Dual Enrollment Pathways
NMC has hundreds of courses to choose from classes for transfer to other colleges and universities to trades and occupational courses. All dual enrolled students are paired with a college advisor to help with course selection. Our advisors have created course selection guides for reference based on possible career and major pathways. Learn more about Dual Enrollment here.
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Interested in a career related to:
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Healthcare: Nursing, Surgical Technology, Dental Assisting
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Biomedical Engineering, Computer Technology, Electronics Technology, Marine Technology, Programmable Logic Controllers, Robotics & Automation
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- ENG-111 – Composition
- RAM-155 – Microcontroller Programming
- MFG-104 – Fluid Power
- DD-170 – CADD/Computer Modeling
- PHY-105 – Physics of the World Around Us
- PHL-105 – Critical Thinking
- EET-102 – Intro to Engineering Technology
- EET-103 – Electrical Studies I
- MTH-111 – Intermediate Algebra
- MTH-121 – College Algebra
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
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Engineering
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Public Health, Case Management
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Welding, Machining, Manufacturing, Fabrication, Drafting & Design
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Pre-Medicine, Pre-Dental, Pre-Veterinary medicine
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Graphic Design, Commercial Art, Fine Arts, Film & Media
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Helping Plants, Animals, and the Environment, Lakes & Natural Resources
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Automotive Service Technician, Transportation Safety, Mechanic, Auto Body Repair
- AT-100 – Automotive Service Basics*
- AT-120 – Automotive Electrical*
- AT-110 – Automotive Brake Systems*
- * Courses have differential tuition, check with your high school first.
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Construction Trades, Electrician, Plumber, Building/Facilities Management, Contractor, Cost Estimator, HVAC/R Specialist
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- CAR-100 – Introductory Craft Skills*
- CAR-101 – Intro to Carpentry*
- EGY-105 – Sustainable Building Design*
- ELE-101 – Introduction to Electrical*
- PLU-101 – Intro to Plumbing*
- HVA-101 – Intro to HVAC/R*
- MTH-120 – Mathematical Explorations (for certificate programs)
- MTH-111 – Intermediate Algebra (for AAS degree programs)
- ENG-111 – Composition
- Love it? Follow up with:
- CAR-102 – Intro to Woodworking*
- CAR-103 – Construction Blueprint Reading*
- CMT-107 – Construction Supervision*
- EGY-115 – Residential Energy Efficiency*
- ELE-105 – Beginning Residential Electrical*
- HVA-106 – Fundamentals of Heating*
- MTH-121 – College Algebra (for AAS degree programs or transfer)
- ENG-112 – Composition II
- * Courses have differential tuition, check with your high school first.
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
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Communications, English, World Languages, Author, Journalist, Teacher, Public Relations
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Business, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Management, Marketing, Sales
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Information technology manager, cybersecurity, programming, web & app development, network support, artificial intelligence, computer science
- Developer courses:
- CIT-110 – Programming Logic & Design
- CIT-178 – Relational Databases
- CIT-180 – Web Development
- PHL-105 – Critical Thinking
- ENG-111 – Composition
- ENG-112 – Composition II
- MTH-111 – Intermediate Algebra
- Infrastructure & Security Courses:
- CIT-135 – Intro to Programming Using Python
- CIT-112 – Scripting & Automation
- CIT-213 – Networking Technologies
- PHL-105 – Critical Thinking
- ENG-111 – Composition
- ENG-112 – Composition II
- MTH-111 – Intermediate Algebra
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Education, Child Development, Teaching
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
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Forensic scientist, crime scene investigator, coroner
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Criminal justice: federal agent, lawyer, corrections, homeland security
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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Pursuing NMC's police academy: Law Enforcement, Detective, Police/DNR Officer, Public Safety, Loss Prevention
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
- Love it? Follow up with:
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
- First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
Undecided or still deciding on a future career/major?
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Try these general education exploratory courses (start with 100-level courses):
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Communications
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Humanities
- ART-100 – Art Appreciation
- ART-111 – History of Western Art I
- ART-112 – History of Western Art II
- ART-213 – Modern Art History
- HST-101 – Western Civilizations to 1500AD
- HST-101 – Western Civilizations from 1500
- HST-111 – US History to 1865
- HST-112 – US History since 1865
- HST-212 – African-American History
- HST-213 – American Women's History
- HST-225 – American Civil War
- HST-230 – The Vietnam War
- HST-235 – 20th Century Europe
- HUM-101 – Introduction to Humanities
- HUM-103 – Introduction to Humanities II
- HUM-116 – World Cultures
- ENG-210 – Children's Literature
- ENG-240 – Introduction to Literature
- ENG-241 – World Mythology
- ENG-246 – British Literature I
- ENG-265 – Science Fiction and Fantasy
- ENG-267 – Film as Literature
- ENG-271 – Adolescent Literature
- MUS-110 – Music Appreciation Standard Lit.
- MUS-111 – Music Appreciation Jazz
- MUS-129 – History of Rock and Roll
- MUS-201 – Theory of Music
- MUS-202 – Theory of Music II
- PHL-101 – Introduction to Philosophy
- PHL-105 – Critical Thinking
- PHL-201 – Ethics
- PHL-202 – Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas
- PHL-203 – Environmental Ethics
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Mathematics
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Sciences
- AST-109 – Planetary Astronomy
- AST-119 – Astronomy
- BIO-106 – Human Biology
- BIO-108 – Plant Biology
- BIO-110 – Essential Biology
- BIO-115 – General Biology I
- BIO-116 – General Biology II
- BIO-208 – Microbiology
- BIO-215 – Genetics
- BIO-227 – Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIO-228 – Anatomy & Physiology II
- CHM-101 – Introductory Chemistry
- CHM-150 – General Chemistry
- CHM-151 – General Chemistry
- CHM-201 – Intro to Organic Chemistry
- CHM-250 – Organic Chemistry I
- CHM-251 – Organic Chemistry II
- ENV-103 – Earth Science
- ENV-104 – Life of the Past
- ENV-111 – Physical Geology
- ENV-112 – Historical Geology
- ENV-117 – Meteorology and Climatology
- ENV-140 – Watershed Science
- PHY-105 – Physics of the World Around Us
- PHY-121 – General Physics (Trig-based)
- PHY-122 – General Physics II (Trig-based)
- PHY-221 – Problems & Principles of Physics I (Calc-based)
- PHY-222 – Problems & Principles of Physics I (Calc-based)
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Social Sciences
- ANT-113 – Cultural Anthropology
- ECO-201 – Macroeconomics
- ECO-202 – Microeconomics
- GEO-101 – Introduction to Geography
- GEO-108 – Geography of US & Canada
- PLS-101 – Intro to American Politics
- PLS-132 – Comparative Politics
- PLS-211 – International Relations
- PSY-101 – Intro to Psychology
- PSY-211 – Developmental Psychology
- PSY-223 – Intro to Social Psychology
- PSY-225 – Human Sexuality
- PSY-250 – Abnormal Psychology
- SOC-101 – Intro to Sociology
- SOC-201 – Modern Social Problems
- SOC-220 – Gender and Society
- SOC-231 – Deviance and Criminal Behavior
- SOC-260 – Race and Ethnicity
- MTH-120 – Mathematical Exploration (for law enforcement aas or police academy)
- ENG-111 – Composition
- EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.
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New, Lower Dual Enrollment Tuition Rate Set
The new rate of $160 per contact hour for students from outside Grand Traverse County will allow hundreds more students to access a fast track to an affordable college degree by dual-enrolling at NMC while still in high school, usually as a junior or senior. Read more here.
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