MI Transfer Agreement (MTA)

What is the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)?

The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) is a statewide agreement that provides transferability of 30 college credits to meet many, ​if not all, of the General Education requirements at participating Michigan four-year colleges and universities. Visit the Michigan Transfer Network website for more information on how MTA credits are accepted at participating 4-year colleges and universities.

How to fulfill the Michigan Transfer Agreement?

  • Student must successfully complete at least 30 credits with a grade of a 2.0 (or C) or higher in each course according to the distribution shown below.

  • Students must complete at least one credit at 十大彩票网赌平台 for us to award MTA.

  • Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) general education courses are included in 十大彩票网赌平台’s Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) programs. If you are enrolled in an AA or AS program, you are working toward completing MTA.

  • If you have completed the MTA general education requirements and want MTA transfer credentials awarded and posted to your transcript, please complete the MTA request form and wait for confirmation of processing prior to submitting a transcript request .

See how 十大彩票网赌平台's MTA courses transfer.

Which Courses Can Be Used?

  • Credits earned through enrollment at 十大彩票网赌平台
  • Credits earned at other in-state and out-of-state accredited institutions
  • Dual enrollment and early/middle college credit that is accepted by 十大彩票网赌平台
  • Advanced Placement (AP) credit
    • However, the receiving institution will determine transferability of the course consistent with its AP credit policy
  • Additional areas of prior learning are not applicable to the MTA such as International Baccalaureate (IB), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST) or credit awarded through American Council on Education (ACE).

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) (2024 - 2025 Catalog)

The course numbers of MTA-approved courses are listed here. Course numbers in italics below include a laboratory component. Items marked with an icon are available online.

One course in English Composition*

Course Course number
English (ENG) 111   226  
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Second course in English Composition or One course in Communication*

Course Course number
Communication (COM) 101   102   142   183   200   210   220   225  
English (ENG) 226  
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One course in Mathematics

Course Course number
Mathematics (MTH) 125  125X   160   160X   176   178   180     191   192   197   293   295  
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Two courses in Natural Sciences (from two disciplines; including one with laboratory experiences)

Course Course number
Anthropology (ANT) 245
Astronomy (AST) 111  
Biology (BIO) 101   102    104   107   109   110   111  115‡  161   162   201   208   212   215   225   227    237  
Chemistry (CEM) 101   105   111   122   140   211   222  
Environmental Science (ENV) 101    105  
Geology (GLG) 100   103   104   110    114    125    276  
Physics (PHY) 100‡  105   111   122   211   222  
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Two courses in Social Sciences (from two disciplines)

Course Course number
Anthropology (ANT) 201   202   205   265   290  
Economics (ECO) 110   211   222   280  
Education (EDU) 104‡  205‡ 
Geography (GEO) 101  104
History (HST) 108   109   121   122   123   150   200   201   202   215   216   220   225   230   235  241   251   260   290  
Political Science (PLS) 112  220   241   250  
Psychology (PSY) 100   150   200   206   210   220   240   251   257   270   296   297   298  
Sociology (SOC) 100   202   205   207   220   225   250  
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Two courses in Humanities and Fine Arts (from two disciplines; excluding studio and performance classes)*

Course Course number
Arabic (ARB) 111   122  
Art (ART) 130  143   150  
Chinese (CHN) 111   122   201   202
Communication (COM) 101   102   130   142   183   200   210   220   225  
Dance (DAN) 180  
Drama (DRA) 180  
Education (EDU) 220
English (ENG) 140   160   170   181   200201‡  213   214  240   242  
Film (FLM) 120   150   160   185 
French (FRN) 111   122  
German (GRM) 111  122
Graphic Design Technology (GDT) 101  
Humanities (HUM) 101   102   103   145   146   175 181
Japanese (JPN) 111
Music (MUS) 140   142   180  
Philosophy (PHL) 101     200   205     241   244    250  
Photography (PHO) 103  
Spanish (SPN) 111   122   201   202 
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 *Note: The same course cannot be counted twice in two areas of the MTA agreement.

‡ These courses will fulfill general education requirements for students in an education track only.

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