LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER GUIDE Title: General Education Requirements, Ferris State University Code: 1187 The General Education Requirements for the BS degree are listed below: A. Communication Competence: 12 credits Select from: WRIT 121/131; WRIT 122/132; SPCH 130/140 One upper-level writing course to be completed at Ferris (3 cr.hrs.) B. Quantitative Skills: MATH 112 or higher Other option: students may pass the FSU proficiency exam. C. Scientific Understanding: 7 credits Choose two (2) approved courses, one with a lab, from: ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, GEOG 121, GEOL 222, ISCI 131, or PHYS D. Cultural Enrichment: 9 credits Choose three (3) courses with at least one course that will transfer to Ferris at a 200 or higher level. No more than 5 credits of music or theatre activity courses can count toward this requirement. Select courses from: Art, art history, foreign languages, history, humanities, literature, music, PHOT 101, theatre, WRIT 260,270. E. Social Awareness: 9 credits Choose three courses in at least two different subject areas with at least one courses at the 200 level or higher (underlined) from: ANTH 270,275; ECON 201,202; GEOG 200,202; POLS 120,240,250,260,270; PSYC 200, 203,205,221,222,240; SOCL 120,254,255,260 F. Global Consciousness - 1 course (Required if transferring without MACRAO Stamp.) Global Consciousness courses deal with contemporary cultures, languages, or societies outside North America or with contemporary Native American culture and civilization. Select one course from: ANTH 270; BUSN 201; ENGL 202,203; FREN; GEOG 200; GRMN; HIST 263; POLS 260,270; RELG 211, 250; SOCL 254; SPAN. G. Race/Ethnicity and/or Gender - 1 course (Required if transferring without MACRAO Stamp.) Choose one course from the following: ANTH 270,275; ENGL 260,270; GEOG 200; HIST 150; POLS 120,240,250,260,270; PSYC 200,202,203,205,221,222; SOCL 120,254,255,260. NOTES: 1. The MACRAO Transfer Agreement applies only to students entering bachelor degree programs at FSU, pertains solely to general education, and does not exempt students from meeting specific prerequisite and/or course requirements for their degree. Only courses with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better will transfer. 2. Students transferring to Ferris State University with MACRAO will have met the lower-division general education communication competency; scientific understanding; cultural enrichment; social awareness; race, ethnicity, and gender; and global awareness requirements. In order to complete the general education requirements for a bachelor's degree, students with MACRAO must still complete math proficiency and upper- level communication competency requirements. 3. Many degrees require specific courses and prerequisite courses that also count for FSU's general education requirements. Because these specific courses are required for the degree, they must be taken even if a student has sufficient coursework to complete the MACRAO agreement. 4. In the following categories - Cultural Enrichment, Social Awareness, Global Consciousness, and Race/Ethnicity/Gender (REG) - courses often meet more than one general education requirement simultaneously. 5. LCC courses other than those appearing on this guide should be checked for transferability by consulting the Ferris State University web page at www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/academics/gened/courses.html. For assistance with the transfer admissions process, contact Shari Chamberlain, Transfer Admissions Office, at (800) 4-FERRIS, (231) 591-2100 or e-mail chambers@ferris.edu. VISIT FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE AT http://www.ferris.edu. Effective from Fall 2010 through Summer 2011 |