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QUICK LINKS TO OVERVIEW PAGES
Special Gatherings | Distinctive Lectures | Literary/Performance Arts, Film | Music
Dance | Human Arts | Youth Program | Visual Arts
View the Common Ground on the Hill Catalog as a PDF HERE.
Academic Credit Coordinator: Dr. Pamela Zappardino zapinator@aol.com
Students may elect to earn 3 graduate or 3-4 undergraduate credits per week.
Students will be assigned an Instructor of Record who is a member of the McDaniel College Faculty and who will supervise their work, assign additional work in the form of reflections, papers, readings, and/or projects to be completed after the Traditions Weeks are over and also assign the student’s grade.
NOTE: Procedures for earning Academic Credit have changed for 2019. Please read all the information below to ensure that you will earn the credits desired.
Academic credit is available for participation in Common Ground on the Hill and requires full participation in the Traditions Weeks Program as well as additional assigned work. Full participation is defined as registering for workshops that span all 5 periods of the day throughout each week for which credit is desired. Attendance at art talks, evening concerts, keynote addresses and other activities is suggested and may also be required.
Participants may elect to earn academic credits in any or all of Traditions Weeks (If you wish to earn credits in all three weeks, please see the section under Deadlines below.) Once you have registered for Common Ground courses and noted a desire to earn credits you will be assigned an Instructor of Record who is a member of the McDaniel College Faculty and who will supervise your work, assign additional work in the form of reflections, papers, readings, and/or products to be completed after the Traditions Weeks are over (or before they start.) and assign your grade.
NOTE: Credits are awarded by McDaniel College and are generally transferable to other academic institutions. Participants should check with their own Institution for questions about transferability.
Students may elect to earn 3 graduate or 3-4 undergraduate credits per week.
Students will be assigned an Instructor of Record who is a member of the McDaniel College Faculty and who will supervise their work, assign additional work in the form of reflections, papers, readings, and/or projects to be completed after the Traditions Weeks are over and also assign the student’s grade.
NOTE: Procedures for earning Academic Credit have changed for 2019. Please read all the information below to ensure that you will earn the credits desired.
Academic credit is available for participation in Common Ground on the Hill and requires full participation in the Traditions Weeks Program as well as additional assigned work. Full participation is defined as registering for workshops that span all 5 periods of the day throughout each week for which credit is desired. Attendance at art talks, evening concerts, keynote addresses and other activities is suggested and may also be required.
Participants may elect to earn academic credits in any or all of Traditions Weeks (If you wish to earn credits in all three weeks, please see the section under Deadlines below.) Once you have registered for Common Ground courses and noted a desire to earn credits you will be assigned an Instructor of Record who is a member of the McDaniel College Faculty and who will supervise your work, assign additional work in the form of reflections, papers, readings, and/or products to be completed after the Traditions Weeks are over (or before they start.) and assign your grade.
NOTE: Credits are awarded by McDaniel College and are generally transferable to other academic institutions. Participants should check with their own Institution for questions about transferability.
ACADEMIC CREDIT AVAILABLE:
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UNDERGRADUATE
3 or 4 credits per week in English, Art, Music or Interdisciplinary Studies for an additional $150 per credit beyond the Common Ground on the Hill full-time fees. You will be responsible for any materials fees if applicable and, if this is your first time earning credits at McDaniel college, a $75 application fee, payable through your Common Ground Registration. |
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GRADUATE
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If you have earned graduate credits through Common Ground (or another McDaniel program) in the last 3 years, you should still have an active registration on file at McDaniel College. If you are unsure or it has been more than 3 years since you have earned credits at McDaniel College, please contact Penny Pfeiffer at ppfeiffer@mcdaniel.edu and she will check your status.
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In addition to the Common Ground Registration, participants who are earning Graduate Credits for the first time must also fill out a McDaniel College Graduate Application Form online at https://gradapply.mcdaniel.edu/
McDaniel College requires a one-time $75 application processing fee for first-time McDaniel College registrants. You will be prompted to pay this fee through the online application at the link noted just above. Please follow the prompt to pay this fee. (This is the only fee you will pay directly to McDaniel College. All other fees should be paid directly to Common Ground on the Hill through your registration form.) You must have an official transcript from your regionally accredited undergraduate institution on file with McDaniel College. If you have not done so in the past, please have an official copy forwarded from your undergraduate institution to: |
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Office of Admissions, Graduate and Professional Studies
McDaniel College 2 College Hill Westminster, MD 21157 If your institution has the option to order your transcript online please forward it to gradadms@mcdaniel.edu. Please contact Penny Pfeiffer at ppfeiffer@mcdaniel.edu with transcript questions. |
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Graduate credit
3 credits per week available in English, Art, Music, Education, or Humanities for an additional $175 per credit beyond the Common Ground on the Hill full-time fees of $495 for a total of $1025 per 3 credits. Credit designation is based on your workshop selections. |
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CCPS Employees Continuing Education
3 graduate credits per week available, designated as EDU 551, Diversity Education, unless special arrangements have been made to designate them otherwise. You may take any combination of courses for the 5 periods per day. Common Ground on the Hill will direct bill CCPS for your Common Ground on the Hill and credit registration fees at a special discount rate of $900 per week. You will be responsible for any materials fees if applicable and, if this is your first-time earning credits at McDaniel college, a $75 application fee. (Undergraduate credits are also available for CCPS Employees, designated as EDU 3398, Diversity Education and billed at the same discounted rate as noted above.) All CCPS Employees MUST contact the CCPS HR Department for authorization PRIOR to registering with Common Ground on the Hill. NOTE: Check “cohort” on the CCPS form to trigger direct billing. CCPS informs us weekly about those who have received this authorization. Once you have obtained this authorization, you must contact Common Ground on the Hill to complete the registration process. |
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Teachers/administrators in districts other than Carroll County may likely also apply credits earned toward continuing education requirements and should check with their school districts as to reimbursement policies. (Most will reimburse for credits earned through Common Ground on the Hill). The tuition and fees for earning three credits will total $1020. If you are participating in more than one week, earning 6 or 9 credits, simply multiply this figure by the number of weeks. Should you wish to stay on campus, please see the catalog for additional room and board fees.
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DEADLINES
- Participants wishing to earn academic credit for any one or any two weeks must complete all registration requirements (including the online graduate application, and transcript submission, if applicable) by June 14.
- Participants wishing to earn Academic Credit for all three Traditions Weeks must complete all registration requirements (including the online graduate application, and transcript submission, if applicable) by May 1. The early submission date is to allow participants time to do part of their required work before the beginning of Traditions Weeks.
- You must submit your follow-up coursework and any projects to your Instructor of Record by August 7, 2019.
WITHDRAWAL
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After Friday, June 22, withdrawal from participation in Common Ground on the Hill for Academic Credit will incur a fee, the total of which will be dependent on when that withdrawal is initiated. Any refunds that may be made after this point will have this fee deducted from the total returned.
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