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Eligibility
and Requirements
Registration Procedures
Tuition
and Fees
Grading and Credit
Visiting Students
ROTC
Program
THE
CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA
Marymount
University is a member of The Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan
Area, www.consortium.org. Eligible students
from Marymount may take approved courses at member institutions. Other members
include American University, The Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University,
George Mason University, Georgetown University, The George Washington University,
Howard University, Southeastern University, Trinity College, the University of
the District of Columbia, and the University of Maryland at College Park.
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ELIGIBILITY
AND REQUIREMENTS - All undergraduate and graduate
degree-seeking students in good academic standing are eligible. Nondegree students
are not eligible.
- Students must obtain a signed Consortium
Registration Form that includes the signatures of the advisor, the School dean,
and the consortium coordinator in the Office of the Registrar. The course must
not be offered concurrently at Marymount University.
- Registration
in the course is acceptable as determined by the visited institution.
- A
maximum of 6 credits or 2 courses may be counted for credit toward Marymount degree
requirements.
- Consortium courses do not fulfill the minimum
credits requirement for residency.
- Students may not
enroll in consortium classes in the semester immediately preceding their anticipated
graduation.
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REGISTRATION
PROCEDURES- Determine the course
you wish to take. Schedules for all institutions are available at www.consortium.org.
- Obtain
the Consortium Registration Form from the Registrar’s Office.
- Obtain
the signature of your School dean and academic advisor and return the form to
the Registrar’s Office no later than one week prior to the start of Marymount
University classes for the signature of the consortium coordinator and Consortium
Seal.
- Show the buff-colored copy of the permission slip
to the professor of your class. This legitimizes your enrollment at the visited
institution. Keep the form for your personal records.
Withdrawal from consortium
courses must be reported at once to the consortium coordinator in the Registrar’s
Office.
All consortium students are subject to the visited institution’s
academic and social rules, regulations, and policies.
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TUITION
AND FEES - Marymount consortium students pay the Marymount
tuition rate to the Marymount Student Accounts Office. Credits taken through the
consortium are counted toward full-time/part-time status at Marymount for the
purposes of financial aid.
- Any attendant fees (lab, books,
study materials) are to be paid by the student to the visited institution.
- Refunds
for consortium courses follow the Marymount refund schedule.
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GRADING
AND CREDIT - Grades for consortium courses are sent
to Marymount’s registrar by the visited institution. They are recorded as
Marymount University credit and calculated into the Marymount University cumulative
grade point average.
- Grades are recorded onto the Marymount
University grade report and transcript as soon as they are received. In most cases,
this will be after regular Marymount credit has been posted. In such cases, students
will receive updated grade reports and transcripts.
- Consortium
credits are converted to Marymount University semester credits and count toward
full-time/part-time status at Marymount University. If necessary, grades are converted
to the nearest Marymount University equivalent.
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VISITING
STUDENTS - Consortium students visiting Marymount
must check in with the consortium coordinator in the Registrar’s Office.
A completed permission slip must be presented.
- Visiting
consortium students are not eligible for Marymount internships, clinical Nursing
or Physical Therapy courses, or other specialized courses. Visiting students must
call the consortium coordinator at (703) 284-1520 if they have questions about
their eligibility for a course.
- Visiting students’
grades will be reported by the consortium coordinator to the home institution.
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MILITARY
SCIENCE–U.S. ARMY ROTC PROGRAM
ROTC, in conjunction with Marymount
University, prepares students for careers as United States Army officers focusing
on all fields of military specialization. These areas include, but are not limited
to, Nursing, Military Intelligence, Engineering, Infantry, and Military Police.
Marymount’s Army ROTC is taught at nearby Georgetown University as a part
of the consortium of local universities. Registration must be completed through
Marymount’s Registrar’s Office. ROTC’s purpose is to instill leadership
techniques and principles. For more information regarding ROTC at Marymount, please
contact Marymount University’s Office of Admissions,
Army ROTC at (202)
687-7056, or www.georgetown.edu/organizations/rotc.
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