ORU will transfer courses from regionally accredited institutions, providing a grade of "C" or higher is earned. Courses listed below are transferable without petition. All other courses must be petitioned and approved by the respective academic department chair before acceptance is granted. No credit will be awarded for any non-academic course work such as remedial, vocational, orientation or study skill courses.
The information listed below is subject to change.
General Education
Transferable Course |
ORU Course |
| BIBLE | |
| Intro to Old Testament Literature Old Testament Survey |
BLIT 110 (Theology Majors: BIB 222) |
| Intro to New Testament Literature New Testament Survey |
BLIT 120 (Theology Majors: BIB 261) |
| COMMUNICATION ARTS | |
| Oral Communication Public Speaking |
COM 101 |
| ENGLISH | |
| English Composition I Freshman English I Composition I Composition and Rhetoric I |
COMP 101 |
| English Composition II Freshman English II Composition II Composition and Rhetoric II |
COMP 102 |
| HISTORY/GOVERNMENT/HUMANITIES | |
| American History to 1865 American History 1865 to Present |
HIS 101 |
| American Government American Politics (Not Intro to Political Science) |
GOV 101 |
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Humanities I Art Appreciation |
HUM 999 |
| Greek History and Mythology History of Civilization Roman History and Mythology Western Civilization I Church History History of Western Philosophy Philosophy of Literature World Architecture English Literature Survey World Literature Architecture Appreciation Introduction to Literature |
HUM 222 |
| History of Civilization Roman History and Mythology Western Civilization I Church History Humanities II Western Civilization II History of Western Philosophy Philosophy of Literature Western Civilization IIA World Architecture English Literature Survey World Literature Architecture Appreciation Introduction to Literature World History |
HUM 233 |
| History of Civilization Humanities II Western Civilization II History of Western Philosophy Philosophy of Literature Western Civilization IIA World Architecture English Literature Survey World Literature World History |
HUM 244 |
| Art History Art History (1850 to Present) |
HUM 250 or HUM 255 |
| Music Appreciation Music Appreciation (1850 to present) |
HUM 260 |
| Theatre Appreciation Theatre Survey |
HUM 270 |
| MODERN LANGUAGE (Note: At least 6-9 semester hours required through the 203 level. See ORU catalog for more information.) (If a 2 year institution transfers 4 credits, then course may be transferred as ORU course. If course is 3 credits, it will be transferred as ELEC 999.) |
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| FRENCH | |
| Elementary French I (4 hours) Beginning French I (4 hours) |
FRE 101 |
| Elementary French II (4 hours) Beginning French II (4 hours) |
FRE 102 |
| Intermediate French (3 hours) | FRE 203 |
| GERMAN | |
| Elementary German I (4 hours) Beginning German II (4 hours) |
GER 101 |
| Elementary German II (4 hours) Beginning German II (4 hours) |
GER 102 |
| Intermediate German (3 hours) | GER 203 |
| SPANISH | |
| Elementary Spanish I (4 hours) Beginning Spanish I (4 hours) |
SPA 101 |
| Elementary Spanish II (4 hours) Beginning Spanish II (4 hours) |
SPA 102 |
| Intermediate Spanish (3 hours) | SPA 203 |
| HEBREW | |
| Elementary Hebrew I (4 hours) Beginning Hebrew I (4 hours) |
HEB 101 |
| Elementary Hebrew II (4 hours) Beginning Hebrew II (4 hours) |
HEB 102 |
| Intermediate Hebrew (3 hours) | HEB 203 |
| SCIENCE (Must include at least 4 semester hours and a lab) |
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| Physical Science Astronomy |
PSC 101 |
| Earth Science Geology |
PSC 201 |
| Biology Botany Zoology |
BIO 101 |
| Chemistry | CHE 101 |
College of Arts and Cultural Studies
Transferable Course |
ORU Course |
| ART | |
| Fundamentals of Art I | ART 101 |
| Fundamentals of Art II | ART 102 |
| Art History Survey I | ART 103 |
| Art History Survey II | ART 104 |
| Art History Survey III | ART 307 |
| Color | ART 105 |
| Ceramics I | ART 201 |
| Ceramics II | ART 301 |
| Sculpture I | ART 202 |
| Sculpture II | ART 302 |
| Painting I | ART 203 |
| Painting II | ART 303 |
| Printmaking I | ART 204 |
