LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
                                  TRANSFER GUIDE

Curriculum:  Community Services-General, Siena Heights University
             3+1 Transfer Program, LCC University Center
Curriculum Code: 1074                                                              

                                                               MINIMUM TOTAL  90

The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Community Services-General is for the student 
interested in or already working in a number of the helping professions, 
including human and social service agencies, non-profit agencies and faith-based
organizations. Designed for students with some previous study and/or experience
in the social sciences, the program offers a strong overview of the social 
service field and the role of the professional as an agent for positive social 
change.  Students can choose to either complete a general Community Services major
or they can enhance the degree with a Family Systems Concentration.

NOTES:
1. This transfer guide represents an articulation (partnership) agreement
   between Lansing Community College (LCC) and Siena Heights University (SHU)
   that facilitates the transfer of 90 LCC credits toward a Bachelors of Art in
   Community Services at SHU. 
2. Degree Requirements:  To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Siena Heights, 
   a student must complete a total of 120 semester hours of college credit.  
   Within that 120 hours, a student must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours 
   at the 300/400 level, including at least 15 hours earned at SHU.
   Transferable credits must include PSYC 200, SOCL 120, and one additional 
   course from the following:  PSYC 203, SOCL 254, or SOCL 260. 
3. General Education Requirements:  A student who transfers 60 or more semester
   hours to Siena Heights must include the following courses, selected in 
   cooperation with the SHU advisor:
   a. English composition: 6 credits
   b. mathematics OR lab science: 3-4 credits
   c. social science, fine/performing arts, literature or history: 3 credits
4. Developmental-level credit will not transfer toward major requirements.  A 
   minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all major courses.
5. Upon admission into the Community Services degree program, students must
   maintain a minimum GPA of 2.50.
6. Community Services Elective: (12 credits are required with 6 of these 
   credits taken at SHU)  Approved disciplines are: child development, criminal
   justice, gerontology, political science, psychology, sociology, social work; 
   and others upon approval.

For further information and advising, contact Amy M. Keel, Assistant Director 
for Siena Heights University, 125.9 University Center on the LCC campus, (517)
483-9726 or akeel@sienaheights.edu; website http://www.lcc.edu/uc.   

     VISIT THE SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY WEBSITE AT http://www.sienaheights.edu.
                                                                                   
Effective from Fall 2009 through Summer 2010