MD high school GPA for placement - Fall 2021 Update

 Hi everyone,

Please see the information below regarding the GPA requirements for high school seniors for fall 2021.  We are still going with 2.75.  Please share with your faculty/staff/blogs.

Thanks,

Jamin

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From: Terry, Carolyn S <carolyn.terry@montgomerycollege.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:17 PM
To: Bartolomeo, Jamin K <Jamin.Bartolomeo@montgomerycollege.edu>; Laya, Guillermo E <guillermo.laya@montgomerycollege.edu>
Subject: FW: MD high school GPA for placement

Working on CAPDI stuff today and asked about the GPA placement for fall.  Please see below.

From: Saenz, Elena
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:15 PM
To: Terry, Carolyn S <carolyn.terry@montgomerycollege.edu>
Cc: Rai, Sanjay K <sanjay.rai@montgomerycollege.edu>
Subject: Re: MD high school GPA for placement

 

2.75 will remain in place for now.

Elena Saenz, EdD

Associate Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs 

9221 Corporate Blvd. Rockville, MD 20850

Elena.saenz@montgomerycollege.edu

240-567-8086

 

 

 

On May 27, 2021, at 12:13 PM, Terry, Carolyn S <carolyn.terry@montgomerycollege.edu> wrote:



Hi Sanjay and Elena

 

This is a follow-up from our last CAPDI meeting.  Is there any plan to go back to the 3.0 high school GPA for college-level placement in the fall, or is it remaining at 2.75?

 

C.

 

Carolyn S. Terry, Ed.D.

Associate Senior VP for Academic Affairs

Montgomery College

240-567-4366

Global Engagement Requirement for Transfer to UM Arts & Humanities Majors

 Students transferring to UM – College Park studying a major within the College of Arts and Humanities

are required to fulfill a Global Engagement Requirement to finish a Bachelor’s degree.

There are three options for students to complete the UM Arts & Humanities (ARHU) Global Engagement Requirement (https://arhu.umd.edu/academicsadvising/global-engagement): 
1) Complete a single World Language through a designated level;
2) study abroad (can only be fulfilled after transfer to UM); or
3) develop an independent experience arranged after transfer. 
Options 2 & 3 require demonstrated language proficiency through the elementary level of a single language.    

See the entire list of languages that fulfill the ARHU Majors Global Engagement Requirement here:  https://arhuserv.umd.edu/sites/default/files/2020-11/ge-fola-option.pdf   This page also describes options for students who have native/heritage proficiency in a language not included on the ARHU Language List.

 

These Montgomery College courses will complete the Global Engagement requirement:  ASLP 110; CHIN 202; FREN 202, GERM 202, KORA 202, RUSS 202, SPAN 202 or 203.  [UM’s College of Arts & Humanities recently confirmed the addition of ASLP 110 American Sign Language ASL II as the highest level ASLP course needed to complete the Global Engagement requirement].  In addition to the above languages, students may also finish the elementary level of these languages at MC and then complete remaining levels at UM:  ARAB, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, PORT. 

Students with previous World Language knowledge (high school or native/heritage experience) may take a free Language Placement Test at Montgomery College to determine placement level. Scroll to “Language Placement Testing” for information:  www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/programs/world-languages/index.html  

Not all majors at UM College Park or UM Shady Grove have a Global Engagement requirement; it is only specific to majors within UM’s College of Arts & Humanities (ARHU).

List of UM College of Arts & Humanities (ARHU) majors with the Global Engagement Requirement:

American Studies Arabic Studies Art History Art Studio Studio Art Studio Art-Advanced Specialization Studio Art-Graphic Design Central European, Russian and Eurasian Studies Chinese Cinema and Media Studies Classics Humanities Latin Greek Latin & Greek Communication Communication Studies  (also offered at The Universities at Shady Grove https://shadygrove.umd.edu/academics/degree-programs/ba-communication) Health and Science Communication Media and Digital Communication Political Communication and Public Advocacy Public Relations Dance English French Germanic Studies History Italian Studies Japanese Jewish Studies Linguistics Language Grammars and Cognition

Music Education Choral Instrumental Music Liberal Arts Jazz Studies Piano Strings Voice Wind & Percussion Music Performance Composition Jazz Piano Strings Voice Wind & Percussion Persian Studies Philosophy Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Religions of the Ancient Middle East Romance Languages French & Italian French & Spanish Italian & Spanish Russian Spanish Language and Culture in Professional Contexts Literature and Culture Linguistics and Culture Theatre Women's Studies

·         Please note that UM College Park does NOT accept CLEP (College Level Examination Program) credit for Languages:  www.transfercredit.umd.edu/plc/CLEPGenEd.pdf

