Portland Community College Course Equivalencies

Seamlessly Transfer from PCC to WSU Vancouver

Planning your transition from Portland Community College to WSU Vancouver is a critical step in your academic journey. By understanding how your current credits align with Washington State University requirements, you can maximize your prior coursework and stay on track for graduation. This guide provides detailed course equivalency tables for popular majors to help you navigate the transfer process with confidence.

WSU Vancouver works closely with PCC students to ensure a smooth credit evaluation. While the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) and the Associate of Science Oregon Transfer-Business (ASOT-Business) degrees generally fulfill lower-division University Common Requirements (UCORE), other credits are evaluated on a course-by-course basis. Review the major-specific lists below to see how your PCC classes translate to WSU Vancouver credits.

Major Course Equivalencies

Explore how your credits transfer for these specific programs:

Questions?

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Phone: 360-546-9788
Location:The Cougar Center is located in the upper level of the Student Services Center.

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  • Tuesday8:00am – 5:00pm
  • Wednesday8:00am – 5:00pm
  • Thursday8:00am – 5:00pm
  • Friday8:00am – 5:00pm

B.S. in biology

WSU RequirementPCC EquivalentCredits
ENG 101 Introductory Writing [WRTG]WR 121 English Composition4
MATH 140 or MATH 171 [QUAN]MTH 252 or take at WSU Vancouver4
STATISTICS 212 [QUAN]MTH 243 and 2449
BIOLOGY 106 [BSCI]BI 212 and BI 21310
BIOLOGY 107 [BSCI]BI 2115
CHEM 105 and CHEM 106CH 221, CH 222, and CH 22315
PHYSICS 101/102 or 201/202 [PSCI]PHY 201-203 or PHY 211-21312–15
Root of Contemporary Issues [ROOT]Take at WSU Vancouver
Communication [COMM/WRTG]COMM 111, 111H, WR 122, 122H, 222, 2274
B.S. in biology course equivalencies

B.S. in Business Administration

WSU RequirementPCC EquivalentCredits
ENG 101 Introductory Writing [WRTG]WR 121 English Composition4
MATH 201 Finite MathTake at WSU Vancouver (MTH 111 recommended)
MATH 202 or MATH 171 [QUAN]MTH 241 or MTH 2524
ACCTG 230 Financial AccountingBA 211 and BA 2126
ACCTG 231 Managerial AccountingBA 2134
ECON 101 MicroeconomicsEC 2014
MIS 250 Management Info SystemsBA 1314
MGTOP 215 StatisticsMTH 243 and 2449
BLAW 210 Law and Legal EnvironmentTake at WSU Vancouver
B.S. in business administration course equivalencies

B.A. in Education

WSU RequirementPCC EquivalentCredits
ENG 101 and ENG 201 [WRTG]WR 121, WR 122, and WR 12311
HD 101 Human Development [SSCI]PSY 2154
MTH 251 and MTH 252 [QUAN]MTH 211, MTH 212, and MTH 21312
HIST 110 or HIST 111 [HUM]HST 201 or HST 2034
POL_S 101 American Government [SSCI]PS 2014
BIOL 102 General Biology [BSCI]BI 101 and 1028
GEOL 101 Intro to Geology [PSCI]G 2014
B.A. in education course equivalencies

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

WSU RequirementPCC EquivalentCredits
MATH 171 Calculus I [QUAN]MTH 251 and 2528
MATH 172 Calculus IIMTH 2535
MATH 273 Calculus IIIMTH 2545
MATH 220 Linear AlgebraMTH 2615
CHEM 105 Principles of Chemistry ICH 221 and 22210
PHYS 201 Physics for Sci/Eng IPHY 211 and 21210
MECH 211 StaticsENGR 2114
ENGL 402 Technical Writing [WRTG]WR 227 (Satisfies major requirement)4
B.S. in mechanical engineering course equivalencies

B.S. in psychology

WSU RequirementPCC EquivalentCredits
ENG 101 Introductory Writing [WRTG]WR 1214
PSYCH 105 Intro to Psychology [SSCI]PSY 202A4
BIOLOGY 102, 106, or 107 [BSCI]BI 101, 102, 103, 112, 211, 212, or 2134–5
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]MTH 104, 111, 112, 241, 243, or 2514–5
Global Cultural Diversity [DIVR]ATH 103, 207, 208, COMM 237, HST 1044
B.S. in psychology course equivalencies