UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - UMUC Europe

APPEndiCEs
3. A receiving institution shall include in the reports
comparable information on the progress of native
students.
B. Transfer Coordinator
A public institution of higher education shall designate
a transfer coordinator, who serves as a resource person
to transfer students at either the sending or receiving
campus. The transfer coordinator is responsible
for overseeing the application of the policies and
procedures outlined in this chapter and interpreting
transfer policies to the individual student and to the
institution.
C. The Maryland Higher Education Commission shall
establish a permanent Student Transfer Advisory
Committee that meets regularly to review transfer
issues and recommend policy changes as needed. The
Student Transfer Advisory Committee shall address
issues of interpretation and implementation of this
chapter.
APPEndix b
statement on transferring undergraduate
College-level Credits to umuC
University of Maryland University College actively subscribes
to the policy of the Maryland Higher Education Commission
on the transfer of undergraduates within Maryland (found in
Appendix A) and welcomes transfer students. UMUC is also
a designated four-year Servicemembers Opportunity College
(SOC); the SOC institutions have developed degree networks
corresponding to Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine
career specialties. UMUC grants transfer credit for courses
graded C or higher if they are applicable to an Associate of
Arts (AA), a Bachelor of Arts (BA), a Bachelor of Science
(BS), or a Bachelor of Technical and Professional Studies
degree (BTPS).
Credit earned elsewhere during a period of disciplinary dismissal or
suspension may not be applied toward a degree from UMUC.
Students must submit official transcripts from all colleges and
universities previously attended in order to receive a degree
progress report including transfer credit.
maximum number of transfer Credits Accepted
UMUC accepts up to 90 semester hours (45 semester hours
for the associate’s degree) of transfer credit from all sources
combined toward the bachelor’s degree. No more than 70
of the 90 semester hours may be accepted from two-year
institutions.
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maximum number of Credits Allowed for
innovative learning
UMUC allows up to 60 semester hours of credit (one-half the
total credits required for the bachelor’s degree) for innovative
learning that is applicable to the student’s curriculum (subject
to limitations as follows.)
G Up to 30 semester hours credit for a combination of
portfolio assessment, course challenge examinations or
military occupational specialities (MOS, NER, etc).
G Up to 60 semester hours of credit for learning evaluated by
means of standardized examinations such as the Advanced
Placement examinations administered by the College
Board, the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP),
DANTES examinations, or the Excelsior College Testing
Program, if (1) there is no duplication of other academic
credit and (2) the scores presented meet the standards of
UMUC.
G Up to 15 semester hours of cooperative education credit.
Students seeking a second bachelor’s degree may receive up
to 9 semester hours of cooperative education credit.
G Up to 60 semester hours of credit for study completed
in military service schools, schools based on
recommendations made by the American Council
on Education (ACE) in its Guide to the Evaluation of
Educational Experiences in the Armed Services.
G Up to 60 semester hours of credit for professional (not
technical) courses that have been evaluated by either (1)
the ACE National Guide to Educational Credit for Training
Programs or (2) the University of the State of New York
National Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction
(PONSI) College Credit Recommendations.
G Up to 21 semester hours of coherently related vocational
and technical credit from regionally accredited
institutions.
minimum number of Credits Required for instruction in the
major and for the degree
UMUC requires students to complete 120 semester hours
of credit for the bachelor’s degree. Regardless of the number
of transfer credits they present, students must complete a
minimum of 30 credits at UMUC. Students must earn at
least one-half of the credits required for the major, minor or
certificate through graded coursework. Graded coursework
does not include credit earned through portfolio assessment,
examination, or internship/Cooperative Education.
grade level Acceptable for transfer
UMUC may accept transfer credits from regionally accredited
two- and four-year colleges and universities for courses graded
C or above, if they apply to the student’s curriculum. The
grade of C-minus is not acceptable in transfer.