AcademicPolicies
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Psychology
3, 4, or 5
PSYC 1101
3
Credit byExaminationor Experience:
ClaytonStateUniversity recognizes that
learning can take place in a variety of settings other than the traditional
classroom. Within guidelines established by theUniversity, creditmaybeearned
for someclasses byexamination or experience. Thesenon-traditional sources of
credit include nationally recognized standardized tests, certain military training,
selected professional certifications, and in some cases, special examinations or
portfolio options developed at the University. Information about possible credit
by examinationor experience is available in theappropriateacademic school.
CollegeLevel ExaminationProgram (CLEP)
Clayton State University awards credit for several CLEP subject
examinations. Some programsmay limit CLEP credit. (TheUniversity does not
accept theCLEP general examination.) CLEP examinations are administered by
the Testing Center approximately twice per month. Scheduled times and other
information areavailable in theCenter.
Credit by examination or experiencemay be available for a number of other
programs, including the following:
•
As a Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) institution, Clayton
State accepts Armed Forces training (including DANTES and USAFI).
The University consults the American Council on Education (ACE)
Guide
and considers its credit recommendations. Clayton State
University, however, reserves the right to determine theappropriateness
of military training for credit at the University. Students seeking credit
for Armed Forces experience and training must supply documentation
(including but not necessarily limited to theDD-214) to theOffice of the
Registrar for evaluation.
•
In certain instances, credit by examination is available through
validation of previous registered nursing experience and nursing
specialty certification. Additional information can be obtained through
theSchool of Nursing).
•
Clayton State University accepts the Foreign Language achievement
Testing Services (FLATS) credit from Brigham Young University for 54
other languages not covered by CLEP. See the Testing Center for
details.
•
Other ClaytonStateprogramsmay develop validation examinations and
procedures in order to grant credit for competencies learned in non-
academic courses.
The following regulationsapply to credit byexaminationor experience:
1. Credit by examination or experiencemay be awarded only in areas that
fall within the regular curricular offerings of theUniversity, and any credit
awarded must be appropriately related to the student’s current
educational goals.
2. A student must meet all prerequisites for a course before credit by
examinationor experience can beawarded for that course.
3. Credit by examination or experience is not awarded for any course for
which the student has previously earned credit or for which the student
has already completed a higher course in sequence. (For example, a
student with credit for MATH 1113 could not earn credit by examination
for MATH 1101. The
only
routine exception to the sequence rule is for
required courses in which a
C
or
K
or better is required for graduation.
In such cases, a student may use credit by examination to override a
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