1a. IntroSUS 2003 - University of Maryland University College

XI.Periodic ReviewA. Report by Receiving Institution1. A receiving institution shall report annually theprogress of students who transfer from two-year andfour-year institutions within the state to each communitycollege and to the Secretary of the MarylandHigher Education Commission.2. An annual report shall include ongoing reports onthe subsequent academic success of enrolled transferstudents, including graduation rates, by majorsubject areas.3. A receiving institution shall include in the reportscomparable information on the progress of nativestudents.B. Transfer CoordinatorA public institution of higher education shall designate atransfer coordinator, who serves as a resource person totransfer students at either the sending or receiving campus.The transfer coordinator is responsible for overseeing theapplication of the policies and procedures outlined in thischapter and interpreting transfer policies to the individualstudent and to the institution.C. The Maryland Higher Education Commission shall establisha permanent Student Transfer Advisory Committeethat meets regularly to review transfer issues and recommendpolicy changes as needed. The Student TransferAdvisory Committee shall address issues of interpretationand implementation of this chapter.Appendix CStatement on Transferring Undergraduate College-Level Credits to UMUCUniversity of Maryland University College actively subscribes tothe policy of the Maryland Higher Education Commission on thetransfer of undergraduates within Maryland (found in Appendix B)and welcomes transfer students. UMUC is also a designated fouryearServicemembers Opportunity College (SOC); the SOC institutionshave developed degree networks corresponding to Army,Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine career specialties. UMUC grantstransfer credit for courses graded C or higher if they are applicableto an Associate of Arts, a Bachelor of Arts (BA), a Bachelor ofScience (BS), or a Bachelor of Technical and Professional Studies(BTPS) degree.Credit earned elsewhere during a period of disciplinary dismissalor suspension may not be applied toward a degree from UMUC.Degree-seeking students who have completed 6 semester hours atUMUC with a grade-point average of at least 2.0 may request anofficial evaluation of transfer credit from an advisor. (More informationon credit evaluation is given on p. 239.)Maximum Number of Transfer Credits AcceptedUMUC accepts up to 90 semester hours (45 semester hours for theassociate’s degree) of transfer credit from all sources combinedtoward the bachelor’s degree. No more than 60 of the 90 semesterhours may be accepted from two-year institutions (details on p. 19).Maximum Number of Credits Allowed for Innovative LearningUMUC allows up to 60 semester hours of credit (one-half thetotal credit required for the bachelor’s degree) for innovativelearning that is applicable to the student’s curriculum (subjectto limitations as follows):• Up to 30 semester hours of credit for a combination of portfolioassessment, course-challenge examinations, or militaryoccupational specialties, i.e., MOS, NER, etc. (details onp. 19).• Up to 60 semester hours of credit for learning evaluated bymeans of standardized examinations such as the AdvancedPlacement examinations administered by the College Board, theCollege-Level Examination Program (CLEP), DANTES examinations,or the Excelsior College Testing Program, if (1) thereis no duplication of other academic credit and (2) the scores presentedmeet the standards of UMUC (details on p. 20).• Up to 15 semester hours of cooperative education credit; however,no more than 6 of the 15 semester hours may be appliedto an academic major and minor combined (details on p. 18).Students seeking a second bachelor’s degree may receive up to9 semester hours of cooperative education credit; however,no more than 6 of the 9 semester hours may be applied tothe academic major and minor combined.• Up to 60 semester hours of credit for study completed in militaryservice schools based on recommendations made by theAmerican Council on Education (ACE) in its Guide to theEvaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services(details on p. 19).• Up to 60 semester hours of credit for professional (not technical)courses that have been evaluated by either (1) the ACE NationalGuide to Educational Credit for Training Programs or (2) theUniversity of the State of New York National Program onNoncollegiate Sponsored Instruction (PONSI) College CreditRecommendations (details on p. 20).• Up to 21 semester hours of coherently related vocational andtechnical credit from regionally accredited institutions, applicableas elective credit only toward the BS or BTPS, but nottoward the BA (details on p. 20).298