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Ferris State University

Start Here, Stay Here.

An affordable bachelor鈥檚 degree, right here in Dowagiac.

Complete your bachelor鈥檚 degree on SMC鈥檚 Dowagiac campus to save time and money on your degree.

How It Works

In our unique partnership with Ferris State University, you鈥檒l take a combination of Ferris and SMC classes to complete a bachelor鈥檚 degree. You鈥檒l start by beginning an SMC associate degree program, completing general education courses and introductory to intermediate courses in your major area. After you鈥檝e completed 30-48 credits with SMC, you鈥檒l begin the Ferris portion of the program, taking Ferris courses as well as additional SMC courses until you鈥檝e completed both an associate and a bachelor鈥檚 degree. 

Ferris courses are taught by Ferris professors on SMC鈥檚 campus or online. Courses may be in the evening or during the day. 

Once they鈥檙e admitted to Ferris, students are considered full Ferris students and are eligible for Ferris scholarships and have access to all the same online resources as Ferris students, including Ferris鈥檚 online library and databases. 

While taking SMC courses, students are also considered full SMC students and have access to all of SMC鈥檚 student services and campus life, including on-campus housing.

Why Ferris at SMC?

Save Money

You can transfer a total of up to 90 credits from SMC into your Ferris program (traditional community college-to-university transfers only transfer up to 60 credits). This means you can pay SMC鈥檚 low tuition rate for the majority of your classes, significantly lowering the overall cost of the program. Bonus: Out-of-state students pay Ferris鈥檚 in-state tuition. 

Save Time

Many SMC programs are designed to ladder seamlessly into Ferris programs, so you don鈥檛 lose any credits or waste time on classes that don鈥檛 transfer.

Ferris at SMC Programs

Bachelor鈥檚 Degrees

  • Accountancy
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration鈥擯rofessional Track
  • Computer Information Technology
  • Criminal Justice
  • Elementary Education
  • Human Resource Management

Certificates

  • Human Resource Management
  • International Business 
  • Leadership & Supervision

Admissions Information

  • How to Get Started
    1. Complete SMC鈥檚 admission process and begin an SMC degree program.
    2. Contact the Ferris at SMC advisor to learn more about the program that interests you and how to select courses best suited for transfer into the program.
    3. After you鈥檝e earned 30-48 credits from SMC, .
  • Admission Requirements

    Students must have 30-48 transferable credit hours and a minimum GPA of 2.0-2.5 depending on the program.