School Information

Technology and Professional Services Management 206 Roosevelt Hall, 734.487.1161 

Paul Majeske, Interim Director

Advisor Information

General Education (and other university requirements) Advising

GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology Student Services | Make an appointment, 203 Sill Hall, 734.487.9751 

Faculty Advisor

To find your faculty advisor, please see School of Technology and Professional Services Management Advisors.

Student Eligibility

A student’s eligibility to graduate from this major is determined by the following.

• Apply and be granted admission to Eastern Michigan University (emich.edu/admissions).
• Apply and be granted admission to their major (See Program Admission for specific information).
• A completed associate degree, certificate, or adequate coursework. Students eligible to follow an articulation agreement typically transfer 60 credit hours to EMU. Eligible students who transferred in less than 60 credit hours had unique circumstances and were granted permission to follow the articulation agreement, by the Director of Community College Relations (emich.edu/ccr).

Interested students should meet with their community college advisor for information on the articulation agreement before transferring to EMU. After transferring to EMU, a student must consult with the Community College Relations Office to confirm eligibility.

Program Admission

Students who wish to pursue this major must apply for admission to the program.

Students may be admitted to the program in the fall or winter terms. Applications for a winter term are due by Dec. 1 of the preceding fall term. Applications for a fall term are due by April 1 of the preceding winter term.

Program admission criteria are:

• Admission to the University as an undergraduate degree candidate (Undergraduate Admissions).
• Completion of  (or satisfy with ENG 112 - College Composition II @ Delta) with a grade of “B” or higher.
• Completion of  (or satisfy with LSP 115 - Principles of Substantive Law @ Delta) with a grade of “B-” or higher.
• Completion of  or satisfy with a grade of “C+” or higher.
• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Students satisfying these criteria are eligible to apply for admission to the program, but admission is not guaranteed.

Program Retention Policy

In addition to secondary admission requirements, students are required to:

• Complete each program core “LEGL” course with a minimum grade of C.

If a student earns lower than a C in any program core course, the student will be allowed to repeat the course twice. If the student fails to earn a C or better in the repeated courses, the student will be dismissed from the program. Please note   (“B-“) and  (“C+”) require a higher minimum grade

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (See note below)
• Maintain a GPA within the major of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (See note below)

A student whose cumulative GPA or cumulative major GPA falls below 2.5 will be placed on program probation for the next succeeding term. If the student fails to raise his or her cumulative GPA, cumulative major GPA or both to 2.5 or higher with the grades earned during the probationary term, the student will be dismissed from the program. For purposes of this policy, a student who is placed on program probation as the result of a deficient GPA at the close of a winter term will have until the close of the next fall term to raise his or her GPA to 2.5 or higher.

General Education Requirements:

A student with a Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) endorsement on their transcript only needs to complete the General Education Application Requirements of

• One  [GEUS or GEGA] course
• One  [GELB] course or experience
• One Writing Intensive [GEWI] course in the major

To use MTA, a student must have an official community college transcript, with the “MTA Satisfied” endorsement sent to EMU’s Admissions Office. The MTA may be completed after admission to EMU, however, students should inform their advisor or they may be advised to complete additional courses for the general education program.

Students who do not have “MTA Satisfied” on their community college transcript, will be required to satisfy EMU’s general education requirements as applied to transfer students. For specific General Education requirements, see  or view the .

Major Requirements: 75 hours

All requirements must be met, as listed below.

Minor Requirement:

This major does not require a minor.

Program Total:

Students must earn a minimum total of 120 credits at the 100-level or above. If sufficient credits hours are not transferred in, additional EMU credits must be completed to reach the minimum of 120 credit hours required to graduate.

Critical Graduation Information

This Articulation Agreement provides the following exceptions:

University Requirements

• Under this agreement, EMU will waive the 60-hour rule and require that a minimum of 30 credit hours must be completed in EMU courses, 15 hours of which must be in program requirements at the 300-level or above.  Of the last 30 hours completed before graduating, a minimum of 10 credit hours must be in courses offered by EMU. 

Substitutions

• LSP 110W - Legal Ethics and Responsibilities (eq. LEGL 000), LSP 120 - Legal Research (eq. LEGL 000), LSP 150 - Real Estate Law (eq LEGL 000), LSP 220 - Environmental Law (eq. LEGL 000), LSP 235 - Criminal Law and Procedure (eq. CRM 000), LSP 250 - Corporate Law (eq. LEGL 000), LSP 253 - Bankruptcy Law (eq. LEGL 000), LSP 260 - Legal Support Internship (eq. LEGL 000), LSP 280W - Legal Writing (eq. LEGL 000), and MGT 252 - Business Law II (eq. LAW 000) may be used to satisfy “Restricted Electives” requirements.

Students are required to satisfy all requirements listed below, not waived or modified above