Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

Addendumshall be encouraged to complete the Associate degree or tocomplete 56 hours in a recommended transfer programwhich includes both general education courses and coursesapplicable toward the program at the receiving institution.2. Community college students are encouraged to chooseas early as possible the institution and program into whichthey expect to transfer.3. Sending institutions shall provide to community collegestudents information about the specific transferability ofcourses at four-year colleges.4. Information about transfer students who are capable ofhonors work or independent study shall be transmitted tothe receiving institution.5. The sending institution should promptly supply thereceiving institution with all the required documentsprovided the student has met all requirements of thesending institution for transfer.B. By the Receiving Institutions:1. Admission requirements and curriculum prerequisitesshall be stated explicitly in institutional publications.2. Transfer students from newly established public collegeswhich are functioning with the approval of the MarylandHigher Education Commission shall be admitted on thesame basis as applicants from regionally accreditedcolleges.3. The receiving institution shall evaluate the transcripts ofpossible, and shall notify students of the results no laterthan at the completion of the students’ first semester ofenrollment at the receiving institution. Students shall beinformed both of which courses are acceptable for transfercredit and which of those are applicable to the student’sintended program of study.4. Transfer students shall be given the option ofsatisfying institutional graduation requirements whichwere in effect at the receiving institution at the time theyenrolled as freshmen at the sending institution. In the caseof major requirements, the transfer student has the optionof satisfying the major requirements in effect at the timewhen the student was identifiable as pursuing therecommended transfer program at the sending institution.These conditions are applicable to the student who hasbeen continuously enrolled at the community college bycompleting a minimum of 12 hours within the calendaryear.III. Maintaining Programmatic Currency, StudentAppeals, and Periodic ReviewA. Programmatic Currency:1. Receiving institutions shall provide to the communitycollege current and accurate information on recommendedtransfer programs and the transferability status of courses.Community college students shall have access to thisinformation.2. Recommended transfer programs will be developed witheach community college whenever new baccalaureate programsare approved by the degree-granting institution.3. When considering curricular changes, institutions shallnotify each other of the proposed changes that might affecttransfer students. An appropriate mechanism shall becreated to ensure that both two- and four-year publiccolleges provide input or comments to the institutionproposing the change. Sufficient lead time shall be providedto affect the change with minimum disruption. Transferstudents shall not be required to repeat equivalentcoursework successfully completed at the communitycollege.B. Appeal Process:1. Notification of denial of transfer credit by the receivinginstitution:A receiving institution must inform a transfer student inwriting of the denial of transfer credit no later than midsemesterof the transfer student’s first semester providedthat all official transcripts have been received at least 15working days before mid-semester. If transcripts aresubmitted after 15 working days before mid-semester of thestudent’s first semester, the receiving institution mustinform the student of credit denied within 20 working daysof receipt of the official transcript. A statement of thestudent’s right to appeal the denial and a notification thatthis appeal process is available in the institution’s catalogshall accompany the notification of denial of transfer credit.2. Student appeal to receiving institution:If a student believes she/he has been denied transfer creditsin violation of the State Student Transfer Policy, she/hemust initiate an appeal by contacting the receivinginstitution Transfer Coordinator or other responsible officialof the receiving institution within 20 working days (fourweeks) of receiving notice of the denial of credit. The receivinginstitution shall inform the student of this timelimitation at the same time as the transfer of credit is denied.3. Response by receiving institution:223The receiving institution must respond to the student appealwithin 10 working days (two weeks). The institution mayeither grant or deny the appeal. The institution’s reasons fordenying an appeal must be conveyed to the student inwritten form.