TEACHER PREPARATION
Transfer Partnership
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
to
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Secondary Special Education
(Effective Fall 2008)
Students at Lansing Community College can begin to satisfy requirements for teacher certification at Central
Michigan University by following the curriculum guide on this flyer. This articulation agreement (partnership)
permits LCC students to transfer up to 63 credits toward their Bachelor of Science in Education with
Secondary Special Education emphasis. You are encouraged to speak with an LCC or CMU advisor and
visit the CMU campus to decide whether this program is right for you.
With CMU’s Provisional Admission Program, you may apply early to the Teacher Education Program after
the completion of at least 45 semester hours at LCC. In order to make sure that your application and
provisional admission can be processed before you transfer, the following steps must occur.
Checklist for Provisional Admission to CMU Teacher Education:
___ Apply and be admitted to CMU (www.cmich.edu/applications/default.htm)
___ Apply to the Teacher Education Program (www.ehs.cmich.edu/css)
___ Meet Michigan Basic Skills Test Score Requirements (www.mttc.nesinc.com)
___ Identify Major(s) and/or Minor(s) for CMU
___ Completion of the following LCC courses: EDUC 220, WRIT or ENGL 122, SPCH 120 or 130,
MATH 112, and EDUC 201 or equivalent. (See the curriculum guide footnotes for special
grade requirements).
___ Maintain 2.7 overall Grade Point Average in all coursework taken
___ Have official transcript(s) sent to the Center for Student Services, College of Education and
Human Services, Ronan 204, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
For Advising and Information at LCC:
Advising/Counseling Center, GB 204
(517) 483-1904; www.lcc.edu/sas/counseling
For information and announcements about all teacher preparation programs at LCC:
www.lcc.edu/liberalstudies/teachprep/
NOTE: CMU advisors and admission specialists visit the LCC campus several times a year.
For Advising and Information at CMU:
Shannon Ebner, Teacher Education Student Services
Phone: (989) 774-3308
E-mail: ebner1sl@cmich.edu
Liberal Studies Office of Teacher Preparation
www.lcc.edu/liberalstudies/teachprep/
(517) 483-1010
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Articulation Agreement
Secondary Special Education
CMU Secondary Special Education
Transfer Guide, Curriculum 0678
Lansing Community College
I. General Education at LCC (32-33)
English: (8)
1WRIT 121 Composition I (4)
1WRIT 122 Composition II (4) OR
1ENGL122 Writing about Literature and Ideas (4)
Natural Sciences: (8-9)
Choose two of the following courses from
different disciplines, one course must include a
lab:
BIOL 127, 145, 210; ASTR 201; CHEM 125, 135,
151 & 161; GEOL 200, 221, 230; ISCI 121; MATH
151; PHYS 221 or 251
Social Sciences: (8)
PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology (4)
Choose any 4 additional hours from the LCC
MACRAO agreement social science area (not
psychology)
Humanities: (8)
Choose 8 hours from the LCC MACRAO
agreement humanities area, must be from at least
two different disciplines
II. Additional Courses (22)
1MATH 112 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR
1MATH 121 College Algebra I (4) OR
higher level math
1SPCH
1SPCH
120 Dynamics of Communication (3) OR
130 Fundamental of Public Speaking (3)
2EDUC
220 Intro to Education (3)
201 Education Practicum (3)
EDUC 230 Intro to Special Education (3)
3EDUC
PSYC 205 Human Growth and Development (3)
EDUC 228 Technology in Education (3)
Additional courses (8-9)
Major/minor courses chosen as advised by a CMU
admissions counselor
CMU
Equivalency
ENG 101
ENG 201
ENG 201
8 hours Nat.
Science/Math
PSY 100
8 hours
humanities
MTH 105
MTH 107
COM 101
COM 101
EDU 107
EDU credit
SPE 126
PSY 220
EDU 290
Bachelor of Science in Education
Secondary Special Education Emphasis
Central Michigan University
Required Professional Education Courses (30)
EDU 310 Psychological Foundations of Teaching (3)
EDU 325 Middle Level & High School Teaching Methods (3)
EDU 450 Content Area Literacy (3)
EDU 495 Foundations of Education (3)
EDU 458 Student Teaching (6)
EDU 432 Student Teaching Seminar (3)
SPE 455 Special Education Student Teaching Seminar (3)
SPE 456 Special Education Student Teaching Emotionally
Impaired (6) OR
SPE 458 Special Education Student Teaching Mentally
Impaired (6)
Other Degree Requirements (6)
PSY 310 Psychological Testing (3)
CDO 438 Language Disorders in Special Education
Populations (3)
Option A: Two Majors
Major in either: Emotionally Impaired (39) OR
Cognitively Impaired (39) AND one of the following
majors:
Biology (BIO), Business Teacher Education (BIS),
Chemistry (CHM), Chemistry-Physics (interdisciplinary),
Earth Science (ESC), English (ENG), Family Studies: Life
Management Education (HEV), Geography (GEO), History
(HST), Industrial Education (IET), Mathematics (MTH),
Physical Education (PES), School Health Education (HSC),
Spanish (SPN)
Option B: Major and two minors
Major in either: Emotionally Impaired (39) OR
Cognitively Impaired (39)
Minor in two of the following fields: One from field A
and one from Field B or two from Field A (40-52)
Field A: Bilingual-Bicultural Education-Ojibwe
(interdisciplinary), Bilingual-Bicultural Education- Spanish
(interdisciplinary), Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHM), Earth
Science (ESC), English (ENG), Geography (GEO), History
(HST), Industrial Education (IET), Mathematics (MTH),
Physical Education (PES), Physics (PHY), Spanish (SPN)
Field B: Dance (DAN), French (FRN), German (GER),
Outdoor Education (RPL), School Health Education (HSC),
Speech (SDA)
Note: Consult the CMU bulletin for a complete listing of
majors and minors available under the Bachelor of Science
in Education degree, Secondary Special Education
Emphasis.
Total credits taken at LCC (63)
1
2
3
Minimum credits needed at CMU (60)
A grade of 3.0 or better in WRIT 121; a grade of 2.0 or better in WRIT 122 or ENGL 122, SPCH 120 or 130, and MATH 112.
A grade of 3.0 or better in EDUC 220.
A criminal background check is required prior to taking this course. Contact the LCC Office of Teacher Preparation for information at (517) 483-1010. Students may waive EDUC
201 by completing 45 hours of pre-professional experience according to guidelines established by the CMU Dept. of Education and Professional Development. The 45 hour PreProfessional Observation Form is available on CMU’s website at http://www/ehs.cmich.edu/css/Admission/formstblofcontents.hem.
(Revised 6/08)