General education program transfer guide

Delta 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 Delta College must present transcripts that indicate "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" or have completed 29-31 hours from the Delta 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 300 and higher level WMU courses.
5. After transferring, students fulfilling #2 above will need only to complete the junior-senior requirement of two (2) 300-400 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)
ART 105, 151, 152, 251; LIT 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 226, 227; IHU 101; MUS 111, 112, 118, 119; PHL 255; SPH 215, 216

Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum)
LIT 228, 229, 241, 242, 245, 246, 251, 268, 271, 272, 276, 285; HIS 111, 112; IHU/SSI 234; PHL 203, 211, 213, 214, 240, 250

Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum)
LIT 269, 274, 277, 278; HIS 214, 215, 217, 221, 222; IHU 202; POL 103, 111, 241; SOC 215, 216

Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum)
GEO 222 (if not used in Area V); MUS 120; SOC 231

Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum)
BIO 230; ECN 221, 222; GEO 113, 223, 226, 255, 260, 262, 263, 264; HIS 204, 205, 261, 275; LIT 260; MGT 153; POL 221, 225, 275; PSY 211; SOC 211, 212, 230, 265

Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum)
AST 111 & 111L; BIO 110, 111, 171, 172; CHM 100, 101, 111; GEO 111; GLG 111, 118; PHY 111, 211

Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum)
CST 133; GLG 115, 124, 125; MFG 111; PHL 215, 230; PSC 101

Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum)
LW 206 A & B & C
PROFICIENCIES - Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):
ENG 111, 111A, 111C, 112, 113; OAT 151

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

3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course):
MTH 110, 120, 121, 122, 151, 153, 160, 161, 208, 211

4. Enhance or develop another proficiency in one of these seven areas (hour minimums noted):
a. Advanced writing, (3-4 hours) N/A
b. Mathematics/quantitative reasoning, (3-4 hours) MTH 160, 161, 211
c. Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) PHL 221
d. Oral communication, (3-4 hours) SPH 112, 114
e. American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) ASL 111, 112
f. Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) CST 180, 181, 183, 280, 281
g. Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) FR 111, 112, 211, 212; GE 111, 112, 211, 212; RUS 111, 112, 211, 212; SPA 111, 112, 211, 212

2004-05 Delta catalog used
Revised: December 22, 2006