General education program transfer guide

Grand Rapids Community College

1. The WMU General Education Program requires a minimum of 37 hours, not counting the baccalaureate-level writing course proficiency.
2. To complete the freshman-sophomore requirements, transfer students from Grand Rapids Community College must present transcripts that indicate "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" or have completed 29-31 hours from the GRCC courses listed below.
3. No more than two courses from one department may be used to satisfy distribution requirements.
4. Proficiencies #1 and #3 (college-level writing and mathematics/quantitative reasoning) must be satisfied before one may register for 3000 and higher level WMU courses.
5. After transferring, students fulfilling #2 above will need only to complete the junior-senior requirement of two (2) 3000-4000 level courses (6-8 hours) in the distribution areas and Proficiency 2 at WMU.
6. See the current WMU Undergraduate Catalog for a detailed explanation of this program.

DISTRIBUTION - One course required from each area, including two at WMU (per #5 above):

Area I, Fine Arts, ( 3-4 hours minimum)
AT 105, 106, 270, 271; EN 233, 235, 237; HU 204, 205, 273; MU 107, 109, 235, 236, 237; PC 141; TH 248

Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum)
EN 250, 252, 261, 262, 281, 282; HS 101, 102; HU 210, 240, 281; PL 201, 205, 207, 209

Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum)
AN 280; EN 251, 270, 271; HS 249, 250, 251; PS 110; SO 260; WST 200

Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum)
AN 210; HS 120, 121; PS 215

Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum)
AN 205; BA 103; EC 251, 252, 283; GE 135, 140; HS 241, 242, 260, 290, 295; PS 201, 202; PY 201; SO 251, 254; SS 120

Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum)
AS 103; BI 101, 103, 104; CM 101, 103, 109, 113; GE 132; GL 101; PC 101, 111; PH 115, 125, 245

Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum)
AN 201; HU 245; JR 254; PL 206

Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum)
BI 125 ; WE 126
PROFICIENCIES - Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):
BA 102; EN 100, 101, 102, 249

2. Baccalaureate-level writing course: Will be done at Western Michigan University

3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course):
MA 110, 124, 127, 129, 131, 133, 210, 215

4. Enhance or develop another proficiency in one of these seven areas (hour minimums noted):
a. Advanced writing, (3-4 hours) EN 246
b. Mathematics/quantitative reasoning, (3-4 hours) MA 129, 133, 211; BA 254
c. Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) PL 202
d. Oral communication, (3-4 hours) COM 131, 135
e. American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) SL 171, 172
f. Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) CO 116, 117, 124, 127, 129, 224, 225; CP 163
g. Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) FR 101, 102, 231, 232; GR 101, 102, 231, 232; SP 101, 102, 231, 232

2007-08 GRCC catalog used
Revised: November 29, 2007