2025-2026 Catalog - New Programs/Courses and Modifications

New Programs

Program Revisions

• Accounting, A.B.  
• Child Development (MTA Eligible), A.A.A.S.  
• Child Development, A.A.A.S.  
• Child Development, A.A.A.S. (Western MI Univ - Child Dev. | Family Sci./Serv. | Youth/Com. Dev.)  
• Child Development, A.A.A.S. (Western Michigan University - Early Childhood General and Special Education: Birth through Kindergarten)  
• Computer Support Specialist, A.A.A.S.  
• Music, A.M. (Western Michigan University)  
• Paraprofessional Education, A.A.A.S.  
• Plastics-Polymer Engineering Technology Certificate  
• Plastics-Polymer Engineering Technology, A.A.A.S (Ferris State University-Manufacturing Engineering Technology)  
• Plastics-Polymer Engineering Technology, A.A.A.S (Ferris State University-Plastics Engineering Technology)  
• Plastics-Polymer Engineering Technology, A.A.A.S.  
• Pre-Accounting, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University)  
• Pre-Biology, A.A. (Aquinas College)  
• Pre-Birth to Kindergarten, A.A. (Grand Valley State University)  
• Pre-Business, A.A. (Grand Valley State University)  
• Pre-Early Childhood Education, A.A. (Ferris State University)  
• Pre-Elementary Education, A.A. (Ferris State University)  
• Pre-Manufacturing Engineering Technology, A.A. (Western Michigan University)  
• Pre-Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Elementary Teaching + Educational Studies, A.A. (Grand Valley State Univ)  
• Pre-Philosophy, A.A. (General Transfer)  
• Radiologic Technology, A.A.A.S.  
• Recording Technology, A.M.  

Discontinued Programs

• Anesthesia Technology, AAAS
• Anesthesia Technology, Certificate
• Sterile Processing Technology, Certificate
• Surgical Technology, AAAS
• Energy Technician Certificate
• Mechatronics - Basic Industrial Electricity Certificate

New Courses 

• BA 261 - Introduction to Data Analytics for Accounting  
• CA 170 - Stress Management: Staying Grounded in the Hustle  
• CA 220 - Savory Recipe Development and Marketability  
• CIS 111 - Cloud Computing Fundamentals  
• CIS 112 - Cloud Foundations with AWS  
• CIS 202 - Applied Ethics for AI  
• CIS 214 - Cloud Architecting with AWS  
• CIS 268 - AI for Cybersecurity  
• EDU 212 - Observation, Documentation, and Assessment  
• EDU 227 - Early Childhood Curriculum and Implementation  
• HNR 110 - Honors in Practice  
• HNR 120 - Engaging for Transfer Success   
• MUS 103 - Applied Performance Class For Music and Theater Pathway  
• MUS 140 - Applied Music Secondary for Personal Interest  
• MUS 150 - Applied Music Primary for Personal Interest  

Revised Courses 

• ADN 215 - Population Health and Education Concepts I  
• AR 129 - Introduction to Building Information Modeling (BIM)  
• BA 160 - Computerized Accounting I  
• CA 105 - Culinary Arts Skill Development  
• CA 180 - Culinary Internship  
• CIS 230 - Programming for Data Science  
• DR 212 - Tool Design  
• EDU 205 - Foundations of Early Literacy Instruction  
• EDU 218 - Early Childhood Program Administration  
• EDU 230 - Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education and Inclusion  
• EDU 280 - Internship in Child Development  
• EDU 285 - Professionalism in Education  
• EL 164 - Programmable Logic Controllers  
• EN 246 - Writing Creative Nonfiction  
• EN 279 - Applied Writing and Rhetorical Strategies  
• MN 113 - Mechanical Power Transmission  
• MUS 151 - Applied Music Primary I - For Non-Music Majors  
• MUS 152 - Applied Music Primary II - For Non-Music Majors  
• MUS 153 - Applied Music Primary III - For Non-Music Majors  
• PY 232 - Developmental Psychology  
• PY 233 - Child Psychology  
• PY 234 - Adolescent Psychology  
• PY 260 - Social Psychology  
• PY 281 - Introduction to Statistics  
• QSC 254 - Experimental Design  

Modifications to the 2025-2026 Online Catalog

Policy Addition/Revisions

Course Descriptions Revisions

MA70 updated to MA 111 - Adaptive Mathematics  

Prerequisites Changes

Program Changes

Program Additions 

• Artificial Intelligence, A.A.A.S.  
• Cloud Computing Certificate  
• Data Science, A.A.A.S.  

July, 2025

• Pre-Environmental and Sustainability Studies, A.A. (Grand Valley State University)  
• Pre-Early Childhood General and Special Education & Lower Elementary Education: Birth through Grade 3, A.A. (Western Michigan University)  

August, 2025

• Pre-Optometry, A.A. (Ferris State University)  ​

September, 2025

Course Additions

• BA 165 - Introduction to Nonprofit Management  

July, 2025

Course Contact Hour Changes