This guide is a list of courses at Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania that are equivalents of Penn State Behrend courses.

An official review of your transferable credits will occur once a you apply for and are offered admission. This guide is not all inclusive and may change as additional courses are evaluated. Each major has specific requirements that may need to be met prior to admission. For assistance, consult the Penn State Behrend Admissions Office and the Penn State Transfer Credit Tool. The Transfer Worksheet below features Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania (EC3PA) courses suggested for Penn State Behrend readiness.

Enrollment procedures

  • Students with EC3PA credits who wish to be reviewed as a Penn State applicant must:
    • Complete an application through MyPennState or the Common Application.
    • Send official transcripts from EC3PA and any other post-secondary institution where coursework was attempted to Penn State Behrend.
  • Once Penn State Behrend has a student application on file and all applicant transcripts, admissions will proceed with a thorough review for admission.
  • Equivalencies will transfer with a grade of C or better (2.00 on a 4.00 scale).
  • If a student is denied admission to Penn State Behrend, the student can pursue enrollment at EC3PA to build their academic portfolio. Courses taken at EC3PA will act as developmental courses and in certain cases will fulfill academic requirements at Penn State Behrend.  
  • Students reapplying for admission after being denied admission to Penn State Behrend must attempt 18 credits at EC3PA before reconsideration.
  • Until EC3PA obtains regional accreditation, applicants will be reviewed based on high school work and/or GED. Penn State Behrend will use EC3PA work for admissions reviews on an individual basis.
  • Current Penn State Behrend students who wish to take EC3PA courses to fulfill Behrend academic requirements must work with their Penn State academic adviser in advance of scheduling to confirm how the courses will apply to their Penn State degree requirements. 
  • If a Penn State Behrend student withdraws or is dismissed and wishes to reenroll (at Behrend) with new EC3PA work, a reenrollment form must be filed and readmission to Behrend will be decided by the reenrollment academic review committee.
  • EC3PA students are encouraged to engage with Penn State through the RaiseMe scholarship platform.

Transfer Worksheet: Suggested Courses
EC3PA Course EC3PA Credits Behrend Course Transfer Credits Suggested Substitutions
ACC 111 Business Accounting 4 ACCTG XFR000 ACCTG-Transfer Credit 3 Used as business support
ART 101 Art Appreciation 3 ART 1 Visual Art/Studio: Introduction 3

Direct
BIO 101 General Biology 4 BIOL XFRGN1 Transfer Credit GN1 4 Direct GN
BUS 101 Intro to Business 3 BA XFR100 BA-Transfer Credit Course 3 BA 100 (GS)
BUS 221 Production Management 3 MGMT XFR200 Management-Transfer Course 3 Approved elective
CIS 100 Computer Applications 3 CMPSC XFR100 COMPSC-Transfer Credit Course 3 CMPSC 100
CIS 117 Operating Systems Interfaces 3 CMPSC XFR200 CMPSC-Transfer Credit Course 3 No substitution
CIS 215 Database Design and Apps 3 MIS XFR100 Information Management-Transfer Credit Course 3 Approved elective
CIS 250 Internet/Intranet Networking 3 IST XFR200 CMPSC-Transfer Credit Course 3 No substitution
CJS 100 Intro to Criminal Justice 3 CRIMJ 100 Intro to Criminal Justice 3 Direct
CJS 103 Juvenile Justice 3 CRIMJ 13 Juvenile Delinquency 3 Direct
ENG 101 English Composition 3 ENGL 15 Rhetoric and Composition 3 Direct
ENG 110 Oral Communication 3 CAS XFR100 CAS-Transfer Credit Course 3 CAS 100
ENG 201 Poetry 3 ENGL 263 Reading Poetry 3 Direct
ENG 207 Survey of Literature 3 ENGL 1 Understanding Literature 3 Direct
ENT 120 Entrepreneurial Marketing 3 MKTG XFR200 Marketing-Transfer Course 3

Approved elective
ENT 130 Entrepreneurial Finance Intelligence 3 Does not transfer N/A N/A
ENT 140 Business Plan Development 3 ENTR XFR000 Business-Transfer Course 3 Approved elective
FYE 101 First Year Experience 3 Does not transfer N/A N/A
HIS 122 Modern History 3 HIST XFRGH1 Transfer Credit GH1 3 HIST 11
HIS 201 U.S. to 1865 3 HIST 20 U.S. to 1865 3 Direct
MAT 102 Mathematical Concepts 3 MATH XFRGQ0 Transfer Credit GQ0 3

Direct GQ
MAT 202 Introduction to Statistics 3 STAT 100 Stat Concepts 3

Direct GQ
MAT 111 College Algebra 3 MATH GQ0 Transfer Credit GQ0 3 Math 21
POL 112 Intro to International Relations 3 PLSC 14 International Relations 3 Direct
PSY 101 Intro to Psychology 3 PSYCH 100 Introductory Psychology 3

Direct
PSY 201 Social Psychology 3 PSYCH 221 Intro to Social Psychology 3 Direct
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 3 SOC 1 Introductory Sociology 3 Direct
SOC 211 Racial and Ethnic Minorities 3 SOC 119 Race and Ethnic Relations 3 SOC 119N

NOTE: Substitutions are for Behrend programs only. Students who attend Behrend or another Penn State campus but are not enrolled in a Behrend major must seek approval from their Penn State academic college.