General education program transfer guide

Northwestern Michigan 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 Northwestern Michigan College must present transcripts that indicate "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" or have completed 29-31 hours from the NMC 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 100, 111, 112; ENG 240, 267; HUM 101, 102; MUS 110, 111

Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENG 210, 241, 242, 254, 256, 261, 262, 263, 266; HST 101, 102; PHL 101, 121, 181, 182, 201, 202, 222

Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum)
HST 111, 112, 211, 212, 213; HUM 111, 112; PLS 101

Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum)
ART / HUM 116; HST 245; PHL 122; SOC 113

Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum)
BUS 101; ECO 121, 201, 202; GEO 101, 108, 109, 110; HST 225, 228, 235; PLS 132, 211; PSY 101; SOC 101, 201

Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum)
AST 109, 119; BIO 105, 106, 107, 109, 115, 116, 260; CHM 101, 150: ENV 103, 104, 111, 112; GEO 105 & 105L; PHY 105, 121, 221

Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENV 231

Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum)
N/A
PROFICIENCIES - Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):
ENG 111, 112

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

3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course):
MTH 106, 121, 122, 131, 140, 141

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 141, 206
c. Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) PHL 105
d. Oral communication, (3-4 hours) COM 111
e. American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) MLA 161
f. Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) MTH 116
g. Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) MLF 101, 102, 201, 202; MLG 111, 112, 211, 212; MLS 121, 122, 221, 222

2007-09 NMC catalog used
Revised: March 11, 2009