UMD - CLEP Credit Clarification for Foregn Language

When students earn 56 credits+ or their AA from a MD institution then their general education requirements are waived. If students have AP, IB, or CLEP credits typically they do satisfy the gen eds for UMD as long as students receive the scores that we accept. Since there is no language requirement for graduation at UMD, those credits are typically applied to elective credits. Also AP, IB, and CLEP will satisfy lower level courses but not upper level courses. It will depend on the major to decide whether these courses will satisfy their major requirements. I hope this helps.

Kind Regards, Ashley J. 

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault - Free Legal Services

This is to ask you to alert all MC Counselors to a very important opportunity for students at Montgomery College. Over the past year, MC has been working to develop relationships with community organizations that support people who are dealing with sexual violence. The Sexual Assault Legal Institute of The Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault has offered to provide free, confidential, on-campus legal counsel to students who are dealing with and want to understand legal options having to do with sexual assault.

Students can make an appointment to meet with Alexandra Hoskins, Esq. in ST 256 (TP/SS campus) on December 6 by submitting the following online form. The form goes directly to her and *does not* create any MC record of any kind. ST256 is a private meeting room, tucked away on the second floor of ST.

https://goo.gl/forms/ANUlM8hz4vDfHeID2

Attorney Office Hours Signup goo.gl Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Appointments are encouraged, but not required! Please select appointment time below. If no times are visible, all appointments have been taken. Drop-ins will be seen after the last appointment at 4:30. Alexandra J Hoskins, Esq. Staff Attorney Sexual Assault Legal Institute

Note: If this address is not clickable, it can be pasted into the browser—the form will appear.

Please share this opportunity with students, and do not hesitate to forward to anyone in the MC community who could benefit. We hope to make this a monthly offering; if the "pilot" at TP/SS works, we may eventually be able to spread it to other campuses.

To Learn More about SALI, go here: http://www.mcasa.org/law-public-policy/legal-services-sali/

From the website:
MCASA’s SALI provides direct legal services for victims and survivors of sexual assault regarding:

• College Administrative Hearings
• Privacy Issues
• Peace and Protective Orders
• Family Law Matters
• Employment
• Housing
• Criminal Injuries Compensation
• Crime Victim Rights
• Human Sex Trafficking
• Referrals for Tort Cases
• Any other legal matter related to sexual assault or child sexual abuse

Many thanks,
Esther Schwartz-McKinzie

Gen Ed Program 2 Update Page

There’s an update to the General Education Transfer Advising Page for MC’s Gen Ed Program 2 – the only change is the addition of multiple HLTH courses within the GEIR section on the first page.   This new version is located on the Transfer Page at this link:

http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Plain.aspx?id=44793    

Yes, we still have 2 Gen Ed programs for students this 2016-17 academic year - next year, all students new to MC will be under Program 2.

Anne Schleicher, Counselor

Flywire Service - International Tuition Payments

Montgomery College has partnered with Flywire for international tuition payments.

This services provides students and their families a cost effective and convenient method of making payments to Montgomery College in foreign currencies.

Flywire allows you to:

·         Pay from any country and any bank

·         Save money on bank fees and ensure your payment is received in full

·         Obtain excellent foreign exchange rates with a best rate guarantee

·         Receive a piece of mind with 24x7 multilingual customer support

·         Track your payment from start to finish