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programs who plan to transfer should check with the receiving school to learn STUDENT RECORDS more about what will transfer. Students completing STLCC’s General Education requirements will Transfer Credit receive certification on their transcripts. This certification satisfies all general To be eligible for acceptance of previously earned credit, students must be education requirements of Missouri public colleges and universities. enrolled at St. Louis Community College as degree or certificate seeking, with a declared program of study. The following Missouri colleges are signatories of the General Education agreement: Students should have official transcripts mailed to the Registrar’s office. Missouri Two-Year Institutions Transcripts from other postsecondary institutions and military service will be evaluated. Credits in which passing grades have to be earned will be East Central College accepted and counted in transfer as they fulfill STLCC’s program and degree Jefferson College requirements. Transfer credits will be evaluated for degree and prerequisite Metropolitan Community College requirements in the same manner as credits earned at St. Louis Community College. Moberly Area Community College A transfer student may invoke the college’s transfer appeals process to North Central Missouri College challenge institutional decisions on the acceptance of credits from regionally Ozarks Technical Community College accredited Missouri public colleges and universities or those that have been St. Charles Community College advanced to candidacy status by the Higher Learning Commission of the North St. Louis Community College Central Association. State Fair Community College Three Rivers Community College Accepted transfer credits will be included in the cumulative hours credit at STLCC. Grades earned at other institutions are not recorded and are not made Missouri Four-Year Institutions part of the cumulative grade point average at STLCC. Culver-Stockton College Harris-Stowe State University Transcript Services Lincoln University Official transcripts of grades and credit hours earned at the college are issued Missouri Southern State University only by the Registrar’s office at this location and address: Missouri State University Missouri Western State University Registrar's Office Missouri University of Science and Technology St. Louis Community College Northwest Missouri State University 5600 Oakland Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 University of Central Missouri 314-539-5159 - of Missouri-St. Louis Transcripts may be requested by completing a transcript request at getmytranscript.org (https://secure.studentclearinghouse.org/tsorder/faces/ TOBridge/). National Student Clearinghouse Services A $10 fee is required for each transcript. Transcripts will not be processed for The college has contracted with the National Student Clearinghouse to provide students with outstanding financial obligations at the college, such as library, services to third parties and to students. Third parties can obtain degree parking fines, outstanding loans or financial aid debt. verification, verification of attendance and current enrollment information Students with access to Banner Self-Service may view grades and print at www.studentclearinghouse.org/ (http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/). unofficial transcripts by going to https://www.stlcc.edu/departments/ Students with access to Banner Self-Service can print enrollment verification information-technology/banner-selfservice/. certificates to send to health insurers, housing providers or other organizations Unofficial, free transcripts are available through a campus advising office. requiring proof of enrollment. They can also check loan information, view enrollment history and view enrollment verifications provided to third parties. Transfer to Another School Admission regulations for transfer students vary among receiving colleges and Credit for Prior Learning universities. Therefore, students planning to transfer credits to another college St. Louis Community College participates in several programs designed to or university should contact the college or university prior to enrollment. evaluate educational experiences obtained through nontraditional college Although the acceptance of credit is at the discretion of the transfer school, programs. These programs are designed to assist the college and the student STLCC does have articulation agreements that can facilitate transfer. Generally, to equate previously acquired knowledge in terms of college credit. Students college transfer program courses will satisfy various department, elective should be advised that different colleges use different policies on the and degree requirements at receiving schools. Although career programs and acceptance of Credit for Prior Learning. St. Louis Community College cannot courses are designed primarily to support transition to work, some courses and guarantee the transferability of prior learning credit that has been awarded programs are accepted by other colleges and universities. Students in career by another institution. Credit is recorded on the student’s transcript and identified with “R” instead of a grade. Students are encouraged to consult

