Admissions Policy with MACRAO Stamp EndorsementThe Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO) Agreement applies to students entering bachelor's degree programs only.Students who transfer to Ferris State University from a Michigan community college with a MACRAO-stamped associate of arts (A.A.) degree or an associate of science (A.S.) degree, and with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better based on a 4.0 scale are admitted with junior standing and lower-division general education requirements are considered to have been fulfilled. To graduate with a Ferris State bachelor's degree, these students are required to fulfill the following additional general education requirements: three semester credits in advanced communication competence, MATH 115 or proficiency, three semester credits in an upper-level social awareness course, and a total of thirty-seven credits of general education coursework at Ferris or transferred. Students who transfer to Ferris State from a Michigan community college with an associate of applied arts (A.A.A.) degree or an associate of science (A.S.) degree, and with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better based on a 4.0 scale are admitted to Ferris with junior standing. If the pre-transfer curriculum fulfills all of the general education requirements established for a MACRAO-stamped associate of arts (A.A.) degree or an associate of science (A.S.) degree, the student is considered to have fulfilled the lower-division general education requirements. Additional general education requirements necessary to graduate with a bachelor's degree are as indicated in the first paragraph above. Students who transfer to Ferris from a Michigan community college with a MACRAO-stamped transcript who do not possess an associate degree are considered to have fulfilled the lower-division general education requirements. Additional general education requirements necessary to graduate with a bachelor's degree are as indicated in the first paragraph above. |