College Level Examination Program - CLEP
In accordance with the recommendations of the American Council on Education, UA Cossatot accepts the results of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), for specific subject exams and grants credit within established limitations. A student must complete at least twelve (12) scheduled hours of college level coursework in residence prior to placing CLEP coursework on UA Cossatot transcript. Contact the Registrar’s office to determine which CLEP exam to take in order to receive credit at UA Cossatot. For consideration to receive disability testing accommodations, contact the Disability Services office.
Prior Learning Credit
College credit may be awarded for verifiable prior learning experiences deemed to have outcomes equivalent to college coursework. Some training or licensing is recognized for credit in the National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Programs. Credit will be granted as recommended in the Guide as appropriate to the certificate or degree programs approved for the College.
If the Guide does not identify the specific learning for credit, the student must provide the College with substantial information, through such things as letters from employers, certificates of training, licenses, verifications of job positions, job descriptions, etc., in order to support the request. When seeking such credit, a student will arrange with the Division Chair to take SPD 2002 Portfolio Development. The Division Chair will direct the student as a portfolio is developed detailing the learning experiences for which credit is sought. There is no guarantee that, upon completion of the course, the prior learning credit sought will be granted. In some instances verification of learning and training are impossible — businesses close, supervisors leave, records are lost. In such cases, it may be possible to test out of a course through special arrangements with the course instructor and Division Chair. A maximum of 15 hours is available for prior learning credit.
Credit By Exam
Students may request to challenge the final exam prior to enrolling in a course. Challenge exams may be completed prior to the student enrolling in the course or at any point during the semester after enrolling in the course. Students completing courses during high school for College Connection credit must complete a challenge exam prior to receiving credit for the course. Students who pass the exam will receive credit for the course and will be noted on their transcript as the grade received on the exam.
Taking Exam Prior to Enrolling in Course—Students who feel they have sufficient knowledge of a course may request to challenge an exam prior to enrolling in the course. Students passing the exam will not be required to enroll in the class and the letter grade recorded for the challenge exam will be the grade recorded on the transcript. Students may challenge a course only once before enrolling in the course. If a student does not make a C or better on the challenge exam, the student will be required to enroll in the course. The fee for taking the exam prior to enrolling is $50.
Taking Exam after Enrolling in Course—Students may request to challenge the exam at any point during the semester. If the student successfully passes the exam with a C or better, the grade recorded on the test will be assigned as the final grade for the course. The student will not be required to attend the remainder of the semester but will remain on the roster of the course. If the student is not successful, he or she must complete the course as scheduled. Students may take the challenge exam once. There is no fee associated with challenging the exam after enrolling and paying tuition for the course.
Taking Exam as College Connection participant—Students who participated in College Connection during high school must pass the challenge exam to receive credit for the course. The grade received on the exam will be the grade recorded on the transcript. Students are not required to pay for the exam.
Credit For Military Experience
Those students with military experience (MOS and Service Schools) will be evaluated upon presentation of a certified copy of the Discharge Form DD 214 or DD 295 to the Registrar. Credit will be awarded in accordance with recommendations set forth in the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services, published by the American Council on Education (ACE).
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Institutions should award course credit to students who score a three (3) or higher on any Advanced Placement Exam. In order to increase transferability, ACTS courses have been assigned to relevant exams. These courses are outlined in the following section of this policy. This list is maintained by the Department of Higher Education and will be reviewed every five years. The following table outlines the courses that a student should earn credit for if a three (3) or higher on the corresponding AP Exam is earned. Those Advanced Placement exams without a corresponding ACTS course listed below should be awarded at the discretion of the institution.
Institutions may not award additional course credit for a score of three (3). Institutions will be limited to awarding credit for one corresponding ACTS course listed in the table above to students who score a three (3) on the exam. Institutions may choose to award additional credit for those students who score a four (4) or five (5) on an exam. While transfer institutions are encouraged to accept any additional AP credit awarded, the transfer institution will not be obligated to honor additional credit given beyond the requirement. In order to maintain consistency and high academic standards in the state, no course credit may be awarded for an Advanced Placement test score below a three (3). An institution is not required to award credit for an AP exam if the institution does not offer the corresponding ACTS course.
AP EXAM
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MIN. SCORE
|
CREDIT FOR
UA COSSATOT COURSE
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| English Language and Composition |
3 |
ENGL1113 Composition I |
| English Literature and Composition |
3 |
ENGL2213 World Literature to 1650
or ENGL 2223 World Literature since 1650 |
Psychology
|
3
|
PSYC2003 General Psychology
|
Spanish Language and Culture
|
3
|
SPAN1014 Elem. Spanish I
or Span1024 Elem. Spanish II
|
US Government and Politics
|
3
|
PSCI2003 American Government
|
World History
|
3
|
HIST1103 World Civilization I
or HIST1203 World Civilization II
|
US History
|
3
|
HIST2013 US History to 1876
or HIST2023 US History since 1876
|
Biology
|
3
|
BIOL1014 General Biology/Lab
|
Statistics
|
3
|
Math2023 Intro to Statistics
|
| Calculus AB |
3 |
Math2053 Survey of Calculus
or MATH2054 Calculus I
|
| European History |
3 |
HIST1003 Western Civilization to 1700
or HIST1013 Western Civilization since 1700
|
Art History
|
3
|
FA2003 Introduction to FA: Art
|
Macroeconomics
|
3
|
ECON2003 Macroeconomics
|
Microeconomics
|
3
|
ECON2103 Microeconomics
|
Music Theory
|
3
|
FA2013 Introduction to FA: Music
|
| US Government and Politics |
3 |
PSCI2013 State and Local Government |