1997-1998 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

Academic Policies

Advanced Placement and Credit/Exemption Examinations
Courses taken by students prior to admission to college under the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board may be recognized by the award of college credit or by exemption from required subjects. Those who earn a grade of 3, 4, or 5 in the Advanced Placement Examination will be granted credit toward the number of credit hours required for graduation.

For students who have had other unusual opportunities for instruction or have advanced in a given field, an opportunity to gain credit and/or exemption from a course is afforded through examinations. University Testing Services in the Career Services Office (302 Pratt Hall) offers credit options through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).

Students have an opportunity to gain exemption or credit through successful completion of comprehensive examinations by requesting from the academic department an exam as a substitute for completing all the usual requirements of the course.

A student who passes an exemption examination will be exempt from taking that course in his/her academic program. When a student receives credit for a course by examination, the credit will be applied to graduation requirements just as though the course had been taken. If a student is granted exemption only from a course, he/she will be permitted to take a free elective in place of that course. This enables the student to specialize further, to correct weaknesses outside his/her major field, to build his/her knowledge in an ancillary area, or to introduce himself/herself to an entirely different area.

Courses for which credit or exemption are awarded by examination will not be used in the determination of quality-point averages.

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