The MACRAO Transfer Agreement is designed to facilitate transfer from community colleges to baccalaureate colleges and universities. It provides for transferability of up to 30 semester credits to meet many (and in some cases all) of the General Education Requirements at participating Michigan four-year colleges and universities. Students may complete the MACRAO Transfer Agreement as part of an associate degree or as a stand-alone package.

Once the specified set of courses is completed, the courses will transfer and be applied toward meeting the general education requirements at the 4-year college or university.

• While many Michigan colleges and universities honor the MACRAO Transfer Agreement, some participate in a more limited manner. Students should check with the receiving institution regarding their transfer policies.

A minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework must be taken at one of Michigan’s participating community colleges. The courses needed to satisfy the MACRAO requirements are as follows:

• English Composition. . . . . 6 credit hours
• Science and Math. . . . . 8 credit hours  Courses must be taken from a minimum of two subject areas. At least one science course must include a laboratory.
• Social Science. . . . . 8 credit hours  Courses must be taken from a minimum of two subject areas.
• Humanities. . . . . 8 credit hours  Courses must be taken from a minimum of two subject areas.

When coursework requirements for meeting the MACRAO Transfer Agreement have been completed, the student may request that their transcript be posted "MACRAO Transfer Agreement Satisfied."

• Some community colleges require the student to initiate a formal request to have his/her transcript MACRAO posted. Students should check with the Registrar’s Office at their community college regarding the procedure to be followed.

Not all Michigan colleges and universities participate in the MACRAO Transfer Agreement; some participate fully and others participate with various limitations and/or provisions (provisos). The agreement applies only to those colleges and universities which participate in the agreement. To learn about an institution’s level of participation, students should contact their community college counselor/advisor and an admissions representative from the institution(s) where they are considering attendance. A complete list of participating institutions and provisos can be found below.

Prior to enrolling in courses, it is HIGHLY recommended that students:

• Contact their community college for the institutional policy regarding the granting of credit toward the MACRAO Agreement.
• Check with their community college counselor/advisor AND an admissions representative from the four-year college to select courses to fulfill the MACRAO Agreement and to discuss provisos which need to be considered.

Following are some of the types of information which can be found on this site:

• Links to Michigan college and university homepages
• Links to institutions with online admissions applications
• A printable version of the MACRAO Transfer Agreement and proviso information (see link at the top of this page)
• The Michigan Uniform Undergraduate Guest Student Application
• Dates of College Day/Night events and Transfer Fairs in Michigan
• A link to the Michigan Transfer Network, a MACRAO-sponsored site where students can search for transfer equivalency information

Henry Ford Community College has no provisos to the MACRAO Agreement.
For more information go to -
http://www.hfcc.edu/programs/documents/HFCC_2007_08_catalog.pdf
Then select "Earning a Bachelor's Degree"

Students must take one course before they can request transcripts. For additional information on transcripts, please contact the Registrar's office at 989.275.5000, ext. 251 or online at http://kirtland.edu/reg/.

Students interested in obtaining the MACRAO agreement satisfied stamp on their transcript must request an evaluation. Transcripts of Kirtland Community College students graduating with a transfer degree will automatically have the "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" designation added to the end of their transcript.

A maximum of eight hours of transfer credit may be applied to the Macomb "MACRAO Satisfied" stamp. For additional information on transcripts, please contact Enrollment Office at 586.445.7225.

Students interested in obtaining MACRAO agreement satisfied stamp on their transcript must request an evaluation.

As of July 1, 2009:

Students must complete ENG 101, 102; 8 credits or more in each Humanities, Sciences and Social Science areas. The 8 hours in each of these areas must be comprised of credits from more than one discipline within each area. For example, to complete the science requirement, a student should choose one course from Math and one from Biology; the student cannot select two courses in Math totaling 8 hours.

Students working to obtain the MACRAO designation on their Schoolcraft transcript must earn at least one-half (15 credit hours)
of the MACRAO applicable courses at Schoolcraft College. Courses used in fulfilling the MACRAO certification must have
grades at a 2.0 or higher.

Some applied courses may not be used to satisfy MACRAO. Contact the Counseling Center at 734.462.4429 for additional information. Students interested in obtaining the MACRAO stamp on their transcript must request an evaluation.

Completion of requirements for the MACRAO Transfer Agreement does not necessarily mean that a student has fulfilled the requirements for a specific Southwestern Michigan College associate degree; to meet MACRAO a student will need to complete a minimum of 30 credits of which at least 3 credits are from an academic course taken at SMC.

Students of Southwestern Michigan College graduating with an Associate of Arts or Science degree will automatically have the MACRAO Agreement Satisfied designation posted to their transcript. All other students who wish to have their transcript evaluated for the MACRAO Agreement Satisfied stamp must make a formal request. For additional information contact the Records and Registration Office at 269.782.1351 or online at http://www.swmich.edu.

