Providence Christian 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.
| Providence Christian College | Calvin Equivalent | Fill core? | ||
| BTS 111 | Old Testament Studies I | Religion Core I | (Biblical Studies) | Yes |
| BTS 112 | Old Testament Studies II | Religion Core I | (Biblical Studies) | Yes |
| BTS 211 | New Testament Studies I | Religion Core I | (Biblical Studies) | Yes |
| BTS 212 | New Testament Studies II | Religion Core I | (Biblical Studies) | Yes |
| BTS 321 | Pentateuch | Elective | ||
| BTS 322 | Historical Books | Elective | ||
| BTS 323 | Psalms & Wisdom Literature | Elective | ||
| BTS 324 | Prophetic Books | Elective | ||
| Additional BTS courses will transfer, but one of the two Bib/Theol core requirements must be taken at Calviln | ||||
| BIO 111 | Principles of Human Biology | BIOL 115 | Human Biology | Yes |
| BIO 112 | Principles of Biological Science | BIOL Core | Yes | |
| BUS 111 | Business Math | Elective | ||
| COM 101 | Communication: Speaking and Listening | CAS 101 | Oral Rhetoric | Yes |
| COM 211 | Introduction to Theater | CAS 217 | Principles of Theatre | Yes |
| COM 234 | Film Studies | CAS 145 | Intro to Film | Yes |
| CPS 105 | Computing with Spreadsheets | IS 171 | Computing w/ Sprdsheets | |
| CPS 106 | Computing with Databases | IS 141 | Computing with Databases | |
| CPS 107 | Computing Presentation | IS 151 | Computing Presentation | |
| ENG 101 | Composition: Writing & Research | ENGL 101 | Written Rhetoric | Yes |
| ENG 201 | Introduction to Literature | ENGL 230 | Understanding Literature | Yes |
| ENG LIT: Most literature courses will transfer to fill literature core at Calvin. | ||||
| ECO 211 | Microeconomics and Behavior | ECON 221 | Microeconomics | Yes |
| GEO 205 | World Geography | GEOG 110 | World Regions | Yes |
| GRK 206 | Intermediate Greek II | GREE 202 | Interm. Greek B | Yes |
| HEB 202 | Intermediate Hebrew II | Foreign Lang core | Yes | |
| HPE 101 | Walking/Jogging | PER 101 | Jogging | Yes |
| HPE 102 | Racquetball | PER 134 | Racquetball I | Yes |
| HPE 116 | Outdoor Adventure: Hiking & Backpacking | PER 138 | Outdoor Activities | Yes |
| Other HPE activity based courses will fill Health and Fitness core requirements at Calvin (3 required) | ||||
| HIS 111 | Western Civilization in a Global Context I | HIST 151 | History of West & World I | Yes |
| HIS 112 | Western Civilization in a Global Context II | HIST 152 | History of West &World II | Yes |
| MAT 131 | Pre-Calculus Math | MATH 110 | Pre-Calculus Math | |
| MAT 161 | Calculus I | MATH 161 | Calculus I | Yes |
| MAT 243 | Statistics | MATH 143 | Statistics | Yes |
| MUS 211 | Music Appreciation | MUSC 103 | Understanding Music | Yes |
| MUS 246 | World Music Survey | MUSC 107 | World Music | Yes |
| MUS 250 | Survey of Worship Music in Church History | Arts Core | Yes | |
| PHL 101 | Perspective in Philosophy | PHIL 153 | Fund Questions in Phil |
Yes |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | PSYC 151 | Intro to Psychology | Yes |
| SOC 101 | Principles of Sociology | SOC 151 | Sociological Principles |
Yes |
| SOC 153 | Cultural Anthropology | SOC 153 | Cultural Anthropology | Yes |
| SCI 113 | Concepts of Physical Science | Physical World Core | Yes | |
| SPN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | |
| SPN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | Yes |
