Oakland 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.


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

Oakland Community Collge Calvin Equivalent
Course Number Title Course Number Title Core Course
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 Zooogy LIVING WORLD   Yes
BIO 1550 General Botany LIVING WORLD   Yes
CHE 1000 Introductory 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 Introduction to Shakespeare ENGL 346 Shakespeare  
FRE 1510 Beginning French I FREN 101 Elementary French I Yes
FRE 1530 Beginning French II FREN 102 Elementary French II Yes
FRE 2610 Intermediate French I FREN 201 Intermediate French I Yes
FRE 2620 Intermediate French II FREN 202 Intermediate French II Yes
GER 1510 Beginning German I GERM 101 Elemenetary German I Yes
GER 1530 Beginning German II GERM 102 Elementary German II Yes
GER 2610 Intermediate German I GERM 201 Intermediate German I Yes
GER 2620 Intermediate German II GERM 202 Intermediate German II Yes
GSC 1530 Introductory 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 Introduction to Environmental Geology PHYSICAL WORLD   Yes
HEA 1510 Nutrition HE 254 Nutrition  
HIS 1510 World Civilization to the Beginning of the 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: Origins of Western Traditions ARTS CORE   Yes
HUM 1520 Major Traditions in Western Art, Architecture, Literature, & Music form Renaissance to Modern Era ARTS CORE   Yes
JPN 1510 Beginning Japanese I JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese I Yes
JPN 1530 Beginning Japanese II JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese II Yes
JPN 2610 Intermediate Japanese I JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I Yes
JPN 2620 Intermediate Japanese II JAPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II Yes
MAT 1580 Statistics MATH 143 Introduction to Probability & Statistics Yes
MAT 1600 Applied Calculus MATH 132 Calculus for Management, Life, & Social 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 ModernDance 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-Intermediate 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 Intermediate 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 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 153 Fundamental Questions in Philosophy Yes
PHI 1610 Ethics PHIL 205 Ethics  
PHI 1710 Introduction to Logic PHIL 171 Introduction to Logic  
PLS 1010 Introduction 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 Introduction to International Relations Yes
PSY 2510 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 151 Introduction to Psychology: Perspectives on the Self Yes
PSY 2910 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 212 Psychopathology  
SOC 2510 Sociology SOC 151 Sociological Principles & Perspectives Yes
SOC 2530 Racial & Ethnic Group Relations SOC 250 Diversity & Inequality in the United States Yes
SPA 1510 Beginning Spanish I SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I Yes
SPA 1530 Beginning Spanish II SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II Yes
SPA 2610 Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I Yes
SPA 2620 Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II Yes
SPW 1610 Fundamentals of Speech CAS 101 Oral Rhetoric Yes
THE 1561 Introduction to Theatre CAS 217 Principles of Theatre Yes
THE 1571 Introduction to Acting CAS 218 Principles of Acting