1 Student Records (04/24/21) with an academic advisor regarding the use of Credit for Prior Learning in their complete Approval of Alternative Credit for Prior Learning, providing an outline educational planning. of the requirements for the student. College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Confidentiality of Student Records The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is designed to evaluate your The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords eligible students college-level learning, no matter how or where the learning took place. CLEP certain rights with respect to their education records (an eligible student examinations, designed by the College Entrance Exam Board, are divided into under FERPA is a student who is 18 years of age or older or who attends a two types, general and subject. St. Louis Community College will grant credit postsecondary institution). These rights include: for subject exams. When the exam is similar in content to a course offered by St. Louis Community College, credit will be equated to a specific course. When 1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within no course equivalent exists at St. Louis Community College, credit may be 45 days aer the day St. Louis Community College (“college”) receives a granted as elective hours in the same field as the examination. Students who request for access. The appropriate department and school official shall have college credit should note that credit will not be given for CLEP exams if make arrangements for access to these records and notify the student of the student has college credit for the equivalent course. the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the school official to whom the request was submitted, Advanced Placement (AP) that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the Students who have successfully completed college-level courses while still in request should be addressed. This is a list of official records and their high school may be eligible for credit or placement if they make satisfactory locations: Advisement (Advising); Counseling (Counseling); Disciplinary scores on the Advanced Placement Examination sponsored by the College (Student Affairs); Enrollment Records (Enrollment Services); Financial Aid Board. Participating high schools administer AP exams at the end of the course. (Financial Aid); Placement (Career Development); Medical (Student Affairs); Students interested in college credit or advanced placement should have the Security (College Police); Photo Identification Card (Campus Life). test scores sent to the Registrar’s office. College credit is granted for students 2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records earning a minimum score of three on the exam. that the student believes is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA. For those students Departmental Examinations wishing to question the accuracy or appropriateness of their records, a A student who has acquired subject matter knowledge taught in a particular form requesting a challenge is available in the Enrollment Services office. course—by reading, job training, etc.—may petition to receive credit in a This written request should identify the part of the record the student course by attempting an examination. The student should discuss with the wants changed, and specify why it should be changed. The form should be appropriate department chairperson whether he/she is properly prepared filed with the Vice President for Student Affairs. If the college decides not to take the exam. The chairperson can refuse permission to a student he/ to amend the record as requested, the student shall be notified in writing, she feels is insufficiently prepared. Tutoring is not provided, nor is passing and an appeal of the decision may be made by the student to the Student the exam guaranteed. The exam is graded on a pass-fail basis and no letter Appellate Hearing Committee. grade is given. The student’s transcript shows the grade symbol “R”—credit by 3. The right to provide written consent before the college discloses personally examination. Students planning to transfer should know that some institutions identifiable information from the student’s education records, except to do not accept credit by examination. Students who are considering St. Louis the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. The college Community College departmental examinations may initiate this procedure by discloses directory information without the student’s consent and includes completing an Application for Departmental Proficiency Examination. Contact the following: name, currently admitted and currently enrolled, class the department chair or appropriate faculty person for applications. level, full- or part-time enrollment, division, program of study, dates of enrollment, degrees received, height and weight for members of athletic Industry Credentials teams, awards received, honors and college issued email addresses. Students who have received training through alternative methods should Requests to withhold release of directory information should be made provide a copy of a certificate of completed training, a lesson plan or training online through Self-Service Banner and should be received on the first content (if available), dates of attendance, and/or other information showing day of each term during which the student wishes the withholding to be what was taught. Evidence of evaluation may also be required (e.g., proficiency effective. exam scores). Credit will only be awarded to training that has been completed within the last five years. In addition, the college discloses education records without a student’s prior written consent under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials Military Educational and Training Credit with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed Military educational and training credit can be transcripted through the by the college in an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, or Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), the Army/American Council on support staff position (including law enforcement personnel) and a person Education Registry Transcript System (AARTS) and the Sailor/Marine American serving on the board of trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART). Credit will be awarded based such as a disciplinary or appellate committee. A school official also may on the nature of the credits transcription, credit recommendations for military include a volunteer or contractor outside of the college who performs an training schools, or ACE occupational credit recommendations. institutional service or function for which the school would otherwise use its own employees and who is under the direct control of the school with Portfolio Evaluation respect to the use and maintenance of personally identifiable information Students may request awarded credit for a course that does not have an from education records, such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent or established method for granting Credit for Prior Learning. In such instances, a student volunteering to assist another school official in performing his or the student may submit a portfolio of work for review by a faculty member her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official or department chair, as appropriate. The student will meet with the chair to needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibilities at the college.

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1. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the college to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is:

Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202-8520

For more information about records and information that may or may not be disclosed and other information regarding the confidentiality of student records, please see Administrative Procedure G.11 (https://www.stlcc.edu/ docs/policies-and-procedures/admin-procedures.pdf).

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