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Show Institutional Certificate, Non-Traditional Credit Non-Traditional Credit REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL CERTIFICATE An Institutional Certificate shall be awarded upon the successful completion of a program directly oriented toward job entry when the program is a duration of 18 months or less (1-72 quarter hours, or other designation). Specificity in denoting accomplishment in an approved program shall be indicated by time, credit, or proficiency acquired following the terminology of the certificate; i.e., Certificate (9 months, Electronic Service Technician) or Certificate (45 quarter hours, Auto Body Repair). Curriculum and requirements for an Institutional Certificate are described in the catalog listing of each department utilizing the Institutional Certificate . Residence Requirement —A student must have completed a minimum of 15 quarter hours of credit at Weber State College for the Institutional Certificate. Students must also be registered at the College during at least one quarter following the last commencement prior to their graduation. CREDIT GIVEN FOR OTHER THAN COLLEGE EXPERIENCE 1. Advanced Placement Program Credit —Weber State College has adopted the following policy for those students who have completed the Advanced Placement Program and have passed the Educational Testing Service examinations with acceptable scores: Twelve quarter hours will be granted to a student completing any Standard Advanced Placement Examination with a composite grade of 5, 4, or 3 at the completion of a daily, full-year, high school course as recommended by the Committee on Advanced Placement of the College Entrance Examination Board. Students interested in receiving credit under this policy should have results of the examination forwarded to the Records Office. 2. CLEP Credit —The College Level Examination Program is a means for granting credit in the liberal arts for knowledge gained through non- traditional ways; such as on-the-job training, residence in a foreign country, military experience, correspondence courses, or self-study, etc. The CLEP consists of two different types of examinations: A. General Examinations axe designed to measure a broad area of general knowledge ordinarily required of students during the first and second year in college. Students who have been officially accepted and are presently enrolled at WSC may earn a maximum of 46 credit hours toward a degree for satisfactory scores on the exams. The areas include English Composition, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences. Credit is not granted for the Mathematics exam. B. Subject Examinations — In addition to credit awarded for General Examinations, students may also earn credit for satisfactory scores on Subject Examinations which have been accepted by 36 specific departments. CLEP Subject Examinations cannot be taken for any course in which a student has previously registered. For a list of Subject Examinations, test dates and test registration procedures contact the Testing Center. 3. Special Examination Credit —A student may take special examinations in courses not covered by the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or the Advanced Placement Program based on the following guidelines: A. A student must be officially registered at the time the request for examination is made. B. A special examination cannot be taken for any course a student has previously registered in. C. Credits earned by special examination are not considered part of the residence requirement. D. A student may challenge courses described in the WSC catalog with the approval of the department chairperson. E. A student may not take examinations in more than one subject area at any one sitting. F. Special examinations, although graded on a credit/no-credit basis, may be used to satisfy major, minor, and general education requirements G. Veteran's benefits will not be paid for credit earned by special examination. H. A student will be charged a fee per examination as prepared by respective departments. Applications for special examinations may be obtained from the Records Office. 4. Extension or Correspondence Credit —Weber State College may accept 45 hours of extension or correspondence credit toward graduation. Transfer of extension or correspondence credit from other accredited institutions may be accepted as determined by departments. 5. Military Training Credit —Students having completed 24 or more months of active military service are granted a maximum of 15 credit hours towards graduation. These credits are granted in the following areas: 3 credit hours in Physical Education, 2 in Health Education, and 10 as electives. Other military credit is granted for some service schools if specified requirements are met. For further information inquire at the Graduation Office. Students who have completed four years or more in either the National Guard or a Reserve unit qualify for 3 credit hours of Physical Education. 37 Records -4Registr^f-_ Composited -ffrteroeptf ~|Prppins Allied sciences^ 1 Arts i, Business & ~ Economics -Education Natural JSiiehc^i Social - ISjaencfis. Tni4hrtnlnn</ itJutlltui'ly r 1 —QofrtHwifHF 1 |
