Architecture - Agreement with UMD

For the first time ever, UMCP School of Architecture and Planning announced after several years of efforts on the part of the Architecture Program that all graduates from the Montgomery College Architecture Program who are accepted at UMCP will be accepted into the UMCP School of Architecture and Planning as a junior.  Additional general education courses that were part of the freshman and sophomore years will not be necessary.  Acceptance into Junior Year studio will be determined by the Montgomery College Architecture graduate’s design portfolio. [The discussion was finalized in January 2015 but I was waiting to hear about acceptances.]

Two New Math Courses - MATH 170 & MATH 171

*MATH 170 Calculus I for Life Sciences

     -begins Fall 2015

     -is at the same level as MATH 181 Calculus I with the same prerequisites

     -is primarily for life science majors

     -this is MATH 181 with life science applications

     -after completing this course, students may take MATH 171 Calculus II for Life Sciences (see below) or MATH 182 Calculus II

*MATH 171 Calculus II for Life Sciences

     -begins Spring 2016

     -has a prerequisite of MATH 170 or 181

     -this is NOT MATH 182

     -this is NOT a prerequisite for 280, 282, 284 like 182

You will receive the new math flowchart soon!

Transfer Info:

*UMCP,  equivalent to MATH 130 Calculus I for the Life Sciences and MATH 131 Calculus II for the Life Sciences *Salisbury University, MATH 198 Calculus for Biology and Medicine

Course Descriptions:

*MATH 170 Calculus for Life Sciences I

Intended primarily for students of the life sciences.  An introduction to the major ideas of single variable calculus including limits, derivatives, and integrals of algebraic and transcendental functions; applications to the life sciences.  Credit may not be earned in both MATH 170 and MATH 181.  Not intended for students of the physical sciences, engineering, or mathematics.  PREREQUISITE:  A grade of C or better in MATH 165, appropriate score on mathematics assessment test, or consent of department.  For computation of tuition, this course is equivalent to five semester hours.  Five hours each week.  4 semester hours

MATH 171 Calculus for Life Sciences II

A continuation of MATH 170; intended primarily for students of the life sciences.  Topics include: integration, partial derivatives, systems of linear equations, normal and binomial distributions, sampling distributions, an introduction to differential equations, and discrete dynamical systems. Alongside the mathematical concepts will be applications to the life sciences. Not intended for students of the physical sciences, engineering, or mathematics.   PREREQUISITE:  A grade of C or better in MATH 170 or MATH 181.  Assessment levels: ENGL 101/101A, READ 120.  For computation of tuition, this course is equivalent to five semester hours.  Five hours each week.  4 semester hours.  NOTE: MATH 171 is NOT a substitute for MATH 182 (Calculus II).

Additional information:

If someone takes MATH171 and then wanted to take a higher class they should talk with the Math department.  They modeled this after College Park which has the same policy.  As for transferability it should have direct transferability to College park as MATH140 and MATH141 respectively.  Most other schools do not have this class yet. Also, the course was designed to match the calculus for life science (MA 130)  majors at College Park and for a proposed 2 + 2 agreement between UMBC and Germantown MC Biotech degree.  ARTSYS shows other schools as to be determined.

Herb Block Scholarship Foundation - Outside Scholarship Opportunity for DACA and MD Dreamers

Good afternoon,

The Herb Block Scholarship Foundation Board  recently approved to include DACA and MD Dreamers applicants to their scholarship selection.  At MC, we have over 100 students already benefiting from their scholarship support.  In order to be consider, students must complete the Herb Block Online Scholarship Application, then a committee will review the pool of applicants, select the recipients, and then they will be asked to provide income information, etc...  While the application process is long, if selected it will help them with their educational expenses at Montgomery College.

I will be doing a targeted mailing to the new/current DACA and MD Dreamers that are receiving in-county tuition, have not earned 40 credits after the current spring 2015 semester and are in good academic standing.

Just wanted to share the news with all of you since this is a group of students that is not eligible for much. Please note that this scholarship is only offered to the Community College of the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia Community College, Prince George’s Community College and Montgomery College.

Let me know if you have any questions and below is the link for your reference.

www.herbblockfoundation.org  

Radiologic Technology Curriculum Update

From: Mirowski, Maureen
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 2:19 PM
To: Hepworth, Erica
Subject: FW: CMAP 120 no longer for RADT
Importance: High

Please let our counselors know that CMAP 120 is now eliminated for RADT as of Summer, 2015!

