MiTransfer Pathway Arts Associate of Arts

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(Code 1130)

The MiTransfer Pathway Arts Associate of Arts program is intended to set students up to transfer for a bachelor’s degree to a participating college or university through the MiTransfer Pathways Project agreement. Students interested in pursuing this program are strongly encouraged to meet with an MCC counselor in addition to a counselor from the college or university they intend to transfer to determine their plan.

Upon completion of this program [CIP: 50.0701], graduates should be able to:

meet general education core requirements.
demonstrate the fundamentals of artistic mediums and practices.
identify the broader social significance that are has on cultural development.
demonstrate how artistic principles influence the visual rhetoric of art.
transfer to a four year institution.

Special Considerations:

Students must earn a grade of C or better in each course.
Students must apply and be admitted to the intended transfer college or university. Also subject to secondary admits.
Receiving institutions agree to accept the Remaining Degree Requirements as outlined in the receiving institutions’ agreements.
Not all institutions are participating with this agreement. To determine participating institutions, click here.
The agreement and list of participating institutions is subject to change.

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, both required:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit:
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit:

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, choose one:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit:
COMM 215 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 Credit:
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit:

Laboratory Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, choose two from different disciplines:

BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit:
BIOL 105 - Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 4 Credit:
BIOL 121 - College Biology I 4 Credit:
BIOL 122 - College Biology II 4 Credit:
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 Credit:
CHEM 220 - College Chemistry I 5 Credit:
PHYS 101 - Physical Science 4 Credit:
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 Credit:

Mathematics

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications, choose one:

MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning 4 Credit:
MATH 159 - College Algebra 4 Credit:
MATH 180 - Precalculus 5 Credit:
MATH 190 - Introductory Statistics 4 Credit:
MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 Credit:
MATH 251 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 Credit:

Social Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Local, National, and Global Citizenship, two required:

Take POLI 240 3 Credit:

AND

Choose one:

ANTH 260 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit:
ANTH 266 - Indigenous Cultures of North America 3 Credit:
ECON 215 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit:
ECON 216 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit:
HIST 250 - United States History to 1865 3 Credit:
HIST 251 - United States History Since 1865 3 Credit:
PSYC 120 - General Psychology 3 Credit:
SOCI 230 - Sociology 3 Credit:
SOCI 235 - Social Problems 3 Credit:

Humanities and Fine Arts

Three of the Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses are required:

Take ARTS 215 3 Credit: and ARTS 216 3 Credit:

AND

Choose one:

ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credit:
ENGL 200 - American Thought and Literature: Beginnings - 1865 3 Credit:
ENGL 201 - American Thought and Literature: 1865 - Present 3 Credit:
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 Credit:
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 Credit:
FREN 120 - Elementary French I 4 Credit:
FREN 121 - Elementary French II 4 Credit:
GERM 101 - German I 4 Credit:
GERM 102 - German II 4 Credit:
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit:
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit:
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 Credit:
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 Credit:
PHIL 230 - Death & Dying 3 Credit:
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Credit:
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 Credit:

Program Requirements

Take ARTS 122 3 Credit: and ARTS 140 3 Credit:

AND

Choose two:

ARTS 123 - Drawing II 3 Credit:
ARTS 125 - Painting I 3 Credit:
ARTS 126 - Painting II 3 Credit:
ARTS 130 - Ceramics I 3 Credit:
ARTS 131 - Ceramics II 3 Credit:
ARTS 227 - Painting III 3 Credit:
ARTS 228 - Painting IV 3 Credit:
ARTS 232 - Ceramics III 3 Credit:
ARTS 233 - Ceramics IV 3 Credit:
DART 110 - Photographic Foundations I 3 Credit:
DART 130 - Digital Imaging 3 Credit:
DART 210 - Photographic Foundations II 3 Credit:
DART 220 - Commercial Design II 3 Credit:
DART 250 - Studio Photography 3 Credit:
Elective credits as needed (100 level or higher)

Note:

Minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) required for all associate degree programs.