Course Equivalency Guides

The Course Equivalency Guide lists the courses offered at the community college and how each of those corresponds to courses offered at Iowa State University. Regardless of how a course is listed on the equivalency guide, it is important to keep in mind that the individual colleges or departments determine how each course will apply toward your degree program at Iowa State University. Please note that equivalencies are date-specific and dependent on when the course was taken.

• A dash after the course number in the ISU Equivalent column (100- or 200-) indicates that there is no direct equivalent to that course at Iowa State. It does transfer as either a freshman level (100-) course or a sophomore level (200-) course in the department listed in front of the number (i.e. ACCT, BUS, CHEM) in the ISU Equivalent column. The major department at Iowa State will apply these credits to the student's degree as they see fit.
• A "z" after MATH 100 indicates that the course will transfer to Iowa State, but will not be used toward graduation from Iowa State University.
• VOC-TECH means that the course is part of a vocational/technical program. A maximum of sixteen semester hours of vocational/technical credit can be transferred to Iowa State.
• "NC" in the credit column indicates that the course does not transfer to Iowa State University. In most cases the course is developmental in nature.

Transfer Plans

If you are currently attending a different post-secondary institution, be sure to check the transfer plans developed by select Iowa State colleges and academic departments to help you select community college courses that will meet degree requirements at Iowa State.