Northwestern Michigan College equivalency guide
Calvin's policy allows students to transfer up to 70 semester hours of credit from 2 year institutions. The table below lists the most commonly transferred courses and indicates if they fill one of Calvin's core requirements. Courses not listed here may also transfer.
Contact the Transfer Evaluator for more information about Calvin course equivalencies.
| Northwestern Michigan | Calvin Equivalent | |||
| ART 100 | Art Appreciation | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| ART 111 | History of Western Art I | ARTH 101 | Intro to the History of Art I | ARTS CORE |
| ART 112 | History of Western Art II | ARTH 102 | Intro to the History of Art II | ARTS CORE |
| ART 116 | World Cultures | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| ART 213 | Modern Art History | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| ART 214 | Women in Art | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| AST 109 | Planetary Astronomy | ASTR 110 | Planets, Stars, & Galaxies | PHYSICAL WORLD |
| AST 119 | Astronomy | ASTR 111 | The Solar System | PHYSICAL WORLD |
| BIO 105 | Living in the Environment | BIOL 111 | Biological Science | BIOLOGY |
| BIO 106 | Human Biology | BIOL 115 | Human Biology | BIOLOGY |
| BIO 109 | Principles of Life Science | LIVING WORLD CORE | BIOLOGY | |
| BIO 115 | Biology I | BIOL 141 | Cell Biology & Genetics | BIOLOGY |
| BIO 208 | Microbiology | BIOL 207 | Medical Microbiology | BIOLOGY |
| BIO 227/228 | Human Biology & Physiology I II (Both must be taken in order to transfer) | BIOL 205/206 | Human Anat & Physiology | |
| BUS 101 | Intro to Business | BUS 160 | Intro to Business & Org Mgt | |
| CIT 100 | Computers in Business--An Intro | INFO TECHNOLOGY | INFO TECH | |
| CHM 101 | Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 101 | The Molecular World | PHYSICAL WORLD |
| CHM 150 | General Chemistry I + Lab | CHEM 103 | General Chemistry | PHYSICAL WORLD |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry II + Lab | CHEM 104 | General Chemistry | PHYSICAL WORLD |
| CHM 250 | Organic Chemistry I | CHEM 261 | Organic Chemistry I | |
| CHM 251 | Organic Chemistry II | CHEM 262 | Organic Chemistry II | |
| COM 101 | Intro to Communication | RHET CORE | RHETORIC | |
| COM 111 | Public Speaking | CAS 101 | Oral Rhetoric | RHETORIC |
| COM 201 | Mass Comm & Culture | RHET CORE | RHETORIC | |
| DNC 101 | Beginning Dance | PE CORE | HEALTH/FIT | |
| DNC 110 | Modern Dance I | PER 153 | Modern Dance I | HEALTH/FIT |
| DNC 111 | Modern Dance II | PER 163 | Modern Dance II | HEALTH/FIT |
| ECO 121 | Basic Econ | ECON 151 | Principles of Econ | SOCIETAL STRUCT |
| ECO 201 | Principles of MacroEcon | ECON 222 | Principles of MacroEcon | |
| ECO 221 | Principles of MicroEcon | ECON 221 | Principles of MicroEcon | SOCIETAL STRUCT |
| ENG 210 | Children's Literature | ENGL 325 | Children's Literature | |
| ENG 240 | Intro to Literature | ENGL 205 | Understanding Literature | LITERATURE |
| ENG 241 | Mythology | CLAS 231 | Classical Mythology | GLOBAL/HISTORICAL |
| ENG 242 | Women in Literature | ENGL 290 | Literature and Women | LITERATURE |
| ENG 250 | Classical Literature | CLAS 211 | Classical Literature | LITERATURE |
| ENG 254 | Shakespeare | ENGL 346 | Shakespeare | |
| ENG 262 | American Literature | LIT CORE | LITERATURE | |
| ENG 263 | World Literature | ENGL 210 | World Literature I | LITERATURE |
| ENGL 111/112 | English Composition-both required for transfer | ENGL 101 | Written Rhetoric | WRITTEN RHETORIC |
| ENGL 261 | British Literature | LIT CORE | LITERATURE | |
| GEO 108 | Geog of U.S. & Canada | GEOG 241 | Geog of the US & Canada | |
| GEO 109 | World Regional Geog | GEOG 110 | World Regional Geography | GLOBAL/HISTORICAL |
| HF 100 | Lifetime Fitness | PE CORE | HEALTH/FIT | |
| HF 111 | Fitness Circuit I | PER 106 | Aerobic Exercise | HEALTH/FIT |
| HF 1112 | Fitness Circuit II | PER 106 | Aerobic Exercise | HEALTH/FIT |
| HF 113 | Fitness Circuit III | PER 106 | Aerobic Exercise | HEALTH/FIT |
