LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TRANSFER GUIDE
Title: Liberal Studies Program Requirements, Northern Michigan University
Code: 1185
The Liberal Studies Program requirements are the general education requirements
for a bachelor degree at Northern. The following information provides a guide
for students who wish to transfer courses from Lansing Community College to meet
the NMU Liberal Studies requirements.
Students must earn a minimum of 30 semester credits distributed into the Liberal
Studies Divisions shown below. A minimum of 6 semester credits (2 courses) is
required for each of the Liberal Studies Division I, II, III, and IV. A minimum
of 3 semester credits (1 course) is required for each of Division V and VI.
Students may elect to meet the World Culture requirement of 3 semester credits by
selecting from the following courses: ANTH 270; ENGL 211,212; GEOG 200; HIST
214,240; HUMS 221; or RELG 211,250.
Students must also take 3 semester credits of their Liberal Studies work at the
upper division level. At Lansing Community College, the following courses meet
this requirement: ENGL 211, 212, 255, 256; RELG 241, 242; SOCL 185.
Transfer students are subject to the stated requirements. Underlined courses
meet the World Culture requirement.
Division I: Communication, 6-8 semester credits (two courses)
WRIT 121/131; - AND - ENGL 122/132; WRIT 122/124/132
Division II: Humanities, 6-8 semester credits (two courses)
ENGL 211,212,255,256,266,267; HIST 214,240; HUMS 140,160,213,214,215,221,225,
260,265; PHIL 152,211,212,260; RELG 211,212,241,242,250; SOCL 185
Division III: Science/Mathematics, 6-8 semester credits (two courses)
to include one science laboratory (See Note 2)
ASTR 201; BIOL 120,127,128,145; CHEM 135,151&161,152&162; GEOG 121; GEOL 221;
ISCI 121,122,131; MATH 121,122,126,130,151,161; PHYS 221,222,251,252
Division IV: Social Sciences, 6-8 semester credits (two courses)
ANTH 270,271; ECON 120,260; GEOG 200; HIST 211,212; POLS 120,201;
PSYC 200; SOCL 120,255
Division V: Formal Communication Studies, 3-4 semester credits
(one course) (See Note 2)
CITF 107,110; CPSC 120; FREN/GRMN/SPAN 121,122,201,202; JAPN 121,122;
PHIL 151; STAT 170,215
Division VI: Visual and Performing Arts, 3-4 semester credits (one course)
HUMS 120,211,212; MUSC 199,246,247; THEA 110
Many majors specify certain courses for part of Liberal Studies Requirements.
These courses are required for the bachelor's degree and must be completed even
when sufficient credits in a particular division have been completed.
MACRAO TRANSFER AGREEMENT
Transfer students who have completed their general education requirements at a
Michigan community colleges under the MACRAO (Michigan Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers) Transfer Agreement typically have met the
core Liberal Studies requirements in College Composition, Humanities, Science/
Mathematics, and the Social Sciences divisions. Transfer students under the
MACRAO agreement must complete the additional Liberal Studies requirements beyond
the 30 semester credits satisfied by the MACRAO Transfer Agreement, usually at
the upper division level. Students who qualify under the MACRAO Transfer Agree-
ment should be sure to inform their advisors of this fact. Students entering NMU
under the MACRAO Transfer Agreement must only have attended a Michigan community
college.
NOTES:
1. LCC courses other than those appearing on this guide should be checked for
transferability to the four-year institution.
2. Students should verify transferability with Northern Michigan University
prior to taking any course/s not listed on this guide.
For further information and advising, contact Cary Vajda, Transfer Admissions
Counselor, (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.
VISIT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE AT http://www.nmu.edu.
Effective from Fall 2008 through Summer 2009
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