General Education Requirements

General Education Program Requirements

Baker College Mission

The mission of Baker College is to provide an inclusive, innovative and transformative educational experience which allows students to positively impact their lives and the world around them.

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes

To achieve the Baker College Mission, general education and program coursework provide students an opportunity to demonstrate:

1.  Academic knowledge and skills in Oral and Written Communication, Quantitative Literacy, Information and Technological Literacy, Scientific Practice, and the concepts and methods within disciplines and career paths.

Which allow graduates to: Express ideas, information, and arguments using the most appropriate methods, resources, reasoning, evidence, and technology. Incorporate a variety of perspectives and contextual knowledge.

2. Awareness of self, others, and community in the areas of Intercultural Competence, Inclusion and Equity, Teamwork, Professional and Ethical Behavior, Community Responsibility and Engagement, Civic Knowledge, and Global and Cultural Perspectives.

Which allow graduates to: Participate as responsible members of their professional, civic, and personal groups to address the needs of institutions and communities. Integrate a culturally diverse and globally interdependent frame of reference.

3.  Application and integration of knowledge through Critical and Creative Thinking, Inquiry and Analysis, Reflection, Synthesis, and Transfer of Learning within and across disciplines and professions.

Which allow graduates to: Cultivate the habit of mind required to ask probing questions, evaluate a wide variety of information, seek information contradictory to current understanding, solve complex problems, present original solutions to address real-world issues, and engage in learning throughout life.

General Education Goals

General education courses, offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Social Science and the College of Health Science, stimulate curiosity, promote intellectual inquiry and encourage lifelong learning through an integrated approach to learning. Through the study of real-world issues and problems, students will develop competencies in Written Communication, Oral Communication, Scientific Practice, Quantitative Literacy, Digital Information Literacy, Intercultural Competence - Inclusion/Equity, Teamwork/Professional & Ethical Behavior, Civic Knowledge/Global Cultural Perspectives/Community Responsibility, Critical and Creative Thinking, Inquiry/Analysis, Synthesis, Transfer of Learning and Reflection. These courses provide foundational knowledge and competencies essential for success in any career path. 

General education requirements must be met for all for associate and bachelor’s degree programs. Prerequisites must be met, as required, for each General Education course.

Associate Program Requirements

Bachelor Program Requirements

General Education Electives

*Course satisfies Scientific Inquiry requirement.

Baker College Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)

The Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) is designed to facilitate the transfer of general education requirements. Students can view a list of participating institutions at macrao.org.

The MTA requirements should fulfill all or the majority of the student’s lower-level general education credits, dependent on the requirements of the student’s major. A transfer student must be admissible to a receiving institution in order to benefit from the MTA. Students may meet requirements of the MTA as a stand-alone package.

To fulfill the Michigan Transfer Agreement, students must successfully complete at least 30 semester hours (or 46 quarter credit hours) with at least a 2.0 GPA in each course. These credits, which will be certified by a Michigan college, should be met according to the following distribution.

If these courses do not add up to 30 semester hours the student must take an additional course from one of the groups to equal 30 total hours.

Semester Credit Requirements:

• One course in English Composition
• One course in English Composition or Communication
• One course in Mathematics from one of three pathways: College Algebra, Statistics or Quantitative Reasoning
• Two courses, from different disciplines, in Social Science 
• Two courses, from different disciplines, in Humanities and Fine Arts, excluding studio and performance classes
• Two courses, from different disciplines, in Natural Science, including one with laboratory experience