2+2 Transfer Pathway Guides

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.

No students will be accepted into this 2+2 Transfer Pathway as of September 2022. The information in this advising guide is accurate as of November 2021. Interested students are advised to meet with UB. Credit Hours FIRST SEMESTER: ENG 101 College Composition or ENG 200 Advanced Composition 3 SUNY M Elective - MTH 165 College Algebra or MTH 175 Pre-Calculus 3-4 SUNY NS Elective - GEG 130 Digital Earth 4 ART 104 Drawing I or ART 108 Sketchbook or ART 109 Two Dimensional Design 3 Open Elective 3  Total: 16-17 SECOND SEMESTER: SUNY SS Elective - SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 Any SUNY GER - GEG 110 and 111 Physical Geography II with lab (offered Spring semester only) 3 Any SUNY GER - ART 119 Art History II 3-4 ENG 251 Technical Communication (UB Curriculum: Communication Literacy 2) 3 Open Elective 3  Total: 15-16 THIRD SEMESTER: SUNY-H or SUNY-A - AAD 104 Introduction to Graphic Design 2D 3 SUNY-AH or SUNY-WC - HIS 240 American Urban History (Spring only) (BIO 116 & HIS 240 transfer as UB END 120) 3 SOC 202 or URS 100 SOC 202 or URS 100 & SOC 209 transfer as UB END 212. OR, take END 212 online as cross registration course * 3 SOC 209 (or, if taking UB END 212 take any SUNY GER Elective) 3 SUNY-OWC  - GEG 215 Geography of Travel and Tourism (offered Fall semester only) UB END 270-level major elective (minimum grade of B- or higher required) 3  Total: 15 FOURTH SEMESTER: GEG 204 Extreme Climate 3 SUNY-FL or Any SUNY GER Elective - ENG 250 Professional Communication UB END major elective (minimum grade of B- or higher required) 3 MCC-HW Elective 3 MCC-VE - BIO 116 Introduction to Environmental Science (BIO 116 & HIS 240 transfer as UB END 120) 3 MCC-TL  - MTH 160 Statistics I 3 Total: 15 TOTAL CREDITS 61-64 UB courses END 120 and END 212 (or equivalent) are prerequisite courses required in order to be accepted into the UB Environmental Design program. If unable to take the prereqs, you will be at UB for 2 1/2 years. - BIO 116 & HIS 240 with grades of B- or higher transfer to UB as END 120. - SOC 202 (or URS 100) & SOC 209 with grades of B- or higher transfer to UB as END 212. - If unable to take both SOC 202 (or URS 100) and SOC 209: Cross Register for END 212 at UB in the Spring before transferring. Click here for SUNY cross registration information. It is taught online. 2.5 GPA or higher and completed prerequisites are required for acceptance into UB in the Environmental Design major. After being accepted to UB, you will need to complete an additional application for the major. As of Spring 2023, the prerequisites accepted for this program may change. It is possible that it may take a student 2 1/2 years at UB to graduate after transferring. AP, IB, CLEP, DUAL ENROLLMENT, & TRANSFER COURSES: Credits showing as accepted by MCC may not be transferable. Contact UB to determine if those credits are transferable. Keep copies of your work from the courses you take at MCC to incorporate with the UB Curriculum Capstone portfolio requirement. We suggest that you archive them in Google.docs or Dropbox. If interested in obtaining a Master's degree in Architecture after the Environmental Design degree, it is advised to take Precalculus and higher levels of math. Two courses of a 200 level are required and must be met 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.            Updated 11/2021 Links to information at SUNY University at Buffalo (UB) B.A. Environmental Design https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/environmental_design_ba.html SUNY University at Buffalo General Education requirements https://catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/ubcurriculum.html