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Grand Rapids Community College - Calvin Course Equivalency Guide
Calvin will accept a maximum of 70 semester hours from a community college. The list below offers commonly transferred courses as well as courses that will fill Calvin's core requirements. A pdf version is available

Contact the Transfer Evaluator for more information about Calvin Course Equivalencies.

Students considering transferring to Calvin's Engineering Program should also check here for academic advice.

GRCC	NUM	GRCC-TITLE	CALVIN	NUM	TITLE	COMMENTS
AN	201	Intro to Anthropology	GLO/HIST	CORE		GLOBAL / HIST CORE
AN	210	Cultural anthropology	SOC	153	Intro to Cultural Anthro	GLOBAL / HIST CORE
AS	103	Descriptive astronomy	ASTR	110	Planets, Stars & Galaxies	PHYS WORLD CORE*
AT	105	History of Art Before1400	ARTH	101	Intro History of Art I	ARTS CORE
AT	106	History of Art Since 1400	ARTH	102	Intro History of Art II	ARTS CORE
AT	140	Drawing	ARTS	250	Intro Drawing
AT	141	Advanced Drawing	ARTS	300	Interm Drawing
AT	214	Painting I	ARTS	251	Intro Painting
AT	215	Painting II	ARTS	301	Interm Painting
AT	255	Art for the Elem Classroom	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
AT	270	History of architecture	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
AT	271	Modern art: 1850 - Present	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
AT	276	History of Architecture	ARTC	201	Architectural Art I	ARTS CORE
BA	254	Business Statistics	MATH	CORE		MATH CORE
BA	256	Princ of Accounting I	BUS	203	Intro to Managerial Acct
BA	257	Princ of Accounting II	BUS	204	Financial Accounting
BI	101	General Biology	BIOL	111	Biological Science	LIVING WORLD CORE*
BI	103	Survey of Plant Biology	BIOL	CORE		LIVING WORLD CORE*
BI	104	Animal Biology	BIOL	CORE		LIVING WORLD CORE*
BI	117	Gen human anat & Phys	BIOL	115	Human Biology	LIVING WORLD CORE*
BI	121	Human Anatomy & Physiology I	BIOL	205	Human Anatomy	Take both BI 121 & 122 for Calvin's BIOL 205 & 206
BI	122	Human Anatomy & Physiology II	BIOL	206	Human Physiology	Take both BI 121 & 122 for Calvin's BIOL 205 & 206
BI	126	Microbiology & Infectious Diseases	BIOL	207	Intro Microbiology
BI	127	General Microbiology	BIOL	207	Intro Microbiology
BI	151	Intro to Cells, Molecules and Genes	BIOL	141	Cell Biology & Genetics	LIVING WORLD CORE*
BI	152	Biological Diversity	LIT	CORE		LIVING WORLD CORE*
CJ	110	Intro to Criminal Justice	SOC	210	The Criminal Justice	SOCIAL STRUCT CORE
CJ	111	Criminology	SOC	211	Criminology & Delinq
CM	101	Chem in Modern World	PHYS WRLD	CORE		PHYS WORLD CORE*
CM	103	General Chemistry 1	CHEM	103	General Chemistry I	PHYS WORLD CORE*
CM	104	General Chemistry 2	CHEM	104	General Chemistry II	PHYS WORLD CORE*
CM	113	Honors Chem I	PHYS WRLD	CORE		PHYS WORLD CORE*
CM	114	Honors Chem II	PHYS WRLD	CORE		PHYS WORLD CORE*
CM	231	Intro to Organic Chem	CHEM	253	Fundamental of Organic Chemistry
CM	236	Princ of Organic Chem and Lab	CHEM	261	Organic Chemistry	Must include Lab CM 237
CM	238	Princ of Organic Chem and Lab	CHEM	262	Organic Chemistry	Must include Lab CM 239
CO	101	Intro to Computer applications	INFO TECH	CORE		INFO TECH CORE
CO	117	Intro to Programming	IS	203	Object Orientated Programming in Java
CO	127	C/C++ Programming	CS	104	Applied C++	Combine with CO 132 for equivalency
CO	132	C/C++ Programming	CS	104	Applied C++	Combine with CO 127 for equivalency
COM	131	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	CAS	101	Oral Rhetoric	RHETORIC IN CULTURE
EC	251	Princ of Ecomonics 1	ECON	222	Princ of Macroeconomics
EC	252	Principles of Economics 2	ECON	221	Princ of Microeconomics	SOCIETAL STRUCT CORE
EN	101	English Composition-1	ENGL	101	WRITTEN RHETORIC CORE	Requires EN 102
