General education program transfer guide
- The WMU General Education Program requires a minimum of 37 hours, not counting the baccalaureate-level writing course proficiency.
- To complete the freshman-sophomore requirements, transfer students from Kellogg Community College must present transcripts that indicate Michigan Transfer Agreement has been satisfied or have completed 29-31 hours from the KCC courses listed below.
- No more than two courses from one department may be used to satisfy distribution requirements.
- 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.
- 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.
- See the current WMU Undergraduate Catalog for a detailed explanation of this program.
Distribution Areas
One course required from each area, including two at WMU (per #5 above):
- Area I, Fine Arts, (3-4 hours minimum) ART 209, 211, 212, 213; HUMA 151; LITE 105, 216; MUSI 211; THEA 121
- Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum) HIST 151, 151H, 152, 152H; LITE 205, 206, 211, 212, 213, 223, 230, 285; PHIL 201, 202, 230
- Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum) HIST 103, 104, 104H; LITE 240; POSC 201; SOCI 204
- Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum) ANTH 200; HIST 201, 202, 260
- Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum) BUAD 101; ECON 201, 202; HIST 106, 210, 220; POSC 210, 211; PSYC 201; SOCI 201
- Area VI, Natural Sciences with Lab, (4-5 hours minimum) ASTR 104; BIOL 101, 110, 111; CHEM 100, 110; GEOG 100; PHYS 111, 221; SCIE 102
- Area VII, Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications, (3-4 hours minimum) AVIA 100; COMM 241; JOUR 111; SCIE 100, 103
- Area VIII, Health and Well-being, (2 hours minimum) PEHL 102, 114, 120, 126, 132, 140
Proficiencies
Required minimums noted:
1. College-level writing course (one course):ENGL 151, 151H, 152, 152H, 153
2. Baccalaureate-level writing course: Will be done at Western Michigan University
3. College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning course (one course): MATH 111, 115, 130, 132, 140, 141
4. Enhance or develop another proficiency in one of these seven areas (hour minimums noted):
- Advanced writing, (3-4 hours) N/A
- Mathematics/quantitative reasoning, (3-4 hours) BUAD 213; MATH 112, 141
- Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) N/A
- Oral communication, (3-4 hours) COMM 101, 101H, 207
- American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) N/A
- Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) CP 101, 102, 201
- Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) FREN 101, 102, 201, 202; SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202
2019-20 KCC catalog
Revised: November 3, 2019