Forwarded on behalf of Jessica Brubaker.
From: Brubaker, Jessica [mailto:jbrubaker@montana.edu]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:27 AM
To: Williams, Kathy - Registrar
Subject: Residency Policy and Credit Loads
Kathy-
Could you please share this message with the MACRAO listserv?
Thanks-
Jessica
The Residency Policy has been changed to reflect that 7 credits or more are considered to be “in excess of one-half of a normal full time credit load.” This change was posted on May 14, 2013. Here is a link to the updated policy. http://www.mus.edu/borpol/bor900/940-1.pdf
I understand that this may cause confusion for students for the upcoming semesters. The board item that made the temporary change to 8 credits or more did explicitly state that the change was temporary and would automatically expire after the spring semester 2013. http://www.mus.edu/board/meetings/2012/Sept2012cc/156-101-C0912.pdf
In addition, the posted policy also noted in the history section at the end of the policy that the change was temporary and would expire after spring semester 2013.
I hope this information will help in explaining to students why they cannot register for 7 credits for the fall semester if they are trying to establish residency. If our office can provide any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks-
Jessica
Jessica M. Brubaker, Associate Legal Counsel
Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
2500 Broadway
Helena, MT 59620-3201
406-444-0314
