LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER GUIDE Title: General Education Requirements, Eastern Michigan University Code: 1175 This guide is for students who will begin college Fall 2009 or later or students who attended any college or university prior to Fall 2009 and wish to elect the new EMU General Education Requirements. Additional information is available at http://it.emich.edu/service/online/tranequiv/documents/Transfer-Guide_ interpretations.pdf. Eastern Michigan University Lansing Community College AREA I: Effective Communication (Choose one course from each category) 1. Written 1. WRIT/ENGL 122/132 2. Oral 2. SPCH 110/130 AREA II: Quantitative Reasoning (M Choose one course) Students who have earned an ACT Math sub score of 28 or higher, or an SAT Math sub score of 670 or higher may waive this requirement. 1. Quantitative Reasoning 1. MATH 119,202 2. Students may use if taken prior to 2. MATH 120,121,126,130,141,151,161; EMU enrollment STAT 170,215 AREA III: Perspectives on a Diverse World (M Choose 1-2 courses) Students who have satisfied the MACRAO Requirements at LCC (or those who have not completed MACRAO but have completed more than 30 transferable hours) are only required to complete one course. Otherwise, complete one courses from each category. 1. Global Awareness A. ANTH *270; BIOL 120; BUSN 201; GEOG 120,200; HUMS 214; POLS *201,260; SPCH 280 The following courses are not equivalent to the approved EMU courses for this area, but are acceptable if completed prior to EMU enrollment (minimum 2 credits). GEGA Global Awareness B. ADMN 275; *ENGL 211,212; HIST *214,240,250; HUMS 221; MGMT 234; *MUSC 240,241; *PHIL 211,212; *RELG 211,212; or any course meeting the spirit of Global Awareness. 2. U.S. Diversity A. ENGL *260; SOCL 260 The following courses are not equivalent to the approved EMU courses for this area, but are acceptable if completed prior to EMU enrollment (minimum 2 credits). GEUS U.S. Diversity B. HIST 150; HUMS 225; INTR 201; SOCL 185; or any course meeting the spirit of U.S. Diversity. AREA IV: Knowledge of the Disciplines (2 courses from each area) 1. Knowledge of the Arts A. DANC 101/102; HUMS 211; MUSC 199; (2 course in different subject areas) THEA 110/120; WRIT 260 The following courses are not equivalent to the approved EMU courses for this area, but are acceptable if completed prior to EMU enrollment (minimum 2 credits). GEKA Knowledge of the Arts B. ARTS 114,133,137,153,162,171,200, 206,213,216,217,221,222,225,235, 236,240,251; DANC 203,204; DMAC 131,132,222; ENGL 240; FILM 118, 226,227; HUMS 120; MTEC 122,153, 221,223,230,252,254; *MUSC 240, 241; STEC 100,120,130,140,150; THEA 141,143,160,171,181,210,233, 235,241,260,271; or any course meeting the spirit of the Arts. 2. Knowledge of the Humanities A. ENGL 201,202,203,208,*260,290; (2 course in different subject areas) *FREN/*GRMN/*JAPN 121,122; PHIL 152; *RELG 211,212; *SPAN 121,122,201,202 The following courses are not equivalent to the approved EMU courses for this area, but are acceptable if completed prior to EMU enrollment (minimum 2 credits). GEKH Knowledge of the Humanities B. *CHIN 221,222; ENGL 205,*211,*212, 220,245,255,256,265,266,267,270; *FREN/*GRMN/*JAPN/*SPAN 115,116; HUMS 140,215,265; JRNL 254; PHIL 153,*211,*212,260; READ 118; SIGN 250; WRIT 124,264; or any course meeting the spirit of the Humanities. 3. Knowledge of the Natural Sciences A. ASTR 201; BIOL 127; CHEM 120,125, (2 course in different subject areas) 130,135,151+161; GEOG 121; GEOL 221; ISCI 121; PHYS 120,221,251 The following courses are not equivalent to the approved EMU courses for this area, but are acceptable if completed prior to EMU enrollment (minimum 2 credits). GEKN Knowledge of the Natural Sciences B. BIOL 121,128,145,201,202,203,275, 285,287; CHEM 145; CHSE 114; GEOG 220; GEOL 230; HORT 102,103,105, 230,236,237,295; ISCI 131; PSYC 210; or any course meeting the spirit of the Natural Sciences. 4. Knowledge of the Social Sciences A. ANTH *270,276; ECON 201,202; HIST (2 course in different subject areas) 211,212; POLS 120,121,270; SOCL 120; SPCH 140,260 The following courses are not equivalent to the approved EMU courses for this area, but are acceptable if completed prior to EMU enrollment (minimum 2 credits). GEKS Knowledge of the Social Sciences B. ANTH 271; CJUS 104,106,130,133, 134,135,203,210,255,261; ECON 120, 213,260; GRET 205,220,221,223,240, 241,280; HIST 210,*214,220,230, 260; LABR 200,201,203; POLS *201, 250; PSYC 200; RELG 250; SPCH 120,270; TRVL 125,130,131; or any course meeting the spirit of the Social Sciences. AREA V: Learning Beyond the Classroom (M Choose one if applicable) Students who have completed MACRAO or have 30 or more transferable hours are required to complete only one of six areas at EMU. Students transferring with fewer than 30 hours may complete one of the six areas at the community college; the second area must be complete at EMU. Career and Professional Development Co-ops, internships, practicum, clinical, career exploration, or any courses meeting the spirit of Career and Professional Development. Community Service, Citizenship & Only available at EMU Leadership Cultural & Academic Activities & Events Only available at EMU International & Multicultural Experience *CHIN 121,122; FREN/GRMN/JAPN/SPAN *115,*116,*121,*122,201,202; or any course meeting the spirit of Inter- national & Multicultural Experience. Self and Well-Being Any MILS course, physical education activity, or any other course meeting the spirit of Self & Well-Being. Undergraduate Research Only available at EMU (M) One of three MACRAO provisos. (*) Course may not be applied to more than one general education area. NOTES: 1. A single course can be used to meet only one general education requirement. 2. With the exception of Learning Beyond the Classroom, a student must earn a minimum of two (2) credit hours in a course to be used to meet EMU's General Education Requirements. 3. Students must earn a minimum of a 2.0 in order for a course to be eligible for transfer credit. Courses below 100-level do not transfer to EMU. 4. The major or minor declared by a student may encourage specific general education courses. If one is available, refer to the transfer guide for the selected major. 5. There is no limit to the number of credits that may be transferred to EMU. However, a minimum of 60 credits must be completed at a four-year institu- tion, 30 of which must be earned at EMU. 6. EMU honors the MACRAO Transfer Agreement. To use the MACRAO agreement, an official community college transcript stamped "MACRAO Satisfied" must be sent to EMU's Office of Admissions. This agreement applies only to general education requirements. Students are required to fulfill all major, minor, and graduation requirements. Students who have satisfied MACRAO will only be required to complete three provisos as described below. Students who do not satisfy MACRAO will be required to complete EMU's General Education requirements as listed above. Area II - Quantitative Reasoning (1 course) Area III - Global Awareness or U.S. Diversity (1 course) Area V - Learning in the classroom (1 activity of course) This requirement must be completed at EMU. 7. Students who have completed less than 30 transferable credits will be required to satisfy all of the EMU General Education Requirements. For further information and advising, contact EMU Transfer Services at (734) 487-1442 or email transfer.admissions@emich.edu; information available online at http://www.emich.edu/admissions/transferstudents/index.html. VISIT THE EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY WEBSITE AT http://www.emich.edu. Effective from Fall 2009 through Summer 2010 |