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Frederick Community College • Fall 2016 Credit Schedule • • 301.846.2400 3
How to Apply &
Register
Please monitor your myFCC email for updates from
the College.
New Students
Please follow the steps below and call
301.846.2400 if you have questions.
1) Apply to the College
• Go to to apply online.
• Click Apply & Register.
• Click Online Application.
• You will receive your Welcome Packet and New
Student ID number in the mail. You also have
the option of coming into the Welcome Center
and receiving your ID number at the time you
apply.
Or
• Download the application from the FCC
website ). You can then bring the
application to the campus or mail the completed
application to:
Admissions Office
Frederick Community College
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
2) Prepare for registration
To comply with the Maryland College and
Career Readiness Act of 2013 and the Frederick
Community College Academic Placement and
Assessment Procedures, the College requires that:
2a) Academic Assessment and Placement
Policy and Procedures
I. Philosophy and Scope
Frederick Community College (“FCC” or the
“College”) is committed to supporting student
success by ensuring appropriate course
placement through assessment. Placement
tests include a series of computer-based
assessment tests that measure the reading,
writing, and math skills needed for college-
level coursework. Cut scores for mathematics
and English courses are established through
a statewide process, which are used for
placement. Prerequisites are established for
other courses. For more information on FCC
placement testing, click
II. Definitions for the Purpose of this Policy
and Procedures
A. “Certificate-Seeking” refers to a category of
individuals who have declared an intent to
follow a sequence of specific credit courses
resulting in a formal award of completion of
up to 36 credits.
B. “Courses of Interest” refers to a category
of individuals who seek to take courses
listed as credit in the FCC Academic Catalog
for personal knowledge or professional
development as opposed to the fulfillment of
FCC degree requirements.
C. “Degree-Seeking” refers to a category of
individuals who have declared an intent to
follow a prescribed curriculum in a career or
transfer program that leads to an associate
degree, which is generally 60 credits, unless
otherwise specified.
D. “Developmental Courses” are courses
that prepare students for college-level
coursework in reading, writing, English
as a Second Language (ESL), and math.
Developmental education includes multiple
course sequences with students progressing
as skills are developed. Students are assigned
to developmental courses based on their
placement test scores.
E.“Enrollment” is the status achieved when
an individual has registered for classes and
has either paid or made arrangements for
payment of tuition and/or fees.
F.“Full-time Enrollment” refers to a student
enrolled in twelve (12) or more credits during
the fall or spring semesters, or in a total of
twelve (12) credit hours cumulatively for the
summer session.
G.“Readmitted Students” refers to individuals
who have attended FCC but not within the
past two years.
H.“Transfer student” refers to an individual
who has attended another institution of
higher learning after high school graduation
or equivalency, and who seeks to receive
credit for prior coursework completed at
previous institutions.
III. Placement Tests
A. After applying to the College, placement
tests are required for:
1. Individuals who are first-time college
students who are seeking a degree or
certificate whether they enroll full-time or
part-time.
2. Individuals planning to take their first English
or mathematics course.
3. Students seeking a degree/certificate
whether they enroll full-time or part-time who
have not been tested in the past or whose
placement scores and/or exemptions have
expired.
4. Transfer or readmitted individuals who have
not completed a college-level math and/or
English course.
5. Individuals who are designated as Courses of
Interest students and wish to enroll in courses
with prerequisites of reading, writing, or
mathematics.
6. Individuals who change their designation
from Courses of Interest to certificate- or
degree-seeking.
B. Upon completion of all required placement
tests, individuals are required to consult with
an advisor to develop a degree or certificate
plan for completion, including course selection.
Individuals will choose courses based on their
placement scores and their individual career
and college goals.
C. Placement tests are not required for
individuals as noted under Section VI
“Exceptions and Exemptions to Required
Placement Testing.”
IV. Placement Guidelines
A. Placement scores will be valid for two years
after the date of taking the placement test.
B. Placement cut scores have been determined
for college-readiness in reading, writing, and
mathematics.
C. Non-native English speakers and some world
English speakers will take the Level of English
Proficiency (LOEP) placement test.
D. Individuals with documented disabilities
as verified by the Services for Students with
Disabilities Office will receive reasonable
accommodations while completing their
assessments.
E. High school grades alone do not determine
placement.
F. Individuals are allowed to retest only one time
per assessment, no sooner than 24 hours after
the initial test.
G. Students who are continuously enrolled
will not be allowed to retest once enrolled in a
developmental course sequence.
V. Prerequisites
The FCC Academic Catalog designates
courses with prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Prerequisites are expectations that must be
completed before enrollment in a course is
allowed. Corequisites are courses that can be
taken concurrently.
VI. Exceptions and Exemptions to Required
Placement Testing
A. Individuals who transfer from accredited
institutions of higher education who present
unofficial transcripts indicating successful
completion (2.00 GPA or higher) of the
equivalent of at least 12 college credits will be
exempted from the reading placement test if six
credits are general education courses.
B. Individuals will be exempted from the
reading and writing placement tests if they
provide evidence of successfully completing: