Ferris Case Study
MTA Policies and Procedures
How Ferris implements the Michigan Transfer Agreement — articulation, course equivalencies, and transfer credit evaluation.
MTA overview
Ferris State University accepts Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) notation from Michigan community colleges, applying approved credits toward lower-level general education requirements.
Policy highlights
Receiving institution policy
Students with MTA notation on their transcript receive credit for up to 30 credits of general education coursework, subject to program-specific requirements.
Upper-level requirement
Eight upper-level general education credits must be completed at Ferris or through approved transfer equivalencies.
Contact: Office of Transfer Services, Ferris State University
Procedures
- Registrar verifies MTA notation on official community college transcript
- Transfer credit evaluation maps MTA blocks to Ferris competency areas
- Academic advisor confirms remaining upper-level and program requirements
- Students pursuing competitive programs may have additional prerequisites
MTA milestones
- MTA
MTA Statewide Launch
Michigan Transfer Agreement replaces MACRAO; Ferris participates as receiving institution.
- MTA
MTA Course Mapping Update
Gen ed courses re-mapped to MTA categories.