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Frederick Community College • Fall 2017 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 Apply Now.
• 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, the College requires that all
degree-seeking students complete a college credit-
bearing math and college credit-bearing English
course prior to the completion of 24 college credits.
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 using a series of computer-based
assessment tests that measure individuals’
reading, writing, and math skills. Minimum
placement scores, known as cut scores, are
established through statewide agreements.
These scores are used to determine college-
readiness and placement into specific courses,
including developmental and college-level
courses. Credit courses have prerequisites
that include expectations of college-readiness
as reflected in the placement scores and/
or other pre-established expectations. This
policy and procedures outlines placement
test requirements, guidelines for placement,
and exemptions and exceptions to required
placement testing.
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 program 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 sixty (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 Testing Requirements
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. Currently enrolled students seeking a degree/
certificate, whether enrolled 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, ESL, 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. Unless otherwise indicated, placement
scores are determined using Accuplacer
academic assessments.
B. Placement scores will be valid for two years
after the date of taking the placement tests.
C. Minimum placements scores, also known
as cut scores, have been determined for
college-readiness in reading, writing, and
mathematics.
D. Non-native English speakers and some
world English speakers will take the Level of
English Proficiency (LOEP) test to determine
reading and writing placement scores.
E. Individuals with documented disabilities as
verified by the Services for Students with
Disabilities Office will receive reasonable
accommodations while completing the
required placement tests.
F. Unless outlined in the exemptions and
exceptions, high school grades alone do not
determine placement.
G. Individuals are permitted to retest only
one time per assessment, no sooner than
twenty-four (24) hours after the initial test.
H. Students who are continuously enrolled will
not be permitted to retest once enrolled in
their developmental course requirements.
I. Readmitted students must either retest or
complete the developmental requirements
as stipulated in the academic catalog.
J. Individuals who demonstrate college-
readiness as stipulated in the exemptions
and exceptions section of this policy and
procedure will be eligible to enroll in the
appropriate credit-level courses according to
their specific college-readiness scores.