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Assessment TemplateCollege-Wide Rubrics3.5.2Educational Programs: Undergraduate institutional credits for a degreeAt least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree are earned through instruction offered bythe institution awarding the degree. In the case of undergraduate degree programs offered through joint,cooperative, or consortia arrangements, the student earns 25 percent of the credits required for thedegree through instruction offered by the participating institutions. (See Commission policy “The Transferor Transcripting of Academic Credit.”)JudgmentCompliant Non-Compliant Not ApplicableNarrativeSouth Florida Community College (SFCC) awards degrees, advanced technical diplomas (ATD), andcertificates only to those students who have earned at least 25% of the credit hours required for thedegrees, advanced technical diplomas, and certificates through instruction offered by SFCC.At SFCC a minimum of 25 percent of credit hours required for the Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associatein Science (A.S.), and the Associate in Applied Aciences (A.A.S.) degrees are earned throughinstruction offered by the college. The credits include the required general education (GenEd) andprogram courses. In some cases, program courses must be taken at the College and cannot betransferred from another institution. Courses transfered in, or obtained by alternative credit options, mustmeet the appropriate standards according to District Board of Trustees (DBOT) Policy 3.11 andSFCC Administrative Procedures 3113 and 3114.SFCC has the necessary controls in place to ensure the 25% resident credit hour requirement is met priorto awarding a degree, advanced technical diplomas, and certificate. SFCC validates the number of credithours earned at the institution with respect to the total number of credits required for the degree throughits degree audit process conducted by the Registrar or Assistant Registrar. The final determination ofcompliance is initiated when a student completes an Application for Graduation. At this point, theSFCC Registrar conducts a comprehensive degree audit prior to awarding a degree. Associate in Arts,Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science, advanced technical diploma and certificate graduationapplicants are audited against the appropriate program audit plan. Transfer credit hours are listed on theSFCC transcript following the institution where earned.SourcesApplication for GraduationComprehensive Degree AuditDBOT Policy 3.11, Evaluation of Transfer and Accelerated Learning CreditGraduation Checklist for Dental HygieneSFCC Administrative Procedure 3113, Awarding Accelerated/Experiential Learning CreditSFCC Administrative Procedure 3114, Awarding Credit for Non-Credit CoursesSFCC College Catalog 2010-2011, p. 70SFCC College Catalog 2010-2011, p. 81SFCC College Catalog 2010-2011, p. 82SFCC College Catalog 2010-2011, p. 83Student Services | SFCC College Catalog 2010-2011South Florida Community College Page 124 / 2023.5.3