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2+2 Transfer Pathway Guides

2+2 with Rochester Institute of Technology

B.S. Environmental Science (LA50)

MCC Degree Awarded:

Liberal Arts & Sciences-General Studies A.S. (LA04)

Please note that some courses required in a 2+2 Transfer Pathway may not be required for the MCC program. This could have financial aid implications. Students should meet with their advisor or with a transfer representative to discuss an academic plan and recommended sequence of courses.
2021-2022
2+2Sheet

Carefully read notes below.
Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER:
SUNY-BC Elective - ENG 101 College Composition or ENG 200 Advanced Composition
 3
SUNY-M Elective - MTH 160 Statistics I (fulfills MCC-TL)
 3
SUNY-NS Elective - BIO 155 General Biology I
 4
Open Elective - GEG 130 Digital Earth - see note below
 3
Open Elective - Take ENVS 101 Concepts of Environmental Science at RIT - see Cross Registration note below +
3
 Total
16
SECOND SEMESTER:
SUNY-SS Elective - ECO 111 Microeconomics
 3
Any SUNY GER Elective -  MTH 161 Statistics II
 3
Any SUNY GER Elective - BIO 156 General Biology II
4
Open Elective - GEG 230 Spacial Analysis and GIS - see note below
3
Open Elective - Take ENVS 201 Environmental Workshop at RIT - see Cross Registration note below +
3
 Total
 16
THIRD SEMESTER:
SUNY-H Elective or SUNY-A Elective (Excluding SUNY Arts courses in music performance, studio art, and drama.)
 3
SUNY-AH Elective or SUNY-WC Elective
 3
Open Elective - MTH 210 Calculus I
4
Open Elective - CHE 151 General College Chemistry I
4
Open Elective -Take STSO 220 Environment and Society at RIT - see Cross Registration note below +
3
 Total
17
FOURTH SEMESTER:
SUNY-OWC Elective
 3
SUNY-FL Elective or any SUNY GER Elective - BIO 260 General Ecology - see note below
4
MCC-HW Elective
 3
MCC-VE Elective or Open Elective - PHL 101 Intro to Philosophy or PHL 103 Intro to Ethics or PHL 105 Technology and Values or PHL 250 Professional Ethics (fulfills MCC-VE)
 3
MCC-TL Elective or Open Elective - CHE 152 General College Chemistry II
4
 Total
 17
TOTAL CREDITS:
66

Click on hyperlinks for course options.
When choices are offered, choose courses that fulfill both RIT Perspectives and MCC degree requirements when possible. Use the
RIT Liberal Arts Perspectives Equivalency Worksheet to cross-reference courses.

See
RIT Course Equivalencies here.

CROSS REGISTRATION:


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Cross-registration information. You must be registered for 12 credit hours or more at MCC to be eligible for cross registration at RIT. See form below.

ENVS 101 is offered in fall only at RIT.  Students who begin MCC in the fall semester should cross register for ENVS 101 at RIT in their 1st semester. Students who begin MCC in the spring must cross register for ENVS 101 the following fall semester.  
ENVS 201 is offered in spring only at RIT.  
STSO 220 is offered in fall only at RIT.
Students with scheduling issues may petition to have STSO 120 (Intro to Environmental Studies) substitute for STSO 220.
To stay on track, students who begin MCC in the spring should cross register for ENVS 201 and STSO 120 concurrently, substituting STSO 120 for STSO 220.
 

MCC GEG 130 and GEG 230 fulfill the RIT Environmental Science degree requirement for RIT ENVS 250 Applications of GIS.

MCC BIO 260 will substitute for RIT BIOL 240 General Ecology.

AP, IB, CLEP, Dual Enrollment, & Transfer courses:
Credits showing as accepted by MCC may not be transferable. See Transfer and Test Credit. Contact RIT with questions.

GPA of 3.0 or higher is advised for acceptance to RIT.
GPA of 2.0 is required for MCC graduation.


The Liberal Arts A.S. (LA04) will be the degree student is audited against and awarded from MCC.
Documentation source: MCC Advisement & Transfer Services 2021-2022.


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Links to information at Rochester Institute of Technology
B.S. Environmental Sciencehttps://www.rit.edu/study/environmental-science-bs#curriculum