Carroll Community College

Section Three: Student Transfer

.03 Admission of Transfer Students to Public Institutions

.03 Admission of Transfer Students to Public Institutions.

1. Admission to Institutions
   1. A student attending a public institution who has completed an A.A., A.A.S., or A.S. degree or who has completed 56 or more term hours of credit, may not be denied direct transfer to another public institution if the student attained a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.000 on a 4.000 scale or its equivalent in parallel courses, except as provided in A(4) of this regulation. 
      
   2. A student attending a public institution who has not completed an A.A., A.A.S., or A.S. degree or who has completed fewer than 56 term hours of credit, is eligible to transfer to a public institution regardless of the number of credit hours earned if the student:
      
      i. Satisfied the admission criteria of the receiving public
         institution as a high school senior; and
      
      ii. Attained at least a cumulative grade point average of 2.000
          on a 4.000 scale or its' equivalent in parallel courses.
       
   3. A student attending a public institution who did not satisfy the admission criteria of a receiving public institution as a high school senior, but who has earned sufficient credits at a public institution to be classified by the receiving institution as a sophomore, shall meet the stated admission criteria developed and published by the receiving public institution for transfer.
   4. If the number of students seeking admission exceeds the number that can be accommodated at a receiving public institution, admission decisions shall be:  
      1. Based on criteria developed and published by the receiving
         institution; and
      2. Made to provide fair and equal treatment for native and transfer
         students. 
2. Admission to Programs
   1. A receiving public institution may require higher performance standards for admission to some programs if the standards and criteria for admission to the program:
      1. Maintain fair and equal treatment for native and transfer students; and
      2. Are developed and published by the receiving public institution.
   2. Courses taken at a public institution as part of a recommended transfer program leading toward a baccalaureate degree shall be applicable to related programs at a receiving public institution granting the baccalaureate degree.
      
   3. If the number of students seeking admission exceeds the number that can be accommodated in a particular professional or specialized program, admission decisions shall be:
      1. Based on criteria developed and published by the receiving public institution; and
      2. Made to provide fair and equal treatment for native and transfer students.
3. Receiving Institution Program Responsibility
   1. The faculty of a receiving public institution is responsible for development and determination of the program requirements in major fields of study for a baccalaureate degree, including courses in the major field of study taken in the lower division.
   2. A receiving public institution may set program requirements in major fields of study which simultaneously fulfill general education requirements.
   3. A receiving public institution, in developing lower division course work, shall exchange information with other public institutions to facilitate the transfer of credits into its programs.