Michigan Transfer Agreement
The Michigan Transfer Agreement is designed to facilitate transfer from one institution to another. One of the guiding principles of the agreement is to promote transparency among institutions and ensure accurate transfer information for students. The thirty credit hours of lower-level general education from the sending institution will be accepted as a block of 30 credit hours by the receiving institution. Students may complete the Michigan Transfer Agreement as part of an associate degree or as a stand-alone package.
MTA Requirements
- 1 course in English Composition and a second course in English Composition or 1 course in Communications
- 1 course in Mathematics from one of three pathways: College Algebra, Statistics or Quantitative Reasoning
- 2 courses in Social Sciences (from two disciplines)
- 2 courses in Humanities and Fine Arts (from two disciplines excluding studio and performance classes)
- 2 courses in Natural Sciences including one with laboratory experience(from two disciplines)
Please see the MTA Articulation Handbook 
on the MACRAO website for more details.
MTA Crosswalk
One course in English Composition
(select one)
ENG 121 – English Composition I
ENG 122 – English Composition II
A second course in English Composition or Communications
(select one)
COM – 110 Interpersonal Communications
COM – 150 Public Speaking
ENG – 122 English Composition II
ENG – 126 Creative Writing I
ENG – 226 Creative Writing II
One course in Mathematics
(select one)
MATH – 101 Quantitative Reasoning
MATH – 117 Finite Mathematics
MATH – 151 College Algebra
MATH – 161 Calculus I & Analytic Geometry
MATH – 162 Calculus II & Analytic Geometry
MATH – 201 Intro to Statistics
Two courses in Social Science
(select two different disciplines)
ANTH – 201 Introduction Cultural Anthropology
ECON – 203 Principles of Economics: Micro
ECON – 204 Principles of Economics: Macro
HIST – 101 Western Civilization: Ancient World to 1715
HIST – 102 Western Civilization II: Europe 1700 to Present
HIST – 201 US History I: European Colonization to 1877
HIST – 202 US History II: Reconstruction to Present
HIST – 204 History of Michigan
PSI – 110 American Government & Political Science
PSI – 111 State & Local Government
PSY – 101 Psychology
PSY – 210 Human Growth & Development
PSY – 220 Abnormal Psychology
PSY – 250 Human Sexuality
PSY – 260 Social Psychology
SOC – 120 Principles of Sociology
SOC – 121 Modern Social Problems
SOC – 220 Marriage & Family
Two Courses in Humanities & Fine Arts
(select two different disciplines excluding studio & performance classes)
ALH – 250 Medical Law & Bioethics
ART – 100 Art Appreciation
Humanities & Fine Arts Courses (cont.)
ART – 220 History of Art
ART – 221 History of Art II
ENG – 126 Creative Writing I
ENG – 201 Women & Literature
ENG – 226 Creative Writing II
ENG – 233 Children’s Literature
ENG/HUM – 234 World Mythologies
HIST – 101 Western Civilization: Ancient World to 1715
HIST – 102 Western Civilization II: Europe 1700 to Present
HUM – 101 Modern Culture & the Arts
LNG – 161 Spanish
LNG – 162 Spanish II
LNG – 163 Spanish III
LNG – 261 Spanish IV
MUS – 150 Music Appreciation
PHIL – 210 Ethics
PHIL – 230 Philosophy
REL – 231 Comparative Religion
REL – 233 New Testament
Two courses in Natural Sciences including one with lab
(select two different disciplines)
BIO – 101 Human Biology
BIO – 110 Biological Form and Function*
BIO – 120 Biology
BIO – 121 General Biology
BIO – 122 General Biology II
BIO – 125 Environment & Society*
BIO – 210 Human Anatomy/Physiology I
BIO – 211 Human Anatomy/Physiology II
BIO – 230 Microbiology
CHEM – 130 Chemistry
CHEM – 133 General Chemistry I
CHEM – 134 General Chemistry II
CHEM – 210 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM – 211 Organic Chemistry II
GEOG – 142 Physical Geography
GEOL – 145 Physical Geology
PHYS – 144 Astronomy
PHYS – 251 Physics I
PHYS – 253 Physics II
PHYS – 254 Physics II Lab
*Course does not have a lab component