General Education Director
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ASC 2011,
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-2823
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Tier1: Foundation Competencies
Communication Competency
To meet the Communication competency, a student must meet all of the following:
- 2 courses with a minimum of 6 credits, with the Written communication attribute
Quantitative Literacy Competency
To meet the Quantitative Literacy competency, a student must meet one of the following:
- Complete or received credit for 1 course, MATH 109 or higher, with the Quantitative Literacy attribute
- Submission of an official Accuplacer score of 75 or higher in Elementary Algebra
- Submission of an official SAT math score of 500 or higher
- Submission of an official ACT math subtest score of 19 or higher
Tier 2: Distribution Competencies
Natural Sciences Competency
To meet the Natural Sciences competency, a student must meet all of the following:
- 1 course and a minimum of 3 credits, that has the Natural Sciences w/lab attribute
Culture Competency
To meet the Culture competency, a student must meet all of the following:
- 1 course and a minimum of 3 credits, that has the Culture attribute
Self and Society Competency
To meet the Self and Society competency, a student must meet all of the following:
- 1 course and a minimum of 3 credits, that has the Self and Society attribute
NOTE: All Bachelor Degrees at Ferris also require 1 course with the Global Diversity and 1 course with the U.S. Diversity attribute. For students wishing to continue to a Bachelor Degree, completion of these requirements within the Associate Degree is recommended. These requirements can be met without additional coursework because many Culture and Self and Society courses also meet the needed Diversity requirements.