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Partnerships<\/span><\/h1>\n

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SMAT Aviation<\/a><\/h4>\n

Grace Adventures<\/a><\/h4>\n

West Michigan Construction Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n

Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Partnership Options<\/h5>\n

Your Unique Career Path<\/h2>\n

A biblically informed education takes a student\u2019s God-given talents, gifts, and passions and prepares them to serve effectively and immediately. At Grace we have partnerships that offer students a non-traditional path toward degree completion. Our Partnership Agreements allow students who complete these programs to have their certificate acknowledged as transfer credit at Grace Christian University. The credit amount will vary based on partnership and degree path at Grace.<\/p>\n

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SMAT Aviation<\/h2>\n

Grace Christian University partners with School of Missionary Aviation Technology (SMAT)<\/a> to offer students opportunities related to missionary aviation.<\/p>\n

Grace Christian will honor work done at SMAT toward an Associate or Bachelor degree. Students may combine SMAT training and Grace Christian University coursework in multiple ways to meet their goal.<\/p>\n

Acceptance to Grace Christian does not guarantee acceptance to SMAT. All Financial Aid and Billing are handled separately. Students pursuing this path should connect with SMAT to ensure they are accepted into the program and to understand the costs and commitment of this certificate program.<\/p>\n

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OPTION 1<\/span><\/h5>\n

Students earn 48 prescribed credits at Grace and a SMAT diploma for which Grace grants 12 credits. These credits would apply toward an Associate of Arts degree for a total of 60 Grace credits.<\/span><\/p>\n

OPTION 2<\/span><\/h5>\n

Students first earn Associate degree (60 credits) from Grace Christian University and then transfer to SMAT for a diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n

OPTION 3<\/h5>\n

Student earns one of the following SMAT diplomas which transfer as a block of credits toward the On-Campus B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies or toward an Online Undergraduate Bachelor program*:<\/span><\/p>\n