When a student seeks a course substitution in their program, the student must complete the Course Substitution Appeal Form which can be found on the Massasoit portal, on DegreeWorks, or on Canvas. The student must complete and sign the form and forward it to the Department Chair of the department in which the student’s program is housed.
Requirements for a second and/or subsequent degree require at least 25% of the second degree be unique to the program. For certificate programs, at least 50% of the courses must be completed at Massasoit.
Additional information may be required of the student. Currently enrolled students should contact the Registrar’s Office at 508-588-9100 x1949 or [email protected]. Newly admitted students should contact ...
Massasoit requires students to complete at least one quarter (25%) of the credits of the first associate degree at Massasoit in order to graduate. The 25% minimum residency requirement can be superseded by individual program requirements (see the program’s academic map and www.massasoit.edu for more details).
The community colleges of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have created this common transfer policy to ease and clarify the process of transferring earned credit from one college to another, whether among themselves or from other public or private institutions.
Massasoit requires official transcripts from the institutions where credit was earned for credit to transfer, and only college-level coursework will transfer. Pre-college-level or developmental coursework credits, audited coursework, and grades do not transfer, although Massasoit may use developmental coursework for student placement purposes.
A student’s pace of progression towards a degree or certificate is measured by comparing the number of earned credits with the number of attempted credits.
Appeals received after this date will be considered for the Spring semester only. The deadline to submit SAP appeals for the Spring semester is March 15th. Appeals received after this date will be considered for the following Fall semester only. There is no SAP appeal process for the Summer semester.
Placed on Financial Aid Suspension if the student is not meeting minimum SAP requirements and did not meet all requirements of his or her academic plan. Academic Forgiveness. The Federal Student Aid program regulations make no provision for the concept of academic amnesty or forgiveness.
Withdrawals, incompletes, and failures are considered attempted but not earned. Passing credits received for pass/fail courses are considered attempted and earned credits. Failing grades in pass/fail courses are considered attempted but not earned.
A student is allowed to repeat a course according to federal course repeat policy. (See the Course Repeat Policy) Audited courses and non-credit courses are not considered credits attempted or earned. Remedial Coursework/Developmental courses are included in the calculation of both attempted and earned hours.
Proposed General Education course substitutions must meet one of the following criteria:
Students are responsible for being informed of official policies, meeting all requirements relevant to degree completion, and selecting correct courses.