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The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) is a statewide agreement established in 2014 to help students transfer General Education courses between participating Michigan institutions. Spring Arbor University (SAU) has accepted the MTA (and its predecessor, the MACRAO Agreement) for transfer purposes since the 1970s.
If you attended a college that participates as an MTA sending institution and completed the MTA requirements, many of SAU's General Education requirements may already be satisfied. Contact your sending institution to determine if you have met their requirements for the MTA and ask for a notation on your transcript. Then request to have an official transcript with the MTA notation sent to SAU.
MTA Course Requirements
To complete the MTA, students must fulfill the requirements established by their sending institution, including:
- One course in English Composition
- A second course in English Composition or one course in Communication
- SAU recommends taking the equivalent of ENG104 College Writing
- One Mathematics course
- Two Social Science courses from two different disciplines
- Two Humanities/Fine Arts courses from two different disciplines (excluding studio and performance courses)
- Two Natural Science courses from two different disciplines, including at least one course with a laboratory component
- A minimum of 30 semester credit hours from approved MTA coursework
How MTA Applies at SAU
When the completed MTA is noted on an official transcript from the sending institution, the following General Education courses will be satisfied at SAU.
- Speech
- Physical Fitness
- Fine Arts (Art and Music)
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Natural Science (including laboratory experience)
- Philosophy
- History
- Social Science
If you have not taken a course that directly satisfies one of these requirements, the requirement will be waived with the MTA. Waived requirements do not add credit hours to the total credit hours required for graduation at SAU.
Important Notes
- Some academic majors at SAU may require specific General Education courses beyond
those fulfilled through the MTA.
- Each transferable course is individually evaluated by SAU to determine if any courses can be applied to specific requirements beyond General Education.
Review Michigan transfer course equivalencies through the Michigan Transfer Network.
For complete transfer policies and official MTA rules as they apply at SAU, refer to the SAU Undergraduate Catalog.
A number of scholarships are available to students who wish to transfer to SAU. Learn more about opportunities available to you!
If you've taken tests for AP, CLEP and DSST learn about how Spring Arbor University handles the transfer of those credits.