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General Description
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Description:
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Information about the Credit by Examination process.
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Purpose:
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Scope:
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All faculty, staff, students, and administrators
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Enrollment Services
Registrar
Student Financial Services
VP for Academic Affairs
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Requirements
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Relevant Knowledge:
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In order to comply with this policy you should know:
Standards of good practice
Standard company policies
Current University policy
Federal statutes
State statutes
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Terms and Definitions:
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Additional training
Corrective Action
Loss of privilege, general
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Policy Provisions
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The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) provides tests for specific college/university courses identified by course number and title. | 1. |
Contact the Academic Enrichment Center (AEC) (615.547.1285) to schedule an appointment to take a CLEP test. At the scheduled appointment the student will complete an application, pay the associated fee via credit card, and take the test. Fees are set by CLEP and can be found on their website (www.clep.collegeboard.org) or by contacting the AEC. |
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Students are allowed one and a half hours to complete one computerized CLEP test at the AEC. |
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Upon completion of a CLEP test, the unofficial test results are immediately provided to the student. Official test results are provided to the Registrar’s Office (615.547.1228) by the CLEP testing association. |
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If a passing score is not earned on a CLEP test, the student may repeat the CLEP test within the guidelines of the College Level Examination Program (www.clep.collegeboard.org). |
CLEP Subject Examinations
| Semester Credit Hours Awarded
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Composition and Literature
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American Literature
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| ENG 216
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Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
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| ENG 215
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Composition
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| ENG 101, 102
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English Literature
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| ENG 216
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Social Sciences and History
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American Government
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| POL SCI 223
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Introduction to Educational Psychology
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| PSY 212
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History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877
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| HIS 201
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History of the United States II: 1865 to Present
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| HIS 202
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Human Growth and Development
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| PSY 211
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Principles of Macroeconomics
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| ECON 241
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Principles of Microeconomics
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| ECON 242
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Introduction to Psychology
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| PSY 201
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Introduction to Sociology
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| SOC 221
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Science and Mathematics
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College Algebra
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| MATH 111
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Algebra-Trigonometry, College
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| MATH 111
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General Biology
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| BIO 111
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Calculus with Elementary Functions
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| MATH 121
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General Chemistry
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| CHEM 111, 112
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Trigonometry
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| MATH 112
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Performance Evaluation
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Performance Metrics:
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Compliance with standard policy and procedure
Compliance with federal mandate
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Consequences:
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Further training
Loss of privileges
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Subject Experts
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The following may be consulted for additional information.
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Executive Director of Enrollment Services
VP for Academic Affairs
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