Title

Residence Credits Policy

Steward
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