| Printmaking II | ART 304 |
| Drawing | ART 213 |
| Figure Drawing | ART 214 |
| Graphic Design | ART 218 |
| Graphic Design II | ART 318 |
| Crafts | ART 223 |
| Illustration | ART 331 |
| Water Media | ART 333 |
| Black and White Photography | ART 363 |
| COMMUNICATION ARTS | |
| GENERAL COMMUNICATION | |
| Public Communication Speech Communication |
COM 101 |
| Communication Reading Oral Interpretation Oral Reading of Literature Oral Reading |
COM 202 |
| Business and Professional Speech | COM 446 |
| DRAMA | |
| Film Acting Technique Historical Acting Period Acting Technique |
DRAM 107 |
| Acting I Beginning Acting Intro to Acting |
DRAM 205 |
| Theater Appreciation Theater Survey |
DRAM 215 |
| Basic Stagecraft Scenery Construction Stagecraft I Stagecraft and Construction |
DRAM 216 |
| Styles of Acting | DRAM 232 |
| Acting II Acting Concepts Methods of Acting |
DRAM 306 |
| Directing I Fundamentals of Directing |
DRAM 336 |
| Basic Costuming Fundamentals of Costuming |
DRAM 403 |
| Basic Scenic Design Fundamentals of Scenic Design Scene Design |
DRAM 404 |
| Basic Makeup Concepts of Makeup Makeup I Makeup Design Stage Makeup |
DRAM 405 |
| ORGANIZATIONAL/INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | |
| Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal Dynamics Interpersonal Relationships |
COM 203 |
| Interpersonal Forensics Forensics |
COM 250 |
| Advanced Public Speaking | COM 302 |
| Argumentation and Persuasion (Persuasion classes acceptable if student did not debate) |
COM 309 |
| Communication Theory | COM 342 |
| Discussion and Conference Leadership Small Group Communication |
COM 410 |
| MEDIA | |
| Fundamentals of Mass Media History of Mass Media Intro to Mass Media Mass Media and Society Mass Media in America Media History |
MMC 104 |
| Basic Writing for News Media Beginning News Writing Intro to News Writing |
JRN 107 |
| Intro to Audio Production Intro to Radio Radio Production Techniques |
TVF 127 |
| Yearbook/Advertising | PRP 213 |
| News Writing Workshop Newsgathering |
JRN 214 |
| ENGLISH | |
| Major World Literary Figures World literature |
ENG 310 |
| English Literature I Studies in Old English or Middle English: Chaucer or 18th Century Studies or Renaissance Studies |
ENG 311 |
| English Literature II Major Romantic Authors Major Victorian Authors |
ENG 312 |
| American Literature I Major Early American Authors |
ENG 323 |
| American Literature II Major American Literary Figures of the Late 19th/20th Centuries |
ENG 324 |
| Elizabethan Drama Shakespeare |
ENG 351 |
| Major Renaissance Writers Milton |
ENG 352 |
| Chaucer Studies Medieval Period |
ENG 359 |
| Early 19th Century American Literature Studies in American Transcendentalists: Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman |
ENG 370 |
| American Romantics: Poe, Hawthorne, Cooper, Melville | ENG 370 |
| Late 19th Century American Literature Studies in Realism and Naturalism: Twain, James, Howells |
ENG 371 |
| Augustan Period 18th and 19th Century Literature: John Dryden and His Literary World or Jonathan Swift and the Age of Reason or Pope Studies |
ENG 420 |
| Romantic Period Studies in the Five Major Romantic Poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelly, Keats |
ENG 420 |
| Victorian Period Studies in Browning, Tennyson |
ENG 421 |
| Contemporary Literature Contemporary Novelists Late 20th Century Writers |
ENG 436 |
| Literary Modernism Studies in: Eliot, Joyce, Woolfe, Huxley, Hemingway, Faulker, Fitzgerald Early 20th Century English or American Writers |
ENG 440 |
| Advanced Grammar Studies in History and Various Grammatical Types |
WRT 304 |
| Creative Writing | WRT 331 |
| Drama Writing Workshop Fiction Writing Novel Writing Poetry Writing |
WRT 405 |
| Development of the English Language History of the English Language Middle English Studies Old English Studies |
WRT 355 |
| MUSIC | |
| All courses in this department need to be evaluated by the department chair since ORU is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Every effort will be made to ensure rapid turnaround for evaluation of transfer course work. |
College of Theology and Ministry
Transferable Course |
ORU Course |
| BIBLICAL LANGUAGES | |
