General education program transfer guide

Henry Ford 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 Henry Ford Community College must present transcripts that indicate "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" or have completed 29-31 hours from the HFCC 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)
ART 121, 122, 123, 130, 135; ENG 231, 233; HUM 101; MUS 130, 132, 133, 232, 233; PSCI 135; STH 131

Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENG 235, 237, 239, 241, 243, 245, 246; HIST 111, 112, 113; PHIL 133, 135, 137, 139; SWC 131; WR 130, 131

Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENG 248, HIST 151, 152, 240; POLS 131

Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum)
ANTH 152; ART 224; WR 233

Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum)
ANTH 131, 151, 153; BBA 131; BEC 133, 151, 152; GEOG 132; POLS 152; PSY 131; SOC 131, 151; SSC 131

Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum)
ASTR 131 & 133; BIO 131, 139, 141, 143; CHEM 131, 141; GEOL 131; PSCI 131; PHYS 120, 131, 133, 231, 241

Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum)
TCM 131

Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum)
HPE 140; HPEA 126
PROFICIENCIES - Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):
ENG 131, 131H, 132, 132H, 135

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

3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course):
MATH 112, 115, 121, 141, 150, 153, 175, 180

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) MATH 153, 180
c. Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) PHIL 131
d. Oral communication, (3-4 hours) SPC 131, 145
e. American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) N/A
f. Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) CIS 111, 125, 130, 160, 170
g. Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) FRE 131, 132, 231, 232; GER 131, 132, 231, 232; ITAL 131, 132; SPN 131, 132, 231, 232

2008-09 HFCC catalog used
Revised: March 12, 2009