College Catalog 2020-21

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

To be eligible for articulated credit, a student must: 1. Meet all College admissions requirements; 2. Be registered as a full-time student in good standing in one of the College’s Career or Technical programs; 3. Complete an articulated Secondary Career or Technical Education (CTE) pathway; and score 70 percent or higher on the Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System (MS CPAS2) in their secondary program of study; and 4. Participate in a Secondary CTE and successfully pass an approved, aligned national certification or credential. To be awarded articulated credit, a student must: 1. Meet with a College Career or Technical Advisor for the articulated program and request articulated credit, Advisor will notify the Director of Admissions and Records, and articulated courses will be transcribed upon enrollment at the College; and 2. Enroll in the College within 18 months of graduation from high school. How MS CPAS2 will be documented: The Research and Curriculum Unit of Mississippi State University will provide postsecondary CTE Administrators a list of all secondary Career and Technical students scoring at or above the 70 percent for the articulated programs. Transcripting of Articulated Credit: Articulated credit will be transcripted upon college enrollment. A grade of “Z” is recorded for credit granted. No quality points are granted. Credits granted are not used in computing grade point average. Time Limit: MS-CPAS2 scores or national certification or credential will be accepted to demonstrate competencies for up to 18 months after high school graduation. Cost: No costs will be assessed on hours earned through articulated credit. The student may transfer back to the beginning level course should the student intending to receive credit under this agreement fail to make satisfactory progress in the next higher sequential course. Advanced Placement Examination Students who make a score of three (3) or higher on the Advanced Placement (AP) test will be given credit for the course at East Central Community College (ECCC). Generally an AP score of three (3) will result in awarding three (3) semester hours credit in the subject area. More than three (3) semester hours credit may be awarded for AP scores of four (4) or five (5) when approved by the appropriate division chairs working in conjunction with departmental faculty and the Vice President for Instruction. A grade of “Z” is recorded for credit granted through Advanced Placement. No quality points are granted, and credits granted are not used in computing grade point average. Refer to POLICY 413.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES and POLICY 413.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES for graduation requirements. Credit granted by ECCC for AP test scores may not transfer to other colleges or universities. Students should contact transfer institutions directly for their current AP test acceptance and scoring policies. College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DSST Subject Standardized Test East Central Community College (ECCC) awards academic credit through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DSST Subject Standardized Test to students who are enrolled at ECCC who score at or above the fiftieth percentile on approved CLEP and DSST Subject Examinations. The College will also accept transfer academic credit from other colleges on either the General or Subject Examinations.

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