Summer School Cliff Notes

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Summer School Cliff Notes

• Academic Advisement
• Chalon
• H401, 310-954-4070
• Advisement_at_msmc.la.edu

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Where?

• 2 Year Institutions--Junior Colleges
• Los Angeles Community College District
• Out-of-area/state colleges
• 4 Year Public Institutions
• Cal States
• UCs
• Out-of-area/state public institutions
• Other Private 2 Year and 4 Year Institutions

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What classes CAN I take?

• Articulation Agreements
• GE only http//www.msmc.la.edu/pages/2122.asp
• GE and Some Majors
• http//www.msmc.la.edu/pages/167.asp

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Articulation Agreements Online
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Articulation Agreements
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What classes SHOULD I take?

• General Studies Requirements
• Acceptable courses to fulfill GE requirements are
  outlined in the Articulation Agreements
• If no Articulation Agreement exists, please email
  the course description to Advisement_at_msmc.la.edu.
  You should retain a copy of the email response
  you receive and attach it to the Transfer of
  Credit Clearance Form.

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What classes SHOULD I take?

• Major Requirements
• Articulation Agreements
• If no Articulation Agreement exists, and/or the
  course you wish to take is not in the
  Articulation Agreement, please contact your
  Department Chair, with the course description of
  the course you wish to take, and the MSMC course
  that you wish to substitute. Only Department
  Chairs determine the applicability of course work
  to the Major.

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Units and Grades

• Only 9 units allowed
• External courses must be taken for a letter
  grade, NOT credit/no credit
• Must earn a minimum of C- in order to transfer
  course to MSMC
• Grades DO NOT transfer to MSMC, and are not
  computed in GPA
• Freshmen English courses must be passed with
  C (2.0) grade

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Course Repetitions

• Summer course replaces MSMC course, but grade not
  calculated into GPA
• GPA is raised because bad course grade no
  longer computed in GPA
• For example, if you earned a D in English 1A,
  retook the course in summer school and earned an
  A...
• D grade would still appear on transcript, BUT
  would no longer be calculated into GPA

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Forms

• GS-Transfer of Credit Clearance Form
• Advisor signature required
• Major-Transfer of Credit Clearance Form
• Advisor signature required
• Department Chair approval for applicability of
  course toward major requirement is required
• Forms are available in the Academic Advisement
  Center and should be turned in to the Academic
  Advisement Center before course is taken.

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Transfer of Credit Clearance Form

• One college per form
• Correctly note the department and course number
  of the class at the community college
• Include the title of the class as it appears on
  their schedule--this correlates with the class
  name on the transcript (and they have to match!)

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Step-by-Step to Summer School

• Look up Articulation Agreement online
• Pick up / Download GS or Major Transfer of Credit
  Clearance Form
• Research potential summer schools
• Go online to check on their class schedule
• Complete an application to the college
• Make sure you send in a copy of your transcript
  if they request one.

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More Steps to Summer School

• Complete the TCC form and obtain appropriate
  signatures and approvals
• Return completed form to the Academic Advisement
  Center
• Attend summer school classesevery day!

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Step-by-Step back to the Mount

• Upon completion of your summer classes
• Request that the college send an official
  transcript directly to the Registrars Office
• Transcripts must be sent directly to the
  Registrars Office. Hand delivered transcripts
  will NOT be accepted!

• Once the Registrars Office receives your summer
  school transcript, they will
• Match your TCC form with the transcript
• Apply the credit to your MSMC transcript

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FAQs

• Can I take more than 9 units during the summer if
  I take 6 during the first session, and 6 during
  the second session?
• No. The policy in the Catalog states that you
  are only allowed to take 9 units. If you seek an
  exception to any policy, you must file an
  Academic Petition and get approval from Sr.
  Joseph Adele Edwards, BA Dean.

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FAQs

• I need more units to graduate by December 2008.
  How do summer school units affect me?
• The MSMC residency requirement states that
  students must complete at least 30 of the last 39
  units at MSMC.
• Residency what?????

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Residency Requirement
Mount units
External units
Last 39 units applied toward MSMC degree. At
least 30 of the units swimming in the pool must
be MSMC units.
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FAQs

• I need to take Math 2X in summer school. What
  course is that at the JC?
• Math 2X is the Intermediate Algebra course at
  most community colleges.

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FAQs

• Is there a deadline to file the TCC form?
• No, but the earlier you get the form in to us the
  better. This way we can notify you if there is a
  problem with the course you intend to take before
  you take the class.

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FAQs

• I took classes at the community college while in
  HS. Why havent I been awarded the credit? Do I
  need to complete a TCC?
• Because you were not yet a Mount student when you
  took the courses, NO TCC is needed.
• The courses taken at the college must NOT have
  been used to complete HS requirements of any kind
  (a letter from a HS official verifying this is
  required).

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Thank you

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• Academic Advisement
• Advisement_at_msmc.la.edu
• H401, x4070