Mar 29, 2026  
Academic Catalog 2025-2026 
  
Academic Catalog 2025-2026

General Education Coursework


General Education Credits and Graduation Requirements

  • General Education and Graduation Requirements  can be found by program.
  • Bachelor’s degree requirements include 30 semester credits of general education credits  to include:
    • One course in English Composition or written communications (ENG 100).
    • One course in mathematics from intermediate algebra or higher-level mathematics course (MTH 300).
  • Credits satisfying general education credits:
    • Credits for courses satisfying transfer school’s general education requirements.
    • Credits for courses satisfying Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA).
    • Other applicable courses/credits as indicated.
  • MTA is not required to satisfy general education requirements.
  • Courses satisfying general education credits may be an equivalent course as indicated.
  • All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” 2.00 or higher for credits to transfer.
  • Credits transfer based on credits of course at transfer school.
Southwestern Michigan College Walsh College
Equivalent Courses:  
BUSI 214 COM 210- Business Communications I
ECON 201 ECN 201- Economics I
ECON 202 ECN 202- Economics II
ENGL 103 or ENGL 104 ENG 100- English Composition I
MATH 105 or higher-level course/placement MTH 300- Business Algebra
MATH 150 QM 202- Statistical Methods for Business
Courses with the following prefix:  
Any ART course General education credit
Any BIOL course General education credit
Any BISC course General education credit
Any CART course General education credit
Any CE course General education credit
Any CHEM course General education credit
Any CMUS course General education credit
Any COMM course General education credit
Any CONS course General education credit
Any CPHE course General education credit
Any ECON course General education credit
Any EDUC course General education credit
Any ENGL course General education credit
Any ENST course General education credit
Any ESL course General education credit
Any GEOG course General education credit
Any HIST course General education credit
Any HUMA course General education credit
Any MUSI course General education credit
Any PHED course General education credit
Any PHIL course General education credit
Any POSC course General education credit
Any PSYC course General education credit
Any SCIE course General education credit
Any SLP course General education credit
Any SOCI course General education credit
Any SPAN course General education credit
Any SPEE course General education credit
Any THEA course General education credit