New ELAI 990-PSYC 102 Co-enrollment Pilot - Fall 2017

I am pleased to inform you that the Psychology discipline has just launched a co-enrollment pilot beginning in fall 2017 which will allow ELAI 990 students to co-enroll in any section of PSYC 102.  This 2-year student access pilot – based on 12 years of student success data – has been endorsed by SVP for Academic Affairs Sanjay Rai, Dean Darrin Campen (lead dean for Psychology), the Psychology chairs and faculty at all three campuses, and CAPDI.

As with the other co-enrollment pilots which have preceded this, students who register for ELAI 990 will be able to co-enroll for PSYC 102 on their own, without an override (though the Banner coding for this pilot may take a few weeks to complete, so please do issue overrides through the month of June as necessary). 

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Finally, because there are a number of ongoing AELW 940/ELAI 990 co-enrollment pilots, I have provided a summary below to help keep things straight.  

The gist:  Students registered for ELAI 990 shall be permitted to co-enroll in CMAP 120, CHEM 131, ENES 100, BIOL 101, CHEM 109, and PSYC 102 (see the table below for notes on the start and end dates of each pilot).  These pilots are “Bannerized” so that no override is required.

Extra wrinkle:  Concurrent with the launch of the newly redesigned AELP/ELAP curriculum, in the fall of 2017 the operative AELP/ELAP course in these pilots will change from AELW 940 to ELAI 990.

Course	Notes
CMAP 120	The ELAI 990 assessment level for CMAP 120 is now permanent. The Computer Applications discipline submitted the CCC paperwork early this spring, and the proposal was approved at the March 31, 2017 Curriculum Committee meeting.
CHEM 131	This pilot, currently in its second year, will continue through the 2017-2018 academic year in order to gather more student data.  We anticipate that in the spring of 2018, the Chemistry discipline will be able to move forward with curriculum action to make the changes permanent.
ENES 100	This pilot will continue through the 2017-2018 academic year in order to gather more student data.  We anticipate that in the spring of 2018, the Engineering discipline will be able to move forward with curriculum action to make the changes permanent.
BIOL 101	This 2-year pilot will launch in the fall 2017 semester.
CHEM 109	This 2-year pilot will launch in the fall 2017 semester.
PSYC 102	This 2-year pilot will launch in the fall 2017 semester.

In addition to the above, the pilots for MATH 110-181 were completed three years ago – with outstanding results in terms of student success – and the piloted ELAI 990 assessment level was made permanent through Curriculum action in AY 2015-2016.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions.

Thanks,

Mike

Michael Berman

Professor

English Language for Academic Purposes, Linguistics and Communication Studies

Montgomery College - Rockville campus

Office: MT 511

240-567-1711

Summer 2017 - AELP Redesign Credit Overload Exception

Please see the email below.  Since the AELP courses will phase out this summer, so some students may elect to take 2 classes in one or both summer sessions, exceeding the maximum academic load.  For those students requesting this exception, please refer those students to the AELP department chairs or designees.  AELP department chairs or designees will email their campus registrars to increase the max hours for our students this summer. They will copy Ernest on the emails.

If you have any questions, please follow-up with the AELP chairs.  

AELW 940 - Co-enrollment Pilot

From: Berman, Michael C.
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: AELW 940 - Co-enrollment Pilot

Sure, Kay.  The three courses are CMAP 120, CHEM 131, and ENES 100.  These pilots have already been “Bannerized” for the 16-17 academic year, and students with AELW 940 assessment levels may enroll in these courses without an override.  Of course, students must meet other requirements such as appropriate scores on the Accuplacer Math test and/or the Chemistry Placement test.

