Suspended Programs - Updated Guidance

 A currently enrolled student (for the last three years) asked to change their major to a suspended major.

 I have investigated this question and the college’s current interpretation of suspended programs is that only students that were registered in the computer system for a suspended major, at the time the degree or certificate was suspended, may continue on to earn this degree or certificate.

The current catalog language is:

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUSPENDED EFFECTIVE FALL 2022. NEW STUDENTS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED TO SUSPENDED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. STUDENTS ADMITTED PRIOR TO FALL 2022 WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GRADUATE WITH THIS CERTIFICATE AFTER SPRING 2025.

The current definition of “new students” is anyone (new to Montgomery College or currently enrolled at Montgomery College) not registered for a major code at the time of suspension.

Students not enrolled in suspended programs at the time the degree or certificate program was suspended, may not change their major to the suspended  degree or certificate.

Anthony Solano, MA, LCPC (pronouns: he, him, his)