| Biblical Hebrew, Greek, Exegesis (Hebrew & Greek) (Must transfer in at least two semesters before credit is accepted. Only one semester of Biblical Language is not transferable) |
BIB 251 BIB 252 BIB 311 BIB 312 BIB 319 BIB 351 BIB 352 |
| Hermeneutics: Principles of Biblical Interpretation | BIB 306 |
| History of Israel | BIB 332 |
| Life of Christ; Synoptic Gospels Combination of single courses in: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John |
BIB 362 |
| Eschatology and the Book of Revelation Biblical Eschatology |
BIB 363 |
| Hebrews, James, I and II Peter, Jude (Combination of books) |
BIB 364 |
| Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy (Individual books combined) |
BIB 421 |
| Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, minor prophets (Combination of books) |
BIB 424 |
| Combination of individual courses from the poetic area: Psalms, Proverbs, etc. Wisdom Literature |
BIB 437 |
| The Apopcrypha | BIB 438 |
| PRACTICAL MINISTRIES | |
| History of Christian Education Philosophy of Christian Education |
CHRM 300 |
| Church Leadership Christian Leadership |
CHRM 302 |
| Teaching in the Church | CHRM 305 |
| Church Counseling Counseling in the Church |
CHRM 324 |
| Campus Ministry Personal Evangelism Street Ministry |
CHRM 335 |
| Homiletics Principles of Preaching |
CHRM 340 |
| Preaching Lab Homiletics II |
CHRM 440 |
| Church Management/Administration Church Polity Pastoral Theology |
CHRM 460 |
| MISSIONS | |
| History of the Missionary Movement Missionary History |
MISS 300 |
| Missions World Missions |
MISS 325 |
| Biblical Background of Missions Doctrine of Missions |
MISS 333 |
| THEOLOGY | |
| Christian Philosophy Christian Thought |
THE 302 |
| Comparative Religions World Religions |
THE 303 |
| Cults Survey of American Religions |
THE 304 |
| Christology Idea of Theology Doctrine of Scripture Existence and Character of God |
THE 313 |
| Doctrine of Salvation Study of the Holy Spirit Theological Anthropology |
THE 314 |
| Current Ethical Issues Intro to Ethics Survey of Ethics |
THE 401 |
| Angels and Demons and Apologetics Study of the Doctrine of Church (Ecclesiology) |
THE 415 |
| Church History I (Early to Reformation) | THE 461 |
| History of Church to Reformation | THE 462 |
| Church History II History of Church from Reformation to Present |
THE 463 |
College of Science and Engineering
| BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | |
| PSYCHOLOGY | |
| Intro to Psychology General Psychology Principles of Psychology |
PSY 201 |
| Social Psychology | PSY 212 |
| Developmental Psychology (with Psychology prefix, cover full life span) |
PSY 301 |
| Biological Psychology Psychophysiology Physiological Psychology |
PSY 305 |
| Personality Theory Psychology of Personality (Not Psychology of Adjustment) |
PSY 321 |
| Psychology of Learning (Anything of this title, if surveys learning theories, includes Psychology prefix) |
PSY 322 |
| Psychological Testing Tests and Measurement |
PSY 323 |
| Cognitive Psychology | PSY 324 |
| Abnormal Psychology | PSY 338 |
| History and Systems Schools of Psychology |
PSY 354 |
| Experimental Psychology Research Methods (Must be taught in Behavioral Science/Psychology Department) |
PSY 401 |
| SOCIOLOGY | |
| General Sociology Intro to Sociology Principles of Sociology |
SOC 101 |
| Sociology of the Family Marriage and Family |
SOC 201 |
| Social Psychology | SOC 212 |
| Group Dynamics Group and Community Skills |
SOC 300 |
| Urban Sociology | SOC 301 |
| Research Methods Sociological Research |
SOC 302 |
| Cultural Anthropology General Anthropology Intro to Anthropology |
SOC 308 |
| Social Problems | SOC 314 |
| Crime and Delinquency Juvenile Delinquency Social Deviancy |
SOC 329 |
| Contemporary Issues Sociological Theory Theories in Sociology |
SOC 330 |
| Minority Group Sociology of Racial Differences |
SOC 420 |
| SOCIAL WORK | |
| All Social Work classes need to be evaluated by the department chair since ORU is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and fully accountable to them. One exception might be Introduction to Social Work, so long as we can be satisfied that it was taught by a social worker and not another behavioral scientist of some sort. Also, Introduction to Social Services, as taught by some community colleges or four-year colleges, is usually not sufficient to satisfy the Council. Therefore, evaluation of courses by the Social Work Program Director is necessary. |
