About Briar Cliff University
Briar Cliff University is dedicated to providing a comprehensive education rooted in the liberal arts and guided by a Catholic and Franciscan perspective. With a strong emphasis on service, compassion, and openness, Briar Cliff fosters intellectual growth, career development, and a deeper connection to oneself, others, and God. Briar Cliff University is located in Sioux City, IA. Briar Cliff University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission(HLC).
Briar Cliff University Course Equivalencies
Each credit-granting university has their own grading scale. Some consider everything above a 90% to be an A, while some universities consider 90-92% to be an A-, for example. Please reach out to your credit-granting university to find out what grading scale they use.
| TEL Course | Briar Cliff University Equivalency | Credit Hours |
| BIO 1304 Principles of Biology I and Lab | BIOL 151 General Biology 1 | 4 |
| BUS 1203 Introduction to Business, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| CHEM 2104 General Chemistry I and Lab | CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I | 4 |
| COM 1103 Principles of Speech and Communication | SPEC 111 Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECON 2103 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| ENG 1303 English Composition I | WRTG 131 Writing in the Digital Age | 3 |
| ENG 1403 English Composition II | WRTG 259 Contemporary Argument and Research | 3 |
| HIST 2103 United States History I: US History to 1877 | HIST 231 American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 2203 United States History II: US History since 1877 | HIST 232 US History since 1877 | 3 |
| HUM 1103 Introduction to Christianity | THO 115 Foundations of Christianity | 3 |
| HUM 1203 World Civilizations I: World Civ. to 1500 | HIST 110 Introduction to World Civilizations | 3 |
| HUM 1303 Introduction to Philosophy | PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| HUM 1403 Introduction to Literature | ENGL 110 Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| HUM 2103 Introduction to the Old Testament | THEO 223 Old Testament | 3 |
| HUM 2203 Survey of The New Testament | THEO 224 New Testament | 3 |
| ICT 1303 Introduction to Information Technology | CSCI 100 Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| MATH 1103 Contemporary Math and Quantitative Reasoning | MATH 105 Mathematics for Liberal Arts students | 3 |
| MATH 1203 College Algebra | MATH 111 College Algebra | 3 |
| MUS 1103 Music Appreciation | MUSC 220 Listening to Great Music | 3 |
| PHY 1104 General Physical Science and Lab | PHYS 116 Physical Science | 4 |
| PSC 1103 American National Government | PSCI 101 American Government | 3 |
| PSY 1203 Introduction to General Psychology | PSYC 110 Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| SPAN 2104 Introductory Spanish I | SPAN 101 Introductory Spanish I | 4 |