Transfer to WMU from Grand Rapids Community College
GRCC and Western Michigan University have an established transfer partnership. Our goal is to help you maximize your time at GRCC so that your transition to WMU is as smooth as possible. This page directs you to online resources and real people in admissions and advising that care about your questions and want to help you succeed.
Transfer credits
WMU Essential Studies (WES) is the required curriculum for all undergraduate students at Western Michigan University. Courses are designed to help students become fluent in change and driven to contribute; develop perseverance; and be ready for their future. Students develop the skills employers seek most in graduates—demonstrated complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, judgment, and decision making. The WES guide is for catalog years beginning in 2020. The MTA fulfills levels 1 and 2 of WES so transfer students are encouraged to complete the MTA before transferring to Western.
Online resources for transfer students
- Transfer admissions criteria
- Transfer student scholarships
- Admitted student checklist
- Academic advising
- Michigan Transfer Agreement
- Transfer Student Services
- Career outcomes
- Lee Honors College
Admissions questions?
If you have questions, please call the Office of Admissions at (269) 387-2000.
You can also email us at @email.
Campus visits at WMU
Major guides
Our transfer guides prepare GRCC students for a number of specific majors at WMU. If your intended major is not listed, please connect with your WMU representative for further assistance.
- Art
- Aviation
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Education and Human Development majors
- Criminal Justice
- Engineering
- Freshwater Science and Sustainability
- Geography
- Health Administration
- Healthcare Services and Sciences
- History
- Nursing
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Work
- Speech Pathology & Audiology
- Sustainable Brewing
- University Studies
Articulation agreements with WMU
Our articulation agreements ensure GRCC students have a direct and clear graduation path for a number of specific majors at WMU. If your intended major is not listed, please connect with your WMU representative for further assistance.
- Business Administration
- Engineering Design Technology (2020)
- Engineering Management Technology (2020)
- Exercise Science - Applied
- Exercise Science - Clinical
- Family Science and Human Development (2022)
- Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering (2020)
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology (2020)
- Music
- Public Health (2022)
- Sports Management