Michigan Transfer Agreement - MTA

Three GRCC students holding transfer materials 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 and Communications, Humanities, Social Science, and Natural Science & Mathematics from the approved list below. Students must receive a grade of C or higher in each course in order to be awarded the MTA. Students may use credit earned at another institution to fulfill an MTA distribution area (below) for courses that met the general education or MTA requirements at the institution where the credits were earned.

English Composition and Communications Distribution Course Options

EN 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3
Select an EN or COM course from the list below (based on your transfer requirements).
COM 131 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
OR
EN 102 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3
OR
COM 135 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3

Humanities Distribution Course Options

Select two (2) Humanities courses from two (2) different disciplines (subjects) from the list below.

Foreign Language

Only one (1) Foreign Language course may be used as a Humanities General Education Elective.

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

History

For students who are in the 2016-2017 catalog year and after, 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 Credit Hours: 4
HS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credit Hours: 4
HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3
HS 121 - World History since 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3
HS 160 - U.S. History Through Reconstruction Credit Hours: 3
HS 161 - U.S. History From Reconstruction to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HS 215 - The Modern World Credit Hours: 3
HS 220 - Plagues, Spells, and Pills: The History of Medicine and Disease Credit Hours: 3
HS 225 - History of Gender and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
HS 230 - The History of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
HS 251 - African-American History and Culture Credit Hours: 3
HS 285 - History of American Foreign Relations Credit Hours: 3
HS 290 - History of Russia and East Europe Credit Hours: 3

Humanities

HU 150 - Introduction to Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3
HU 204 - Civilization and Culture I (Antiquity-AD 1500) Credit Hours: 3
HU 205 - Civilization and Culture II (AD 1500-Present Day) Credit Hours: 3
HU 210 - Introduction to the Humanities Credit Hours: 3
HU 212 - Classical Mythology Credit Hours: 3
HU 214 - Ancient Greek and Roman Culture through Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
HU 219 - Global Studies Through International Travel Credit Hours: 3
HU 245 - Technology and Humanity Credit Hours: 3
HU 274 - American Cinema Genres Credit Hours: 3
HU 281 - Exploring World Religions Credit Hours: 3

Music

MUS 110 - Appreciation of World and Western Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 111 - Jazz In Contemporary America Credit Hours: 3
MUS 130 - American Popular Music Credit Hours: 3

Philosophy

PL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
PL 202 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3
PL 205 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PL 206 - Biomedical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PL 207 - Contemporary Moral Choices Credit Hours: 3
PL 209 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Sign Language

SL 150 - Introduction to Deaf Culture Credit Hours: 3
SL 171 - American Sign Language I Credit Hours: 3

Theater

TH 248 - Introduction to Theater Credit Hours: 3

Social Sciences Distribution Course Options

Select two (2) Social Sciences General Education Electives from two (2) different subject areas.

Anthropology

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

Economics

EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3

Exercise Science

EXS 189 - Healthy Living Credit Hours: 3

Gender Studies

GST 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3

Geography

GE 135 - World Regional Geography Credit Hours: 3
GE 210 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3
GE 235 - Globalization and Inequality Credit Hours: 3
GE 253 - Geography of the U.S. and Canada Credit Hours: 3
GE 269 - Africa: A Geographical Exploration Credit Hours: 4
GE 281 - Race, Ethnicity and Immigration in America: A Geography of Social Injustice Credit Hours: 3

History

HS 101 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credit Hours: 4
HS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credit Hours: 4
HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3
HS 121 - World History since 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3
HS 160 - U.S. History Through Reconstruction Credit Hours: 3
HS 161 - U.S. History From Reconstruction to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HS 215 - The Modern World Credit Hours: 3
HS 220 - Plagues, Spells, and Pills: The History of Medicine and Disease Credit Hours: 3
HS 225 - History of Gender and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
HS 230 - The History of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
HS 251 - African-American History and Culture Credit Hours: 3
HS 285 - History of American Foreign Relations Credit Hours: 3
HS 290 - History of Russia and East Europe Credit Hours: 3

Political Science

PS 110 - American Government and Politics Credit Hours: 3
PS 200 - State and Local Politics Credit Hours: 3
PS 201 - Comparative Governments Credit Hours: 3
PS 202 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
PS 230 - Introduction to Political Theory Credit Hours: 3

Psychology

PY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Sociology

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

Natural Science and Mathematics Distribution Course Options

Select one (1) math course from the list below. Select two science courses from two (2) different disciplines (subjects) from the list below. One of the science courses must be a lab science.