This page provides information on transfer courses that have multiple attributes or have been designated as satisfying Inter-Domain criteria for multiple Knowledge Domains. Inter-Domain courses each demonstrate how two Knowledge Domains speak to one another and how knowledge in one Domain relates to knowledge in another.
In 2015, Faculty Senate added the Integrative Studies requirement to baccalaureate degrees, effective Summer 2018. This requirement is most commonly completed with Inter-Domain courses.
An Inter-Domain course integrates and meets the criteria of two Knowledge Domains (Arts - GA, Humanities - GH, Health and Wellness - GHW, Natural Sciences - GN, Social and Behavioral Science - GS).
Additional Inter-Domain course details can be found on the Penn State Undergraduate Bulletin.
Transfer Credit Designations for Multiple Attribute and Inter-Domain Courses
This chart defines transfer credit that has been designated as satisfying Inter-Domain criteria for multiple Knowledge Domains . Transfer credit that may be assigned multiple designations, but does not meet the criteria of Inter-Domain are identified with two asterisks symbol (such as the US and International Cultures courses, which are required for a student's degree)
All transfer course designations will include the XFR prefix, followed by alpha characters indicating a Gen. Ed. Designation, and/or course level (0-4).
Knowledge Domain Code | Arts (A) | Humanities (H) | Natural Sciences (N) | Social and Behavioral Sciences (S) | Quantification (GQ) | Health and Wellness (W) | Writing/Speaking (WS) |
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GA (Gen Ed: Arts) | N/A | XFRAH* | XFRAN* | XFRAS* | XFRAQ* | XFRAW* | XFRAC* |
GH (Gen Ed: Humanities) | XFRAH* | N/A | XFRHN* | XFRHS* | XFRHQ* | XFRHW* | XFRHC* |
GN (Gen Ed: Natural Sciences) | XFRAN* | XFRHN* | N/A | XFRNS* | XFRNQ* | XFRNW* | XFRNC* |
GS (Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences) | XFRAS* | XFRHS* | XFRNS* | N/A | XFRSQ* | XFRSW* | XFRSC* |
GQ (Gen Ed: Quantification) | XFRAQ* | XFRHQ* | XFRNQ* | XFRSQ* | N/A | XFRWQ* | XFRQC* |
GHW (Gen Ed: Health and Wellness) | XFRAW* | XFRHW* | XFRNW* | XFRSW* | XFRWQ* | N/A | XFRWC* |
GWS (Gen Ed: Writing/Speaking) | XFRAC* | XFRHC* | XFRNC* | XFRSC* | XFRQC* | XFRWC* | N/A |
US (Gen Ed: United States Cultures) | XFRAU** | XFRHU** | XFRNU** | XFRSU** | XFRQU*** | XFRWU** | XFRCU *** |
IL (Gen Ed: International Cultures) | XFRAL** | XFRHL** | XFRNL** | XFRSL** | XFRQL*** | XFRWL** | XFRCL*** |