Nov 21, 2024

2016-2017 Catalog-EXPIRED

2016-2017 Catalog-EXPIRED [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)

The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) is designed to facilitate the transfer of general education requirements from community colleges to four year colleges and universities within Michigan.

Students can view a list of participating institutions or learn more about the MTA by going online at www.grcc.edu/MTA

The MTA requirements should fulfill all or the majority of the student’s lower level general education requirements dependent on the requirements of their major.

To fulfill the MTA, students must complete a total of 30 credits in English Composition, Humanities, Social Science, and Natural Science & Mathematics from the approved list below. Students must receive a grade of C in each course in order to be awarded the MTA.

MTA

English Composition

Select two courses in English Composition.

EN 100 - College Writing Credits: 3
OR
EN 101 - English Composition-1 Credits: 3
EN 102 - English Composition-2 Credits: 3

Humanities

Select two Humanities courses from two different disciplines (subjects) from the list below.

Art

AT 105 - History of Art Before 1400 Credits: 3
AT 106 - History of Art Since 1400 Credits: 3
AT 270 - History of Architecture Credits: 3

English

EN 233 - Poetry Credits: 3
EN 235 - Drama Credits: 3
EN 242 - Popular Literature Credits: 3
EN 247 - Creative Writing 1 Credits: 3
EN 248 - Creative Writing II Credits: 3
EN 250 - Children’s Literature Credits: 4
EN 251 - Multicultural American Literature for Children Credits: 3
EN 252 - Shakespeare Credits: 3
EN 270 - Multicultural Literature Credits: 3
EN 271 - African-American Literature Credits: 3
EN 272 - African American Literature II Credits: 3
EN 281 - Survey of British Literature 1 Credits: 3
EN 282 - Survey of British Literature 2 Credits: 3

Foreign Language

Only one Foreign Language course may be used as a Humanities general education elective.

Arabic
ARA 101 - Introductory Arabic 1 Credits: 4
ARA 102 - Introductory Arabic 2 Credits: 4
Chinese
CHI 101 - Introductory Chinese 1 Credits: 4
CHI 102 - Introductory Chinese 2 Credits: 4
French
FR 101 - Introductory French 1 Credits: 4
FR 102 - Introductory French 2 Credits: 4
FR 231 - Intermediate French 1 Credits: 4
FR 232 - Intermediate French II Credits: 4
German
GR 101 - Introductory German 1 Credits: 4
GR 102 - Introductory German II Credits: 4
GR 231 - Intermediate German I Credits: 4
GR 232 - Intermediate German II Credits: 4
Spanish
SP 101 - Introductory Spanish 1 Credits: 4
SP 102 - Introductory Spanish 2 Credits: 4
SP 231 - Intermediate Spanish-1 Credits: 4
SP 232 - Intermediate Spanish-2 Credits: 4

History

For students who are in the 2016-2017 catalog year, a History course can now meet either a Humanities or Social Sciences requirement. Please note each History course can only count as either a Humanities or Social Science, not both.

HS 101 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credits: 4
HS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credits: 4
HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE Credits: 3
HS 121 - World History since 1500 CE Credits: 3
HS 215 - The Modern World Credits: 3
HS 230 - The History of Latin America Credits: 3
HS 239 - The History of Ulster Credits: 3
HS 240 - The Course of Irish History Credits: 3
HS 242 - History of England (post 1783) Credits: 3
HS 249 - U.S. History Through Reconstruction Credits: 3
HS 250 - US History From Reconstruction to the Present Credits: 3
HS 251 - African-American History and Culture Credits: 3
HS 260 - History of Michigan Credits: 3
HS 281 - Immigration & Ethnicity in America Credits: 3
HS 290 - History of Russia and East Europe Credits: 3

Social Science

Select PS 110 and one additional Social Science course from the list below, other than PS discipline.

Anthropology

AN 201 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 3
AN 205 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 3
AN 210 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
AN 280 - Native American Culture Credits: 3

Economics

EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

History

HS 101 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credits: 4
HS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credits: 4
HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE Credits: 3
HS 121 - World History since 1500 CE Credits: 3
HS 215 - The Modern World Credits: 3
HS 230 - The History of Latin America Credits: 3
HS 239 - The History of Ulster Credits: 3
HS 240 - The Course of Irish History Credits: 3
HS 242 - History of England (post 1783) Credits: 3
HS 249 - U.S. History Through Reconstruction Credits: 3
HS 250 - US History From Reconstruction to the Present Credits: 3
HS 251 - African-American History and Culture Credits: 3
HS 260 - History of Michigan Credits: 3
HS 281 - Immigration & Ethnicity in America Credits: 3
HS 290 - History of Russia and East Europe Credits: 3

Gender Studies

GST 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies Credits: 3

Geography

GE 135 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
GE 210 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GE 253 - Geography of the U.S. and Canada Credits: 3
GE 281 - Immigration and Ethnicity in America Credits: 3

Political Science

All students must take PS 110 to graduate.

PS 110 - American Government Credits: 3

Psychology

PY 201 - General Psychology Credits: 3

Sociology

SO 251 - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3
SO 254 - Social Problems Credits: 3
SO 260 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3

Natural Science & Mathematics

Select one math course from the list below. Select two science courses from two different disciplines (subjects) from the list below. One of the science courses must be a lab science.

Mathematics

MA 108 - Trigonometry Credits: 3
MA 110 - College Algebra Credits: 4
MA 124 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students Credits: 4
MA 127 - Finite Mathematics with Applications Credits: 4
MA 129 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 5
MA 131 - Precalculus Credits: 5
MA 133 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 Credits: 5
MA 215 - Statistics Credits: 4

Natural Science (with Lab)

Astronomy

AS 103 - Descriptive Astronomy Credits: 4
AS 106 - The Solar System and Extra-Solar Planets Credits: 4
AS 108 - Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology Credits: 4

Biology

BI 101 - General Biology Credits: 4
BI 117 - General Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4
BI 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Credits: 4
BI 127 - Microbiology Credits: 4
BI 151 - Introduction to Cells, Molecules and Genes Credits: 4
BI 152 - Biological Diversity Credits: 4
BI 153 - Plant Biology Credits: 4
BI 154 - Animal Biology Credits: 4

Chemistry

CHM 110 - Chemistry in the Modern World Credits: 4
CHM 120 - Survey of General Chemistry Credits: 5
CHM 130 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 131 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credits: 1
CHM 150 - Advanced General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 151 - Advanced General Chemistry I Laboratory Credits: 1
CHM 210 - Inorganic, Organic, and Biochemistry Credits: 4

Geography

GE 132 - Physical Geography Credits: 4

Geology

GL 101 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 4
GL 105 - Environmental Geology Credits: 4
GL 111 - Earth Science for Education Credits: 4

Physics

Physical Science

PC 101 - General Physical Science Credits: 4
PC 111 - Physics of Everyday Life Credits: 4

Natural Science (Non-Lab)

AS 102 - Introductory Astronomy Credits: 3
CHM 100 - Basic Chemistry Credits: 3
GL 106 - Environmental Geoscience Credits: 3

Correction

En 237 removed as a Humanities option (corrected 2/24/17)

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)

MTA

English Composition

Humanities

Art

English

Foreign Language

History

Humanities

Music

Philosophy

Theater

Social Science

Anthropology

Economics

History

Gender Studies

Geography

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Natural Science & Mathematics

Mathematics

Natural Science (with Lab)

Astronomy

Biology

Chemistry

Geography

Geology

Physics

Physical Science

Natural Science (Non-Lab)

Correction