Best.

Maureen 

1)      The Rad Tech program just very recently was approved for the  curriculum change highlighted below. This change was necessitated to maintain compliance to the new State Bill 720 which approved a waiver that Rad Tech programs in the state of Maryland may have a 66-69 credit curriculum (versus the new mandate of a 60 credit associate degree requirement)        

      The change to the curriculum is as such (and IS NOT in the catalog yet but I was advised it was effective by summer session I)

The program dropped the CMAP 120 requirement as part of the gen ed’s of the program and replaced it with BIOL 150 which was has always been required but was hidden.  This        change did not actually drop the credits for this program so two RADT courses dropped in credit. RADT 206 and 207 went from three to two credits each.  The RAD TECH program is now a 69 credit program vs the 70 credit (74 with BIOL 150) program .

2)      Please advise students to consider taking the following gen ed classes first:  BIOL 150, BIOL 212, 213 and HINM 115. These particular classes place a student in the top tier of priority placement for consideration of the acceptance into the program

3)       The program does NOT advise students to take all the gen eds before applying to the program. Please pass this on to your part timers. Many students come to me indicating they were advised that all gen ed courses must be completed before they apply to the RT program.  While this is an ideal situation- it is not required for submitting an application-especially  if the student is on scholarship or financial aid as RADT courses by themselves each semester DO NOT have enough credits to satisfy a full time status.  Taking speech, Psychology, ENGL 102 are classes to consider taking while in the program if the student needs to have a full time status. If a student has completed all the gen eds, the program does offer independent study courses between 1-4 credits to make up the difference in credits.   

4)      Please consider bookmarking the Rad Tech web page-I keep this up to date with changes. The curriculum changes noted are already on the web page on this specific link:  http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Department.aspx?id=12128.  The link can be accessed at this main link for the RT program  www.montgomerycollege.edu/rt

Thanks for all you do. 

AELP Pilots - Fall 2015

AELP Pilots

Students who are eligible to register for AELW 940 in the fall can register for any of the following three courses to be taken concurrently with their AELW 940 class: CHEM 131, ENES 100, and CMAP 120.  Students will not need an override or special permission.  Of course, students will need the required MATH assessment levels and will need to pass the Chemistry Placement Exam in the case of CHEM 131.

New Student Orientation Summer 2015

New Students will be required to complete NSO starting with fall 2015 registration.

All degree seeking first time students will be blocked from registration until they have completed NSO, virtual or face-to-face. Students are welcome to complete both.

Link for virtual NSO:

Following will be the virtual link and the webpage link. To test them they can also be copied and pasted into your internet address bar.

Virtual Orientation Link:
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/nso/

New Student Orientation Webpage Link:
http://webdb.montgomerycollege.edu/nsolauncher/

NOTE: A friendlier version of this URL, not yet operational, has been recommended and will be created. This is what it will be: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/NewStudentOrientation/

In person NSO:

Germantown

 Summer sessions: HT216 or SA104

·        June 11^th,  9am, -12pm, HT216

·        July 8^th,  2pm – 5pm, SA104

·        August 4^th,  2pm -5pm, HT216

Full NSO: Globe Hall

·        August  26^th, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

·        August 27^th,  9am – 12pm & 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Rockville

Summer sessions: Campus Center, 015

·        June 10^th,             9am, -12pm

·        July 8^th,                 1pm – 4pm

·        August 6^th,           1pm -4pm

Full NSO: Theatre Arts Arena

·        August  19^th,        9am – 12pm

TP/SS

Summer sessions in CM 211:

•             June 10^th,             9am - 12pm 

•             July 8th,                               1pm - 4pm

•             August 6^th,           1pm - 4pm

Full NSO: CU Theatre 1

•             August 19^th,         6:30pm - 9:30pm

•             August 20^th,         9am – 12pm & 1pm – 4pm

              

Counselor Recommendation Forms for Students Transferring to UM

Transfer applicants: Please note that you are strongly encouraged to submit a letter of recommendation. If you wish to do so, you may use this form and place the name of your current institution in the "High School Name" field.

So in summary, students may be requesting you to complete a counselor recommendation form for UM.  The student should place “Montgomery College” in the “High School Name” field also as the counselor you need only provide information that is relevant to the transfer applicant.  Please remember the letters of recommendation are not required but is an option for students who would like to provide them. I will pass along any further information or details regarding this development.