·         UM will accept AP Advanced Placement Test Credit for these languages:  AP French Language & Culture; German Lang & Cult; Italian Lang & Cult, Spanish Lang & Culture  List of all accepted AP Credits:  www.transfercredit.umd.edu/plc/APGenEd.pdf

·         Review this list showing acceptance of International Baccalaureate (IB) Tests:  https://www.transfercredit.umd.edu/plc/IBGenEd.pdf

Students can make advising appointments with UM’s Pre-Transfer Advisor at this link:  https://www.pretransferadvising.umd.edu/

Anne Schleicher & Barb LaPilusa
Transfer Counselors, Montgomery College

 

Update to MC - UMB Nursing Transfer Advising Page

 

Thanks to the hard work of Elizabeth Kirby and MC Nursing representatives, their negotiations have prompted some slight updates to the MC Transfer Advising Page for UMB School of Nursing. 

 

This updated page is located both on the MC Transfer Resources for Counselors & Program Advisors Page https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/counseling-and-advising/transferresourcesforcounselors.html

also on the MC ADN to BSN page:  https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/_documents/counseling-and-advising/transfer-resources/nursingmctoumbschoolofnursingtraditionaltransfer.pdf

Please check the date at the top of the page:  Update 5-17-21, if this date does not appear, refresh the page in your browser.

The changes are:

• Students who enter the MC Nursing – UMB School of Nursing Dual Admission Program will not need to take a second general math from MATH 120 or higher – they only need to take MATH 117 Statistics.
  
  This is not true yet for students applying directly to the UMB School of Nursing Traditional BSN, so the advising page suggests taking MATH 117 first and then taking MATH 120 in the final semester if preparing for a direct transfer to UMB School of Nursing (Shady Grove or Main Campus).  You can see this on    Page 1 – the line for MATH 120 now says “MATH 120 Survey of College Math or MATH150 Elem. Applied Calculus or MATH 165 Precal. or MATH 181 Calculus. Note that for the MC-UMB Dual Admission Program, ONLY MATH 117 Elements of Statistics is required; take elective instead”  the Suggested Semester Sequence on Page 2, and  also on the MC General Studies STEM worksheet where MATH 117 now shows as the Math Foundation and under Electives, it says “MATH 120 Survey of College Math or MATH 150 or 165 or 181 only if applying to UMB BSN directly, take Elective for MC - UMB Dual Admission”

In short, advise taking MATH 117 Elements of Statistics as the first MATH for nursing students. 

The MC – UMB Nursing Program is called “Dual Admission” rather than the 3+1 Program.

Other reminder points:

1.  There is no change to the English sequence which is still a little tricky to understand but basically, students can take ENGL 101 & 102 or ENGL 101 & ENGL 103 to finish the 2 required English courses, ENGL 103 is not REQUIRED any more.  Please read through the fine print on Page 1 to see all of the options in case a student did not have to take ENGL 101 at MC.
   
   
2.  Got AP credits?  If a student has ANY AP credits granted by MC, be sure to ask whether the student had any scores of “3” – UMB will only accept scores of 4 & 5, so while MC could have given the student these classes with a score of 3 (ENGL 101, MATH 117, POLI 101), UMB will not accept those credits.  Ask the student to double-check AP credits granted or use Perceptive Content to view AP scores.
   
   
3. Remember that UMB SON calculates a student’s GPA based on all classes ever taken, they do not follow the MC Repeat Policy where the first grade is excluded from the GPA. 
   
   
4. And finally, for all students who are certain that they want to apply to UMB Traditional BSN only, it is still helpful to point out that they can apply to MC’s Nursing & the MC - UMB Dual Admission Program at the same time just to have an alternate option. This requires an adjustment of the timing of the TEAS test to meet MC’s Summer Deadline of August 1^st for Fall compared to UMB’s Sept. 1^st deadline for Fall.

 Thanks again Elizabeth for this good news about MATH 117 only for students entering the MC-UMB Dual Admission Program!

 

Anne Schleicher, Counselor (Part-time)
Montgomery College Online Advising Services

UM English Proficiency - New Option

UM College Park English Language Proficiency Options for Transfer Students – New Duolingo English Proficiency Test (Cost $49, fully online and on-demand) added as an option to TOEFL & IELTS, see below - 

From the UM Website:  https://admissions.umd.edu/apply/admission-requirements/international-applicant-requirements/english-language-proficiency

Potential Waivers for English Proficiency Requirement

While a passing English proficiency test score (see below) is the only absolute way a student can meet the English language proficiency requirement, we may consider waiving the English proficiency test requirement if a student has completed one of the following:

·         Four years at a U.S. high school without English as a Second Language (ESL)

·         A.A., bachelor’s, or master’s degree earned from a regionally accredited U.S. institution (UM will accept an e-mail from an MC Counselor confirming that a student’s Application for Graduation is in progress during the semester that the student is applying for Transfer Admission (send e-mail to UM Admissions Counselor Jennifer Pham Jennifer Pham jhp@umd.edu , include the student’s full name, Date of Birth, and a screenshot of Banner SHADEGR to verify that the student’s Application for Graduation is in progress).

