Transfer Module Certificate

Joseph Abbott, PhD, Chair
Phone: (419) 995-8856
Email: abbott.j@rhodesstate.edu
Office: TL 145E

The Transfer Module certificate allows students to complete a 38-40 semester hour block of guaranteed transferable general education courses that are common to a variety of associate and bachelor’s degree programs across Ohio’s public colleges and universities.  The Ohio Transfer Module certificate provides students with exposure to a wide range of academic disciplines by including courses in the fine arts and humanities, mathematics, natural and physical sciences, and social and behavioral sciences.

The Transfer Module certificate provides a strong general education foundation to help students acquire the knowledge and skills to achieve success in the 21st century.  The Transfer Module certificate includes coursework in oral and written communication, mathematics, fine arts and humanities, physical and natural sciences, and social and behavioral sciences.  The courses in the certificate has Ohio's Transfer 36 designation and are embedded in the Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) degrees, as well as the Liberal Arts Certificate. 

The Ohio Transfer Module certificate at Rhodes State College satisfies the 36-40 semester hours of transferrable courses, required by all Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and baccalaureate degree programs across Ohio’s public colleges and universities.  Some of Ohio’s four-year public colleges and universities will allow students with a completed TM to transfer into a bachelor’s degree program without requiring any additional general education courses.

Students completing Associate of Applied Business (AAB), Associate of Applied Science (AAS), or Associate of Technical Studies (ATS) degrees who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree at one of Ohio’s four-year public colleges or universities can add the Transfer Module certificate to provide a complete set of transferable general education courses.

The Transfer Module Certificate Highlights

• Meets Ohio's Transfer 36 general education requirements for all Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and bachelor’s degree programs across Ohio’s public colleges or universities.
• Complete the certificate in three semesters (full time)
• Can start any semester (Fall, Spring, or Summer)
• Most classes are offered fully online; all classes are offered hybrid or in the traditional classroom setting.
• Transfer 100% of courses into the Liberal Arts Certificate, Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Science degree, or a bachelor’s degree at one of Ohio’s four-year public colleges or universities.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively.
2. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate arguments in a logical fashion.
3. Employ the methods of inquiry characteristic of natural sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities.
4. Demonstrate understanding of our global and diverse culture and society.
5. Examine the importance of engaging in our democratic society through informed citizenship.
    

Career Opportunities

The Transfer Module certificate is designed to meet the general education requirements for Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and bachelor’s degree programs across Ohio’s public colleges or universities.  The Transfer Module certificate focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in the 21st century, including critical and creative thinking, teamwork and problem solving, oral and written communication, mathematical and information literacy, and knowledge of human cultures and ethical reasoning.  These highly-valued skills are sought after by a variety of careers in business and public service.

Ohio Transfer Module Certificate

First Year
First Semester		Hours
COM 1110	English Composition	3
MTH 1151    or MTH 1190    or MTH 1260    or MTH 1370    or MTH 1430    or MTH 1611    or MTH 1711    or MTH 1721    or MTH 2660    or MTH 2670    or MTH 2680	Quantitative Reasoning    or Finite Mathematics/Business    or Statistics    or College Algebra    or Trigonometry    or Business Calculus    or Calculus I    or Calculus II    or Calculus III    or Differential Equations    or Elementary Linear Algebra	3-5
LIT 2210    or LIT 2215    or LIT 2227    or LIT 2228    or LIT 2241    or LIT 2242    or LIT 2250    or LIT 2260    or LIT 2301    or LIT 2310    or LIT 2450    or MUS 1010    or THR 1010	Introduction to Literature    or Native American Literature    or Literature of Graphic Novels    or African-American Literature    or World Literature I    or World Literature II    or The American Short Story    or Fantasy Literature    or British Literature I    or Literature and the Holocaust    or Themes in Literature and Film    or Music Appreciation I    or Introduction to Theatre	3
SOC 1010    or HST 2510    or POL 1010    or SOC 1200    or SOC 1210    or SOC 1320    or SOC 2211    or SOC 2300	Sociology    or History of Latin America    or Introduction to Political Science    or Death and Dying    or Family Sociology    or American Cultural Diversity    or World Religions: History, Belief, and Practice    or Social Problems	3
	Term Hours	12-14
Second Semester
BIO 1210    or BIO 1110    or CHM 1110    or PHY 1120	Biology I    or Anatomy and Physiology I    or Introductory General Chemistry    or Physics I	4
COM 2400    or COM 1140    or COM 1160    or COM 1200	Composition and Literature 1    or Technical Writing    or Business Communications    or Writing in the Sciences	3
HST 1620    or HST 1011    or HST 1012    or HST 1610    or HST 2521	American History Since 1877    or Western Civilization I    or Western Civilization II    or American History to 1877    or Women in World History	3
PSY 1010    or PSY 1730    or PSY 2150    or PSY 2200    or PSY 2301	General Psychology    or Abnormal Psychology    or Lifespan Psychology    or Social Psychology    or Educational Psychology	3
	Term Hours	13
Second Year
First Semester
COM 2110    or COM 2213	Public Speaking 2    or Verbal Judo	3
BIO 1120    or BIO 1400    or BIO 2121    or CHM 1120    or PHY 1130	Anatomy and Physiology II    or Microbiology    or Introduction to Human Genetics    or Introductory Organic and Biochemistry    or Physics II	4
OTM General Education Elective 3		3-4
OTM General Education Elective 3		3-4
	Term Hours	13-15
	Total Hours	38-42

1	For the AA and the AS degrees, COM 2400 is required
2	COM 2110 or COM 2213 is recommended
3	Select any OTM general education course on this plan of study that is not used to meet another requirement