General education program transfer guide

Mid Michigan 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 Mid Michigan Community College must present transcripts that indicate "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" or have completed 29-31 hours from the MMCC 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)
ENG 112; HUM 105, 106, 107, 108, 213; MUS 275; TAI 275

Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENG 201, 202, 205, 206, 211, 212, 281; HIS 101, 102; HUM 101, 102, 200, 251, 252; PHL 201, 210; REL/SSC 111

Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum)
HIS 211, 212; POL 201

Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum)
ANT 170; HUM 183

Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum)
ECO 201, 202; HIS 223, 251, 252; POL 100, 250; PSY 101; SOC 101, 200; SSC 200

Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum)
BIO 101, 201, 202, 203; CHM 111; GEL 101, 112; PHY 105, 211; PSC 101, 102

Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum)
SCI 200

Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum)
HED 151
PROFICIENCIES - Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):
ENG 111

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

3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course):
MAT 116, 118, 124, 126, 212, 217

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) MAT 126, 217
c. Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) PHL 205
d. Oral communication, (3-4 hours) SPE 101, 257, 261
e. American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) SPE 105
f. Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) CPS 175
g. Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) GER 101, 102; SPN 101, 102

2008-09 MMCC catalog used
Revised: October 13, 2009