Transfer Opportunities

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)
North Central courses satisfying the MTA
Charting Your Path to a Bachelorʼs Degree

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)

The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) replaces the MACRAO agreemnt beginning Fall 2014. Students who attended prior to the fall 2014 will be able to complete the existing MACRAO agreement until the end of summer 2019.

The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) is designed to faciliate transfer of general education requirements between institutions. One of the guilding principles of the agreement is to promote transparency among institutions and ensure accurate transfer information for students.

A student must successfully complete at least 30 credits, with at least a 2.0 in each course, to fulfill the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA). Credits from students who have attended previous institutions will be evaluated and recorded as meeting ‘MTA’ requirements or North Central Michigan College’s general education requirements, as long as their home institutions considered those courses to satisfy general education requirements. A student must earn at least one credit-bearing course at north Central to have the ‘MTA Satisfied’ posted on the North Central Transcript.

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) Requirements

1 Course in English Composition
A second course in English Composition or 1 course in Communications
1 Course in Mathematics
2 Courses in Social Sciences (from two disciplines)
2 Courses in Humanitites and Fine Arts (from two disciplines excluding studio and performance classes)
2 Courses in natural Sciences including one with laboratory experience (from two disciplines)

Students earning an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree at North Central Michigan College will automatically have “MTA Satisfied” posted to their transcript, provided they meet the minimum grade requirement. All other students will need to submit a formal request to have their transcript evaluted for the “MTA Satisfied” designation.

For more information about the MTA, MTA Signatory Institutions and Michigan colleges and universitites transfer equivalencies visit our website.

North Central courses satisfying the MTA by category:

Humanities:

Choose two courses-must be from different categories.

ART HISTORY: ARTH 110 , ARTH 111 , ARTH 112

COMMUNICATIONS: COM 121 , COM 220 , COM 225 , COM 250 , COM 260 , COM 290

ENGLISH: ENG 130 , ENG 213 , ENG 215 , ENG 221 , ENG 222 , ENG 231 , ENG 232 , ENG 240 , ENG 241 , ENG 242 , ENG 244 , ENG 250 , ENG 251 , ENG 252

HISTORY: HST 131 , HST 132 , HST 231 , HST 232 , HST 255 , HST 270

LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH: ARB 111 , ARB 112 , FR 111 , FR 112 , FR 211 , FR 212 , NISH 111 , NISH 112 , NISH 211 , NISH 212 , RUS 111 , RUS 112 , SPAN 111 , SPAN 112 , SPAN 211 , SPAN 212

MUSIC: MU 120

PHILOSOPHY: PHL 101 , PHL 102 , PHL 105 , PHL 109

RELIGION: REL 100 , REL 102

THEATRE AND FILM: THF 101 , THF 250 , THF 276

Social Sciences:

Choose two courses-must be from different catgeories.

ANTHROPOLOGY: ANP 110 , ANP 130 , ANP 210

ECONOMICS: ECO 111 , ECO 112

GEOGRAPHY: GEO 111 , GEO 121

POLITICAL SCIENCE: PLS 141 , PLS 225

PSYCHOLOGY: PSY 161 , PSY 210 , PSY 241 , PSY 255 , PSY 261

SOCIOLOGY: SOC 171 , SOC 175 , SOC 271

Charting Your Path to a Bachelorʼs Degree

North Central offers three degree programs for students who plan to transfer to senior institutions: the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science and Associate of General Studies.

North Central students have the assurance of transfer agreements between colleges, along with curriculum guides and an important website, www.macrao.org, to verify the transferability of courses. The website is maintained by the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO) and is easy to use. Participating colleges and universities post on-line transfer guides on the MACRAO site.

North Central students who expect to transfer to a senior institution should plan their programs of study with the help of a North Central academic advisor or counselor and an admissions advisor from the college or university they wish to attend.

Suggestions for transferring are contained in this catalog to help students select courses that may be applied toward the requirements of bachelorʼs degrees at other institutions. These should not be considered a replacement for transfer guides from the senior institutions.

Checklist for Transferring

Identify the four-year college or university of your choice as early as possible.
Meet with North Central counselors and academic advisors to keep current with transfer issues, to satisfy your associate degree requirements and to ensure transferability of courses.
Attend transfer events. Meet with representatives from Michiganʼs four-year universities. Visitation dates and scholarship information are listed on the Collegeʼs website, posted on bulletin boards throughout campus and posted in Student Services.
Follow the transfer guide, prepared by the four-year university, which lists course requirements for your specific transfer program. Inquire about the MACRAO Agreement. Check out www.macrao.org.
Apply to the four-year college or university of your choice in a timely manner. Many applications for admission are available online at www.macrao.org.