Students transferring from one Maryland public college to another will have built-in guarantees for their general education course work beginning Fall 1996. This new policy is designed to ensure that all of Maryland's two- and four-year public colleges and universities will have General Education Programs that comply with the format listed below.

A course completed as part of a General Education Program at any of these institutions will be accepted at any other public institution, without question, for general education. These standards will allow courses defined as general education by the sending institutions to transfer as general education even when the receiving institution does not teach that specific course or have that course designated as general education. Students who do not complete the General Education Program before transferring will receive credit for that part of the Program which was fulfilled at the sending institution(s).

An intention of the new General Education statewide policy is to ensure that students are not required to duplicate course work unnecessarily. All courses taken in fulfillment of general education requirements will be designated as such by the sending college on or with the students' transcripts in order to facilitate evaluation at the transfer institution.

Specific general education courses within a discipline may be used to fulfill general education and major requirements simultaneously. Students who elect general education courses which do not satisfy the requirements of their chosen major will still be required to complete the appropriate courses for the major.

MARYLAND'S GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM	Associate of Applied Science degre (in credits)	Associate of Arts/Science degree (in credits)	Bachelor of Arts/Science degree (in credits)
English Composition	3 minimum	3 minimum	3 minimum
Mathematics - at or above the level of college algebra	3 minimum	3 minimum	6 minimum
Arts & Humanities - one course from each of two disciplines, may include speech, foreign language, or composition and literature courses	3 minimum	6 minimum	6 minimum
Social & Behavioral Sciences - one course from each of two disciplines	3 minimum	6 minimum	6 minimum
Biological & Physical Sciences - two courses, including one laboratory	3 minimum	6 minimum	6 minimum
Interdisciplinary & Emerging Issues - Not required, will be transferred as part of General Education Program	Optional (8 maximum)	Optional (8 maximum)	Optional (8 maximum)
Additional credits - may be assigned by each institution from English, Mathematics, Arts & Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Biological & Physical Sciences to complete the number of credits required for the General Education Program.	5-21 credits	0-12 credits	8-22 credits
Total Credits Required for General Education Program	20-36 credits	30-36 credits	40-46 credits
Remaining General Education Requirements for Bachelor's Degree After Completion of Associate's Degree	10-26 credits maximum	10-16 credits maximum	Not applicable

NOTE: Students should be aware that they are responsible for the loss of credits due to changes in the individual's selection of the major program of study, the need for remedial course work, or exceeding the limit of credits accepted in transfer as allowed by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Students shall be held responsible for meeting all requirements of the academic program at the degree-granting institution. Please see an academic advisor for the course lists for each category and for specific general education information at your institution.