New ACES Holds

The purpose of this memo is to notify the Montgomery College community about two new holds that will be implemented in the fall that will specifically impact students who participate in the Achieving Collegiate Excellence Success (ACES) program. These holds will help the ACES program better support and track the progress of our students to increase their likelihood of post-secondary success. Below is a description of each hold: 

• ACESTR (ACES Transfer Planning Hold) - This hold will be added to students who have completed 30+ credits to help us identify/assist with transfer plans. To have the hold removed, students will simply need to complete an ACES Transfer Planning Survey that will be sent to their Montgomery College email from our EMMA messaging account (The ACES Program <reply@mcemail.org>). This hold will be added/removed manually by our Program Coordinator.  
• ACESW (ACES Warning Hold) - This hold will be added to students who become ineligible for ACES Scholarship opportunities or need to see an ACES Coordinator prior to course registration. The student must see an ACES Coordinator to have this hold removed. This hold will be added/removed manually by our Program Coordinator or an ACES Coordinator.   

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The holds will prevent students from registering for courses, and it would be great to add that to the “Registration Help” page. Below is a screenshot of the holds in Banner. 

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If you have any questions about the holds listed above, please reach out to Andres Maldonado, ACES Associate Director for Campus Operations and Programming (andres.maldonado@montgomerycollege.edu).