Mott Community College

General education program transfer guide

  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 Michigan Transfer Agreement has been 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 Areas 

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, 227, 271; FILM 181; MUS 180, 182, 186, 187, 271, 272; THTR 110
  • Area II, Humanities, (3-4 hours minimum) ENGL 210, 220, 222, 231, 232, 240, 241, 242, 253; HIST 151, 152, 264; PHIL 101, 251, 295 
  • Area III, The U.S.: Cultures and Issues, (3-4 hours minimum) ENGL 223, 235; HIST 154, 155, 262; PSCN 170; SOCY 294 
  • Area IV, Other Cultures and Civilizations, (3-4 hours minimum) ANTH 200, 211; GEOG 243; HIST 212, 213, 259 
  • Area V, Social and Behavioral Sciences, (3-4 hours minimum) ANTH 213; BUSN 104; ECON 221, 222; GEOG 142, 145; HIST 257; PSCN 175, 275; PSYC 281; SOCY 191
  • 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) N/A


Proficiencies 

Required minimums noted: 

1. College-level writing course (one course): ENGL 101, 102, 103

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):

  • Advanced writing, (3-4 hours) N/A
  • Mathematics/quantitative reasoning, (3-4 hours) MATH 165, 170
  • Critical thinking, (3-4 hours) PHIL 103, 190
  • Oral communication, (3-4 hours) COMM 131
  • American Sign Language, (3-4 hours) ASL 101, 102
  • Computer programming and applications, (3-4 hours) COMS 171, 280
  • Foreign language-two semesters of college-level study, (6-8 hours) CHI 111, 112; FREN 151, 152, 251, 252; GERM 111, 112, 211, 212; JAPA 111, 112, 211, 212; RUSN 111, 112, 211, 212; SPAN 181, 182, 281, 282
2017-18 MCC catalog
Revised: June 18, 2018