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TRANSFER PATHWAYS GUIDE: ASTRONOMY AND PHYSICS

Drake offers majors in Astronomy and Physics. They share common coursework in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Both of these programs are housed in the College of Arts & Sciences. There are many courses in common across these majors. View Drake's catalog for more details on each of these programs.

Drake accepts the DMACC Mathematics and Physics Transfer Majors. Please use the following guide to identify appropriate course choices if you are pursuing one of these transfer majors. Students are not required to take any or all of these courses in order to transfer to Drake but may use this as a guide to take applicable coursework for these degree programs.

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Using Drake's Transfer Pathways Guides

Many courses from DMACC transfer to Drake; check TES for additional transfer course details. The courses listed here are required in the following majors and can be completed either before or after transfer to Drake. Students are encouraged to work with their DMACC advisor to develop a plan that utilizes as many of these courses as possible to satisfy core and elective requirements for their degree program.

General Education Articulation Agreement

Drake honors Associate of Arts (AA degrees) and Associate of Sciences (AS degrees) from the state of Iowa community college system, including Des Moines Area Community College, to complete Drake's general education curriculum (known as the Areas of Inquiry). Students must complete 60 transferable credits with a minimum 2.0 GPA to qualify.

Reverse transfer to complete the AA or AS with one or two Drake courses is also possible. If you have questions, please discuss this possibility with a Drake Admission Counselor or a DMACC advisor.

Astronomy and Physics

Drake offers separate majors in Astronomy and Physics. Available transfer coursework for the majors is the same at DMACC.

Descriptive Astronomy is required for the Astronomy major and an elective for Physics; other electives for Physics are available at Drake.

DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE	DRAKE UNIVERSITY	Begin	End
CHM 165 GENERAL/ INORG CHEMISTRY I (4)	CHEM 001 GEN CHEMISTRY I (3.000) CHEM 003 GENERAL CHEM LAB I (1.000)	08/28/2006	01/30/2025
CIS 171 JAVA (3)	CS 065 INTRO TO CS I (3.000)	08/31/2015
MAT 211 CALCULUS I (5)	MATH 0 MATH-LOWER DIVISION (1.000 TO 10.000) MATH 050 CALCULUS I (3.000)	09/21/2020
MAT 217 CALCULUS II (5)	MATH 0 MATH-LOWER DIVISION (1.000 TO 10.000) MATH 070 CALCULUS II (3.000)	09/21/2020
MAT 219 CALCULUS III (4)	MATH 1 MATH-UPPER DIVISION (1.000 TO 10.000) MATH 100 CALCULUS III (3.000)	09/21/2020
MAT 227 DIFF EQUATIONS WITH LAPLACE (4)	MATH 1 MATH-UPPER DIVISION (1.000 TO 10.000) MATH 120 APPLIED DIFF EQUATIONS I (3.000)	08/31/2015
PHS 152 ASTRONOMY (4)	ASTR 001 DESCRIPT ASTRONOMY (3.000) ASTR 01L DESC ASTRONOMY LAB (1.000)	08/27/2007	01/30/2025
PHY 213 CLASSICAL PHYSICS I (6)	PHY 0 PHY LOWER DIVISION (1.000 TO 10.000) PHY 001 INTRO PHYSICS I (0.000 TO 4.000)	08/28/2006	01/30/2025
PHY 223 CLASSICAL PHYSICS II (6)	PHY 0 PHY LOWER DIVISION (1.000 TO 10.000) PHY 002 INTRO PHYSICS II (0.000 TO 4.000)	08/28/2006

Drake's Transfer Policies

Work with a Drake University Admission Counselor to find out exactly how your credits will transfer, keeping the following in mind:

Students can transfer a maximum of 66 credit hours from DMACC or other community colleges. A Drake bachelor's degree requires a minimum of 120 credits.

A grade of C- or higher is required for all transfer coursework.

A minimum of 40 upper level (100-199) credits is required for Drake bachelor's degrees.

The last 30 credit hours must be completed at Drake University.

Students may cross-enroll for a tuition-waived Drake course.

Admitted students with an A.A. or A.S. degree from an Iowa community college who have at least 60 semester credits acceptable for transfer and a minimum 2.00 cumulative grade point average will enter Drake University having fulfilled the Areas of Inquiry requirements.

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