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| BIOLOGY | |
| Biology I* Intro Biology I* General Biology* |
BIO 111 |
| Biology II* Intro to Biology II* Botany* Zoology* |
BIO 112 |
| Bacteriology* Microbiology* |
BIO 310 |
| Animal Ecology* General Ecology* |
BIO 312 |
| Cell Biology* Molecular Biology |
BIO 411 |
| Animal Physiology* Vertebrate Physiology* |
BIO 421 |
| Animal Development* Embryology* |
BIO 431 |
| Special Topics* | BIO 454 |
| *All courses must have labs with a minimum of 3-4 hours of lab work per week and lecture of at least 3 hours per week. The combined lecture and lab must be worth at least 4 semester hours. |
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| CHEMISTRY | |
| Basic Chemistry* Fundamentals of Chemistry* Intro to Chemistry* Principles of Chemistry* |
CHE 101 |
| General Chemistry I* | CHE 111 |
| General Chemistry II* | CHE 112 |
| Organic Chemistry I* | CHE 211 |
| Organic Chemistry II* | CHE 212 |
| Analytical Chemistry** Chemical Analysis** Quantitative Chemistry** Quantitative Analysis** |
CHE 300 |
| *All courses must have labs with a minimum of 3-4 hours of lab work per week. The combined lecture and lab must be worth at least 4 total semester hours. |
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| **All classes must have a minimum of 2 hours per week lecture and at least 3-6 hours of lab work. The combined lecture and lab must be worth at least 4 total semester hours. |
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| COMPUTER SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS | |
| College Algebra | MAT 105 |
| Trigonometry | MAT 106 |
| Discrete Mathematics | MAT 207 |
| Differential Equations | MAT 211 |
| Linear and Matrix Algebra* | MAT 312 |
| Number Theory* Elementary Number Theory* |
MAT 318 |
| Calculus III* Calculus with Several Variables* |
MAT 321 |
| Computer Concepts | CSC 101 |
| Microcomputer Applications in Business | CSC 112 |
| Data Structures Pre-requisite of Introduction to Computing |
CSC 255 |
| Internet Programming* | CSC 341 |
| Data Communications* | CSC 441 |
| *May not transfer from community college. Transferred courses must be of comparable level (classification) or higher. |
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| ENGINEERING/PHYSICS/PHYSICAL SCIENCE - EGRP | |
| All courses (except EVR 250 below) in this department need to be evaluated by the department chair since ORU is accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. Every effort will be made to ensure rapid turnaround for evaluation of transfer course work. |
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| Environmental Science | EVR 250 |
| H.P.E.R. | |
| Foundation of Physical Education History and Principles of Physical Education Intro to HPER |
HPE 200 |
| Personal Health Personal Health Science |
HPE 231 |
| Safety and First Aid | HPE 233 |
| Kinesiology Kinesiology and Biomechanics |
HPE 316 |
| Care and Prevention Prevention and Care of Sports Injuries |
HPE 320 |
| Exercise Physiology | HPE 324 |
| Outdoor Education Outdoor Recreation Outdoor Recreation and Camping |
HPE 331 |
| Recreational Leadership Recreation Leadership and Activities |
HPE 343 |
| Evaluation in HPER Tests and Measurements in Physical Education |
HPE 452 |
College of Business
Transferable Course |
ORU Course |
| Prin. Financial Accounting I Accounting I Financial Accounting |
ACT 215 |
| Prin. Financial Accounting II Accounting II Managerial Accounting |
ACT 216 |
| Advanced Statistics Business Calculus Quantitative Analysis |
ACT 320 |
| Intermediate Accounting I | ACT 327 |
| Intermediate Accounting II | ACT 328 |
| Managerial Cost Accounting | ACT 432 |
| Accounting Info System | ACT 435 |
| Auditing | ACT 439 |
| Federal Income Tax Accounting | ACT 442 |
| Advanced Tax Accounting Advanced Income Tax |
ACT 443 |
| Accounting Internship | ACT 451 |
| Advanced Accounting I Consolidations |
ACT 462 |
| Advanced Accounting II Governmental Accounting |
ACT 463 |
| Estate and Gift Taxation | ACT 471 |
| Intro to Macroeconomics Principles of Economics I |
BUS 201 |
