UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - UMUC Europe

nondisCRiminAtion
UMUC subscribes to a policy of equal educational and
employment opportunity and does not discriminate against
or harass any person because of race, religion, color, creed,
gender, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, political
affiliation, veteran status, mental or physical disability, or
sexual orientation. All inquiries regarding UMUC Europe’s
compliance with statutes and regulations should be addressed
to the Equal Opportunity Officer via e-mail at eddiversity@
ed.umuc.edu. Additional information may be found in
Appendix C of this Catalog.
studEnt gRiEvAnCE PRoCEduREs
The procedures necessary to file a formal complaint
concerning the actions of members of the UMUC faculty
or administrative staff are detailed in UMUC policy 130.70,
“Student Grievance Procedures,” which is available at
www.umuc.edu/policy/aa13070.shtml. Students who wish
to seek redress for the acts or omissions of a faculty or staff
member must first request a conference with that person and
attempt to resolve the complaint informally within 14 days of
the alleged act or omission.
tRAnsFER oF CREdits WitHin
umuC
Transferring from one part of UMUC to another is simple
and free. If a student wishes to transfer from UMUC Europe
to UMUC Stateside or UMUC Asia, she/he need only
complete the Division Transfer request in MyUMUC
(my.umuc.edu). The student should select MyAcademics >
Academic Records > Division Transfer, and then complete
the short relocation form. The student’s records will then be
automatically forwarded to the selected UMUC campus.
tRAnsFER oF umuC CREdits to
AnotHER institution
To have credits transferred which were earned through
UMUC, each student must obtain authoritative guidance
from the destination institution (including other institutions
in the University System of Maryland). Only the destination
institution can answer specific questions about its own
residency and degree requirements or about the applicability
of UMUC courses to its curricula. Specific policies dealing
with transfer students may be found in Appendix A and in
Appendix B of this Catalog.
WRiting stAndARds
It is UMUC policy that all courses, with the possible
exception of mathematics courses, should involve some form
of written work, and that writing standards should be uniform
across the curriculum.
To assist students in acquiring and improving the skills
necessary to produce college-level written work, UMUC
offers a sequence of writing courses with the designation
WRTG. In addition, UMUC’s Effective Writing Center at
www.umuc.edu/ewc provides advice and feedback on students’
writing assignments.
In general, writing assignments are graded according to four
criteria: (i) organization, (ii) audience accommodation, (iii)
grammar and word choice, and (iv) content. If outside sources
are used, a fifth criterion is documentation of such sources.
In line with UMUC’s standard grading methods (see Grading
Methods section), a grade of A is given for outstanding
writing, a grade of B for superior writing, a grade of C for
good writing, and a grade of D for substandard writing.
For more information on writing standards and grading,
see the Effective Writing Center document
“How Is Writing Graded?” at
www.umuc.edu/ewc/onlineguide/chapter7/chapter7-07.shtml.
Correct documentation of sources used in writing assignments
is one topic covered in LIBS 150 Information Literacy and
Research Methods. In addition, the Effective Writing Center
offers a related self-teaching module on “How to Avoid
Plagiarism” at www.umuc.edu/ewc/tutorial/start.
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