EN	102	English Composition-2	ENGL	101	WRITTEN RHETORIC CORE	Requires EN 101
EN	233	Poetry	ENGL	320	Modern British & American Poetry
EN	250	Children's Literature	ENGL	325	Children's Literature
EN	251	Mulitcultural Am Lit for Children	LIT	CORE		LITERATURE CORE
EN	252	Shakespeare	ENGL	346	Shakespeare
EN	261	Great American Writers 1	ENGL	217	Survey Amer Lit 1	LITERATURE CORE
EN	262	Great American Writers 2	ENGL	218	Survey Amer Lit 2	LITERATURE CORE
EN	271	African-American Lit	ENGL	283	African-American Lit	LITERATURE CORE
EN	281	Survey of British Literature 1	ENGL	215	Survey of British Lit 1	LITERATURE CORE
EN	282	Survey of British Literature 2	ENGL	216	Survey of British Lit 2	LITERATURE CORE
FR	101	Intro French 1	FREN	101	Elementary French
FR	102	Intro French 2	FREN	102	Elementary French
FR	231	Interm French 1	FREN	201	Interm French
FR	232	Interm French 2	FREN	202	Interm French	LANGUAGE CORE
GE	132	Physical Geography	GEOL/GEOG	120	Earth Systems	PHYS WORLD CORE*
GE	135	World Regional Geog	GEOG	110	World Regional Geog	GLOBAL / HIST CORE
GE	253	Geography of the U.S. & Canada	GEOG	241	Geography of the US & Canada
GL	101	Intro to Geol	GEOL	151	Intro to Geology	PHYS WORLD CORE*
GL	104	Historical Geology	GEOL	152	Historical Geology	PHYS WORLD CORE*
GL	111	Earth Science for Education	GEOL/GEOG	120	Earth Systems	PHYS WORLD CORE*
GR	101	Intro German I	GERM	101	Elementary German
GR	102	Intro German 2	GERM	102	Elementary German
GR	231	Interm German 1	GERM	201	Interm German
GR	232	Interm German 2	GERM	202	Interm German	LANGUAGE CORE
HS	101	Western Civ to 1500	HIST	151	Hist of West & World I	HISTORY CORE
HS	102	Western Civ since 1500	HIST	152	Hist of West & World II	HISTORY CORE
HS	120	World History to 1500	HIST CORE			HISTORY CORE
HS	121	World History since 1500	HIST CORE			HISTORY CORE
HS	241	History of England 1	HIST	225	England
HS	242	History of England 2	HIST	225	England
HS	249	US Hist Survey from Expl--Recon	HIST	252	American Republic, 1763-1877
HS	250	US Hist Survey from Recon to Present	HIST	253	Industrial America, 1877-1945
HU	270	Contemporary Arts & Ideas	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
HU	273	Film Viewing and Construction	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
HU	274	American Cinema Genres	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
HU	281	Exploring World Religions	GLO/HIST	CORE		GLOBAL / HIST CORE
MA	124	Math for Liberal Arts	MATH	100	Math Contemporary World	MATH CORE
MA	127	Finite Math w/ Applications	MATH	CORE		MATH CORE
MA	129	Survey of Calculus	MATH	132	Calc for Mngnt, Life & Soc Sci	MATH CORE
MA	131	Precalculus	MATH	110	Precalculus Math
MA	133	Calculus w/ Analytic Geometry 1	MATH	161	Calculus I	MATH CORE
MA	215	Statistics	MATH	143	Intro to Prob & Stats	MATH CORE
MA	257	Differential Equations	MATH	231	Differential Equations w/ Linear Algebra
MU	101	Intro to Music Theory	MUSC	108	Music Theory 1
MU	105	Music Interpretation	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
MU	107	Intro to Music Listening	MUSC	103	Understanding & Enjoying Music	ARTS CORE
MU	109	Jazz in Contemp Amer	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
MU	169	Intro to Piano	MUSC	120	Piano
MU	177	Beginning Guitar	MUSC	160	Guitar
MU	235	History of music 1	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
MU	236	History of music 2	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
MU	237	History of Music 3	ARTS	CORE		ARTS CORE
PC	101	General Physical Science	PHYS	110	Physical Science	PHYS WORLD CORE*
PE	195	Water Safety Instruction	PE	191	Lifeguard Training
PH	115	Technical Physics	PHYS	CORE		PHYS WORLD CORE*
PH	125	College Physics 1	PHYS	221	General Physics	PHYS WORLD CORE*
