Hi Counseling Team,
I wanted to share some pertinent information from State Senate Bill 540, which was approved last July. I have included the link to the entire bill, but I have copied some of the most pressing matters.
Below are outlined some of the new regulations for transfer, conditions for a new USM platform for facilitating transfer, and what happens when transfer credit is denied.
Also of note is the matter of AP credit. If community colleges accept a score of 3 on AP exams, state 4 year universities must do the same.
There will likely be more information coming from Dr. Rai’s office about this, but I wanted to make you aware of what is in progress.
https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/fnotes/bil_0000/sb0540.pdf
Take good care.
Best,
Erin
SB540- approved July 1
This bill requires each community college and public
four-year institution of higher education to participate in a transfer platform
to facilitate the transfer of students from community colleges to four-year
institutions of higher education
- The
transfer platform must:
- allow
students and advisors to determine if a course will transfer from any
community college to any four-year institution of higher education that
participates in the transfer platform;
- provide
recommended courses to students for specific programs of study at
four-year institutions of higher education; and include other options, as
specified.
- allow students and
advisors to determine if a course will transfer from any
community college to any four-year institution of higher education that participates
in the transfer platform; - provide recommended
courses to students for specific programs of study at
four-year institutions of higher education; and - include other options,
as specified.
Denial of Transfer Credit
- The
procedures established must require a receiving institution that denies
the transfer of a credit or course to an enrolled student to notify the
transfer coordinator or institutional designee of the sending institution
and the enrolled student about the denial within a time period that MHEC
determines to be the latest possible time for the notification and specify
the rationale for the denial.
- The
transfer coordinator or institutional designee of the sending institution
must conduct a review, in conjunction with the receiving institution’s
designee, within a time period MHEC determines to be appropriate.
AP Credits
The assignment of credit through a nationally recognized
standardized exam such as the Advanced Placement (known as AP) exam must be
determined according to the same standards that apply to native students in the
receiving institution and consistent with the State minimum requirements.
