Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

Addenduminvolved in the appeal.(2) As a result of this consultation, the receivinginstitution may affirm, modify, or reverse itsearlier decision.(3) The receiving institution shall inform the studentin writing of the result of the consultation.(4) The decision arising out of this consultationshall constitute the final decision of the receivinginstitution and is not subject to appeal..10 Periodic Review.A. Reports by Receiving Institutions.(1) The receiving institution shall annually reportthe progress of students who transfer from twoyearand four-year institutions within the State toeach community college and to the Secretary ofthe Maryland Higher Education Commission.(2) The annual reports shall include longitudinalreports on the subsequent academic success ofenrolled transfer students, including graduationrates, by major subject areas.(3) The receiving institution shall include in thereports comparable information on the progressof native students.B. Transfer Coordinator. Each public institution of highereducation shall designate a Transfer Coordinator, whoserves as a resource person to transfer students at eitherthe sending or receiving campus. The Transfer coordinatoris responsible for overseeing the application ofthe policies and procedures outlined in this plan andinterpreting transfer policies to the individual studentand to the institution.C. The Maryland Higher Education Commission shallestablish a permanent Student Transfer AdvisoryCommittee that meets regularly to review transfer issuesand recommend policy changes as needed. TheStudent Transfer Advisory Committee shall addressissues of interpretation and implementation of thischapter.C. Credit Transferability:1. Traditional Credita. Credit earned at any public institution in Marylandshall be transferable to any other public institutionprovided:• the credit is from a college or university parallelcourse or program;• the grades in the block of courses transferredaverage 2.0 or higher; and• the acceptance of the credit is consistent with thepolicies of the receiving institution governingstudents following the same program. (Forexample, if a “native” student’s “D” grade in aspecific course is acceptable in a program, then agrade of “D” earned by a transfer student in thesame course is also acceptable in the sameprogram.)b. Credit earned in or transferred from a communitycollege normally shall be limited to half thebaccalaureate degree program requirement, but inno case more than 70 credits, and to the first twoyears of the undergraduate educational experience.2. Non-Traditional Credita. The assignment of credit for AP, CLEP, or othernationally recognized, standardized examination scorespresented by transfer students will be determinedaccording to the same regulations that apply to nativestudents in the receiving institution, and such assignmentmust be consistent with the State minimumrequirements.b. Transfer of credit from the following areas shall beconsistent with the State minimum standards and shallbe evaluated by the receiving institution on a course-bycoursebasis:• technical courses from career programs;• course credit awarded through articulationagreements with other segments or agencies;• credit awarded for clinical practice cooperativeeducation experiences; and• credit awarded for life and work experiences.The basis for the awarding of the credit shall be indicated on thestudent’s transcript.c. The baccalaureate degree-granting institution shallinform transfer students of the procedures throughwhich coursework for which there is no clear equivalencycan be validated, such as ACE recommendations,portfolio assessment, credit through challengeexaminations, and satisfactory completion of the nextcourse in sequence in the academic area.d. The baccalaureate degree-granting institutionshall use validation procedures when a transferringstudent successfully completes a course at the lowerdivision level which the degree-granting institutionoffers at the upper division level, and once validated, thecredits earned for the course shall be substituted for theupper division course.D. Program ArticulationRecommended transfer programs will be developed through consultationbetween the sending and receiving institutions. As such,each recommended transfer program represents an agreementbetween the two institutions that allow students aspiring to thebaccalaureate degree to plan their programs. These programs willconstitute freshman/sophomore level coursework to be taken atthe community college in fulfillment of the receiving institution’slower division coursework requirement.II. Policies to Promote the Academic Success andGeneral Well-Being of Transfer StudentsA. By the Sending Institutions:1. Students who enroll at Maryland community colleges222