Course Requirements
As the WCU College of Business is a candidate for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) accreditation, the business program at West Chester University is generally designed to meet AACSB requirements. Consequently, the general education requirements for accounting majors exceed the general university requirements.
Our AACSB accreditation candidacy status is an indication that we have voluntarily committed to participate in a systematic program of quality enhancement and continuous improvement that makes AACSB accreditation a more realistic and operational objective. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not guarantee eventual accreditation.
Distributive Requirements: 2010 to Present
Science (6 semester hours)
| Course Attributes | Field | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | BIO 100 or BIO 110 | |
| Computer Science | CSC 110, 115, or 141 | |
| Physics | PHY 100, 105, 130, 140, 170, 180 | |
| Chemistry | CHE 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, or 107 | |
| Earth Science | ESS 101 or 111 |
Behavioral and Social Sciences (9 semester hours)
| Course Attributes | Field | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| Required - 6 hours (2 courses) | Economics | ECO 111 and ECO 112 (Although both of these courses are required, one of them will satisfy a social science requirement for non-economics majors.) |
| Anthropology | ANT 102 or ANT 103 | |
| Sociology | SOC 200, or 240 | |
| Government | PSC 100, 101, or 213 | |
| Psychology | PSY 100 | |
| Geography | GEO 101, or 103 |
Humanities (9 semester hours)
| Course Attributes | Field | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| Required - 3 hours (One course) | Philosophy | PHI 101, 150, or 180 |
| Recommended - 3 hours (Select one additional course) | Literature | LIT 165 CLS 165, 260, or 261 |
| Recommended - 3 hours (Select one additional course) | History | HIS 101, 102, 150, 151, or 152 |
Arts (3 semester hours)
| Course Attributes | Field | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| Art | ||
| Cinematography | ||
| Dance Music | ||
| Photography | ||
| Theatre |
Diversity Requirement (3 semester hours)
- Required - 3 hours
- A diversity course is required of all students regardless of credits transferred.
Interdisciplinary Requirement (3 semester hours)
- Required - 3 hours
- An interdisciplinary course is required of all students regardless of credits transferred
Writing Emphases Courses (3-9 semester hours)
Guidance Notes:
- All students who take their general education program at WCU must complete three approved writing emphasis courses.
- All students who enter with fewer than 40 credits must take at least three approved writing emphasis courses at WCU.
- Transfer students who enter with 40-70 credits must take two writing emphasis courses.
- Students who transfer more than 70 credits must take one writing emphasis course.
- WRT 120 and the WRT elective do not count as writing emphasis courses.
- Each writing emphasis course may simultaneously fulfill another degree requirement.