Students interested in obtaining the MACRAO agreement satisfied stamp on their transcript must request an evaluation. Please
contact the District Records Office: (313) 496-2631
or vist website: http://wcccd.edu.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS POLICY LETTER


GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER POLICY

Effective September 6, 2005

Transfer of degrees to FSU in relation to BS/BA/BAS/BIS/BSW
General Education Requirements

Objective: To clarify the process of transferring general education credits to Ferris for students with completed degrees and/or with the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO) stamp. The MACRAO agreement applies only to students entering bachelor degree programs, pertains solely to general education, and does not exempt students from meeting specific requirements for their program major.

MACRAO stamp only: Students transferring to Ferris State University with a MACRAO STAMP will have met the lower division general education requirements, meaning that in order to complete the general education requirements for a bachelor’s degree at FSU they must still complete the upper-level communication competence requirement and have a minimum of 33 hours in general education coursework.

AA and AS degrees and MACRAO stamp: Students transferring to Ferris State University with a completed associate degree in arts or associate degree in science will have met the lower division general education requirements. In addition, they must complete the upper-level communication competence requirement and have a minimum of 33 hours in general education coursework.

AAS and AAA degrees: Students transferring to Ferris State University with a completed associate in applied arts or associate in applied science (unless accompanied by a MACRAO stamp) must complete the general education requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

BS and BA degrees: Students transferring to Ferris State University with a completed bachelor’s degree are assumed to have completed ALL general education requirements.

Transfer of Grades Lower than C: Students transferring completed degrees, associate or bachelors, or MACRAO stamp only to Ferris State University will not have to repeat courses with grades lower than “C” (2.0) in order to meet General Education requirements. Programmatic requirements and prerequisites override the acceptance of grades lower than “C.” The Transfer of grades less than a “C” (2.0) Rule* still applies for individual courses transferred outside of degrees and the MACRAO stamp.

*Ferris accepts transfer courses in which the student earned a grade of "C" (2.0) or better. Consistent with program progression policies, coursework taken at other institutions and not accepted for credit at FSU may need to be repeated. All references to a 2.0 GPA are on a 4.0 scale.

Individual college requirements or programmatic requirements supersede these general education transfer guidelines.


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Students who have the MACRAO Agreement will have fulfilled Foundations courses, freshman composition and one supplemental writing skills course. Students will need to demonstrate proficiencies in math and will be required to take two cultural classes, which could be fulfilled through MACRAO.

Lake Superior State University does not have any provisos to the MACRAO agreement.

Students should follow Integrative Studies requirements rather than MACRAO.

After transferring to Oakland University, students must complete a writing intensive course in the major and a capstone course. MACRAO transfer students must also either transfer in a course that is acceptable for the knowledge application requirement or take the course at Oakland University after transferring. Transfer students are exempt from the writing intensive in general education requirement. Under the MACRAO agreement, transfer students from participating Michigan public community colleges must present for review a transcript bearing the "MACRAO Agreement Satisfied" stamp.

Students who have completed the MACRAO Agreement will be guaranteed to have no more than two categories remaining of the ten category general education requirements, unless completed in a course-by-course transfer equivalency. Students are also required to complete at least two communication intensive courses at SVSU.

Western Michigan University has no provisos to the MACRAO Agreement.

Students with an official transcript marked "MACRAO approved" for an associate of arts (A.A.) degree from a Michigan community or junior college are exempt from taking the First-Year Seminar and the Modes of Inquiry requirement, and they may be admitted at the junior level. However, the following graduation requirements must be met: the category requirements and the writing competence requirement. A maximum of 16 units (64 semester hours) may be transferred from accredited community or junior colleges.

Every student entering Aquinas College who has completed an Associates of Arts Degree with MACRAO will have satisfied the general education requirements except for the Theological Foundation course. All students must meet proficiency requirments in English and Mathematics. Students without the Associate of Arts degree should contact the Aquinas College Admissions office for General Education requirements. Aquinas College will accept a maximum of 64 transfer credits earned at a community college.

TRADITIONAL STUDENTS
-Must successfully complete a course in public speaking.
-Mathematics course must be a higher level than "Intermediate Algebra" with a grade of C-/1.6667 or higher.
-Must prove computer proficiency via an approved examination or course.
-Must prove proficiency in a second semester foreign language via an approved examination or course.
-Must successfully complete six credit hours of religion.

