Oakland Community 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.
| Oakland Community College | Calvin Equivalent | Fill core? | ||
| ANT 1540 | Anthropology | SOC 153 | Intro to Cultural Anthropology | Yes |
| ART 1560 | Art Appreciation | ARTS CORE | Yes | |
| ART 1700 | Islamic & Asian Art | GLOBAL/HISTORICAL | Yes | |
| BIO 1511 | Life Science | LIVING WORLD | Yes | |
| BIO 1530 | Principles of Biology | LIVING WORLD | Yes | |
| BIO 1540 | General Zoology | LIVING WORLD | Yes | |
| BIO 1550 | General Botany | LIVING WORLD | Yes | |
| CHE 1000 | Intro Chemistry | CHEM 101 | The Molecular World | Yes |
| CHE 1320 | Survey of Organic & Biochemistry | PHYSICAL WORLD | Yes | |
| CHE 1510 | General Chemistry I | CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I | Yes |
| CHE 1520 | General Chemistry II | CHEM 104 | General Chemistry II | |
| ECO 2610 | Economics I | ECON 222 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| ECO 2620 | Economics II | ECON 221 | Principles of Microeconomics | Yes |
| ENG 1510/1520 | Composition I and II (both are required) | ENGL 101 | Written Rhetoric | Yes |
| ENG 1610 | Women in Literature | ENGL 290 | Literature and Women | |
| ENG 2530 | World Literature I | ENGL 210 | World Literature I | Yes |
| ENG 2540 | World Literature II | ENGL 211 | World Literature II | Yes |
| ENG 2550 | British Literature I | ENGL 215 | Survey of British Literature I | Yes |
| ENG 2560 | British Literature II | ENGL 216 | Survey of British Literature II | Yes |
| ENG 2650 | Children's Literature | ENGL 325 | Children's Literature | |
| ENG 2750 | Intro to Shakespeare | ENGL 346 | Shakespeare | |
| FRE 1510 | Beginning French I | FREN 101 | Elem French I | Yes |
| FRE 1530 | Beginning French II | FREN 102 | Elem French II | Yes |
| FRE 2610 | Interm French I | FREN 201 | Interm French I | Yes |
| FRE 2620 | Interm French II | FREN 202 | Interm French II | Yes |
| GER 1510 | Beginning German I | GERM 101 | Elementary German I | Yes |
| GER 1530 | Beginning German II | GERM 102 | Elem German II | Yes |
| GER 2610 | Interm German I | GERM 201 | Interm German I | Yes |
| GER 2620 | Interm German II | GERM 202 | Interm German II | Yes |
| GSC 1530 | Intro Geology | GEOL 120 | Earth Systems | Yes |
| GSC 1580 | Astronomy | ASTR 110 | Planet, Stars, & Galaxies | Yes |
| GSC 1590 | Cosmology | ASTR 111 | The Solar System | Yes |
| GSC 1620 | Intro to Environmental Geology | PHYSICAL WORLD | Yes | |
| HEA 1510 | Nutrition | HE 254 | Nutrition | |
| HIS 1510 | World Civilization to Modern Era | HIST 101 | History of the West and the World I | Yes |
| HIS 1520 | World Civilization from the Modern Era | HIST 102 | History of the West and the World II | Yes |
| HUM 1510 | Arts & Literature: Western Traditions | ARTS CORE | Yes | |
| HUM 1520 | Major Traditions in Western Art… | ARTS CORE | Yes | |
| JPN 1510 | Beginning Japanese I | JAPN 101 | Elem Japanese I | Yes |
| JPN 1530 | Beginning Japanese II | JAPN 102 | Elem Japanese II | Yes |
| JPN 2610 | Interm Japanese I | JAPN 201 | Interm Japanese I | Yes |
| JPN 2620 | Interm Japanese II | JAPN 202 | Interm Japanese II | Yes |
| MAT 1580 | Statistics | MATH 143 | Intro to Probability & Statistics | Yes |
| MAT 1600 | Applied Calculus | MATH 132 | Calculus for Mgt, Life, & Soc Sciences | |
| MAT 1730 | Calculus I | MATH 161 | Calculus I | Yes |
| MUS 1560 | Understanding Music | MUSC 103 | Understanding & Enjoying Music | Yes |
| Musc 1590 | History of Music: Rock Era | ARTS CORE | Yes | |
| PER 1620 | Basketball | PER 173 | Basketball | Yes |
| PER 1653 | Dance-Modern | PER 153 | Modern Dance I | Yes |
| PER 1654 | Dance-Ballet | PER 155 | Ballet Dance I | Yes |
| PER 1655 | Dance-Ballet II | PER 165 | Modern Dance II | Yes |
| PER 1657 | Jazz Dance I | PER 152 | Jazz Dance I | Yes |
| PER 1681 | Golf-Beginning | PER 132 | Golf I | Yes |
| PER 1682 | Gold-Interm | PER 182 | Golf II | Yes |
| PER 1730 | Karate | PER 171 | Karate | Yes |
| PER 1740 | Physical Fitness | PER 106 | Aerobic Exercise | Yes |
| PER 1741 | Jogging | PER 101 | Jogging | Yes |
| PER 1742 | Aerobic Dance | PER 105 | Aerobic Dance | Yes |
| PER 1745 | In-Line Skating | PER 109 | In-Line Skating | Yes |
| PER 1790 | Self-Defense | PER 172 | Self-Defense | Yes |
| PER 1802 | Skiing-Beginning | PER 177 | Downhill Skiing | Yes |
| PER 1831 | Swimming-Beginning | PER 108 | Lap Swimming | Yes |
| PER 1841 | Tennis-Beginning | PER 133 | Tennis I | Yes |
| PER 1842 | Tennis Interm | PER 183 | Tennis II | Yes |
| PER 1862 | Volleyball | PER 135 | Volleyball I | Yes |
| PER 1920 | Racquetball | PER 134 | Racquetball I | Yes |
| PER 1941 | Fencing Beginning | PER 187 | Fencing | Yes |
| PHI 1510 | Intro to Philosophy | PHIL 153 | Fundamental Questions in Philosophy | Yes |
| PHI 1610 | Ethics | PHIL 205 | Ethics | |
| PHI 1710 | Intro to Logic | PHIL 171 | Intro to Logic | |
| PLS 1010 | Intro to Criminal Justice | SOC 210 | The Criminal Justice System | Yes |
| POL 1510 | American Government | POLS 101 | American Politics | Yes |
| POL 2530 | International Relations | POLS 207 | Intro to International Relations | Yes |
| PSY 2510 | Intro to Psychology | PSYC 151 | Intro to Psychology | Yes |
| PSY 2910 | Abnormal Psychology | PSYC 212 | Psychopathology | |
| SOC 2510 | Sociology | SOC 151 | Sociological Principles | Yes |
| SOC 2530 | Racial & Ethnic Group Relations | SOC 250 | Diversity & Inequality in the US | Yes |
| SPA 1510 | Beginning Spanish I | SPAN 101 | Elem Spanish I | Yes |
| SPA 1530 | Beginning Spanish II | SPAN 102 | Elem Spanish II | Yes |
| SPA 2610 | Interm Spanish I | SPAN 201 | Interm Spanish I | Yes |
| SPA 2620 | Interm Spanish II | SPAN 202 | Interm Spanish II | Yes |
| SPW 1610 | Fundamentals of Speech | CAS 101 | Oral Rhetoric | Yes |
| THE 1561 | Intro to Theatre | CAS 217 | Principles of Theatre | Yes |
| THE 1571 | Intro to Acting | CAS 218 | Principles of Acting | |
