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Transferring Credits from READING AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Lycoming College and Reading Area Community College (RACC) have an official transfer partnership agreement that enhances the transferability between RACC’s Associate of Arts degree in Social Science and Liberal Arts to one of Lycoming's Bachelor of Arts programs. Specific course equivalencies and substitutions for each academic program included in the agreement are listed below.

RACC AA Social Science to Lycoming BA Sociology–Anthropology

RACC Course Lycoming Equate Credits
ORI - 103 - College Success Strategies or Honors Seminar: Introduction to College Studies* ORI – 103 Gen Ed 3
COM 121 – English Composition I or COM 122 English Composition I (Honors) ENGL 106 3
COM 151 – Fundamentals of Speech or COM 152 Fundamentals of Speech (Honors) CCOM 211 3
Select two - Humanities
One must be from ART, ENG, HUM, MUS, PHI or THE
6
ART 111 – Introduction to Drawing ART 111
ENG 125 – Introduction to Literature ENGL 115
PHI 271 – Introduction to Philosophy or PHI 272 Philosophy (Honors) PHIL 140
PHI 275 – Introduction to Ethics or PHI 276 Introduction to Ethics (Honors) PHIL 120
ART 201 –Art Appreciation FA Elective
Mathematics (Program specific general education)
MAT 210 (recommended math) MATH/STAT DIST 3
Select two – Natural Sciences the following (one must be a lab) 7 – 8
BIO 120 Biological Concepts BIO 106
BIO 150 Biology I BIO 110
CHE 120 Principles of Chemistry CHEM 100
CHE 150 Chemistry I CHEM 110
PHY 120 Principles of Physics PHYS Elect
Social Sciences (Program specific general education)
SOC 130 OR SOC 131 Sociology (Honors) SOC 110 3
ANT 140 – Anthropology ANTH 229 3
Major Courses (12 credits):
HIS 110/115
OR
HIS 120/125
HIST 125/126
OR
HIST 115/116
3
ANT 255 Interpreting Lives: Rites of Passage, Personal History, and the Life Cycle (Honors) ANTH ELCT 3
ANT 285 Ethnographic Research (Honors) ANTH 229 Cultural Anthropology 3
SOC 220 The Family SOC 220 Sociology of the Family 3
Electives (11 credits) (As fulfilled for Lycoming Program)
ANT 200 Intercultural Communication (Honors) CCOM Elective 3
PSY 130 General Psychology OR PSY 131 General Psychology (Honors) PSY 110** 3
IFT 110 – Microcomputer Applications Gen Ed Elective 3
COM 221 – Composition II CCOM Elective 3
Total RACC Credits transferred 59 – 60

Advising Notes:
*Honors Seminar counts toward 2 of 5 credits toward Scholars Program
** General Psychology is not intended for Psychology majors. Course Guide is based on student fulfilling Social Science Transfer and Honors Diploma. Courses not listed in this transfer guide will be evaluated for credit.

The main purpose of the Liberal Arts to Bachelor of Arts articulation is for RACC students to earn their core requirements that will fulfill one of Lycoming's Bachelor of Arts programs.

RACC AA in Liberal Arts to Lycoming Bachelor of Arts

RACC Course Lycoming Equate Credits
ORI - 103 - College Success Strategies or Honors Seminar: Introduction to College Studies* General Elective 3
COM 121 – English Composition I or COM 122 English Composition I (Honors) ENGL 106 3
COM 151 – Fundamentals of Speech or COM 152 Fundamentals of Speech (Honors) CCOM 211 3
Select one - 3
ART 111 - Introduction to Drawing ART 111
ART 201 - Art Appreciation Fine Arts Elective
Select one - 3
ENG 2XX Any Literature Course ENG XXX
ENG 125 - Introduction to Literature ENGL 115
Select one - 3
PHI 271 – Introduction to Philosophy or PHI 272 Philosophy (Honors)*** PHIL 140
PHI 275 - Introduction to Ethics or PHI 276 Introduction to Ethics (Honors) PHIL 120
Select one - 3
MAT 150 - Foundations of Math or MAT 151 – Foundation of Math (Honors) General Elective
MAT 160 College Algebra*** MATH 100 3
Select two - 8
BIO 120 Biological Concepts BIO 106
BIO 150 Biology I BIO 110
CHE 120 Principles of Chemistry CHEM 100
CHE 150 Chemistry I CHEM 110
PHY 120 Principles of Physics PHYS Elective
Select one - 3
HIS 110 – US History to 1877 HIST 125
HIS 115 – US History to 1865 HIST 126
Select one - 3
ANT 140 Cultural Anthropology ANTH 229 (fulfill global diversity requirement)
Select one - 3
PSY 130 General Psychology OR PSY 131 General Psychology (Honors) PSY 110**
SOC 130 – Sociology or SOC 131 Sociology (Honors)*** SOC 110 3
Foreign Language Requirement 6
Foreign Language FRN / GERM / SPAN 101
Foreign Language FRN / GERM / SPAN 102
Electives
HUM 291 – Liberal Arts Capstone Experience General Elective 1
COM 221 English Composition II CCOM Elective 3
IFT 110 Microcomputer Applications General Elective 3
THE 120 Introduction to Theater*** THEA-100 Understanding Theatre 3
RACC Total Credits 60

Advising Notes:
*Honors Seminar counts toward 2 of 5 credits toward Scholars Program
** General Psychology is not intended for Psychology majors.
*** Recommended Honors course. Fulfills Lycoming Gen Ed requirement Course Guide is based on student fulfilling Liberal Arts Transfer and Honors Diploma. Courses not listed in this transfer guide will be evaluated for credit.

The following is an example of individual credits that have transferred in the past (outside of our transfer partnership agreement listed above). It does NOT guarantee the future transfer of those credits. Final determination of transfer credit will be made by the Registrar based on official transcripts only. In particular, courses taken through dual-enrollment or online instruction may be evaluated differently.

Course Equivalent Lycoming Course Credits Transferred
ANT 140: Cultural Anthropology SOC-229D: Cultural Anthropology 3.00
ART 111: Intro to Drawing ART-111: Drawing I 3.00
ART 113: Two-Dimensional Design ART-212: Color and Design 3.00
ART 121: Painting ART-220: Painting I 3.00
BIO 155: Biology II BIO-111: Introduction to Biology II 4.00
BUS 100: Intro to Business GNL-ELCT: Elective 3.00
BUS 110: Business Math GNL-ELCT: Elective 3.00
COM 221: English Comp II ENGL-115: Introduction to Literature: 3.00
EDU 130: Foundations of Education EDUC-200: Intro to Study of Education 3.00
HPE 130: Rock Climbing PHED-105: Physical Education Activities 0.00
LAW 140: Criminal Law CJCR-201: Policing and Society 3.00
MAT 035: Algebra I With Quadratics MATH-100: Basic Algebra 2.00
MAT 221: Calculus II MATH-129: Calculus/Analytic Geometry II 4.00
ORI 102: College Sucess Strat GNL-ELCT: Elective 2.00
PHI 271: Intro to Philosophy PHIL-140: Central Problems in Philosophy 3.00
POS 130: American Government PSCI-110: U.S. Government and Politics 3.00
PSY 208: Development Across Lifespan PSY-117: Developmental Psychology 3.00
PSY 230: Aabnorman Psychology PSY-116: Abnormal Psychology 3.00
REL 200: World Religions REL-110: Introduction World Religions 3.00
SOC 220: The Family SOC-220: Sociology of Family 3.00
SPA 102: Spanish II SPAN-102: Elementary Spanish II 3.00