Briar Cliff

BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY
Sioux City, Iowa

Associate of Arts (AA) degree
The Iowa Lakes AA degree transfers to Briar Cliff College as 60 semester hours earned toward a bachelor’s degree. Iowa Lakes students will have junior standing upon enrollment at Briar Cliff. An evaluation of the Iowa Lakes transcript will identify specifically which requirements for the bachelor’s degree have been met and which requirements remain. Students should use the guide below in selection of courses in the AA degree.

Individual Arts and Science Courses
Courses taken at Iowa Lakes will transfer to Briar Cliff College. If the course is not listed in the transfer agreement as meeting the general education requirement or a requirement for a Briar Cliff major, it will count as an elective. Students should use the guide below in planning courses.

Majors or Programs at Iowa Lakes
A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration and Human Resources Management is possible at Iowa Lakes Estherville and Algona locations. Bachelor’s degree guides are in Iowa Lakes advisor or counselor offices. For specific course recommendations at Iowa Lakes Community College check the
Transfer Planning by Major web page.

The local contact for Briar Cliff College is Rose Molacek at 515-295-9455 Ext. 728.

General Education Requirements

BRIAR CLIFF COLLEGE IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Aesthetic Foundation
(Choose two from different disciplines)

The Visual Arts: Intro
Art History IV
Music Appreciation
Intro to Literature
Intro to Theatre ART 212
ART 117
MUSC220
ENGL 110
THTR101 Art Appreciation
Art History
Music Appreciation
Intro to Literature
Intro to Theatre ART101
ART206
MUS100
LIT101
DRA101

Multicultural Foundation
(Choose one)

Recreational Leadership
World Religions
Intro to Anthropology
Human Geography
Race and Ethnic Relations
Basic Span I
Basic Span II SOCY240
PHIL202
SOCY128
SOCY224
SOCY 240
SPAN111
SPAN112 Rec. Leadership
Great Rel. of the World
Cultural Anthropology
World Regional Geog.
Minority Culture
Elem. Spanish I
Elem. Spanish II REC118
REL101
ANT105
GEO121
SOC200
FLS141
FLS142

Formal Thinking
(Choose one course)

Survey of Accounting
Computer Programming
College Algebra
Elementary Functions
Elem. Statistics
Calculus I
Music Theory
Contem Argu & Research ACCT220
CIS201
MATH111
MATH112
MATH 200
MATH217
MUSC114
WRTG 159 Basic Accounting
Computer Prog.
College Algebra
College Math
Statistics
Anal. Geom. & Calc.
Music Theory
Eng. Comp II ACC111

MAT120
MAT127
MAT157
MAT211
MUS120
ENG106

Empirical Foundation
(Choose one course from Physical/Life and one from Behavior)

Physical/Life:

Biological Principles
Chemistry and Society
Principles of Chem. I
Physical Science
Astronomy
Basic Physics I
College Physics I

Behavioral::

Prin. Of Management
Prin. Of Econ.
Personal & Comm. Hlth
Intro to Psychology
Prin. of Sociology

BIOL111
CHEM108
CHEM111
PHYS116
PHYS 107
PHYS121
PHYS 231

BUAD225
ECON201
HPER118
PSYC110
SOCY124

Biological I & Lab
Beginning Chemistry
Intro to Chem I
Physical Science
Astronomy & Lab
Gen. Physics I
Gen. Physics II & Lab

Management
Macroeconomics
Personal Health
Gen. Psychology
Intro. To Sociology

BIO112

CHM151
PHS113
PHS142
PHY162
PHY172

MGT101
ECN120
PEH102
PSY111
SOC110

Historical Consciousness
(Choose one)

Am. Romanticism
Mod. Am. Literature
Intro to & History of HPER
History of U. S.
History of U.S.
Diplomatic Hist. of U.S.
Intro to Mass Comm
Intro to Philosophy
Am. Government
Sociology of the Family ENGL 340
ENGL 345
HPER119
HIST231
HIST232
HIST345
MCOM101
PHIL100
PSCI101
SOCY235 Am. Lit. I
Am. Lit. II
Intro to Phys. Education
Amer. Hist. to 1877
Amer. Hist to Present
Hist. of Amer. For. Rela
Into to Mass Comm
Intro to Philosophy
Amer. Government
Marriage & Family LIT110
LIT111
PEH161
HIS151
HIS152

MMS101
PHI101
POL111
SOC120

Religious-Ethical Foundation Ethics in America PHI105

For questions or comments on transferring from Iowa Lakes Community College, you can email Linda Helmers, Counselor, at lhelmers@iowalakes.edu.