Registrar Policies
-By Examination: Students may be awarded up to 15 credit hours toward the requirements of a certificate, diploma or associate degree at NMCC through the General or Subject Examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or through the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) examinations. The college accepts the American Council on Education's (ACE) recommendations on acceptable scores and credit hours for the awarding of credit by examination. Whatever the ACE recommended score (General Examination or Subject Examination) is at the time of request shall be the college's minimum acceptable score for the awarding of such credit. Requests must be submitted to the dean of students. -By Work Experience: Matriculated students may receive course credit for substantial previous work experience directly related to required courses within the curricular programs in which they are enrolled, subject to approval of the appropriate instructors, department chairperson, and vice president. Any student seeking work-experience credit must submit a detailed resume of the activities or skills exercised on the job and a letter from the employer recommending the awarding of credit; the student must then be interviewed by the department chairperson and an appropriate instructor, whose recommendation must then be acted upon by the vice president.NMCC has several program specific transfer agreements with senior colleges and universities. Students interested in transferring to an institution to pursue a baccalaureate degree should discuss their goals with their academic advisor to assure appropriate planning of their academic coursework at NMCC and to maximize the amount of transfer credit. For the transfer of courses not covered by a current transfer agreement, the college or university to which the student is transferring has the final decision on acceptance of transfer credit. Transfer credit from accredited institutions may be awarded for grades of C or better in courses comparable to those offered at NMCC. Requests for transfer credit must be submitted to the dean of students, who determines the acceptability of outside courses. Courses accepted for transfer credit are not included as part of any student's grade-point average at NMCC. The college's policy is to accept no more than six credit hours from another institution while the student is currently enrolled in a prescribed two-year program at NMCC English Area Course Transfer: Any student transferring into a diploma program will be allowed to use up to six transfer credits in English in order to satisfy the NMCC English requirement. Transfer students entering our associate degree programs will be allowed up to six credits of transfer in English as long as the course content is directly related (Public Speaking for Speech, etc.). Occupational laboratory credits are acceptable up to four full semesters (usually 24 credit hours).Credit for occupational lab may be fulfilled by one or more of the following methods: College Level Examination Program or the U.S. Armed Forces Institute - Students will be given up to fifteen hours towards a certificate, diploma or associate degree for CLEP or DANTES Examinations. (See GRADING) Nursing Program Guidelines: For students interested in transferring credits from a Maine community college to a specific university within the University of Maine System, MaineStreet offers a list of courses for that community college that are typically recognized as equivalent courses, acceptable for transfer. A student may drop any class during the first week of a semester without academic or financial penalty *. Students dropping a class after the first week of a semester will be charged the full amount of the class. For more information regarding withdrawal, see the college catalog. Classes dropped after the mid-point of a semester will result in a failing grade. * Winter Mini-Term Any student withdrawing from NMCC is expected to complete an official withdrawal form which may be obtained from the dean of students. The student is also expected to have an exit interview. When circumstances prevent this, the student or parents should write to the dean of students concerning the reason requiring the student to leave. The date of withdrawal will be the date the student signs the withdrawal form; refunds are also established by the date the student signs the withdrawal form. A grade notation of AW (Administrative Withdrawal) will be indicated on a student's academic transcript for those students who have been involuntarily separated from the college (examples: disciplinary dismissal, non-payment of bills, etc.).Students requesting that a transcript be sent to a business or another college must sign a transcript release form. These forms are available in the student affairs office. Students requesting a transcript must do so in writing. Each student receives one transcript free of charge. There is a charge of for each additional transcript. Expedited transcript requests (processed within one working day of the request) will cost per request. Facsimile transmissions will cost , while overnight delivery will cost , in addition to the expedited transcript fee. |