·         55+ credits from a regionally accredited U.S. institution with coursework equivalent to English Compositions 1 and 2

·         A completed high school or university degree earned from one of the following countries or territories¹:

Antigua Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cameroon2 Canada3 Cayman Islands Dominica The Gambia Ghana

Grenada Guyana Ireland Jamaica Kenya Lesotho Liberia Montserrat Namibia New Zealand Nigeria Sierra Leone South Africa

St. Lucia St. Vincent Swaziland Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Uganda United Kingdom Zambia Zimbabwe

1. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but an official English proficiency score is required.
2. English proficiency test is required for the French system only.
3. English speaking provinces only.

OR present passing scores from one of the following English Language Tests. 

Duolingo English Test | UMD accepts official scores from the Duolingo English Test, [MC note: Cost is $49, test is taken online and on-demand - one hour long and results are sent in two days]

·         UMD passing score: 120

·         Maryland English Institute score: 115 or lower 

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) | UMD accepts official IELTS and IELTS Indicator scores. 

·         UMD passing score: 7

·         Maryland English Institute score: 6.5 or lower

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) | UMD accepts official TOEFL and TOEFL Home Edition scores. At this time, we are not accepting TOEFL superscores known as MyBest Scores. 

·         UMD passing score: 95

·         Maryland English Institute score: 94 or lower

[MC note:  If a student does not have a passing score after taking one of the tests above, the student may be offered the option of taking the Maryland English Institute test after presenting a Duolingo or IELTS or TOEFL score report]

Submitted by Anne Schleicher

APPG - Spring/Summer 2021 - Guidance from Raptor Central

For MCPS students who meet the requirements for APPG, their scores are automatically sent to us within two weeks of their application and after second semester grades have been posted. If you suspect that a score should have come over and it didn’t, please send us the student’s transcript and we will manually check for APPG eligibility. If it meets the requirement then we will update the student record. We are asking that everyone use our online request form as it assists us in processing documents more efficiently. Here is the link: www.montgomerycollege.edu/rc-request

Best regards,

Stacey

Transfer Courses in "Courses Not Used" Section - Appeal

 If you run an audit for a student and notice that credits associated with transfer coursework are not used to fulfill degree requirements, be sure to consult with the Transcript Evaluation Office and SIS Team to see if the course can be reevaluated under a different attribute.

For example: SSDIST not used for SSAH core; on appeal the course was deemed as eligible to fulfill SSAH course 

Update UMSON Dual Admission

 All,

There are some changes headed our way for the MC to the University of Maryland School of Nursing Dual Admission Program. Once all the changes have been updated and finalized, I will share out with the group.  

But I wanted to share a change that is now implemented related to math. UMSON will now only require MATH 117. Please advise students to take MATH 117 if they are interested in applying for the UMSON Dual Admission Program. If students have already completed MATH 120 or another math- this can be used as part of the elective requirement for the new agreement.  

Please trust me; this will make more sense once everything is finalized. I apologize for sending this out piecemeal; as we advise students to take math over the summer, this is important to know now.  

Any questions, please send me an email. 

Elizabeth Kirby M.Ed.
Counselor/Professor
Montgomery College-Rockville Campus

 

DACA Info Session - On YouTube

Thank you for joining us during our recent DACA Info Session. We appreciate your patience in waiting for the Spanish version of this program. If you want to watch the program again, click here: https://youtu.be/_aQ09vYmn1g

DACA Info Session: Everything you need to know If you came to the United States as a child without legal immigration status or your immigration status has since expired, you may qualify for DACA. The prog... youtu.be

 

 

To watch it in Spanish, look out for the broadcast on Monday 4/26 at 3 PM on http://bit.ly/mcl-daca-info-live-e and on YouTube.

The program will also be available to watch on the following pages:  Generación Latina, MCPS en Españoly Mi Escuela es Su Escuela.

 

For resources for undocumented students at MC, visit https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/undocumented-students

 

MD HB460 (bill relating to transfer)

 Check out the Maryland House Bill 460 related to transfer:

Summary
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to establish certain procedures that require a public institution of higher education that denies the transfer of a credit or course to an enrolled student to report the denial to the student and the institution from which the student originates and submit to the Commission a report each year listing the denials and the reasons for the denials; and requiring the procedures to direct a certain institution to review a denial of the transfer of a credit or course.

 

https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB460/2021