NMC Transfer Guide - without MTA

To: Michigan Technological University - Main Campus

General Education - without MTA

Basic Requirements

Following this guide will NOT necessarily complete MTA requirements or meet NMC's Associate of Science and Arts Degree Requirements. Please meet with an advisor if you want to meet NMC degree requirements as well as MTU requirements.

Students wishing to transfer to MTU without completing MTA can fulfill some or all of MTU General Education requirements by choosing courses from this guide. Students only attending NMC for one or two semesters may not have enough time to complete all MTA requirements and would be advised to choose from the courses below.

All MTU degrees require 24 credits (made up of 8 categories) from composition and communication, arts and humanities, and social and behavioral sciences. 6 of these 24 credits need to be at the junior or senior level, and a class cannot be counted in more than one category.

In addition, students need to complete 15 credits from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics-STEM from list at the bottom of this guide (minimum of 4 credits from mathematics and minimum of 7 credits from two different science disciplines-with one including a lab component). Undecided students can choose from that list. HOWEVER, IF YOU KNOW WHAT MAJOR YOU ARE PURSUING, PLEASE GO DIRECTLY TO THE SPECIFIC MTU TRANSFER GUIDE FROM THIS LINK FOR SPECIFIC STEM REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT MAJOR.

Note: If a student has already completed 24 credits in Communication, Social Science and/or Humanities and 15 credits in STEM these areas may be met. Global Issues, a lab science, and a mathematics course may still be required, however. Contact Jean Burish at (906) 487-1621 prior to scheduling.

