Transfer Pathway Guides

Please note that some courses required in a 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.

Carefully read all notes on entire guide. Credit Hours FIRST SEMESTER: ENG 101 College Composition or ENG 200 Advanced Composition (grade of C or higher required) 3 MTH 210 Calculus I (grade of C or higher required) 4 CPT 101 Introduction to Computing (grade of C or higher required) 4 SUNY General Education Elective 3 PHL 103 Introduction to Ethics or PHL 105 Technology and Values or PHL 250 Professional Ethics Recommend PHL 250 as it transfers at upper level 3 Total: 17 SECOND SEMESTER:   MTH 211 Calculus II (grade of C or higher required) 4 CSC 101 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (grade of C or higher required for MCC; grade of C- or higher required by Fredonia) 4 CSC 206 Digital Computer Organization 3 ANT 102 or SOC 100 or 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 204 or 209 (meets SUNY Social Science and SUNY Diversity) 3 CHE 151 General College Chemistry I or BIO 155 General Biology I or PHY 161 University Physics I (Choose first course of 2 semester sequence) 4  Total: 18 THIRD SEMESTER: MTH 220 Discrete Mathematics (grade of C or higher required for MCC; grade of C- or higher required by Fredonia) Will substitute for CSIT 241 at Fredonia 3 CSC 202 Programming Embedded Microcontrollers in C and Asssembly 4 CSC 225 Advanced JAVA Programming 3 CHE 152 General College Chemistry II or BIO 156 General BiologyI I or PHY 261 University Physics II  (Choose second course of 2 semester sequence) 4  Total: 14 FOURTH SEMESTER: CSC 103 Introduction to Data Structures (grade of C- or higher required by Fredonia) 4 ENG 251 Technical Communication or MTH 230 Linear Algebra - Fredonia Computer Science major choose - MTH 230 3-4 PROGRAM ELECTIVE - Choose from CPT 210 Operating Systems and Peripherals; CSC 214 Electronic Vision and Image Processing; CSC 215 Introductions to Linux; CSC 223 Computer Programming C ++ 3 SUNY World Languages or SUNY World History & Global Awareness 3 Total: 13-14 TOTAL CREDITS: 62-63 This degree aligns with the B.S. in Computer Science at Fredonia.   Students completing this degree who are interested in the B.S. Computer Information Systems at Fredonia should complete the following courses if their schedule permits: MIS 201, 220, ECO 111, MTH 160. A statistics course is required for either BS in Computer Science or BS in Computer Information Systems: MTH 160  If scheduling permits, students should take MTH 160, CPT 220 The following are approved as upper level major electives: CRC 231, ENR 261 Click on hyperlinks for course options. Refer to the SUNY Fredonia Transfer Course Equivalency database. AP, IB, CLEP, College Now or other high school dual enrollment, and transfer courses: Credits showing as accepted by MCC may not be transferable. See their AP policies. Contact Fredonia with questions. Students may transfer a maximum of 66 credits at the lower division (Fredonia equivalent courses at the 100/200 level) and a maximum of 75 credits if courses transfer at the upper division (300/400 level). Students who have met 7/10/30 SUNY Gen Ed courses (including math, written/oral communication, natural science and diversity) as indicated on their GETA will have satisfied the Fredonia Foundations general education requirement. Minimum 2.0 GPA advised for acceptance at SUNY Fredonia. The Computer Science A.S. (CS01) will be the degree student is audited against and awarded from MCC. Documentation source: MCC Advisement & Transfer Services 2024-2025. Updated 8/18/2024 While every effort is made to ensure accurate information, students are strongly advised to verify course transferability with the four-year institution as they will make the final determination of transfer credit. Links to information at SUNY Fredonia B.S. Computer & Information Science http://www.fredonia.edu/department/cis/