Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

Addendumcollege is definable as a parallel program to abaccalaureate psychology program at a fouryear institution of higher education.(13) “Receiving institution” means the institutionof higher education at which a transfer studentcurrently desires to enroll.(14) “Recommended transfer program” meansa planned program of courses, both generaleducation and courses in the major, taken atthe community college which is applicable to abaccalaureate program at a receiving institution;ordinarily the first two years of the baccalaureatedegree.(15) “Sending institution” means the institution ofhigher education of most recent previous enrollmentby a transfer student at which transferableacademic credit was earned.(16) “Social and behavioral sciences” means coursesthat examine the psychology of individuals andthe ways in which individuals, groups, or segmentsof society behave, function, and influenceone another. They include, but are not limitedto, subjects which focus on history and culturaldiversity; on the concepts of groups, work andpolitical systems; on the applications of qualitativeand quantitative data to social issues; andon the interdependence of individuals, society,and the physical environment.(17) “Transfer student” means a student enteringan institution for the first time with academiccredit earned at another institution which is applicablefor credit at the institution the studentis entering..03 General Education Requirements for PublicInstitutions.A. While public institutions have the autonomy to designtheir general education program to meet their uniqueneeds and mission, that program shall conform to thedefinitions and common standards in this chapter. Apublic institution shall satisfy the general educationrequirement by:(1) Requiring each program leading to the A.A.or A.S. degree to include not less than 30 andno more than 36 semester hours and each baccalaureatedegree program to include not lessthan 40 and no more than 46 semester hours ofrequired core courses, with the core requiring,at a minimum, coursework in each of the followingfive areas:(a) Arts and humanities;(b) Social and behavioral sciences;(c) Biological and physical sciences;(d) Mathematics; and(e) English composition.(2) Conforming with COMAR 13B.02.02.16D(2)(b)-(c).B. General education programs of public institutions shallrequire at least:(1) One course in each of two disciplines in arts andhumanities;(2) One course in each of two disciplines in socialand behavioral sciences;(3) Two science courses, at least one of which mustbe a laboratory course;(4) One course in mathematics at or above the levelof college algebra; and(5) One course in English composition.C. Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues.(1) In addition to the five required areas in §A ofthis regulation, a public institution may includeup to eight semester hours in a sixth categorythat addresses emerging issues that institutions219have identified as essential to a full programof general education for their students. Thesecourses may:(a) Be integrated into other general educationcourses or may be presented as separatecourses; and(b)Include courses that:(i)(ii)Provide an interdisciplinary examinationof issues across the fiveareas; orAddress other categories of knowledge,skills, and values that lieoutside of the five areas.(2) Public institutions may not include the coursesin this section in a general education programunless they provide academic content and rigorequivalent to the areas in §A (1) of this Regulation.D. General education programs leading to the A.A.S. degreeshall include at least 20 semester hours from thesame course list designated by the sending institutionfor the A.A. and A.S. degrees. The A.A.S. degree shallinclude at least one 3 semester hours course from eachof the 5 areas listed in §.03A(1).E. A course in a discipline listed in more than one of theareas of general education may be applied only to onearea of general education.F. A public institution may allow a speech communicationor foreign language course to be part of the arts andhumanities category.G. Composition and literature courses may be placed inthe Arts and Humanities area if literature is includedas part of the content of the course.H. Public institutions may not include physical educationskills courses as part of the general education requirements.I. All general education courses shall reflect currentscholarship in the discipline and provide reference totheoretical frameworks and methods of inquiry appropriateto academic disciplines.J. Courses that are theoretical may include applications,but all applications courses shall include theoreticalcomponents if they are to be included as meetinggeneral education requirements.K. Public institutions may incorporate knowledge andskills involving the use of quantitative data, effectivewriting, information retrieval, and information literacywhere possible in the General Education Program.L. Notwithstanding §A(1) of this Regulation, a publicfour-year institution may require 48 semester hoursof required core courses if courses upon which theinstitution’s curriculum is based carry 4 semesterhours.M. Public institutions shall develop systems to ensure thatcourses approved for inclusion on the list of generaleducation courses are designed and assessed to complywith the requirements of this chapter.N. A public college or university shall notify all otherpublic degree-granting institutions of its intention toadopt a new lower-division course for general educationcredit at least six months prior to offering the coursefor general education credit..04 Transfer of General Education Credit.A. A student transferring to one public institution fromanother public institution shall receive general educationcredit for work completed at the student’s sendinginstitution as provided by this Chapter.B. A completed general education program shall transferwithout further review or approval by the receivinginstitution and without the need for a course-by-coursematch.