Grand Rapids Community College

General guides

All College of Education and Human Development majors require some specific WMU Essential Studies (WES) or general education courses. Please communicate with your WMU advisor before taking classes.

WES (2020 to present) and general education (2019 and prior) guides:

• WMU Essential Studies Transfer guide (2020 to present)
• General Education Transfer guide (2019 and prior)

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Major/minor guides

Listed below are the transfer guides for various majors in the College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan University.

Please note: Transfer guides are continuously being updated. Contact @email to check for the most current guide.

• Business Education: 2020-present | 2017-2019
• Child Development: 2017-2019
• Early Childhood Education: 2017-2019
• Early Childhood General and Special Education: Birth through Kindergarten: 2024-present Program Agreement
• Early Childhood Unified Education: Birth through Third Grade: 2022-2024
• Early Learning and Intervention: Birth through Kindergarten: 2022-2024
• Elementary Education: PK-3 and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) K-12: 2022-present
• Elementary Education: PK-6: 2021-present
• Elementary Education: K-5 All Subjects and Content Major/Minor: 6-8: 2017-2019
• Elementary/Middle Content Majors: 2017-2019
• Elementary/Middle Content Minors: | 2017-2019
• Exercise Science: 2022-present | 2010-2019
• Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education: 2020-present | 2016-2019
• Family Science and Human Development: 2022-2024 Program Agreement | 2023-2024 |2022 
• Family Studies: 2017-2019
• Fashion Design and Development: 2020-present | 2015-2019
• Fashion Merchandising: 2020-present | 2015-2019
• Industrial Technology Education Non-Vocational: 2020-present | 2017-2019
• Industrial Technology Education Vocational Major: 2020-present | 2017-2019
• Interior Design: (Moved to College of Fine Arts)
• Nutrition and Dietetics: 2024-present Program Agreement | 2020-present | 2010-2019
• Physical and Health Education Teacher Education: K-12: 2020-present | 2018-2019
• Recreation Management: 2020-present | 2016-2019
• Special Education: LD K-12 and Elementary Education: PK-3: 2021-present
• Special Education and Elementary Education: LD & EI: K-12: 2017-2019
• Sport Management: 2020-present | 2016-2019
• Workforce Education and Development: 2020-present | 2018-2019
• Youth and Community Development: 2017-2019