TSTC Harlingen Policy
| No: 3.64 | SOS: | Effective Date: 10/23/2003 |
| Division: | Educational Services |
| Subject: | Awarding Credit by Examination |
| Authority: | TSTC System Decision |
| Submitted By: | Servando J. Villarreal |
| Title: | Vice President Student Development | Date: 10/23/2003 |
| Approved By: | Dr. J. Gilbert Leal |
| Title: | College President | Date: 10/23/2003 |
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COLLEGE DECISION
It is the decision of Texas State Technical College Harlingen to allow students
to receive credit by examination in courses where proficiency may be determined
appropriately either by an approved College Board examination or by TSTC Harlingen
credit by examination.
PERTINENT INFORMATION
Credit by examination is available to students who plan to enter the College
and to students who are currently enrolled. The College awards credit for
successful completion of AP and CLEP examinations published by the College
Board or successful completion of TSTC departmental examinations.
A grade of "CR" (credit) will be assigned for any course in which credit
is earned by examination. This grade is not computed in the grade point average.
No more than 24 hours of credit by examination may be obtained either at
TSTC Harlingen or by transfer from other institutions or a combination thereof.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
- Advanced Placement (AP TM ) Program: AP is the final examination for a
nationally standardized course offered in a limited number of secondary
schools. The objective of the AP is to allow students to begin work toward
college credits while still in high school.
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP): CLEP examinations assess a student’s
abilities, no matter how or where these abilities were acquired. There are
two types of CLEP examinations: General Exams and Subject Exams. The Subject
Exams are the only Exams that will be considered for credit.
- TSTC Credit by Examination: Comprehensive examinations for course credit
authorized by the department chairperson and constructed by qualified faculty.
PROCEDURES
The College Board Examinations
- There are two types of College Board Examinations for which TSTC Harlingen
will award credit, AP and CLEP.
- Advanced Placement (AP TM ) Program: For AP credit, students
should check with their high school counselors or principal as to
the availability of the AP examinations in their school.
- The College Level examination Program-Subject (CLEP): Under the
CLEP, the College will award credit for only the specified subject
examinations. General examinations are not accepted. A student may
attempt a CLEP-SUBJECT (CLEP-S) examination at a National CLEP Test
Center before enrolling and have the scores reported to the College.
Further information concerning CLEP test may be obtained from high
school counselors and principals, College Level Examination Program,
Box 1821, Princeton, NJ 09540, or TSTC Harlingen in the Counseling
Office.
- AP scores should be provided the Office of Admission and Records
prior to enrollment for use in course advisement and placement. Students
granted AP credit do not have to pay additional tuition or fees for
the credited courses.
- For CLEP tests the student provides the Office of Admissions and
Records official CLEP exam scores where credit for the course is processed.
- CLEP passing scores are available at the Office of Admissions &
Records and are not negotiable.
- There will be no entry made on the student’s permanent record in
case of a failure of an AP or CLEP test.
TSTC Harlingen Credit Examination Option
Comprehensive examinations will be available for all technical courses
in which proficiency may be determined appropriately by examination. The
examinations will be constructed by qualified faculty and authorized by
the department chair.
- The student may or may not be enrolled in the course to attempt
credit by exam. If the student is enrolled, he or she should continue
to attend the class throughout the credit by exam process.
- Within the first five days of the term , the
student makes a formal written request to the appropriate department
chair to take a comprehensive course examination for course credit.
"Certification for Credit by Examination" forms are available in the
Office of Admission and Records. If the student is already enrolled
in the course, the department chair will establish a time to administer
the examination.
- If the student scores a “C” level grade or better, the “Certification
for Credit by Examination” form will be forwarded to the Office of
Admission and Records for processing in colleague. If the student
has already enrolled in the course, the certification document should
not be accompanied by a drop slip. The Office of Admission and Records
will credit the student with completion of the course. The student
will not receive a refund of tuition and fees for the course.
- Students already enrolled in the course who fail the credit by examination
will continue enrollment in that course. There will be no entry made
on the student’s permanent record in case of failure of an examination
for credit.
- After payment of the required fee (by a student not already enrolled
in the course), the student will show his/her receipt to the Department
Chair and schedule the examination. The examination will not be administered
after the 8th day of the term. In some cases, the student may have
to pass a written component before he or she can attempt a lab component
of an exam.
- If the student is not already enrolled in the course, he or she
will take the completed “Certification for Credit by Examination”
form to the cashiers and pay the approved credit by exam fee, which
is equivalent to the tuition charge as noted on the current tuition
and fees schedule.
- Students not already enrolled in the course who fail the credit
by examination may, with the instructor’s permission, enroll in the
course (paying all required tuition and fees) by the census day, or
they may take the course in a subsequent term.
- The Office of Admission and Records will list the course with a
grade of "CR" on the student’s transcript. This credit will count
toward graduation requirements, but grade points will not be assigned
nor included in the calculation of the grade point average.
- A student who has failed a course may not obtain credit subsequently
via credit by examination. A student may obtain credit for a course
that was filed only by re-registering for and repeating the course.
Office of Responsibility: Vice President of Student Development
College President: Dr. J. Gilbert Leal |
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