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CHAPTER 3: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

PROCEDURE 3E.1/11 Admission
for Policy 3E.1

Reciprocity Agreements and Admission

Students who are legal residents of Wisconsin or North Dakota may attend a Minnesota public institution and pay their home state’s resident tuition for coursework under educational compacts. Similarly, legal residents of Minnesota may attend a Wisconsin, North Dakota or SOuth Dakota public institution and pay Minnesota resident tuition.

Effective fall 2007. South Dakota residents are automatically granted reciprocity at MnSCU institution.

Application forms for tuition reciprocity must be completed in the home state of the student before tuition reciprocity rates are authorized.

Wisconsin residents may request applications from:
Higher Educational Aids Board
P.O. Box 7885
Madison, WI 53707-7885
608.267.2206
www.heab.state.wi.us

North Dakota residents may request applications from:
North Dakota University System
600 E Boulevard Avenue, Dept 215
Bismarck, ND 58505-0230
701.328.4113
www.ndsu.edu

Minnesota residents who wish to transfer to public colleges in Wisconsin or North Dakota should apply to:
Minnesota Higher Education Services Office
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108-5227
651.642.0567 or 1.800.657.3866
www.getreadyforcollege.org or www.ohe.stste.mn.us

Placement for Success

To ensure academic success, new students at Anoka-Ramsey are required to take College Board Placement test, Accuplacer . Accuplacer assesses skill levels in the areas of reading, English composition, and mathematics. Placement results are used to determine skill level and placestudents in appropriate courses. Accuplacer testing is offered on a regular basis throughout the year and takes approximately three hours to complete the entire test. There is no fee.

Placement tests are required for:

• New students taking eight or more credits
• New students enrolling in a math and/or English course
• Returning students enrolling for their eighth credit
• All PSEO students

Although the tests do not determine admission to Anoka-Ramsey Community College, they do determine entry into some courses. If the reading placement score results in placement into Reading 0910, students must enroll in the course during their first semester at ARCC. Students are encouraged to enroll immediately in the indicated courses when your placement is other than into 1000-level courses. Students are expected to complete all courses numbered below 1000 prior to the completion of 30 credits. Students placing below the lowest pre-college level courses offered may be referred to Adult Basic Education (ABE).

A student’s course enrollment may be cancelled if the student does not take the placement test or if the student registers for a course above the cut-off score of his or her placement test(s).  Course refunds may not be issued for inappropriate registration.  Students who are not satisfied with their placement results may retest for a fee.  This option applies only to initial course placements.  Once a student starts attending any course in math, English composition, or reading, they may NOT use the retest option to attempt to change their placement. To appeal initial course placement, see a counselor or advisor.

Appointments for placement testing, requests for information about retests, or requests for testing accommodations are done at the Placement Testing/Scheduling Office (Cambridge Campus at 763-433-1980 and Coon Rapids Campus at 763-433-1180).

Orientation

All new students enrolling for eight (8) or more credits during the first term are required to attend an orientation session, or complete the online orientation process. Orientation provides students with information about college policies, procedures and services. Students are responsible for information provided at orientation and the policies and procedures as noted in the College Catalog and/or Student Handbook. Both publications are available on the web at www.AnokaRamsey.edu.

New student orientations are offered at both ARCC campuses as well as online; however, PSEO and international students must attend an on-campus orientation session.

Immunization

Minnesota Statute (M.S. 135A.14) requires all students born after 1956 and enrolled in a public or private post-secondary school in Minnesota be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps and rubella allowing for certain specified exceptions. No proof of immunization is needed from students who are assumed to be up-to-date with their immunizations due to requirements imposed by their previous school enrollment, such as students who graduated from a Minnesota high school in 1997 or later. Immunization forms are sent out from the Admissions and Records Office. Students will not be able to complete registration a second time without this information.

Registration

Course schedules for both Anoka-Ramsey Community College campuses are published before registration begins for each new semester. In addition, course information is available online at www.AnokaRamsey.edu. Students are permitted to register only at times indicated in the published schedule.

Students are encouraged to register online.  Online registration is limited to returning students who do not have holds on their records and new students attending orientation.  A student ID number and PIN are necessary for online registration. See the course schedule for details.  Students may also register in person at each campus.

To register for 19 credits or more in a semester, the student must obtain written authorization from a counselor or advisor.

Fees must be paid by the payment deadlines unless deferred by financial aid. The college reserves the right to withhold registration privileges from students with unpaid college financial obligations. Tuition invoices are not mailed.  Invoice statement and payment deadlines can be found at http://www.anokaramsey.edu/calendar/important_dates.cfm.

Adding and Dropping Classes

Students without holds on their records may add and/or drop classes according to the add/drop procedure listed in each semester course schedule.  A Student/Tech ID number and PIN number are necessary for online transactions.  All students may add, drop or withdraw in person.  Students are responsible for dropping courses if they register and later change their plans for attendance.

