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M.C. TRANSFER TIMES |
February 2003
In this issue:
Transfer Information Days
Representatives from over 30 different colleges and universities from Maryland, DC, Virginia and Pennsylvania will meet with interested students to discuss transfer requirements, application procedures, and specific majors offered.
ROCKVILLE CAMPUS TRANSFER ACTIVITIES
Funding Your
Education – 45 minute sessions to
assist students in planning and investigating means of sources of funding for
their education. All programs held in the Counseling Building, Room
218
~ Thursday, February 20th 2:30pm to
3:15pm ~ Monday, March 10th 6:30pm to 7:15pm
Do You Need Help in
Choosing a Major? – One hour sessions to
learn what factors to consider when selecting a major. All sessions held in
the Counseling Building, Room 218
~ Wednesday, February
26th 2:00pm; ~ Tuesday, March 11th 5:00pm;
~ Wednesday, April 16th 3:00pm
Do You Know What You Want
to Be? – A career planning workshop.
Students will take the Self Directed Search Career Inventory and gain valuable
insight about themselves and possible careers. (English and Spanish versions
of the assessment will be available). All sessions held in the Counseling
Advising Building, Room 119
~ Thurs., Feb. 27th 2:00pm to
3:00pm ~ Wed., March 5th 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Do You Need Transfer Help? Attend ˝ hour sessions to assist you in beginning the transfer process. All programs held in the Counseling Building, room 218. Call 301-279-5088 to sign up for the next session!
GERMANTOWN CAMPUS TRANSFER ACTIVITIES
Make an Individual Transfer Advising Appointment - weekday (M - F) and evening hours (Tuesday evenings until 7 pm) available, call (301) 353-7770.
Business Majors - Pick up a "Thinking About a Business Major?" flyer in the Science Building for advice on choosing courses and planning for transfer.
New Option for Teacher Certification for college graduates
- From the Washington
Post, Feb. 13, 2003
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response to the state teacher shortage, the Maryland Department of
Education announced a program yesterday that will give mid-career
professionals and recent college graduates another way to gain teacher
certification.
Last month, 40 candidates began the Maryland's Alternative Routes to Certification Options program, which allows potential teachers to take online courses through a partnership with University of Maryland University College and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. |
Prince George's County schools will receive the first graduates from the program, who will teach in the county in the summer. If successful, the candidates will be certified for one year to remain in the school system. State Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick said that after the Prince George's introduction, the program will be expanded statewide.
WRITING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STUDENTS
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Students often ask faculty members for recommendations for college applications and scholarships. Some applications include blank recommendation forms - others instruct students to ask for a letter of recommendation. Give this printable questionnaire to students so you can get more background information to make letter-writing more effective. This Word Document also includes a generic recommendation form. www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studev/RecForm.doc |
See Writing A Letter of Recommendation from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University for additional information.
You can find this information in the future by looking on the MC Transfer Page - there's a link to Recommendations.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
| Students who want to transfer to another institution for the Fall 2003 semester are advised to work on applications for admissions NOW. The PREFERRED deadline for most schools is March 1 for maximum consideration for admission, housing (if it's available), and financial aid (a FAFSA must be completed as well). |
YES, many schools show a transfer application deadline as late as July 1 - but many schools with rolling admissions may fill before the deadline. The Fall 2003 deadline for Towson University is March 1!
THE MOST POPULAR UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS, Year 2002
According to the Princeton Review -
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LOCALLY, at UMBC - biology, computer science, information systems, psychology, social work and visual and performing arts.
At Towson - biology, art, psychology, elementary education, mass communication, business administration.
At UMCP - The most popular undergraduate majors this year (2002) were communication, criminology and criminal justice, psychology, business management, biology, and engineering.
At George Washington University - international affairs, psychology, political science.
At St. Mary's College of Maryland - economics, psychology, biology.
Spotlight on... The University of Maryland, Baltimore - School of Nursing
From the Admissions Office: Admission into the University of Maryland School of Nursing is very competitive as an enormous number of applications are received each semester. The minimum grade point average requirement is a 2.75 in all of the required prerequisite coursework; however for best consideration, students should apply with a 3.0 gpa or higher, particularly in the required science and math coursework. For a list of suggested MC courses and more information, go to www.mc.cc.md.us/Departments/studev/umbnursing.htm
HOPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP
Who may apply: Current Maryland community college students who will have completed at least 60 credits or who will have earned an associate’s degree by the end of the semester in which they will transfer to a Maryland four-year institution.
How to apply: Complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and complete and file the HOPE Community College Transfer Scholarship application.
When to apply: January 1 through March 1. Late applicants may be placed on a waiting list.
Eligible majors: All majors are eligible.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS - You and your parents (if you are a dependent student) must be Maryland residents. You must be enrolled at a Maryland community college and have completed at least 60 credits or have earned an associate’s degree by the end of the semester in which you will transfer to a Maryland four-year institution. All applicants must have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Your family income may not exceed $95,000 annually. You must enroll at a four-year Maryland college or university as a full-time (12+ credits per semester), degree-seeking undergraduate.
FINANCIAL NEED - This program does not rank eligible students by need.
AWARD AMOUNT - This award is $3,000 annually. This is a competitive program and students are ranked by their grade point average. Eligible students not awarded initially will be placed on a waiting list. Funds may not be available to award all eligible students. The total dollar amount of all State scholarship awards may not exceed your cost of attendance as determined by your school’s financial aid office or $14,200, whichever is less.
RENEWING AN AWARD -To renew an award, you must maintain a minimum 3.0 annual GPA in your college course work and remain enrolled as a full-time undergraduate. You may renew this award once.
SERVICE OBLIGATION - You must sign and return a promissory note agreeing to work full-time in Maryland, one year for each year of the award, or repay the scholarship with interest. You must begin the service obligation within twelve (12) months of graduation. If you hold this scholarship with any other award requiring a service obligation, you must perform your service in consecutive years.
APPLICATION - Download HOPE Community College Transfer Scholarship application from the Maryland Higher Education Commission Website.
OTHER EXAMPLES OF MARYLAND STATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS:
Do "D" Grades Transfer to Maryland Public Schools?
Q: Will grades of "D" be accepted in transfer?
A: "D" grades will be accepted in transfer if the college to which you are applying also accepts a "D" for native students. A "D" grade earned in a general education course that meets a general education requirement at a sending institution, which has designated that course as meeting a general education requirement, will transfer and meet a general education requirement at the receiving institution.
Degree Advising Worksheets
Print out an Excel spreadsheet and help students plan out their path to an MC degree, certificate, or letter of recognition. Web guru & counselor Tom Price, Germantown Campus, has created and placed these easy-to-use forms online to assist advisers and students who are working on MC programs. You can even save the spreadsheet to your desktop (using Internet Explorer), then open it up with Excel, and fill in the courses electronically if you want to send it off as an e-mail attachment. www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studevgt/advisingsheets2.htm
Check out this sample page for Business - www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studevgt/BA99-03.htm
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Questions/comments/suggestions for future
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Contact A. Schleicher (301) 353-1991 aschleic@mc.cc.md.us
The MC Transfer Information Web Page: www.montgomerycollege.edu/transfer