The General Transfer Studies Certificate program is intended for students who wish to transfer to a four-year college or university after completing one year of coursework at SC4. Completion of this certificate program will satisfy the MACRAO requirements (a transfer agreement in the State of Michigan that assists students with the transferability of general education requirements).

Required courses are flexible and may be customized to meet the needs of the student based upon the transfer institution requirements. Most transfer institutions will accept a minimum of 60 credit hours from SC4; therefore students are encouraged to take additional courses beyond the Transfer Certificate requirements.

Students seeking the Transfer Certificate must work closely with the transfer school of choice as well as an SC4 advisor to help ensure the appropriate courses are taken at SC4.

*Social Science Requirement – must select classes from ANT, PS, PSY, SOC, HIS, GEO (not GEO 101 or 105), BUS 221 or BUS 222. Courses must be from more than one subject area (i.e. you cannot take two PSY classes to fulfill this requirement).
**Humanities Requirement – must select classes from SPC, ART, MUS, THA, PHL, HIS (101 and 102 only), SP, FR, GR or ENG 200 level classes. Courses must be from more than one subject area (i.e. you cannot take two ART classes to fulfill this requirement).
***Science and Math Requirement – must select classes from AST, CHM, GEO (101 and 105 only), GLG, PHY, PHS, AGR, BIO or MTH 103 and higher. Courses must be from more than one subject area (i.e. you cannot take two MTH classes to fulfill this requirement) and include at least one lab science.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This program is intended for students wishing to complete coursework at SC4 before transferring to another college/university. Since transfer requirements vary by institution, students are strongly encouraged to meet with representatives from the transfer school. In addition, students should work closely with an SC4 Advisor in the Student Success Center.