Banner and AELP – Reading the SOATEST screen

Left column                                                     Placement Column

AELP English/Lang Placement                      101=AELW910

102 = AELW920

103 = AELW930

104 = AELW940

AELP Reading Placement                              101= AELR910

102 = AELR920

103 = AELR930

AELP Speech Placement                               102 = AELS910  (SP102 is AELS910)

AELP EL110 – 111                                        110 = AELS920  (EL110 is AELS920)

111 = AELS930.  This is an elective class, so the student with this placement essentially has no speaking/listening requirement. 

FAUX 2=SPex/3=EN101/4=HNR/5=US Degl   If you see this line, you’ll see the number 2 in the placement column.  2 = SPex means speech exempt.  No speaking/listening requirement for this student.                               

1. Remember, a C is needed to progress to the next level in most of our classes, but a D is technically passing in R930 and S920.
2. Students frequently register for the wrong class. Why should a student with a W930 placement be in W920?  If one of your W920 students has a W930 placement and is not put in the right class, there can be problems down the road.
3. W940 professors:  If you have students in your class who have an AELS910 placement and they have not completed that class, they cannot be in W940.  In the college catalog, W940 has AELS 920 as a pre-requisite or co-requisite.  AELS920 must either be taken at the same time as W940, or completed before W940.
4. Keep an eye out for students who are repeating your class so that you can offer them support and guidance.  Third timers need an override from Counseling to register, and fourth attempt students need an appeal.  Students who are repeating classes may be advancing in one track but not in another.  For example, a student takes W910 and R920.  Passes R920, fails W910.  The next semester the student will be registering for R930 and W910.  There’s nothing in the catalog that says students can’t take classes two levels apart, BUT they should be counseled that it’s Very Strongly Recommended to complete the lower level class first.  If a student is trying to take W940 but hasn’t passed R920, they’re likely to have a hard time.

ESL Accuplacer Retest Information

Procedures regarding ESL Accuplacer and Writing Assessment and

check on placement testing

I.      Procedure for NEW students

a.    Students receive their ESL Accuplacer scores and placement at an academic orientation (I-MAP) or are given them by a counselor.

b.    Students who enroll in AELP courses are given a first-day check on placement/diagnostic test.  Based on the results of this test, some students may be moved to another level of AELP or into credit-level courses.

II. Procedures for students to RETAKE ESL Accuplacer

a.    Student does not enroll in an AELP course

Student may retake ONCE in a subsequent semester with permission.	Permission is given on a case-by-case basis with approval from the AELP coordinator, chair, or designee based on student having taken language courses elsewhere or having completed some other type of language intervention
Student may automatically retake in a year.	ESL Accuplacer scores are valid for placement for one year

b.    Student enrolls in AELP course(s)

Student may not retake ESL Accuplacer while enrolled in AELP courses.
Every student who enrolls in AELP courses is given a first day check on placement/diagnostic test.	Based on the results of this test, some students may be moved to another level of AELP or into credit-level courses.
High performing students in AELP classes may be given an early skip test at the end of the semester.	Based on the results of these tests, some students may skip the next level of the AELP course sequence.

c.    Student enrolls in AELP course(s) but does not take any additional AELP courses for one or more semesters (up to a year).

Student should register for the next appropriate AELP class or classes.	Progress and placement will be evaluated through the first-day check on placement/diagnostic test.
Student should see an AELP Coordinator if courses have been taken elsewhere and the student believes this may change his or her course placement at MC.

d.    Student enrolls in AELP course(s) and then does not take any AELP courses for more than a year.

Student may retake ESL Accuplacer.
Student may register for the next appropriate AELP class or classes.	The student is not required to retake ESL Accuplacer.

e.    Student took Accuplacer and Writing Assessment, was placed into WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL, and completed a WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL course.

Student may retake ESL Accuplacer after successfully completing a WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL course.

The WD&CE counselor/coordinator or credit counselor completes the retake form.

f.     Student took Accuplacer and Writing Assessment, was placed into WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL, and did not complete a WD&CE Pre-Academic ESL course.