| HF 114 | Fitness Circuit IV | PER 106 | Aerobic Exercise | HEALTH/FIT |
| HF 120 | Aerobic Workout I | PER 105 | Aerobic Dance | HEALTH/FIT |
| HF 121 | Aerobic Dance I | PER 105 | Aerobic Dance | HEALTH/FIT |
| HF 122 | Step Aerobics I | PER CORE 1 | HEALTH/FIT | |
| HF 126 | Lap Swim | PER 108 | Lap Swim | HEALTH/FIT |
| HF 127 | Lap Swim II | PER 170 | Swimming II | HEALTH/FIT |
| HST 101 | Western Civ to 1500AD | HIST 151 | History of West & World I | HISTORY |
| HST 102 | Western Civ from 1500 | HIST 152 | History of West & World II | HISTORY |
| HST 212 | African-American History | HIST 255 | African-American History | |
| HUM 101 | Intro to Humanities | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| HUM 102 | Intro to Humanities | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| MLF 101 | Elem French I | FREN 101 | Elem French | |
| MLF 102 | Elem French II | FREN 102 | Elem French | |
| MLF 201 | Interm French I | FREN 201 | Interm French | |
| MLF 202 | Interm French II | FREN 202 | Interm French | LANGUAGE CORE |
| MLG 111 | Elem German I | GERM 101 | Elem German | |
| MLG 112 | Elem German II | GERM 102 | Elem German | |
| MLG 211 | Interm German I | GERM 201 | Interm German | |
| MLG 212 | Interm German II | GERM 202 | Interm German | LANGUAGE CORE |
| MLS 121 | Elem Spanish I | SPAN 101 | Elem Spanish | |
| MLS 122 | Elem Spanish II | SPAN 102 | Elem Spanish | |
| MLS 221 | Interm Spanish I | SPAN 201 | Interm Spanish | |
| MLS 222 | Interm Spanish II | SPAN 202 | Interm Spanish | LANGUAGE CORE |
| MTH 131 | Intro to Probability & Stats | MATH 143 | Intro to Probability & Stats | MATH |
| MTH 141 | Calculus I | MATH 161 | Calculus | MATH |
| MUS 105 | Intro to Music | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | MUSC 204 | Music History | ARTS CORE |
| MUS 111 | Music Appreciation Jazz | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| MUS 229 | Music History & Literature | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| MUS 230 | Music History & Literature | ARTS CORE | ARTS CORE | |
| OUT 132 | Rock Climbing I | PER 142 | Rock Climbing | HEALTH/FIT |
| PE 105 | Volleyball I | PER 135 | Volleyball I | HEALTH/FIT |
| PE 106 | Volleyball II | PER 175 | Volleyball II | HEALTH/FIT |
| PE 107 | Basketball I | PER 173 | Basketball | HEALTH/FIT |
| PE 109 | Softball | PER141 | Slo-Pitch Softball | HEALTH/FIT |
| PE 111 | Soccer | PER 185 | Soccer | HEALTH/FIT |
| PE 120 | Tennis I | PER 133 | Tennis I | HEALTH/FIT |
| PE 121 | Tennis II | PER 183 | Tennis II | HEALTH/FIT |
| PE 135 | Weightlifting I | PER 107 | Weight Training | HEALTH/FIT |
| PE 144 | Tea Kwon Do I | PER 171 | Karate | HEALTH/FIT |
| PHL 101 | Intro to Philosophy | PHIL CORE | PHILOSOPHY | |
| PHL 110 | Logic | PHIL 171 | Intro to Logic | |
| PHL 205 | Ethics | PHIL 205 | Ethics | |
| PHY 105 | Physics of the World Around Us | PHYS 110 | Physical Science | PHYSICAL WORLD |
| PHY 121 | General Physics I | PHYS 221 | General Physics I | PHYSICAL WORLD |
| PHY 122 | General Physics II | PHYS 222 | General Physics II | PHYSICAL WORLD |
| PLS 101 | Survey of American Gov. | POLS 101 | American Politics | SOCIETAL STRUCT |
| PLS 211 | International Relations | POLS 207 | Intro to Intern'l Relations | GLOBAL/HISTORICAL |
| PSY 101 | Intro to Psychology | PSYC 151 | Introductory Psychology | PERSONS IN COMM |
| PSY 211 | Developmental Psychology | PSYC 201 | Developmental Psychology: Lifespan | |
| PSY 250 | Abnormal Psychology | PSYC 212 | Psychopathology | |
| SOC 101 | Intro to Sociology | SOC 151 | Sociological Principles | SOCIETAL STRUCT |
| SOC 113 | Intro to Cultural Anthropology | SOC 153 | Intro to Cultural Anthropology | GLOBAL/HISTORICAL |
| SOC 211 | Marriage & Family | SOC 304 | The Family | |
| SWK 121 | Intro to Social Work | SOWK 240 | Intro to Social Work & Social Welfare | |
| THR 101 | Intro to Theater | CAS 217 | Principles of Theatre | ARTS CORE |
| THR 151 | Basic Acting | CAS 218 | Principles of Acting | |
