DRAKE UNIVERSITY

Many courses from Southwestern Community College 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 Southwestern Community College advisor to develop a plan that utilizes as many of these courses as possible to satisfy core and elective requirements for their degree program.

Drake honors Associate of Arts (AA degrees) and Associate of Sciences (AS degrees) from the state of Iowa community college system, including Southwestern 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 SWCC advisor.

Health Science has two tracks: Clinical & Applied, for students pursuing professional health careers (such as medicine, pharmacy, occupational therapy, athletic training, dentistry, etc.) and Health Care Administration & Public Health, for students pursuing careers on the business management or public health side of health care. Both tracks require a common set of courses; Southwestern Community College equivalents are listed below.

Both BIO 112 and BIO 114 transfer as BIO 012+012L General Biology I; students do not need to take both courses.

In order to receive credit for both HSCI 125+141, students must take both BIO 168 and 173 at SWCC.

All students in the Clinical & Applied track complete Biology II, Chemistry I and II, and Calculus I. Both BIO 113 and BIO 115 transfer as BIO 013+013L General Biology II; students do not need to take both courses.

In addition, students in the Clinical & Applied track must complete one of the following: Organic Chemistry I, Physics I, or Microbiology. This course can be completed while at SWCC or after transferring to Drake. Students who take more than one of these advanced science courses will earn professional elective credit for the additional science course(s).

MATH 020 Precalculus is a pre-requisite for Physics and Calculus, so it is recommended for students at Southwestern Community College to complete prior to those courses. Either MAT 127 College Algebra & Trigonometry or MAT 128 Precalculus will transfer as MATH 020; students do not need to take both.

The following courses are all required in the Health Services Management track and can be completed while at Southwestern Community College or after transfer to Drake.

Both BCA 220 and CSC 116 transfer as IS 044 Microsoft Office Tools; students do not need to take both.

Both tracks in Health Science have flexibility for students to customize their coursework. Possible applicable electives for either track are listed below. Students considering Occupational Therapy can take PSY 121 at SWCC to satisfy the human development admission requirement.

This transfer guide is for students planning to complete an associate's degree and then transfer directly to Drake for Pharmacy. Work with your SWCC advisor to ensure you are completing your other associate's degree requirements in addition to this pre-pharmacy coursework. This guide does not guarantee admission to Drake's Pharmacy school but it does outline all required pre-requisite coursework.

Either SPC 101 or 112 will satisfy the public speaking requirement; students do not need to take both.

Either BIO 112 or BIO 114 will satisfy the General Biology I (BIO 012+012L) requirement; students do not need to take both.

Students must take both BIO 168 and 173 to earn transfer credit for HSCI 125+141.

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 Southwestern or other community colleges. A Drake bachelor's degree requires a minimum of 124 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.

• 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.