*THROUGHOUT THIS GUIDE AN INDICATES A JUNIOR/SENIOR LEVEL GENERAL EDUCATION CLASS.**
CATEGORY 1 - Composition I		Credits
ENG 111	English Composition	4
CATEGORY 5 - Select Second Class in Communication or Composition (Choose 1 class)		3-4
ENG 112	English Composition II	4
ENG 220	Technical Writing	3
COM 111	Public Speaking	4
CATEGORY 2 - Global Issues at MTU (Choose 1 class)		3-4
GEO 109	World Regional Geography	3
HUM 116	World Cultures	4
CATEGORY 3 - Goal 4 - Critical and Creative Thinking (Choose 1 class)		3
ART 100	Art Appreciation	3
ENG 261	British Literature	3
ENG 262	American Literature	3
MUS 110	Music Appreciation Standard Literature (do not choose both MUS 110 and 111)	3
MUS 111	Jazz Appreciation	3
PHL 101	Intro to Philosophy	3
CATEGORY 4 - Goal 8 - Social Responsibility & Ethical Reasoning (choose 1 class)		3
ANT 113	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECO 202	Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEO 101	Introduction to Geography	3
HIS 101	Western Civilization to 1500 A.D.	4
HST 111	U.S. History to 1865	4
HST 112	U.S. History Since 1865	4
PLS 101	Intro. to American Politics	3
PSY 101	Intro. to Psychology	3
SOC 101	Intro. to Sociology
CATEGORY 6 - Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose 1 class)		3
ART 100	Art Appreciation	3
ART 111*	History of Western Art I	4
ART 112	History of Western Art II	4
COM 111	Public Speaking	4
COM 201	Mass Communication and Culture	4
ENG 210	Children's Literature	3
ENG 220	Technical Writing	3
ENG 222	Advanced Creative Writing	3
ENG 224*	Journalism Fundamentals	3
ENG 240	Intro. to Literature	3
ENG 241	World Mythology	3
ENG 242	Intro. to Women Writers	3
ENG 254*	Shakespeare	3
ENG 256	Environmental Literature	3
ENG 261	British Literature	3
ENG 262	American Literature	3
ENG 263	World Literature	3
ENG 264	Detective Fiction	3
ENG 265	Science Fiction and Fantasy	3
ENG 266	Popular Culture	3
ENG 267	Film as Literature	3
ENG 271	Adolescence and Cultural Diversity	3
HUM 102	Intro. to Humanities II	3
FRN 101 or 102	Elementary French I or II	4
FRN 201* or 202*	Intermediate French I or II	4
GRM 101 or 102	Elementary German I or II	4
GRM 201-202	Intermediate German I or II	4
MUS 110	Music Appreciation Standard Literature (only one of MUS 110 or 111 may be taken)	3
MUS 111	Music Appreciation Jazz	3
MUS 129*	History of Rock & Roll	3
PHL 101	Intro. to Philosophy	3
PHL 105	Critical Thinking	3
PHL 121	Western Religions	4
PHL 122	Eastern Religion	4
PHL 201	Ethics	3
PHL 202	Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas	3
SPN 101 or 102	Elementary Spanish I or II	4
SPN 201* or 202*	Intermediate Spanish I or II	4
CATEGORY 7 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (Choose 1 class)		3
ANT 113	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECO 201	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECO 202	Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEO 101	Intro to Geography	3
GEO 108	Geography of U.S. and Canada	3
HST 101	Western Civilization to 1500 AD	4
HST 102	Western Civilization from 1500 AD	4
HST 111	U.S. History to 1865	4
HST 112	U.S. History Since 1865	4
HST 211	Native American History	3
HST 225	American Civil War	3
HST 230*	A History of Michigan	3
PLS 101	Intro to American Politics	3
PLS 132	Comparative Politics	3
PLS 211	International Religions	3
PLS 222	Intro to Political Theory	3
PLS 233*	U.S. Foreign Policy	3
PSY 101	Intro to Psychology	3
PSY 211	Developmental Psychology	3
PSY 221*	Psychology of Personality	3
PSY 223*	Social Psychology	3
PSY 225	Human Sexuality	3
PSY 250*	Abnormal Psychology	3
SOC 101	Intro to Sociology	3
SOC 211	Marriage and the Family	3
Category 8 - Choose 1 additional class from Categories 6 or 7.		3
6 Junior/Senior Level Credits of General Education credits are required. This may be met by taking 2 of the NMC classes below (also indicated by an asterisk in the categories above). The 6 credits of upper level classes can also count toward general education requirements above as long as 24 credits of Communication, Social Science and/or Humanities are completed.
ART 111*	History of Western Art I	4
ENG 224*	Journalism Fundamentals	3
ENG 254*	Shakespeare	3
Interm. For. Lang.*	FRN 201 or 202, GRM 201 or 202, SPN 201 or 202	4
HST 230*	History of Michigan	3
MUS 129*	History of Rock and Roll	3
PLS 233*	U.S. Foreign Policy	3
PSY 221*	Psychology of Personality	3
PSY 223*	Social Psychology	3
PSY 250*	Abnormal Psychology	3
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) Choose at least 4 credits of mathematics and 7 credits of science from 2 different science disciplines, one science with a lab. Students should focus on the math and science classes that are part of their intended major (please refer to MTU transfer guides). If intended major does not have specific classes, then students should choose classes as listed below.
Mathematics		4
MTH 121 and 122 College Algebra (4) and Trigonometry (3) (both must be taken to count)		7
MTH 131 Probability and Statistics		3
MTH 140 College Algebra and Trigonometry (Pre-Calc)		4
MTH 141 Calculus I		5
MTH 142 Calculus II		5
MTH 241 Calculus III		5
MTH 251 Differential Equations		4
Science and Engineering		7
AST 119 Astronomy		4
BIO 115 Cell, Plant & Ecosystem Biology		4
BIO 227 Human Anatomy and Physiology I		4
CHM 150/150R General Chemistry I		5
ENV 111 Physical Geology		4
PHY 121 General Physics I		4
PHY 221/221R Problems & Principles of Physics I		5
Only one of these SCI, EGR, TECH, or MTH classes may be used toward the 15		3-4
BIO 116 Cell & Animal Biology		4
BIO 208 Microbiology		4
BIO 215 Genetics (no lab)		3
BIO 228 Anatomy and Physiology II		4
BIO 268 Biochemistry (no lab)		3
CHM 151/151R General Chemistry II		5
CHM 250 Organic Chemistry I		5
CHM 251 Organic Chemistry II		5
CIT 110 Programming Logic and Design		3
EGR 113 Engineering Graphics I		3
EGR 201 Statics		3
EGR 202 Mechanics of Materials		3
EGR 203 Dynamics		4
PHY 122 General Physics II		4
PHY 222/L/R Problems and Principles of Physics II		5
PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSES: Only 2 will count toward NMC degree(s).		3

Northwestern Michigan College does not assume final responsibility for the accuracy of information on this guide. The final responsibility for the successful transfer of classes suggested on this guide rests with you and the institution you plan to transfer to. It is strongly recommended that you visit the institution as early in your academic career (prior to transfer) as possible.

Updated: Spring 2017

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