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71.0 III-2.40-POLICY ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT CONCURRENT INTER-INSTITUTIONAL REGISTRATION

(Approved by the Board of Regents, February 22, 1990)

I. POLICY

In order to permit enrichment of the college experience for
full-time undergraduate students attending System
institutions, each institution shall provide opportunities
for students to pursue courses for credit at other
institutions within the University System, with exceptions
as provided in III below. The existence of this policy
does not supersede cooperative agreements entered into by
two or more UMS institutions. Student participation is on
a voluntary basis; however, course work should be used to
augment the program of study being pursued at the home
institution.

II. DEFINITIONS

A. Home Institution - The institution at which the
student has been admitted and is enrolled as an
undergraduate degree candidate;

B. Host Institution - The institution at which the
student is registered to pursue courses through the
inter-institutional registration program.

III. REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE INTER-INSTITUTIONAL REGISTRATION
PROGRAM

A. Only undergraduates who are enrolled full-time in
degree programs and who have attained at least
sophomore status and are in good academic standing at
the home institution are eligible to participate in
the program. Students participating in the ROTC
program are exempt from the sophomore standing
requirement.

B. This program is not available at University College or
in self-support programs.

C. Participation in the student inter-institutional
registration program shall be entered into only after
receiving approval from the appropriate authority at
the home institution and with the concurrence of the
appropriate authority at the host institution.
Approval does not insure availability of a place in
the course at the host institution. Students will use
the registration procedures and times applicable to
native students at the host institution.

D. All tuition and fees incurred by students shall be
paid to the home institution in accordance with that
institution's policies. No additional registration
fees may be charged. However, fees at the host
institution associated with special courses may be
assessed.

E. Ordinarily students may attempt in a given semester
only the number of credits in combined registration
equal to the maximum number permitted students at the
home institution. At least fifty percent of the
semester course credits must be taken at the home
institution.

F. All credits and grades earned by participating
students at a host institution shall be defined as
resident credit and entered on the academic record of
the student at the home institution. Both grades and
credits earned within this program shall be included
in the calculation of the grade point average at the
home institution.

G. The University of Maryland System and each institution
shall develop coordinated procedures for the
implementation of this policy.

Replacement for: BOT XI-M&N and Appendix H

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