Advisor Manual-L

Labor School
Laboratory Requirement
Language Requirement
Law
Learning Disabilities, Referral
Limits on Credits--Registration
Limits on Credits in Specialized Areas

Labor School

A maximum of 10 semester hours of elective credit may be granted to students who have completed the Labor School Program, a two-year program offered by the Labor Studies Center with the intention of helping workers to develop their "leadership and communication skills and increase their understanding of the complex issues confronting workers and their unions in contemporary society." Authorization for this credit is granted by the Transfer Credit Evaluation Unit upon receipt of a letter of recommendation from the director of the Labor School. The student must first have earned a minimum of 60 semester hours and have earned at least a 2.00 HPA.

Laboratory Requirement

At least one required science class must be taken with a concurrent, corresponding laboratory to fulfill the Natural Science requirement for both the "old" requirements and the General Education Requirements.

Language Requirement

See Foreign Language. Students who elect or are required to meet the Foreign Culture (FC) requirement with a foreign language need to complete one language through the third semester (2010 or 2110 or equivalent).

Exemptions: Students who have graduated from a secondary institution where the language of instruction was not English or who demonstrate proficiency in the ability to read, write and speak a language other than English may be exempted from the language requirement. Those who feel they have extenuating circumstances that prevent them from learning a foreign language may appeal to the Education Adjustment Committee (EAC) for their intended college.

Law

Requirements for admission to Wayne State's Law School are similar to those for other schools although students should consult the catalogues of specific schools. A baccalaureate degree, a strong academic record, and scores on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) around the 75th percentile are goals that students should adopt as being minimum requirements as they plan the path of their undergraduate education. No particular major is favored over another although there might be some preference for an "academic" major as opposed to one that emphasizes the development of a skill.

Although law schools generally do not require specific courses for admission in the way that, say, medical schools do, they tend to encourage students to choose courses that will contribute to intellectual breadth and to clarity of thought and expression. Law schools, in short, may reccomend some courses but degree requirements remain those of the university, the college, and the department in which the student majors. Suggested subjects include, but are not limited to, history, economics, political science, psychology, philosophy and English.

 

Learning Disabilities, Referral

Students with learning disabilities can be accommodated in the Educational Accessibility Services office, 1600 David Adamany Library, 577-1851. This office is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations for students with physical and learning disabilties. Students are encouraged to consult with this office prior to university enrollment

Limits on Credits--Registration

Schools and colleges have established maximum credit levels for which a student may register in a single term as indicated below:

College/School	Limitation on credit hours
Liberal Arts & Science	Student with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and written approval from the advisor and Dean may take more than 18 credits in a semester.
Business	Maximum of 18 credit hours without permission. (J. Alter-Kay)
Education	Maximum of 20 credits without permission. (S. McPhee)
Engineering	No maximum. (S. Salley)
Nursing	No maximum. (N. Simon)
Pharmacy & Health Sciences	No maximum. (L. Zimmerman)
DCE	Maximum of 12 credit hours without prior approval, (R. Rowe)
Interdisciplinary Studies	Maximum of 24 credit hours without prior approval. (H. Finley)
Non-Matric Status	18 credit hour limit applies. (W. Slater)

Limits on Credits in Specialized Areas

Areas	Maximum Degree Credit
Dance (approved courses)	16
Health	8
Applied Music (see below)	16
Physical Education Activity	4

A total not exceeding four credit hours from the following list of courses may be counted toward a degree unless a curriculum specifically requires more extensive elections.

MUA 2800
MUA 2810
MUA 2820
MUA 2830
MUA 2840
MUA 2850
MUA 2870
MUA 2880
SPR 2670
SPC 2240