Undergraduate Bulletin 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

ADMISSIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AAMU, 2012-2013 ~ 14 ~
related learning, documented by employer/examination and/or approved by the major area, in accordance with established
departmental criteria for non-traditional credit, may be awarded nine to eighteen academic credit hours, respectively.
Other Non-Collegiate Sponsored Instruction
AAMU considers for college credit non-collegiate sponsored instruction approved and sanctioned by the American Council of
Education and listed in the National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs. Appropriate official copies of certificates,
diplomas or transcripts should be forwarded to the Office of Distance Education and Extended Studies for evaluation.
Visiting Student Program
A cooperative arrangement exists with the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Athens State University, John C. Calhoun State
Community College, Oakwood College and Alabama A&M University, whereby a student at any of the participating institutions may
request permission to attend a class at one of the other schools. Conditions governing the granting of permission include the following:
1. The student must be enrolled full-time.
2. His or her total load must not exceed the established maximum number of hours established at the home school.
3. The student must have an overall average of “C” or better.
4. The course must be unavailable at the student’s home institution at the desired time, due to a scheduling conflict.
5. The student’s request must be approved by his/her advisor and other appropriate personnel.
6. Permission of appropriate personnel at the institution is required and will be dependent upon availability of space for the visitor
after the school’s own students are accommodated.
7. Enrollment must be completed prior to the initial meeting of the class at the visiting institution.
8. AAMU policies and regulations regarding course substitutions and transfer credits will be applied.
9. Grades earned as a visiting student are calculated into the GPA at the home institution.
In order to participate in this program, students must complete the Inter-Campus Visiting Student Form, which may be secured from
the Office of the Registrar or on-line at www.aamu.edu.
Transient Students
Students registered at AAMU who desire credits taken at other institutions to be applied toward their degrees at AAMU must receive
approval before enrolling at the other institution. The completed Transient Student Form must be completely filled out, signed and
submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Students who receive such approval must have submitted official transcripts documenting the
work as soon as it is completed, whether they still desire credit for the work or not. The official transcript must be sent by the
institution attended. Send official transcripts to: Office of the Registrar, AAMU, PO Box 848, Normal, AL, 35762.
The total number of hours taken at another institution or the sum of credits taken at AAMU and another institution during the same
term cannot exceed the maximum allowed during the same enrollment term at AAMU: 19 credit hours for fall and spring semesters;
10 credit hours for an eight or nine week summer session. All transfer grades must be “C” or above to be accepted.
If the transient course is accepted back to AAMU, only the credit hours for the transient course is applied to the student’s program
here at AAMU. The grade for the transient course is not calculated into the GPA.
Advisors will evaluate whether or not the courses for which the student intends to enroll will transfer back to AAMU based on a
comparison of course descriptions in the AAMU Bulletin and the bulletin of the institution the student wants to attend. Approval of
transient credit is contingent upon whether the intended course is equivalent to a course at AAMU and whether or not it will be
accepted by the major department for fulfilling of degree program course requirements.
Since AAMU awards credit for course work based on semester hours, credit hours awarded for course work completed at institutions
which use a quarter system must be converted to semester hours upon transfer. In some instances, such conversion may result in the
student receiving an insufficient number of credit hours to fulfill the required number of semester hours for a course at AAMU.
Residency Status for In-State Tuition
Definition of Residency
For the purpose of assessing tuition and fees, AAMU classifies students as Alabama “residents” or “non-residents.” Residency for
classification means domicile; domicile means living in Alabama with the intent to make Alabama a fixed and permanent home. By
way of example, students may have more than one home address but only one domicile.