ADULT STUDENTS
-Guaranteed acceptance of: 6 of the required 9 credit hours in English & communication.
-Guaranteed acceptance of: 8 of the required 9 credit hours in humanities.
-Guaranteed acceptance of: 8 of the required 9 credit hours in natural sciences & mathematics.
-Guaranteed acceptance of: 8 of the required 9 credit hours in social sciences.
-Must prove computer proficiency via an approved examination or course.

Transfer students who have completed the MACRAO requirements will have satisfied the majority of Marygrove’s general education components. Click on the link below for specific information regarding these components:

http://www.marygrove.edu/academics/general_education/index.asp

MACRAO accepted, but must take literature, intermediate algebra or higher, information literacy, and Christian values requirements if those courses are not transferred in.

Sacred Heart Major Seminary
The following MACRAO Transfer Agreement and Proviso Policy are for transferring students into an undergraduate diploma/degree program at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. Please refer to the seminary's web site (http://www.shms.edu) for program requirements, including information on general education.

MACRAO TRANSFER AGREEMENT
Students transferring to Sacred Heart Major Seminary who have a "MACRAO Transfer Agreement Satisfied" stamp posted to their transcript will meet the following general education requirements (refer to bulletin on the web site):

English Composition*
CLA 153: Rhetoric (3 cr)
CLA 154: Critical Research (3 cr)

*Sacred Heart Major Seminary requires CLA 161: Intro to Oral Communication (3 cr) and CLA 162: Intro to Oral Interpretation (3 cr) in addition to English Composition courses listed above. Transferring students will be required to take these courses at the seminary unless equivalent courses can be found on the transcript.

Science and Math*
Mathematics Elective (3 cr)
Natural/Physical Science Elective #1 (3 cr)

*Sacred Heart Major Seminary requires one additional natural/physical science elective beyond the MACRAO Transfer Agreement. Transferring students will be required to take this elective while at the seminary unless an equivalent course can be found on the transcript.

PROVISO
If a transferring student took the following courses as part of the MACRAO Transfer Agreement, they will count towards their general education requirements at the seminary (refer to bulletin on the web site):

Social Science
Introduction to Psychology (3 cr) OR Introduction to Sociology (3 cr)
A survey course in World History (3 cr)
A survey course in American History (3 cr)

Humanities
A survey course in World Literature (3 cr)
A survey course in American Literature (3 cr)
A survey course in Art Appreciation (3 cr)

CONTACT INFORMATION
Any questions regarding the MACRAO Transfer Agreement or Proviso should be directed to Mr. John D. Meldrum, Registrar, at (313) 883-8512.

Transfer students that have earned an Associate degree from an accredited institution will have their degree accepted by Siena Heights in total.

Students that have earned at least 60 hours in transfer credit will need to complete the following requirements for a baccalaureate degree from Siena Heights University.
Liberal Arts Curriculum for Transfer Students 60+
1. English Composition 2 courses--equivalent to ENG101 & ENG102 at Siena Heights.
2. Lab Science Course or a Math course that is equivalent to MAT143-Society and Statistics at Siena Heights.
3. Completion of one 3 hour course in one of the following areas: Social Science, Fine/Performing Arts activity, History, or Literature.
(1 to 3 may use a transfer course to fulfill that requirement)
4. Completion of a Philosophy or Religious Studies course in residency at Siena Heights.
5. Completion of LAS301-The Adult Learner at Siena Heights.
6. Completion of LAS401-Senior Seminar: Integrative Experience at Siena Heights.
7. Completion of 30 hours in residency at Siena Heights.
8. Completion of 30 hours at the Junior/Senior level.
9. Completion of all requirements for a major as stated in the University catalog.
10. Completion of at least 120 hours with a 2.00 minimum grade point average for the baccalaureate degree.
11. All students must complete and show proficiency in English and Mathematics to graduate. This may be done through course work or testing. This is detailed in the University catalog.

Students that transfer to Siena Heights with less that 60 hours in transfer must complete the total Liberal Arts Curriculum as explained in the University catalog. No D grades will be accepted by Siena Heights for students that have not completed an associate degree.

NOTE:
All evaluations must be based on official transcripts received by the Registrar's Office at Siena Heights University.

Transcripts will not be issued by the Registrar's Office of Siena Heights University until the requesting student has enrolled and completed at least one course with Siena Heights University.

Spring Arbor University is a signatory member in the MACRAO Transfer Agreement. The intent of the agreement is to insure that a student who completes an associate in arts degree at a signatory community college will have satisfied the basic two-year requirements of the signatory four-year college upon transfer to the four-year institution. “MACRAO Agreement Satisfied” must be stamped on the community college transcript. The two-year institution verifies that a student has met the terms of the agreement. A student who has not met the MACRAO Agreement upon transfer is subject to all Spring Arbor University academic requirements current at the time of matriculation. Contact the Office of Registration and Records for further details.