General education program transfer guide

Southwestern 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 Southwestern Michigan College must present transcripts that indicate "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" or have completed 29-31 hours from the SMC 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, 148, 203, 204; DANC 110; ENGL 201, 223, 224; HUMA 204, 205; MUSI 110, 111; THEA 110

Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum)
ENGL 231, 232, 233, 241, 251, 256, 281, 282, 291, 292; HIST 101, 102; PHIL 101, 201, 210

Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum)
HIST 201, 202; HUMA 202; POSC 201

Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum)
HUMA 210; SOCI 101

Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum)
BUSI 101; ECON 201, 202; PSYC 101; SOCI 201, 202; SPEE 104

Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum)
BIOL 101, 102, 110; BISC 111; CHEM 100, 101; GEOG 103; PHSC 112; PHYS 101, 201

Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum)
COMM 110; ENST 110 & 111; ISYS 110; PHIL 280

Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum)
PHED 103
PROFICIENCIES - Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):
ENGL 103, 104, 105

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

3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course):
MATH 129, 131, 136, 141, 150, 153

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 141, 154, 265
c. Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) PHIL 220
d. Oral communication, (3-4 hours) SPEE 102, 104
e. American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) N/A
f. Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) ISYS 225
g. Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) GERM 101, 102, 201, 202; SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202

2009-2010 SMC catalog used
Revised: October 14, 2009