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§ 11-207. Coordination of programs

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Higher Education [Titles 10-20] (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Maryland Higher Education Commission (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Certificates of Approval for Institutions of Postsecondary Education (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2021
MD Code, Education, § 11-207
§ 11-207. Coordination of programs
Currentness
Procedure for transfers and cooperative programs
(a) The Commission shall:
(1) Establish procedures for transfer of students between the public segments of postsecondary education;
(2) Recommend cooperative programs among segments of postsecondary education to assure appropriate flexibility in the higher education system; and
(3) In conjunction with the governing boards, establish standards for articulation agreements.
Procedural requirements
(b) The procedures established under subsection (a) of this section shall require:
(1) 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 the Commission determines to be the latest possible time for the notification and specify the rationale for the denial;
(2) The transfer coordinator or institutional designee of the sending institution, after receiving notice of a denial of the transfer of a credit or course, in conjunction with the receiving institution's designee, to conduct a review within a time period the Commission determines to be appropriate; and
(3) Each public institution of higher education to submit an annual report to the Commission listing any denials of the transfer of a credit or course and the reasons for the denials.
Reverse transfer agreements for credits earned toward associate’s of art or science degree
(c) The Commission, in collaboration with the public institutions of higher education, shall develop and implement a statewide transfer agreement whereby at least 60 credits of general education, elective, and major courses that a student earns at any community college in the State toward an associate of arts or associate of science degree shall be transferable to any public senior higher education institution in the State for credit toward a bachelor's degree by July 1, 2016.
Reverse transfer agreements for credits earned toward bachelor’s degree
(d) The Commission, in collaboration with the public institutions of higher education, shall develop and implement a statewide reverse transfer agreement whereby at least 30 credits that a student earns at any public senior higher education institution in the State toward a bachelor's degree are transferable to any community college in the State for credit toward an associate's degree by July 1, 2016.
Incentives for students to obtain associate’s degree
(e) The Commission and each public institution of higher education shall develop and implement incentives for students to obtain an associate's degree before enrolling in a public senior institution of higher education.
Student financial assistance programs and other subjects of general interest
(f) The Commission may recommend procedures and guidelines for consideration by the governing boards of institutions of postsecondary education on:
(1) Improvement and coordination of student financial assistance programs; and
(2) Other subjects of general interest and concern to the higher education community in the State.

Credits

Added as Education § 11-206 by Acts 1988, c. 246, § 2, eff. July 1, 1988. Renumbered as Education § 11-207 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 533, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 14, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 775, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2021, c. 188, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 189, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
MD Code, Education, § 11-207, MD EDUC § 11-207
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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