Credit by Examination (Undergraduate, Graduate)
REG 02.50.1
Authority:
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
History:
First Issued: 1966. Last Revised: Fall 1994.
Contact Info: Department Registration and Records (919)515-2572.
1. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Undergraduate students currently registered at NC State (degree, unclassified,
or Lifelong Education) may request an examination for course credit in a course
whether enrolled in that course or not, under the conditions described below.
Students must initiate a request with their adviser (except when a teaching
department awards credit based upon group testing for placement purposes). Should
the adviser approve, the student must arrange for the examination with the department
offering the course.
The department may administer the examination in any manner pertinent
to the materials of the course. Departments are encouraged to offer credit
by examination in all courses but have the prerogative of excluding certain
courses which are demonstrably unsuited for credit by examination.
The academic standards for credit by examination will be commensurate
with the academic standards for the course. If a student's performance on
the examination is judged to be of C- or higher quality, the department head
will notify the Department of Registration and Records on a Grade Report Form
that the student has received "credit by examination" for the course. The
Department of Registration and Records will enter the appropriate number of
credit hours on the student's permanent academic record. Credits earned through
examination are not used in the calculation of a student's grade point average.
The Department of Registration and Records will post course credit
by examination to a student's permanent academic record only if that student
is currently registered at NC State. However, if the course credit by examination
would enable a student to complete the requirements for a degree, that student
need not be registered in order to receive the credit.
If a student fails to achieve C- or higher quality work on an attempted
examination, no action is required other than the notification of the student
by the department. However, that student is not eligible for another such
examination in the same course.
Once a student has failed a course or has completed for credit or audit
more than fifty per cent of a course, the student may not attempt credit by
examination for that course. Under unusual circumstances, exceptions may be
made upon the written recommendation of the student's adviser and the approval
of the department offering the course. A student who receives credit by examination
in a course in which that student is currently enrolled must officially drop
that course no later than mid-semester using a Schedule Revision Form.
Þ Additional information: Department
of Registration and Records, 1000 Harris, 515-2572.
2. GRADUATE STUDENTS
Effective Date: Fall 1994
Credit by examination in graduate courses may be awarded for up to six credit
hours. Passage of the examination entitles the student to credit only for
the course; letter grades are not allowed for credit by examination., Credit
by examination may not be obtained for research, seminars, project courses
or audits. Residency requirements are not fulfilled by courses in which credit
is awarded by examination. Credit by examination is permitted when all of
the following conditions exist: a course required on the Plan of Graduate
Work is not taught within time periods indicated by the Graduate Catalog or
in time periods limited by agreements with outside agencies; the student requesting
the examination has not previously registered for the course, either for credit
or audit; the academic standards for credit by examination are commensurate
with the academic standards for the course; the examination for credit is
approved by the Director of Graduate Programs and the examination is prepared
by and supervised by appropriate faculty; credit is to be given only when
the performance is judged to be equivalent to a "B" grade or higher; only
one examination for credit is to be permitted for the same course; the request
for credit by examination is approved by the Graduate School.