| Intro to Microeconomics Principles of Economics II |
BUS 202 |
| Business Law I | BUS 325 |
| Business Law II | BUS 326 |
| International Business Study Trip International Business |
BUS 361 |
| Ethics | BUS 450 |
| Business Internship | BUS 451 |
| Micro Applications in Business | CSC 112 |
| Personal Financial Planning | FIN 244 |
| Monetary Theory Money and Banking |
FIN 303 |
| Financial Management Principles of Finance |
FIN 338 |
| Investments | FIN 418 |
| Bank Management | FIN 428 |
| Advanced Financial Management | FIN 438 |
| Finance Internship | FIN 451 |
| Corp. Financial Decision Making | FIN 452 |
| International Financial Management | FIN 460 |
| Principles of Estate Planning | FIN 472 |
| Fundamentals of Management Principles of Management |
MGT 130 |
| Supply Chain Management | MGT 333 |
| Business Communications | MGT 341 |
| Risk Management | MGT 351 |
| Organizational Behavior | MGT 352 |
| Human Resources Management | MGT 353 |
| Creative Thinking | MGT 372 |
| Real Estate Management | MGT 384 |
| Entrepreneurship | MGT 421 |
| Small Business Basics | MGT 422 |
| Executive Development | MGT 443 |
| Management Internship | MGT 451 |
| International Management Study Trip | MGT 451-11 |
| Conflict Resolution | MGT 461 |
| Administration of Non-Profit Organizations | MGT 465 |
| Advanced Business Microcomputer Application | MIS 212 |
| Network Management | MIS 347 |
| MIS Internship | MIS 451 |
| Principles of Marketing Fundamentals of Marketing |
MKT 130 |
| Consumer Behavior | MKT 333 |
| Promotional Management | MKT 334 |
| Sales Management | MKT 346 |
| International Marketing | MKT 361 |
| Marketing Research | MKT 445 |
| Retail Management | MKT 447 |
| Marketing Internship | MKT 451 |
| International Marketing Study Trip | MKT 451-11 |
| Marketing Management | MKT 455 |
| Desktop Publishing | Elective |
College of Business
NOTE: If the transfer course has a lower division course number (100-200) and has the same title as an ORU lower division course, the course will be transferred as the ORU lower division course. If the transfer course has a 300 level or higher course number but has the same course title as an ORU lower division course, it will be transferred as the ORU lower division course. If a transfer course is from a two-year institution and has the same title as an ORU upper division course, it will be sent to the Business Department Chair and Dean for review. Any upper division (300 level or higher) course from a four-year institution that has the same course title as an ORU course will be transferred based on the equivalent ORU course title. However, Strategic Management and Seminar and Senior Paper must be taken exclusively at ORU.
College of Education
Transferable Course |
ORU Course |
| Practicum or Field-Based, Pre-Internship Program (30 hours minimum) |
PED 111 or PED 121 |
| School Health and Safety | PED 222 |
| Human Growth and Development (Not CLEP or AP) |
PED 313 |
| Educational Technology Microcomputers in Education |
PED 363 |
| Classroom Management Discipline in the School |
PED 372 |
| Evaluation Test and Measurements |
PED 382 |
| Exceptional Child, Student, Individual Intro to Special Education |
SED 353 |
| ELEMENTARY EDUCATION | |
| Reading and Language Arts Language Arts EC-8 |
ELE 314 |
| Children's Literature | ELE 323 |
| Elementary Reading Methods | ELE 344 |
| Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Deficiencies Literacy Assessment |
ELE 403 |
College of Nursing
Transferable Course |
ORU Course |
| NATURAL SCIENCE | |
| Microbiology (Any 4 hour course including lab, not specifically limited by student designation or scope of coverage in title. Must be at least 200 level course) |
BIO 310 |
| General Chemistry Intro to Chemistry Principles of Chemistry (With Chemistry prefix and 4 hours with lab) |
CHE 101 |
| Nutrition (Any 3 hour course that is not specifically limited by title) |
NUT 201 |
| Human Anatomy (Any 4 hour course with lab focusing on Human Anatomy) |
PHS 223 |
| Human Physiology (Any 4 hour course with lab focusing on Human Physiology) |
PHS 224 |
| Human Anatomy/Physiology I And Human Anatomy II/Physiology II (Must have both semesters, 4 hours each, with lab, totaling 8 hours) |
PHS 223 and PHS 224 |