PH	126	College Physics II	PHYS	222	General Physics	PHYS WORLD CORE*
PH	245	Calculus Physics I	PHYS	226	Intro Modern Physics	PHYS WORLD CORE*
PH	246	Calculus Physics 2	PHYS	235	Intro Physics: Elec & Magnetism	PHYS WORLD CORE*
PL	201	Intro to Philosophy	PHIL	153	Fund Questions in Phil	PHILOSOPHY CORE*
PL	202	Intro to Logic	PHIL	171	Intro to Logic
PL	205	Intro to Ethics	PHIL	205	Ethics
PL	206	Biomedical Ethics	PHIL	212	Phil of Medical Ethics
PL	209	Business Ethics	PHIL	215	Business Ethics
PO	103	Intro to Photography 1	ARTS	256	Intro Photography
PS	110	Survey of Amer Govrnt	POLS	101	Am Politics	SOCIAL STRUCT CORE
PS	200	State & Local Politics	POLS	202	Am State & Local Politics
PS	202	International Relations	POLS	207	Intro to Int'l Relations	GLOBAL / HIST CORE
PS	215	Survey of Asian Politics	POLS	277	Asian Politics	GLOBAL / HIST CORE
PY	201	General Psychology	PSYC	151	Intro Psychology	PERSONS IN COMMUNITY CORE
PY	232	Developmental Psych	PSYC	201	Develop Psyc:Lifespan
PY	233	Child Psychology	PSYC	208	Develop Psyc: Child
PY	234	Adolescent Psychology	PSYC	207	Develop Psyc: AdoleS
PY	251	Educational Psychology	EDUC	216	Educating Exceptional Chidren
PY	281	Intro to Statistics	PSYC	255	Statistics & Research	MATH CORE
PY	281	Intro to Statistics	SOC	255	Statistics & Research	MATH CORE
PY	281	Intro to Statistics	SOWK	255	Statistics & Research	MATH CORE
SC	135	Interpersonal Communication	CAS	260	Interpersonal Communication
SC	171	Amer Sign Lang 1	CAS	361	Amer Sign Lang 1
SC	172	Amer Sign Lang 2	CAS	362	Amer Sign Lang 2
SO	205	Social Work	SOWK	240	Intro to Social Wrk & Soc Welf
SO	251	Principles of Sociology	SOC	151	Socio Princ & Persp	SOCIAL STRUCT CORE
SO	260	Race & Ethnicity	SOC	250	Diversity & Inequal US	PERSONS IN COMMUNITY CORE
SO	270	Amer Families in Transition	SOC	304	The Family
SP	101	Intro Spanish 1	SPAN	101	Elementary Spanish
SP	102	Intro Spanish 2	SPAN	102	Elementary Spanish
SP	231	Interm Spanish 1	SPAN	201	Interm Spanish
SP	232	Interm Spanish 2	SPAN	202	Interm Spanish	LANGUAGE CORE
TH	114	Ballet1	PER	155	Ballet 1	PE2 CORE
TH	115	Jazz Dance1	PER	152	Jazz Dance 1	PE2 CORE
TH	116	Tap Dance 1	PER	151	Tap Dance 1	PE2 CORE
TH	214	Ballet 2	PER	165	Ballet 2	PE2 CORE
TH	215	Jazz Dance 2	PER	162	Jazz Dance 2	PE2 CORE
TH	245	Intro to Acting	CAS	218	Principles of Acting
TH	248	Introducation to Theatre	CAS	217	Principles of Theatre	ARTS CORE
WE	102	Volleyball	PER	135	Volleyball 1	PE2 CORE
WE	104	Touch Football	PER	136	Touch Football	PE2 CORE
WE	105	Basketball	PER	173	Basketball	PE3 CORE
WE	124	Circuit Training & Phy Fitness	PE	CORE		PE1 CORE
WE	125	Aerobic Conditioning	PER	106	Aerobic Exercise	PE1 CORE
WE	126	Walking for Fitness	PER	CORE		PE1 CORE
WE	127	Yoga, Tone, Stretch	PE	CORE		PE2 CORE
WE	128	Soccer	PER	185	Soccer	PE3 CORE
WE	129	Water aerobics	PE	CORE		PE1 CORE
WE	130	Tennis	PER	133	Tennis 1	PE2 CORE
WE	131	Badminton	PER	131	Badminton 1	PE2 CORE
WE	132	Golf	PER	132	Golf 1	PE2 CORE
WE	133	Cycling	PER	103	Cycling	PE1 CORE
WE	134	Body Tone / Sculpt	PE	CORE		PE1 CORE
WE	140	Personal Defense	PER	172	Self Defense	PE3 CORE
WE	141	Begin Weight Train	PER	107	Weight Training	PE1 CORE
WE	142	Raquetball	PER	134	Racquetball 1	PE2 CORE
WE	143	Water Polo	PE	CORE		PE2 CORE
WE	144	Beginning Swimming	PER	140	Swimming I	PE2 CORE
WE	145	Interm Swimming	PER	170	SwimmingII	PE3 CORE
WE	152	Bowling	PER	137	Bowling	PE2 CORE
WE	155	Intro to Free Weights	PER	107	Weight Training	PE1 CORE
WE	157	Elem Games & Rhyth	PE	CORE		PE2 CORE
WE	165	Dynamics of fitness	PE	CORE		PE1 CORE
WE	166	Ind Aerobic Condition	PE	CORE		PE1 CORE

*High school exemptions and transfer credits are accepted, but every student must take at least one lab science course at Calvin.