# COMAR Title 13B — Maryland Higher Education Commission

## Subtitle 02 — Academic Regulations

### Chapter 01 — Requirements for Authorization of Out-of-State Degree-Granting Institutions to Operate in Maryland

#### Regulation .13 Credit for Practica, Clinical Experience, Internships, and Cooperative Work Experiences.

*COMAR 13B.02.01.13*

A. An out-of-State institution awarding academic credit for practica, clinical experiences, internships, and cooperative work experiences shall ensure that the credit is being awarded for actual academic learning.

B. A student shall demonstrate competence through testing or through other appropriate evaluative measures.

C. A degree-granting institution offering baccalaureate and higher degrees may not award more than 45 semester hours of the minimum 120 hours required for the baccalaureate degree or a proportional amount of a greater number of hours through credit offered in this manner.

D. An associate degree-granting institution may not award more than 30 semester hours of the minimum 60 hours required for the associate degree or a proportional amount of a greater number of hours through credit offered in this manner.