Withdrawing from a Class

Students may withdraw (W) from a course through approximately 80% of the term (short courses have adjusted withdrawal dates). To withdraw from classes, students must complete the Withdrawal procedure. Check the campus course schedule for procedures and published withdrawal dates.

Withdraw grades may subject students to academic probation or suspension. Review the College Costs and Financial Assistance section for pertinent refund information.

Important:  If students stop attending class(es) but do not officially withdraw from the college or from a specific course, they will receive the grade that is earned in the course (very likely an “F”).  It is the student’s responsibility to officially withdraw from the course; the college does not assign a “W” grade for students who fail to officially withdraw.

Evaluation of Transfer Credits
General Transfer Guidelines
GPA and Grades

Course-for-course equivalencies will be made toward the general education distribution requirements. MnTC goals will be followed from the transferring institution. Other credits accepted in transfer will be indicated as electives.

All college courses in which a student has received a grade of A, B, C, D or P will be considered for transfer evaluation. If a student’s cumulative GPA at the originating institution is less than 2.0, no “D” grades will be accepted in transfer from that school. Transfer credit grades will not be used in computing the student’s GPA at ARCC. Only earned credits (not grade point credits or grade points) will be recorded on the official ARCC transcript.

Comparability: Courses approved for transfer must be comparable in nature, content, and level and match at least 75% of the content and goals of the course for which the student is seeking equivalent credit.

Time Limit: General education, general studies, and elective credits shall have no transfer time limit. The timeliness of credits applied to career programs will be considered when evaluating transfer credits.

Equivalency/Conversion: The number of transfer credits granted per course shall not exceed the number granted by the originating institution. The conversion of quarter hours to semester hours is .66 semester hours for each quarter hour.

Repeated Courses: When a student transfers in courses and later successfully repeats a comparable course at ARCC, only credit from ARCC will be granted.

Credits achieved through military training will be considered for transfer. Students should submit a Military Transcript for evaluation.

Competency-Based Education credits will transfer as general electives unless approved for other distribution requirements.

Students who have questions about their transfer credits or wish to appeal the transfer evaluation may contact the Admissions and Records Office or an advisor or counselor at either campus.

Additional Technical College Credits

Anoka-Ramsey Community College shall accept in transfer, for full credit, college-parallel general education courses offered by technical colleges to provide transfer-level general education courses leading to a certificate, an associate in arts degree, associate in fine arts degree, associate in science degree, or an associate in applied science degree.

ARCC shall accept for transfer, as electives, a maximum of 16 semester credits of college-level vocational or technical courses offered by technical colleges.

A grade of C or 2.0 shall be the minimum required for any course to transfer.

Application to the Nursing Program

Application to the ARCC Nursing Program is made only after completion of all admission criteria.  Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Courses still in progress or absence of required documentation such as official transcripts from high school or other colleges attended render a file incomplete.  A grade of D will not satisfy admission and graduation requirements for the RN Program. Students with a previous college degree are not required to submit an official high school transcript.  For all other students, a high school transcript must be submitted with application.  A Nursing Program application will be returned if the student’s file is incomplete.

A completed file includes:

1. Completed application for admission to the college
2. Official transcripts from high school and all colleges attended
3. Nursing Program Application form
4. Official ACT (or verification of baccalaureate degree)
5. Original Certificate of Attendance at a required Anoka-Ramsey Community College Nursing Information Session

Students may be admitted to the Nursing Program only two times.  Previous admission to the program should be indicated on the Nursing Program application form.

Nursing Program Admission Procedure

Applications will be accepted only during the published application dates. The application period will be extended if an insufficient number of qualified applications are received. Students will be admitted according to admission ranking, based on points awarded for selection criteria, until the program is filled.  All students must meet minimum criteria for admission.

Admission ranking will be determined by scoring on the following variables:

• Cumulative GPA
• ACT composite score
• Completion of A & P I and A & P II
• Completion of general education credits for the A.S. in Nursing degree
• Repeated unsuccessful science courses within the past 7 years of program start date
• Previous enrollment at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.

Alternate List Procedure for the Nursing Program

A limited number of qualifying applicants will be placed on a ranked order alternate list. Students placed on this list will be eligible for last-minute admission to the program, if spaces open prior to the beginning of the term.  ALL students who wish to gain admission to future nursing classes must reapply, including those who were on the previous year’s alternate list.

Application Status Notification-Nursing Program

Applications will be accepted until the admission class is filled.  Notification will be posted on the college web site when applications are no longer being accepted.

All applicants will be notified by the Records office of acceptance or denial of admission.  Students offered admission must respond within 10 days of notice to accept their seat in the program.

Admitted students will be notified of the date and time for the required nursing student orientation.

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