This Transfer Guide shows how St. Clair classes can be used to fulfill the LSA General Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees.
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Note: Courses that fulfill Upper Level Writing, Race & Ethnicity, and Quantitative Reasoning can also count toward distribution if approved and not from the department of your major, e.g. PHY 221 counts for QR and Natural Science.
LSA Requirement | St. Clair courses that fulfill the requirement |
First Year Writing (FYWR) | English (ENG): ENG 102 or ENG 102H if completed by December 31, 2021. After December 31, 2021 submit ENG 102 or ENG 102H for evaluation to the Sweetland Center for Writing. |
Upper Level Writing (ULWR) | Must take at U-M |
Race & Ethnicity (RE) | Must take at U-M |
Quantitative Reasoning (QR) | Complete one of: Mathematics (MTH): 113, 120, 1140, 2150, 2156 Physics (PHY): 121, 122, 221, 222 |
Language: Achieve 4th term proficiency through course completion or placement exam | You can complete the LSA language requirement at St. Clair by completing 4 semesters in the following languages.
The following language courses also transfer, but you will have to take a placement exam to determine where you would start the language sequence after you transfer.
You can start a language at St. Clair and complete the LSA language requirement after you transfer. Completing lower level language courses does not guarantee placement at U-M. If you want to continue the study of a language you will take a placement exam before registration.The results of the placement exam will determine where you begin language study.
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Total of 30 credits in two parts: Part I = 21 credits and Part II = 9 credits.
Note: Courses from the department of your major cannot count for distribution. If a course transfers into the department of your major it cannot be used for distribution. For example, an English major will have to fulfill Humanities distribution with courses outside the English department.
Complete 7 credits in all 3 areas (HU,NS,SS) for a total of 21 credits
LSA Requirement | St. Clair courses that count for the distribution area |
Humanities (HU): 7 credits
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Art (ART): 120, 121, 122, 221, 222 |
Natural Science (NS): 7 credits
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Astronomy (AST): 104, 105, 106, 114, 116 Biology (BIO): 100, 110, 150, 160, 200, 205, 206, 220, 240, 250, 270, 271, 272, 280, 290 Chemistry (CHM): 101, 102, 111, 112, 203, 210, 215, 216 Geography (GEO): 101, 105, 137 Geology (GLG): 101, 102, 220 Natural Resources (NTR): 100 Physical Science (PHS): 101, 131 Physics (PHY): 110, 121, 122, 130, 221, 222, 231, 232 |
Social Science (SS): 7 credits
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Anthropology (ANT): 171 Business (BUS): 221, 222 Economics (ECON): 221, 222 Geography (GEO): 102 History (HIS): 131, 149, 150, 175, 190, 233, 280, 297 Political Science (PS): 101, 140, 150, 210, 220, 230 Psychology (PSY): 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 215, 220, 225, 230, 240, 260, 270, 275, 280 Sociology (SOC): 101, 110, 160, 170, 200, 201, 210 |
Complete 3 credits each in 3 of the following areas (HU, NS, SS, MSA, CE, ID) for a total of 9 credits. For example: 3 credits in HU, 3 credits in MSA, and 3 credits in CE.
LSA Requirement | St. Clair courses that count for the distribution area |
Humanities (HU) | Complete additional 3 credits from HU list in Part I |
Natural Science (NS) | Complete additional 3 credits from NS list in Part I |
Social Science (SS) | Complete additional 3 credits from SS list in Part I |
Math & Symbolic Analysis (MSA) | Complete one of Mathematics (MTH): 113, 114, 120, 210, 215, 216, 217 |
Creative Expression (CE) | Complete 3 credits of: Art (ART): 101, 105, 106, 201, 203, 208, 108A, 208B English (ENG): 202, 203 Music (MUSIC): 100, 102, 162, 182, 187 Theater (THA): 105, 106 |
Interdisciplinary (ID) | Complete one of Geography (GEO): 233, 280 |
The following courses transfer but do not fulfill any specific general degree requirement.
Elective Credit | English (ENG): 101/101H, 252 Geography (GEO): 210 Philosophy (PHL): 215 Speech (SPC): 101/101H Theater (THA): 105 |
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