Academics
SAU offers over 70 majors and programs at the undergraduate level at its main campus in Spring Arbor, Mich. Teacher certification at the elementary level is offered in a 2+2 format at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey, Michigan, Great Lakes Christian College in Lansing, Michigan and Jackson Community College.
The School of Graduate and Professional Studies operates offers degree options including Associate of Arts and Associate of Science in Business, and Bachelor of Science in Business, Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management, Bachelor of Arts in Family Life Education, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry Leadership, Bachelor of Social Work, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Bachelor of Marriage and Relationship Studies (MRS).
In regards to graduate programs, SAU offers the Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts in Family Studies, Master of Arts in Education, Master of Science in Management and Master of Arts in Counseling degrees through some of its regional off-site campuses. SAUonline also offers the Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts in Communication, Master of Arts in Education, Master of Science in Management, Master of Arts in Reading, Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Leadership, and Master of Science in Nursing.
The university is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. SAU also holds accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
In the late 1980s, Michael A. O'Donnell, Ph.D. and Nick Stinnett, Ph.D. (professor with the University of Alabama) co-founded The International Family Life Institute, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama, which was hired by SAU to help them pioneer the first B.S. degree completion program in Family Life Education on the campus of Spring Arbor University leading to certification for professionals as Certified Family Life Educators (CFLE) through National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).
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“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
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