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BSEP at a Glance
Your participation in The Baltimore Student Exchange Program (BSEP) grants you the opportunity to enrich your college experience by enrolling in select courses at any institution within the BSEP network while your home institution handles your tuition/billing aspects.
BSEP Institutions:
- Community College of Baltimore County
- Coppin State University
- Goucher College
- Johns Hopkins University
- Loyola University Maryland
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Morgan State University
- Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Stevenson University
- Towson University
- University of Baltimore
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
Requirements:
- Undergraduate students only, graduate students cannot participate in BSEP
- Student is at least at sophomore status with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
- Enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree program. If part time, you must be enrolled in the same number of credits at both home and host institutions
- BSEP enrollment is applicable to Fall and Spring semesters only
Registration Procedures
- Download and complete the BSEP Registration Form then take the form to your Academic Advisor for assistance in completing the “Course Information” section. They can provide you with the course and CSU equivalency information and signatures for academic approval. [Note: In Section 2 “Course & Semester Information for Visiting Institution,” the course information refers to the class(es) you wish to take the host institution. Browse the host's Schedule of Classes feature for this information.
- Attach course description(s) from the home and host institution for the course(s).
- Your academic department will forward the completed BSEP form to the CSU Records Office. The BSEP Coordinator will register you for a generic REGI 490 course to reflect the number of credits you wish to take at the host institution. This is for billing and enrollment purposes only and does NOT guarantee course availability at the host institution.
- Once process and enrolled, the host institution's BSEP coordinator will email your registration confirmation.
Courses and Grades
- Courses should be applicable to the student’s degree requirements at their home institutions.
- Institution determines which courses are appropriate for meeting specific degree requirements.
- Students are expected to take courses for regular grades and may not audit classes.
- Credits are included in calculating student total academic hours earned, quality points, attempted hours, and grade point averages according to its grading policies.
- If the course is canceled, or you want to change or drop the course, or you are unable to get approval to enroll, contact CSU Registrar immediately. You must NOT drop the course through Registration (Drop/Add) in Eagle Links. The CSU Registrar Office will notify the host institution and make the appropriate changes. Failure to notify the CSU Records Office could result in failing grades assigned to your record.
- At the end of the semester, the host institutions will send CSU Records Office official transcripts for grades earned from BSEP course(s) for posting to CSU records. These credits/grades are added to your CSU record, to include your total academic hours earned, quality points, and attempted hours in calculating your CSU cumulative grade point average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students interested in this experience will first talk to their advisor for course equivalence information and departmental sign off. Completed forms are then submitted to the BSEP coordinator in the Office of the Registrar.
Yes, students may cross register for up to two courses per academic year, not to exceed 8 courses throughout their career.
No, students complete their course(s) with a letter grade A-F.
Yes, your credits and courses are posted to your academic record at your home institution and calculated in your academic totals (earned hours, quality hours, attempted hours, quality or grade point average). Your home institution also determines the course’s applicability toward degree requirements.
Generally, no. Students pay tuition and fees to your home institution. Some courses, however, may require an additional fee to cover materials, facilities, or equipment use and cannot be waived. In this case, these fees will be paid to the host institution.
The home institution's BSEP coordinator will obtain your signed registration form and facilitate your cross-enrollment process.