General education program transfer guide

Mott 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 Mott Community College must present transcripts that indicate "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" or have completed 29-31 hours from the MCC 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 110, 111, 112, 214, 215; ENGL 221, 225, 226, 227, 271; FILM 181; MUS. 180, 181, 182, 184, 186, 271, 272, 273; THTR 254

Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENGL 210, 220, 222, 231, 232, 240, 241, 242, 251, 252; HIST 151, 152; PHIL 101, 251, 295

Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENGL 223, 228; HIST 154, 155, 253; PSCN 171; SOCY 294

Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum)
ANTH 200, 211; GEOG 243; HIST 112, 113, 259

Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum)
BUSN 104; ECON 219, 221, 222; GEOG 142, 145; GERO 113; HIST 257; PSCN 175, 275; PSYC 281; SOCY 191, 292

Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum)
ASTR 117, 118; BIOL 107, 111, 120 & 121, 125, 126; CHEM 111, 112, 123, 131; GEOL 151; PHSC 191, 192; PHYS 281, 287

Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum)
COMG 153

Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum)
HEAL 105
PROFICIENCIES - Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):
ENGL 101, 102

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

3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course):
MATH 130, 140, 145, 150, 165, 170, 210

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 165, 170
c. Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) PHIL 103, 190
d. Oral communication, (3-4 hours) COMM 131
e. American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) ASL 101, 102
f. Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) COMI 178; COMS 171, 172, 173, 180, 185, 190, 280
g. Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) FREN 151, 152, 251, 252; GERM 111, 112; JAPA 111, 112; RUSN 111, 112; SPAN 181, 182, 281, 282

2006-08 MCC catalog used
Revised: May 8, 2008