Business Excellence Consortium

Procedure for Academic Credit Award

Current MSOE student (A current student is an individual that has been admitted to an academic program, is in good academic standing and is currently pursuing a degree.)

1. Students should check with their academic advisor to make sure the BEC program satisfies a credit requirement for their academic program.
2. Upon the completion of the BEC training events, the student should provide his/her academic adviser with a copy of their "BEC record" which includes their attendance information, test results and a copy of the project work where appropriate. The "BEC record" and project evaluation may be picked up from the BEC staff located in the Enrollment Management Department.
3. The academic adviser should verify the student's information on the student's electronic transcript, through Jenzabar, and provide the Registrar's Office either by e-mail or in writing which course requirements the student has satisfied by providing the course number, course title and the number of credits earned.
4. The registrar will assign the credit to the student and will file the documentation, provided by the adviser, in the student's file. A letter grade will not be assigned to MSOE courses awarded for BEC training. A student's academic record will include a designation of equivalent credit bearing course(s) and the notation of TR. Although the course(s) awarded may be applied toward MSOE degree requirements, the TR designation carries grade point calculation credit value.

*     Graduate students are limited to applying a maximum of nine credits of BEC and other approved transfer universities coursework toward their degree program.

BEC participant but not a current MSOE student   (The individual has participated in and has completed the necessary requirements of completion for the required BEC program but is not currently admitted to a MSOE academic program.)

1. To be awarded credit for BEC training, non-matriculants must be admitted to an applicable MSOE academic program. Thus, the prospective student must complete the admission process (Admission Office contact information (800) 332-6763 or explore@msoe.edu).
2. Upon being admitted the student's "BEC record" and project work, along with additional college transcripts will be forwarded to the academic program director and evaluated for transfer credit according to the traditional transfer evaluation process.
3. The program director will determine which credits the prospective student has already earned and will validate the "BEC record" with the student's electronic transcript. The evaluation will be forwarded to the Enrollment Management Department. The enrollment management staff completes a letter that informs the prospective student of the credit they have transferred or earned.
4. A copy of this letter is forwarded to the Registrar's Office and credit is assigned to the prospective student. A copy of the letter is placed in the student's academic file. A letter grade will not be assigned to MSOE courses awarded for BEC training. A student's academic record will include a designation of equivalent credit bearing course(s) and the notation of CR indicating academic credit was earned.
5. BEC participants who wish transfer credit to another university must apply and be accepted into an applicable MSOE degree program.
6. Students are strongly encouraged to check with their transfer university regarding acceptance of the BEC courses. MSOE assumes no responsibility for the acceptance of its credit by another college/university.

*     Graduate students are limited to applying a maximum of nine credits of BEC and other approved transfer universities coursework toward their degree program.