WSU Transfer Course Search Tool to see the equivalent courses for your school. | BioE, CE, ChemE, CompE, ConE, CptS, EE, ME, MSE |
Physics 202 | Use WSU Transfer Course Search Tool to see the equivalent courses for your school. | CE, EE, ME, MSE, BioE, ChemE, CompE, CptS |
English 101 | English Composition | BioE, CE, ChemE, CompE, ConE, CptS, EE, ME, MSE |
EconS 101 | Microeconomics | ConE. Choice of EconS 101 OR 102: CE, ChemE, BioE. Recommended for: EE, CompE, CptS. |
EconS 102 | Macroeconomics | ME, MSE. Choice of EconS 101 OR 102: CE, ChemE, BioE. Recommended for: EE, CompE, CptS. |
Biology 102 | General Biology w/lab | CE, ConE |
Biology 106 | Organismal Biology | ChemE |
Biology 107 | Cell Biology and Genetics | BioE , ChemE |
MBioS 101 | Introduction to Microbiology | CE, ConE |
EE 261 | Electrical Circuits I | EE,ME, CompE. Recommended for: BioE if completing the Biomedical Systems Option. |
EE 262 | Electrical Circuits I Lab | EE, ME, CompE |
CE 211 | Statics | CE, ConE, ME, MSE. Recommended for: BioE if completing the Biomedical Systems Option. |
CE 215 | Mechanics of Materials | CE, ConE, ME, MSE |
ME 212 | Dynamics | CE, ConE, ME |
ME 301 | Fundamentals of Thermodynamics | ME |
CptS 121 | Programming Design in C/C++ | EE, ME, MSE, CompE, CptS |
CptS 122 | Data Structures in C/C++ | EE, CompE, CptS |
CptS 131 | Programming Design in Java | CompE, CptS |
CptS 132 | Data Structures in Java | CompE, CptS |
COM 102 | Speech Communication | CE |
- BioE = Bioengineering
- CE = Civil Engineering
- ChemE = Chemical Engineering
- CompE = Computer Engineering
- ConE = Construction Engineering
- CptS = Computer Science
- EE = Electrical Engineering
- ME = Mechanical Engineering
- MSE = Materials Science and Engineering