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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 13B.06.02.07" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="02" heading="Transfer of Courses and Credits Generally.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A receiving institution shall accept for transfer and award credit for a course or credit completed at a sending institution if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The course is transferable under §B of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The acceptance of and awarding of credit for the completed course or credit is consistent with the requirements of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Transferability.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>General education courses required under COMAR 13B.06.01 are transferable as set forth in Regulation .09 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual course that is not being applied toward a general education requirement is transferable if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The course is deemed equivalent to a course at the receiving institution under the standards set forth in Regulation .10 of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The course is part of a Program Transfer Agreement.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Credit for prior learning is transferable if deemed equivalent using the standards set forth in Regulation .11 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Establishment of Transferability by Institutions.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Whenever practicable, the transferability of courses or credits shall be established via Program Transfer Agreement or other mechanism consistent with Regulation .12 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Documents establishing course equivalencies and course and credit transferability shall be publicly available and easily accessible for students and the public.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Awarding of Credit Toward Academic Program Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A receiving institution’s award of credit for a transferred course or credit may be applied toward any academic program requirement at the receiving institution, regardless of the program requirement that the course fulfilled at the sending institution,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The award of credit for a transferred course or credit may be applied toward multiple program requirements at the receiving institution consistent with the institution’s policies for non-transfer students.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>