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MACRAO Transfer Agreement

Eastern Michigan University is a signatory of the MACRAO (Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) agreement. This agreement facilitates the transfer of general education credit from Michigan community colleges to baccalaureate colleges and universities.

How the Agreement Works

The MACRAO Transfer Agreement stipulates that 30 or more semester hours of transferable, college-level coursework, from specified distribution areas, completed at a participating Michigan community college will "transfer" to another participating Michigan college or university and be applied toward meeting the student's general education requirements at the receiving institution.

MACRAO Transfer Requirements (minimum of 30 credits)


Complete courses from the following four categories:
I. English Composition (a minimum of 6 credits)

II. Science/Math (a minimum of 8 credits in more than one subject area, one must be a laboratory science course)

III. Humanities (a minimum of 8 credits in more than one subject area)

IV. Social Science (a minimum of 8 credits in more than one subject area)
The courses that can be used in each category are determined by the community college. Students must have their transcripts evaluated and certified as "MACRAO Satisfied" by the community college. Some community colleges require the student to initiate a formal request for a MACRAO evaluation. Check with the community college registrar's office or the counseling office.

Provisos

Fall 2007 and later:
Eastern Michigan University implemented a new general education program in Fall 2007. The MACRAO proviso changed at that time. For students who started at a community college in fall 2007 or later Eastern Michigan University accepts the MACRAO agreement with the following proviso:

A student whose community college transcript is certified as "MACRAO satisfied" will be required to fulfill only three requirements that are now part of EMU’s general education program:
  • An approved quantitative reasoning course (unless waived by an ACT math sub-score of 28 or higher or (SAT math sub-score of 670);
  • One approved course in global awareness or U.S. diversity;
  • A Learning beyond the Classroom (LBC) course or experience completed at EMU.
The first two requirements may be completed at either the community college or EMU and do not necessarily require taking additional courses. The LBC requirement must be completed at EMU.

This agreement applies only to general education requirements and does not exempt students from meeting program and graduation requirements. Students should obtain a copy of the curriculum for their intended major to determine if any required courses might also be used to satisfy MACRAO.

Before Fall 2007:
For students who started at a community college before fall 2007, Eastern Michigan University accepts the MACRAO agreement with the following requirements:

A student whose community college transcript is certified as "MACRAO satisfied" will be required to fulfill only the four additional requirements that were part of EMU’s general education program prior to fall 2007:
  • An advanced writing or speaking course or a foreign language composition course;
  • A mathematical reasoning course (unless waived by an ACT math sub-score of 23 or higher or SAT math sub-score of 580 or higher);
  • A computer literacy course;
  • A cross-cultural/international studies course, all from the approved list.
These additional requirements may be completed at either the community college or EMU and do not necessarily require taking additional courses. At least three of the requirements may be met within the MACRAO agreement by selecting appropriate courses from EMU’s approved lists.

This agreement applies only to general education requirements and does not exempt students from meeting program and graduation requirements. Students should obtain a copy of the curriculum for their intended major to determine if any required courses might also be used to satisfy MACRAO.


Click Here to go to the MACRAO official Website.


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