LSSU General Education Requirements and the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)
The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) at LSSU
In order to satisfy the MTA, students must successfully complete at least 30 credits from an approved list
of courses at a sending institution with at least a grade of 2.0 in each course. These credits, which will be
certified by a sending institution, should be completed according to the following distributions:
One course in English Composition
A second course in English Composition or one course in Communication
One course in Mathematics
Two courses in Social Sciences (from two disciplines)
Two courses in Humanities and Fine Arts (from two disciplines excluding studio and performance classes)
Two courses in Natural Sciences including at least one with laboratory experience (from two disciplines)
Students who complete the MTA and transfer to Lake Superior State University will be considered to
have met the General Education Core requirement (the first five bulleted items shown below). Students
will still be expected to complete all other general education and degree requirements as required for the
completion of their program.
Students who do not complete the entire block of courses required by the MTA will receive credit for the
courses they do complete on the basis of individual course evaluation and established transfer
equivalencies.
It is important to note that the MTA is not the best fit for all programs. There are many programs in
Michigan for which the MTA is not a good fit. Students are encouraged to work with their advisors at
their destination institution (LSSU) in order to select a path that is best for them.
General Education Requirements (36 Credit minimum)
The first five bullets represent the LSSU General Education Core. The entire list constitutes the Lake
Superior State University general education requirements for all BA/BS degrees offered. The MTA
endorsement is equivalent to the first five bullets.
Bachelor’s Degree
 Oral and Written Communication (6 credits minimum)
 ENGL110 and either ENGL111 or COMM101
 Computational Literacy (3 credits minimum)
 One course in Mathematics (MATH110 or higher)
 Social Science (6 credits minimum)
 Two courses from different disciplines (see list below)
 Natural Sciences (7 credits minimum)
 Two courses from different disciplines - one with a lab (see list below)
 Humanities (6 credits minimum)
 Two courses from different disciplines (see list below)
 Oral and Written Communication (3 credits minimum)
 One additional course in ENGL or COMM to total at least one year of composition and one
semester of communication
 Cultural Diversity (3 credits minimum) (see list below)
Approved Courses by Subject
 Social Science: BUSN121, ECGE100, ECON201, ECON202, ECON302, GGGE100, GEOG201,
GEOG302, HIST101, HIST102, HIST131, HIST132, HSGE100, POLI110, POLI160, POLI241,
PSGE100, PSYC101, PSYC155, PYGE100, SOCY101, SOCY102, SOCY113, SOGE100.
 Natural Science: BIOL104, BIOL105, BIOL122, BIOL131, CHEM108 and CHEM109,
CHEM110, CHEM115, CHEM116, GEOG106, GEOG108, GEOL115, GEOL121, GEOL122,
NSGE100, NSCI101, NSCI102, NSCI103 and NSCI104, NSCI110, NSCI116, NSCI119,
PHYS221, PHYS231.
 Humanities: ARTS250, ARTS251, ENGL180 (effective Summer 2015), HUMN203,
HUMN240, HUMN251, HUMN252, HUMN255, HUGE100, MUSC220, MUSC221, PHIL302,
or PHIL305. A second year (6-8 credits) of a foreign language (e.g. SPAN261 and 262) may be
used as one course.
 Cultural Diversity: BUSN308, EDUC250, ENGL235 (effective Summer 2015), ENGL236
(effective summer 2015), GEOG306, HIST203, HLTH328, NATV225, POLI234, POLI334,
SDGE100, SOCY103, SOCY213, SOCY225, SOCY321.