Transfer-Focused Business
Mid’s business-related transfer programs and pathways prepare you to transfer into and succeed in the pursuit of advanced degrees, while saving you an average of $16,000 on your bachelor degree.*
Our general education and introductory-level courses prepare you for success by developing broad knowledge and deep understanding. With pathways to various careers including accounting, business, management, healthcare management, and more, and from our 2+2 and 3+1 bachelor degree pathways to our 3+2 master's degree partnerships, you can get started at Mid no matter your destination.
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A business degree is one of the most flexible degrees you can hold, opening doors to numerous career fields, from marketing to human resources to administration. Our transfer pathways allow you to complete general education requirements and continue on to bachelor and master's degree programs, while saving thousands on advanced degrees.
Many of our instructors have previous or current careers in business-related fields, so they bring real-life experiences into their courses. And, they stay connected to business trends in order to provide relevant and meaningful content, adapting how and what they teach to reflect today's business world.
This pathway includes courses that have been approved through the Michigan Transfer Network, which allows you to take advantage of Statewide associate to bachelor's degree transfer agreements. Learn more about transfer agreements and review advising resources.
This pathway provides students enrolled in the LUCES program a pathway to complete their first two semesters utilizing LUCES courses. Students then transition to traditional course options.
This pathway is designed to allow you to spend 3 years at Mid and one year at Northwood University where you will graduate with a bachelor's degree. Accounting is the practice of recording and analyzing financial transactions to ensure a business or organization operates efficiently, profitably, and in compliance with laws and regulations. Accountants work with financial reports, inspecting finance records to reduce costs, improve profits, and ensure compliance. Potential careers include forensic accountant, financial analyst, personal financial advisor, actuary, cost estimator, and more.
This pathway is designed to allow you to spend 3 years at Mid and one year at Northwood University where you will graduate with a bachelor's degree. Healthcare managers and administrators are in charge of a variety of tasks, including budgeting, scheduling, and seeking out ways to improve patient care and the health of the communities they serve. Healthcare managers spend their time managing and coordinating health services in clinics, hospitals, and nursing homes. Potential careers include healthcare administrator, physician practice manager, managed care representative, patient finance manager, population health manager, and more.
This pathway is designed to allow you to spend 3 years at Mid and one year at Northwood University where you will graduate with a bachelor's degree. A management degree provides you with broad knowledge of business, finance, economics, and marketing, as well as a wide range of practical skills and experience. Management graduates can work in a large variety of careers including public, private, and voluntary sectors. Potential careers include management consultant, production manager, project manager, risk management, and more.
This pathway is designed to allow you to spend 3 years at Mid and one year at Northwood University where you will graduate with a bachelor's degree. Companies communicate, handle transactions, and share information using digital technology - and those companies need highly-skilled employees to keep all of those systems running. A Management Information Systems degree prepares you with skills related to programming language, the infrastructure of operating systems and networks, graphics, and web design. You’ll also learn how to design and manage complex databases. Potential careers include systems administrator, data specialist, network administrator, technical project manager, and more.
A new articulation agreement between Mid Michigan College and Wayne State University allows you to follow a prescribed plan of study to transfer up to 82 credits to WSU while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the Mike Ilitch School of Business, saving between $14,000 and $22,000 in tuition. You can pursue a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, global supply chain management, information systems management, management, or marketing using our specific pathways for those fields of study. If you're unsure which career fits your interests best, this general business transfer pathway allows to explore business from a variety of perspectives.
This pathway is designed to allow you to spend 3 years at Mid and one year at Wayne State University where you will graduate with a bachelor's degree. Accounting is the practice of recording and analyzing financial transactions to ensure a business or organization operates efficiently, profitably, and in compliance with laws and regulations. Accountants work with financial reports, inspecting finance records to reduce costs, improve profits, and ensure compliance. Potential careers include forensic accountant, financial analyst, personal financial advisor, actuary, cost estimator, and more.
Graduates with a business education may enter many different careers including accounting, advertising, economics, finance, general business, management, marketing, human resources, industrial relations, and public administration. Depending on the organization in which they work, they may become generalists or specialists.
Managers develop strategies and policies to ensure that an organization's goals and objectives are met. Their responsibilities can include a wide range of roles, whether it's as the superintendent of a school or park, manager of retail location, or the chief executive officer of a large corporation.
Marketing and advertising professionals promote a firm's products or services, coordinate market research, develop marketing strategies, determine the demand for and potential sales of products and services, propose advertisements and promotions, and use available communication channels to target specific audiences.
Helping organizations attract the most qualified employees and matching them to the jobs for which they are best suited, recruiting and interviewing new employees, providing advice on hiring decisions, and helping to improve morale and limit turnover by providing training and boosting employee satisfaction with jobs and working conditions are the key functions of human resource professionals.
Save $ Starting at Mid can save you over $16,000 off the cost of a bachelor’s degree.
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Community colleges and universities have collaborated to simplify the transfer process by developing MiTransfer Pathways. These transfer pathways build on the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA), which makes it easier for students to transfer their general education courses earned at Mid Michigan College to participating four-year institutions in Michigan.
View Mid Michigan College’s MTA requirements.
Business faculty identified courses that will transfer between community colleges and universities in Michigan.
| COURSE # | COURSE NAME | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
ECO 202 |
Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ECO 201 |
Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ACC 201 |
Financial Accounting | 4 |
ACC 211 |
Managerial Accounting | 4 |
BUS 213 |
Business Law | 3 |
These are Mid Michigan College associate degree requirements and may not be accepted for transfer by universities participating in the agreement.
| COURSE # | COURSE NAME | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
CIS 100 |
Computer Information Systems | 3 |
Transfer institutions have identified remaining degree requirements that a student can take at Mid Michigan College that will transfer to a participating business program.
To view the details about each pathway including the full agreement, for each institution, visit the MI Transfer website.
Many of our business-related transfer pathways can largely be completed remotely using online and real-time virtual technologies, like Zoom.
Mid Michigan College is a participating member in MiTransfer Pathways, a Statewide agreement that identifies courses students should complete as a part of an associate degree that will transfer seamlessly toward a bachelor degree and simplify the transfer process. Mid's Business Studies Pathway is part of MiTransfer Pathways and can provide you with guidance about transferring specific courses to multiple colleges and universities in Michigan.
The Michigan Transfer Network website allows you to view transfer course equivalencies between many Michigan colleges and universities. If you would like to go back to school, transfer to another college or university in Michigan, or simply see how courses at Mid would transfer to another school, this site is for you!
Mid Michigan College has many transfer agreements with four-year colleges and universities that can lead to a wide variety of degrees and careers.
From 2+2 and 3+1 transfer agreements that streamline your path to a bachelor degree, and 3+2 partnerships that allow you to start at Mid, save big on tuition, and earn a master's degree at your transfer destination school, our team can help you select the courses that best fit your goals—saving you time and money. No matter where your path leads, Mid can be a part of your journey.
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Northwood University has partnered with Mid to offer 2+2 and 3+1 pathways. If you are interested in attending Northwood, consider the options below. Plus, you'll save thousands on your bachelor degree, $16,000 on average, by starting at Mid. Northwood University pathways include:
Mid's career-ready business pathways allow you to complete a certificate in as little as two semesters and continue on toward an associate degree, building skills and certifications along the way. Learn more about our career-ready options and see if they may be right for you.