Student may retake ONCE in a subsequent semester with permission.	Permission is given on a case-by-case basis with approval from the AELP coordinator, chair, or designee based on student having taken language courses elsewhere or having completed some other type of language intervention
Student may automatically retake in a year.	ESL Accuplacer scores are valid for placement for one year

AELP Pilots - Fall 2015

AELP Pilots

Students who are eligible to register for AELW 940 in the fall can register for any of the following three courses to be taken concurrently with their AELW 940 class: CHEM 131, ENES 100, and CMAP 120.  Students will not need an override or special permission.  Of course, students will need the required MATH assessment levels and will need to pass the Chemistry Placement Exam in the case of CHEM 131.

AELP and Developmental Course Enrollment Reporting (Fall 2014)

MEMORANDUM

To:                   Montgomery College Community

From:               Ernest Cartledge, Assistant Director of Enrollment Services and College Registrar

Subject:           AELP and Developmental Course Enrollment Reporting

As of July 1, 2014, the federal government is changing enrollment reporting requirements for all colleges and universities.  The College must accurately report both credit hours and equivalent credit hours for all courses. This change directly impacts American English Language Program (AELP) as well as English, mathematics, and reading developmental courses (and courses in chemistry and education below the 100-level), which are measured in equivalent credit hours for federal enrollment reporting.

To comply with these requirements, the credit hour field in Banner will accurately reflect the equivalent credit hours, as determined by the College, for all AELP and developmental courses beginning with fall 2014.  Credit hours and billing hours do not always match, so the use of accurate credit hours and equivalent credit hours for enrollment reporting is critical.  Please note that AELP and developmental courses remain not applicable to a degree or certificate, may not be used to satisfy degree requirements, will not be factored into student GPA calculations, and do not count as credits earned towards the 60-credit Dream Act requirement.

This change provides the opportunity for the College to enforce current policies and regulations such as athletic enrollment compliance (minimum 12 credit hours per semester) and F-1 student enrollment compliance (minimum 12 credit hours per semester).  The enforcement of the registration credit limit (six credit hours per semester) for students on academic restriction will be also enabled with this modification.

The impacted courses are as follows:

·         AELP courses:AELR 910, AELR 920, AELR 930;

            AELS 910, AELS 920, AELS 930;

            AELW 910, AELW 920, AELW 930, AELW 940

·         Chemistry course: CHEM 099

·         Education courses: EDUC 050, EDUC 051

·         English courses: ENGL 001, ENGL 002

·         Mathematics courses: MATH 080, MATH 093, MATH 096, MATH 098

·         Reading courses: READ 095, READ 099

If you have questions about this change, please contact me directly at (240)567-7991 or ernest.cartledge@montgomerycollege.edu.  Thank you for assisting our students during this important transition.

TOEFL and UMD

"One of my students wanted to know if he could bypass the TOEFL if he applies before he completes his AA. He told me he got a B in EN 101 and an A in EN 102."

 Regarding the requirements for proof of English proficiency, there are few factors that are considered to determine if applicants have met the requirements. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions reserves the right to also consider each applicant on a case-by-case basis regarding satisfying the English Proficiency.

Earning an associate degree is one way a student can be exempted from the proof of English requirement. Thus, a student who is completing courses to receive his/her degree (at the time of the application) and applying for admission to UMD can submit such a letter from MC. The letter indicates that the applicant is currently enrolled at MC and upon successful completion of the courses s/he will receive an associate degree. It also specifies the semester and the year of enrollment, in addition to the graduation date. Additionally, the letter is generated by the graduation coordinator at MC.

Other ways an applicant can be excused from showing TOEFL or IELTS test, is if s/he completed at least middle and high school in the U.S. or from one of the English speaking countries (list is provided on website); moreover, UMD reserves the right to waive the proof of English requirements after employing an holistic review of the applicant’s file; and of course this is done on a case-by-case basis. If there are any further questions, please contact Associate Director Mr. Michael Robinson directly.