Michigan

In 2012 and prior to CWID, Michigan House Bill 5372 (H-1) CR-1 required that community colleges collaborate with Michigan’s public universities to establish reverse transfer agreements with at least three community colleges by January 2013 in order for institutions to receive performance funding. As of January 2014, 125 agreements were developed among Michigan’s 28 community colleges and 15 4-year public institutions. Some of the agreements are consortia arrangements and others are single institution partnerships, but all are locally created.

State Funder
The Kresge Foundation

In March of 2014, OCCRL published an initial profile of each CWID state. The 2014 Michigan Profile includes descriptions of a) the state implementation context, b) key implementation strategies, c) reverse transfer process, d) implementation successes and challenges, e) implementation successes and challenges, f) institutions participating in Credit When It’s Due, and g) state contact information.

In May of 2015, OCCRL published a second profile of each CWID state.  The 2015 Michigan Profile provides expands on and updates the areas covered in the 2014 profile with additional information on the sustainability of Michigan’s reverse transfer system. A total of 249 credentials were awarded as of May 2015. Key implementation strategies outlined in the profiles are below, please see the profiles for further description.

Many of the CWID state partners have shared resources they have developed in the course of implementing reverse transfer in their state.  The resources that have been shared by Michigan are listed below.

• Reverse Transfer-Related Legislation (House Bill 5372, Sec. 213)
• Reverse Transfer at the University of Michigan-Dearborn
• Reverse Transfer at Macomb Community College