Statements of Policy - UMUC Europe

Establishing Credit
Students interested in learning more about EXCEL should
contact the EXCEL academic advisor in Heidelberg. The advisor
can give helpful information on how to:
• Complete an EXCEL application, including a written
narrative.
• Attend an orientation.
• Register for EXCL 301.
Students must also:
• Meet basic standards in English composition (either by having
taken college writing courses or by qualifying for ENGL 101
on the English placement test).
• Be in good academic standing at UMUC (not on academic
warning or probation).
• Have sent all transcripts, exam scores, and military
occupational specialty (MOS) scores to the Registrar’s Office,
UMUC-Europe.
UMUC-Europe Foreign Language Examination
UMUC-Europe Foreign Language Examinations are for students
completing degree requirements, not those seeking to determine
their level of foreign language mastery. To be eligible for a UMUC
Foreign Language Examination, the student must have an Official
Evaluation. A student who has attended elementary or secondary
school where English was not the language of instruction can
establish credit in that language only for certain courses. A native
speaker of a foreign language may not earn lower-level credit or
conversational courses credit in that language. To determine the
courses in which he or she may be examined, the student must
submit a Summary of Educational Experiences and translated
transcripts from those schools. The Summary may be obtained by
writing the Office of Evaluations at the address noted below.
UMUC-Europe reserves the right to determine the native
language of a student and the level of exam to be taken.
The examination fee is the current cost of tuition for a 3 s.h.
course with UMUC-Europe. A check or money order for the
correct amount should be mailed with an Application to Establish
Credit by Examination in a Foreign Language to:
University of Maryland University College
Office of Evaluations
Unit 29216
APO AE 09102
Students can contact the Office of Evaluations for more
information.
Cooperative Education
Cooperative Education (Co-op) at UMUC extends education
beyond the traditional classroom experience by taking it into the
workplace. Co-op offers an ideal opportunity to gain or advance
experience in a career while earning upper-level college credit to
complete a bachelor’s degree.
Cooperative Education courses are offered in each of UMUC’s
undergraduate disciplines with the course number 486A or 486B.
Co-op integrates career-related work opportunities and academic
theory. Appropriate work situations may include a current job, a
new job, an internship, community service, or a field experience.
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Co-op positions may be paid or unpaid, part time or full time.
For students pursuing a new position or a career change, Co-op
counselors provide assistance in conducting a job search and
locating professional opportunities through the Job Development
Seminar.
Credit is based on completing six academic course requirements
including a learning contract that outlines the new learning to be
acquired as a result of the work experience and communication
with a faculty sponsor. A letter grade is awarded for successful
completion of the course. Students may enroll in a Co-op course
at any time during the year. A variety of course formats permits
UMUC students, regardless of location, to participate in
Cooperative Education.
To be eligible to apply to the program, a student must be seeking
a degree from UMUC and be working in a position directly
related to the student’s field of study. The position must offer the
opportunity for significant new learning and professional exposure.
To apply, students must meet the following criteria:
• Have completed 30 semester hours toward a degree.
• Have completed at least 9 semester hours of credit in the
discipline in which the student plans to gain Co-op experience.
• Have a GPA of 2.5 or better at UMUC.
• Have completed at least 6 semester hours at UMUC.
Students who are interested in finding out more about
Cooperative Education should contact an academic advisor
(Office of Evaluations) in Heidelberg. The advisor will confirm
that the students meet the requirements and guide them through
the registration process.
External Sources of College Credit
(Further details and regulations are given in Appendix A and
Appendix B.)
UMUC will not award credit for courses that repeat work done
elsewhere. Students who have earned credit at other colleges or
universities are responsible for determining whether courses they
plan to take at UMUC would duplicate any previously earned
credit. In certain disciplines, some of the content of community
college courses may overlap that of beginning upper-level UMUC
courses. Students who are in doubt should consult a UMUC-
Europe academic advisor before registering. Note that the
maximum credit allowed from all nontraditional sources (credit
by exam, prior learning, military) may not total more than onehalf
of the total degree requirements.
One UMUC-Europe, Adelphi, and Asia
A student who has done satisfactory work in UMUC-Europe is
encouraged to enroll in any of the regularly scheduled terms
elsewhere within UMUC without having to be readmitted.
Because faculty and courses in UMUC-Europe and UMUC-
Asia meet the same academic standards as those for the home
campus, UMUC-Adelphi, courses offered overseas carry resident
credit identical to that earned on the home campus.
A student may earn resident credit toward an associate or bachelor’s
degree entirely through study with UMUC-Europe or in
combination of study in UMUC-Asia and/or UMUC-Adelphi.
2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog