LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
                              TRANSFER GUIDE

Curriculum:  Family Life Education, Spring Arbor University
             Transfer Program - Lansing Center
Curriculum Code: 0391                                                            

                                  REQUIREMENTS

NOTES:
1. This transfer guide represents an articulation (partnership) agreement
   between Lansing Community College (LCC) and Spring Arbor University (SAU)
   that facilitates the transfer of LCC students to the SAU Bachelor of Arts 
   degree in Family Life Education (FLE).
2. LCC students may transfer to SAU after completing an associate degree and 
   the following steps:
   a. Successfully completion of a minimum of 58 transferable credits;
   b. Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher;
   c. Timely submission and approval of all application material, including
      a writing sample;
   d. Personal interview with a SAU admissions representative and/or academic
      advisor.
3. The Bachelor of Arts degree in Family Life Education is an applied inter-
   disciplinary approach to the study of family dynamics and the relationships
   between families and the larger society.  It prepares students for careers
   in education, the ministry, and social service agencies. Those who complete
   the program are eligible to become certified Family Life Educators as
   designated by the National Council on Family Relations.
4. Degree Requirements:
   a. One hundred twenty-four semester credits must be completed. Forty-three
      to forty-five of these hours must be completed in the Family Life 
      Education major.  At least 40 credits must be in upper division courses 
      numbered 300 and 400.
   b. Students who satisfy the MACRAO Transfer Agreement at LCC will be
      considered as having met all first and second year general education
      requirements.  Preferred course selection includes:  SPCH 120; BIOL 145;
      MATH 112; ECON 201/202; SOCL 120; PSYC 200; POLS 120/121.  
   c. Students who have not satisfied the MACRAO Transfer Agreement at LCC 
      will need to complete the SAU General Education Requirements.
5. Additional information:
   a. Students may apply a maximum of 30 semester hours of prior-learning 
      credits toward this degree.
   b. If the total number of credits from the major, prior-learning and 
      transfer credits does not total 124 semester hours, additional work must
      be completed via proficiency examinations or by taking courses from SAU
      or other accredited four-year colleges or universities.
   c. Grades below 2.00 will not transfer.  Courses numbered lower than 100 
      will not transfer.  A maximum of 84 semester credits may transfer from a 
      two-year institution for this major.
   d. A maximum of 40 technical/occupational hours may be applied toward this 
      degree.

For further information and advising, contact Spring Arbor University-Lansing 
Center, 4202 Collins Road, Suite 100, Lansing MI 48910, (800) 968-0114 / (517)
333-0480; or contact Robert Kinsley at (517) 750-6527; e-mail robk@arbor.edu.   
  
       VISIT SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE AT http://www.arbor.edu.

ACADEMIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS MAJOR WAS NOT OFFICIALLY REVIEWED BY 
SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY IN 2009. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE OFFICE
OR INDIVIDUAL INDICATED ABOVE TO VERIFY TRANSFSERABILITY OF THE LCC COURSES
LISTED.
                                                                                 
Effective from Fall 2009 through Summer 2010