Jackson Community College
Transfer Information July 2008
JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE Option 1: Elementary Education certification—Special Ed major Option 2: Secondary Certification – Special Ed major and one minor
This is only a guide. It is highly recommended that you complete the MACRAO agreement prior to transferring from Jackson Community College. Students having met the MACRAO agreement and completed 58 credit hours, will be accepted as having fulfilled the freshman and sophomore GENERAL EDUCATION requirements unless otherwise specified by a particular major. Students not completing the MACRAO Agreement or with questions regarding General Education required for their major should contact Spring Arbor University at (517) 474-6674 or stop by the McDivitt Hall University Center, room 124. Note: Students do not need to complete all the courses listed below before transferring. Complete the MACRAO agreement using courses required in your major/minors. Then complete other courses as outlined for your chosen major/minors.
Option 1: Special Education is your major. You will be certified to teach all grades K-5 and Special Education-Learning Disabilities- grades K-12. Option 2: Complete Special Ed major and one minor chosen from the following fields with a minimum GPA of 2.60 and no course grade below 2.0: Biology, Chemistry, English, Health Education, History, Mathematics, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Spanish, Speech. You will be certified to teach Special Educaiton – Learning Disabilities, grades K-12, and your minor subject area, grades 6-12. Courses offered at JCC which are required for minors: Biology Minor: BIO 151, 152, 155; CEM 131 or 141. Chemistry Minor: CEM 141, 142, 241, 242; BIO 131 or 151 or 152. English Minor: ENG 236 or 249, 252, 255, or 256, 257. Health Education Minor: JCC doesn’t offer any courses for this minor. History Minor: HIS 131, 132, 231, 232; ECN 231, GEO 131 or 132; PLS 141. Other HIS courses may be used as required electives in the major or minor. Mathematics Minor: MTH 151, 133. Physical Education Minor: BIO 155 Spanish Minor: SPN 231, 232; requires four credit hours (usually 3 weeks) to be obtained in an approved language study in a Spanish-speaking country. Physics Minor: PHY 251, 252; CEM 131 or high school chemistry with minimum grade of B; MTH 151, 154, 251. Political Science Minor: PLS 141. Other PLS courses may be used as required electives. Psychology Minor: PSY 140, PSY 152, PSY 251. Speech Minor: SPH 234. Other SPH courses (except SPH 231) may be used as required electives. SAU School of Education Admissions requirements: To be admitted to the Teacher Certification Program, the student’s formal application must be approved by the Spring Arbor University School of Education. Students must meet the standards for admission and for program requirements for the Professional Education Sequence that are in effect at the time of the submission of their applications. Students should obtain a copy of these standards from the Spring Arbor University School of Education office or the Spring Arbor University office at JCC. One of these standards is satisfactory performance on the Michigan Basic Skills Test. It is recommended the test be taken in the second semester of the freshman year or the first semester of the sophomore year. It is helpful for most people to complete a mathematics course prior to taking the test. This is only a guide. Please refer to the Spring Arbor University catalog for transfer admission requirements, specific course information, programs requirements, etc. For further information and advising, please contact Spring Arbor University at JCC, McDivitt Hall University Center, room 124, (517) 474-6674; or Spring Arbor University Admissions Office, (517) 750-6468 or (800) 968-0011; or visit their website at www.arbor.edu.
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