Pierpont new residency requirement

[Ares]

Pierpont requiring 12 Pierpont residency credits is not doable, however. I do find it interesting that it says, "The institution granting the degree may require the student to complete up to three credit hours at the host institution." That wording pretty clearly implies that Pierpont can't require more than three credits be completed at Pierpont for the BOG degree.

Someone should contact them and point this out, also mention that no other WV college requires more than 3 Residency credits.

I also believe there is still confusion in academia about the difference between RA credits, NA credits and ACE approved college equivalent credits.

It may not matter what other WV colleges require. Pierpont is working through some issues to keep their accreditation so this could impact the residency changes.

While this is true, the BOG program has specific requirements and the wording of those requirements is pretty clear. The person who recently updated Pierpont's BOG program requirements likely misread the BOG RA requirements (12 credits) with what may be required (3 residency credits) at the host institution (Pierpont).

BOARD OF GOVERNORS ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM (PDF)

V. RESIDENCY

• Students must complete a residency requirement of 12 credit hours (passing grades only) from regionally accredited higher education institution. Petition for exception to the residency requirement may be made to the Chief Academic Officer of the host institution.
  
• Residency shall be defined as being registered for officially approved coursework which will satisfy the degree program graduation requirements. Credit awarded through extrainstitutional credit will not count toward the 12 credit hour residency requirement.
  
• The institution granting the degree may require the student to complete up to three credit hours at the host institution.
  

It sounds like West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education were trying to make it clear the 12 RA requirements had to be completed at an RA school and just added confusion using the word "residency" when defining this. Not to mention I do not understand how you would receive 12 RA credits from an RA school without completing courses at that school.