Transfer Programs

Transfer Programs are designed to have students earn 62 credits at Delta College then transfer to a four-year college or university. Transfer Guide Sheets that outline the required/recommended courses are also available in the Delta College Counseling Center. If you complete either the Associate in Arts Degree or the Associate in Science Degree, you will have completed the MACRAO requirements for transferability to participating universities.

Transfer Guidesheets for Health Science Programs
Transfer Guidesheets for Business & Technology Programs
Transfer Guidesheets for Education and Humanities Programs

Transfer Mission Statement
To facilitate a seamless transition of students and course credits toward degree completion, Delta College is committed to providing academic programs, support services and formal articulation processes for students transferring to or from other accredited institutions.

Delta College is an excellent choice for students planning to earn an Associate degree. While enrolled at Delta in a transfer degree program, you will enjoy these benefits:

● A Campus that is convenient to your home and job.
● Costs that are well below four-year colleges and universities.
● Classes that are small and interactive.
● Faculty who are sincerely concerned about your success and available to provide individual assistance.
● Personal student services and academic advising that will support your career decision-making and educational needs.
● Transfer courses that are recognized by respected colleges and universities throughout the United States.
● Time to establish firm career goals and adjust to college-level studies.
● Opportunity to refine your academic abilities and improve reading, composition, mathematics and study skills.

Be assured that Delta’s Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Fine Arts Degree Programs provide you with a solid academic foundation required for success at your chosen four-year college or university.

Basically, Delta College provides the first half (freshman and sophomore years) of most Baccalaureate degree programs. After completing your Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or Associate in Fine Arts Degree at Delta College, you will in most cases be qualified to transfer to complete the second half (junior and senior years) of the Baccalaureate degree if you have planned carefully, followed the academic advising provided by Delta counselors/advisors, and successfully completed the required courses at the minimum grade level stated by the four-year college or university. It is particularly important for you, as a transfer student, to choose your four-year school in your freshman year because the preparation needed at Delta College to enter one transfer college may be different from the preparation and admission requirements at another school. Professional counselors are available at Delta College to assist you in choosing your college or university and in planning your transfer program to fit that school.

Detailed program guidesheets, listing suggested Delta courses and providing career information and admission specifics, are available from the Counseling Center. Other transfer programs can be individually developed with a Delta counselor. Also, with the addition of some courses, almost any Delta College Career Education Associate in Business Studies Degree, Associate in Applied Science Degree, or Associate in Applied Arts Degree may be utilized in part toward fulfilling a portion of a Baccalaureate degree. Transferability of these career education programs and courses depends primarily upon the major area of study in the Baccalaureate degree and the senior college of choice.

On the Web:  www.delta.edu/transfer

Transfer Wizard

Transfer Wizard is a feature on the Delta College website that allows you to see course equivalencies at several Michigan colleges and universities. These equivalencies will show you what courses will transfer in or out of different Michigan colleges and universities. This does not replace the requirement that all students must send an official transcript to Delta College, but rather is intended to help students guide themselves in selecting courses at Delta College.

Michigan Transfer Network

The Michigan Transfer Network (MTN) is a centralized web-based system that allows any student who has completed a course at any Michigan college or university to find the equivalency for that course at any other Michigan college or university. New equivalencies are loaded to the MTN regularly. If you don’t see the course you are looking for it does not mean you will not receive credit. Contact the college/university to which you wish to transfer the course.

On the Web: www.michigantransfernetwork.org.

MACRAO Articulation Agreement with Senior Colleges
The Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO) Articulation Agreement was established to improve transfer student articulation between two-year and four-year colleges and universities in Michigan. Delta College is a participant in this MACRAO Agreement with the following four-year institutions:

* Indicates four-year colleges and universities which have attached provisions to their Agreements. Usually these can be satisfied after transferring. These provisions can be obtained from the four-year institution.

This Agreement provides that if you complete either the Associate in Arts Degree or the Associate in Science Degree with a minimum grade of “C” in the MACRAO courses, or all of the following requirements at Delta College, and are accepted as a transfer student by one of the above schools, you will have satisfied the basic general education requirements of that school. The MACRAO Articulation Agreement does not guarantee admission into a particular college or into any particular program at that college. This Agreement applies to basic studies/general education and does not exempt the transferring student from meeting specific requirements for a particular program or program of study; i.e., education, engineering, business, social work. Acceptable courses are specified under the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science Degree Requirements in Section IV, Academic Policies, Graduation Requirements.
The specific requirements of the MACRAO Agreement are:

A certificate option for MACRAO is available - (Liberal Arts-MACRAO). You can make a request that the MACRAO Agreement be put on your official transcript at the Registrar’s Office or online at www.delta.edu/regis/ macraoreqform.htm.

On the Web: www.macrao.org