Course Recommendations for BRCC Transfer Students
To assure the best possible transfer of credits, contact the admissions office at to request an official credit evaluation. We will show you how your Blue Ridge Community College courses fit into the Eastern Mennonite University curriculum and will help you identify additional Blue Ridge Community College courses to match your interests and requirements.
In addition to the courses listed below, while at BRCC follow the curriculum requirements for the Associate in Arts and Sciences degree with a College/University Transfer major. This will help to assure beneficial course selection and is necessary if you plan to enroll under the Guaranteed Admission Agreement. All courses must have a grade of “C-“ or better to transfer. Course titles and grades received at BRCC will be entered on the student’s EMU transcript, but grades do not apply toward the EMU grade point average.
General Courses | Business | Education | Social Work
General Courses
Communication
- ENG 111, 112 College Composition I, II
- SPD 100 Principles of Public Speaking or SPD 110 Introduction to Speech Communication
Humanities
- HIS 101, 102 History of Western Civilization I, II or HIS 111, 112 History of World Civilization I, II or HUM 201, 202 Survey of Western Culture I, II
- ART 101 History and Appreciation of Art I or ENG 251 Survey of World Literature I or MUS 121 Music Appreciation I
Science and Mathematics
- MTH 151 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts I or MTH 157 Elementary Statistics or MTH 163 Precalculus I
- BIO 101 General Biology I or CHM 101 General Chemistry I or GOL 105 Physical Geology or NAS 130 Elements of Astronomy
Social Science
- One course in economics, political science, psychology or sociology with a course number of 100 or above.
Business
The following courses are recommended for transfer to Eastern Mennonite University with a major in any of the following areas: accounting, business administration, computer information systems, economic development, or international business.
- ACC 211,212 Principles of Accounting I, II
- BUS 200 Principles of Management
- BUS 221 Business Statistics I
- ITE 115 Computer Literacy
- ECO 201,202 Principles of Economics I, II
- MTH 163 Precalculus I
Education
The following courses are recommended as preparation for a liberal arts major with licensure in Early/Primary Education (PreK-3) or Elementary Education (PreK-6). You may want to follow the additional guidelines for the Specialization in Teacher Education.
- BIO 101 General Biology I
- EDU 200 Introduction to Teaching as a Profession
- GEO 210 People and the Land
- HLT 110 Concepts of Personal and Community Health
- HIS 111,112 History of World Civilizations I,II (Early Ed. needs part I only)
- HIS 121,122 United States History I,II
- MTH 151 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts I
- MTH 157 Elementary Statistics
- MTH 163 Precalculus I
- NAS 130 Elements of Astronomy
- PLS 135 American National Politics
- PSY 230 Developmental Psychology
Social Work
The following courses are recommended for transfer to Eastern Mennonite University with a major in social work:
- BIO 101 General Biology I
- ECO 120 Survey of Economics
- MTH 157 Elementary Statistics
- PLS 135 American National Politics
- PSY 200 Principles of Psychology
- PSY 230 Developmental Psychology or PSY 231 and 232 Life Span Human Development I and II
- SOC 200 Principles of Sociology
- SOC 268 Social Problems