3033 - College 证书 Structure Policy

Basic Policy Statement

An important component of Washtenaw Community College's mission is to provide students with occupational skills for entry-level jobs as well as job advancement. 这个 end the College will maintain four levels of certificates that will provide a framework for developing and maintaining clearly defined, short-term 程序s that are focused on preparing students for specific jobs in as few credits as possible. 这个证书 structure is designed to permit the combining of certificates with other certificates and/or general education courses to create multiple career options for the College's wide range of student populations. 证书s can also meet the major/area requirements for students who choose to pursue a general studies Associate in Applied Science degree 程序.

The College will adopt the following four certificates effective with the start of the 2000-2001 academic year:

1. Post-Associate 证书. 这个证书 is for post-associate's degree 程序s for students who are pursuing advanced study in an occupational area. 这些可能是 short-term or longer with the focus on study beyond the degree level.
2. Advanced 证书. This type of certificate is for students who are pursuing advanced study in an occupational area. 这些可能是 short term or longer 程序s with the focus on study beyond the certificate level. The Advanced 证书 may be added to a standard 证书 to form the basis for an associate's degree.
3. 证书. The 证书 is for standard credit 程序s that are normally set up for one or two semesters. Primarily used to prepare students for entry level occupations, this type of certificate may be used as a discrete 程序 or combined with other certificate 程序s to form the basis for an associate's degree.
4. 证书 of Completion. The 证书 of Completion should represent a discrete body of skills and/or knowledge that is intended to prepare students for a specific occupation or basic literacy attainment. It can be credit, noncredit, or a combination 两种.

政策标准
Post-Associate 证书

1. Limited to a minimum of 6 credits and a maximum of 36 credits.
2. Requires that a minimum of 75% of the total credits required for the certificate be completed as "residence credit" (“信贷).
3. Courses numbered below 200 may not be used toward post-associate certificate completion.
4. Requires completion of an associate degree or higher degree, or its equivalent for 入学.
5. In combining certificate 程序s in the same subject area, there must be at least a 9 credit difference between certificates.

Advanced 证书:

1. Limited to a minimum of 9 credits and a maximum of 36 credits.
2. Requires that a minimum of 50% of the total credits required for the certificate be completed as "residence credit" (“信贷).
3. Courses numbered below 100 may not be used toward advanced certificate completion.
4. Requires completion of a certificate, an associate degree or higher degree, or its equivalent for 入学.
5. In combining certificate 程序s in the same subject area, there must be at least a 9 credit difference between certificates.

证书:

1. Is limited to a minimum of 9 credits and a maximum of 36 credits.
2. Requires that a minimum of 50% of the total credits be completed as "residence credit" (“信贷).
3. An exception to the residence credit requirement will be made for the Liberal Arts MACRAO and the Liberal Arts MTA certificates. In order to meet the spirit of these agreements the Liberal Arts MACRAO certificate will require eight (8) 十大彩票网赌平台 credits and the Liberal Arts MTA certificate will require one (1) credit-bearing college-level 十大彩票网赌平台课程.
4. Courses numbered below 100 may not be used toward certificate completion.
5. In combining certificate 程序s in the same subject area, there must be at least a 9 credit difference between certificates.

证书 of Completion:

1. Limited to a maximum of 8 credits.
2. Requires that all work be completed at 十大彩票网赌平台.
3. Courses numbered 051 and below cannot be used toward completion of this certificate.
4. 证书s of completion may not be listed in the college catalog.

结果

Through a clearly defined certificate structure, 十大彩票网赌平台 will maintain a strong match between student and community needs and the college's curriculum. The structure recognizes and supports both lifelong learning and the flexible configuration of curricula so that students can easily combine degrees and certificates to meet evolving life circumstances requiring college credentials.

Adopted: February 24, 1998
Revised: May 23, 2000
Administrative Review: May 2002
Revised: September 23, 2003
Revised: June 26, 2012
Revised: June 24, 2014
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