General education program transfer guide

West Shore 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 West Shore Community College must present transcripts that indicate "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" or have completed 29-31 hours from the WSCC 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 300 and higher level WMU courses.
5. After transferring, students fulfilling #2 above will need only to complete the junior-senior requirement of two (2) 300-400 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)
CLFP 101, 151; CTHE 101; HART 201, 203; HHUM 106, 110; HMUS 100, 201

Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum)
CLFP 211, 212, 250; HPHL 100, 101, 102, 104, 201, 202; SELE 222; SHST 141, 142

Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum)
CLFP 231; SHST 145, 146; SPOL 151

Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum)
CLFP 213; SSCI 112, 114

Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum)
BBUS 100; SSCI 260; SECO 136, 137; SGEO 130, 133; SHST 211, 212, 214; SPSY 161; SSOC 171, 275

Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum)
MBIO 114, 122, 123; MBOT 221; MCHM 122; MGOL 191; MPHY 232, 236; MSCI 101, 102, 104; MZOO 220

Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum)
N/A

Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum)
TLCJ 219
PROFICIENCIES - Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):
CENG 111, 112

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

3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course):
MMTH 122, 123, 126, 151,220, 222

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) MMTH 220, 222
c. Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) HPHL 103
d. Oral communication, (3-4 hours) CSPE 101, 110
e. American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) N/A
f. Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) BEDP 200, 205
g. Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) CFRH 101, 102, 201, 202; CGER 101, 102; CSPN 101, 102, 201, 202

2006 WSCC catalog used
Revised: December 22, 2006