Residence Credits Policy

Steward
Vice President of Student Affairs
Category
Educational
Effective date
March 1, 2005
Last content update
March 1, 2005

Purpose

To identify the residence credits requirements for graduates.

Policy

Residence credits are credit hours earned from Minnesota State Community and Technical College. To be eligible for a degree, diploma, or certificates, a student must earn 20, or 1/3 whichever is less semester credits/equivalent required for graduation at the college. All credits earned at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, credit by examination/challenged credits and credit for experiential learning will count toward residence credits. For accreditation reasons, programs may require a limited number of key or capstone courses to be completed in residence.

Exceptions regarding residence credits may exist based on program requirements and/or articulation agreements.

Responsibility

Registrar

Ensure credits are recorded appropriately on transcript.

References

Minnesota State system Board Policy 3.21 Undergraduate Course and Credit Transfer and the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

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