LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
                                  TRANSFER GUIDE

Curriculum:  Elementary Education, Northern Michigan University
Curriculum Code: 0499                                                              

                        Semester                                        Semester
Code       Title         Credits  Prerequisite                           Offered

                        REQUIREMENTS  Total:  17 Credits
ARTS 240   Art for Elem Tch    3  See Catalog                                ALL
EDUC 220   Intro Education     3  See Catalog                                ALL
ENGL 208   Children's Lit      4  See Catalog                                ALL
HIST 211   US History-1877     4  See Catalog                                ALL
MUSC 200   Mus Elem Teacher    3  See Catalog                               F,SP

               LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS  Total:  36-39 Credits
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1:  Liberal Studies     22-24 Credits  (See Note 1)
           Communication       8  
           Humanities          8  (See Note 2)
           Formal Comm Study 3-4   
           Visual/Perf Arts  3-4   
CHOICE 2:  Health Promotion     3 Credits   (See Note 4)
CHOICE 3:  Biological Science     4 Credits
BIOL 120   Enviro Science      4  See Catalog                                ALL
BIOL 127   Cell Biology        4  See Catalog                                ALL
BIOL 128   Organismal Bio      4  See Catalog                                ALL
BIOL 145   Intro Anat & Phys   4  See Catalog                                ALL
CHOICE 4:  Social Science     3-4 Credits
ANTH 270   Cultural Anthro     3  See Catalog                              SP,SU
POLS 120   Amer Pol System     4  See Catalog                                ALL
CHOICE 5:  Science     4 Credits  (See Note 5)

                 ELECTIVES  Total:  8-11 Credits  (See Note 6)
Complete the indicated number of credits in transferable courses of your choice.

                                                               TOTAL CREDITS  64
NOTES:
1. See the NMU Liberal Studies Requirements guide for appropriate LCC courses.
   The MACRAO Transfer Agreement may also be referred to in selection of 
   general education courses.  Select EITHER the NMU Liberal Studies Requirements
   -OR- the MACRAO Transfer Agreement.  General education courses will be 
   applicable to the major or minor.  A maximum of 64 semester credits and 
   one additional physical education activity credit may transfer from a
   community college.  Students pursuing  visual arts, music or physical 
   education at the elementary level should consider transferring at the end
   of the freshman year.
2. All candidates for NMU graduation must complete a World Cultures course and
   an upper-level (300-400) course.  Students can fulfill the world cultures
   requirement by completing one of the following while at LCC:  ANTH 270, ENGL
   211,212; GEOG 200, HIST 214,240, HUMS 221, or RELG 211,250.  The following 
   courses will meet the 300-level or above requirement: ENGL 211,212,255,256; 
   RELG 241,242; SOCL 185.
3. This Bachelor's degree program prepares students to teach in the elementary 
   grades of K-8.  Admissions requirements include the following:
   a. A cumulative GPA of 2.70 or higher.
   b. A satisfactory score of the Pre-Professional Screening Test (PPST).  The
      PPST is waived for students who have ACT sub-scores of 21 in English and 
      Reading, and a sub-score of 20 in Mathematics.
   c. A passing score of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) Basic
      Skills test.
   d. Successfully complete the NMU pre-methods education sequence.  
4. Students can fulfill the health promotion requirement by completing PFFT 100 
   and a physical education activity course at LCC.
5. Select four credits of Science from:  ASTR 201; CHEM 135,151&161,152&162; 
   GEOG 121; GEOL 221; ISCI 121,122,131; PHYS 120,221,251.
6. Students will select one of four options and allowable major/minor fields 
   listed in the NMU Bulletin. Majors include English, Language Arts, 
   Mathematics, Integrated Science, and Social Studies. Contact the NMU transfer
   admissions counselor to discuss selection of major and additional courses to 
   take at LCC.
7. Students seeking an LCC associate degree must fulfill specific graduation
   requirements including the LCC general education core requirements.  See the 
   LCC catalog at http://www.lcc.edu/catalog for additional details.
8. This transfer guide requires basic skill levels in mathematics, reading, and 
   writing.  To determine accurate course placement, students should take the 
   Computerized Placement Tests in the LCC Assessment Center (GB 200) prior to
   registration.  For testing hours call (517) 267-5500.

For further information and advising, contact Cary Vajda, Transfer Admissions
Counselor, at (989) 832-7296 or by email at cvajda@nmu.edu; Northern Michigan
University, Office of Admissions, 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette MI 49855-
5310, (800) 682-9797.

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Effective from Fall 2008 through Summer 2009