Credit by Examination
Credit by Examination
Policy
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Document Number: ENRSER--115 Revision #: 1.0
Document Owner: Executive VP Date Last Updated: 09/06/2012
Primary Author: Executive Director of Enrollment Services Status: Approved
Date Originally Created: 11/29/2011
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General Description
Description: Information about the Credit by Examination process.
Purpose: Delineation of policy.
Scope: All faculty, staff, students, and administrators
Responsibility: Enrollment Services
Registrar
Student Financial Services
VP for Academic Affairs
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Requirements
Relevant Knowledge: In order to comply with this policy you should know:
Standards of good practice
Standard company policies
Current University policy
Federal statutes
State statutes
Terms and Definitions: Additional training
Corrective Action
Loss of privilege, general
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Policy Provisions
1. Credit by Examination
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.
2. Students are allowed one and a half hours to complete one computerized CLEP test at the AEC.
3. 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.
4. 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 In Lieu of Courses at Cumberland University
Composition and Literature
American Literature 3 ENG 216
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 3 ENG 215
Composition 3 ENG 101, 102
English Literature 3 ENG 216
Social Sciences and History
American Government 3 POL SCI 223
Introduction to Educational Psychology 3 PSY 212
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 3 HIS 201
History of the United States II: 1865 to Present 3 HIS 202
Human Growth and Development 3 PSY 211
Principles of Macroeconomics 3 ECON 241
Principles of Microeconomics 3 ECON 242
Introduction to Psychology 3 PSY 201
Introduction to Sociology 3 SOC 221
Science and Mathematics
College Algebra 3 MATH 111
Algebra-Trigonometry, College 3 MATH 111
General Biology 4 BIO 111
Calculus with Elementary Functions 4 MATH 121
General Chemistry 8 CHEM 111, 112
Trigonometry 3 MATH 112
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Performance Evaluation
Performance Metrics: Compliance with standard policy and procedure
Compliance with federal mandate
Consequences: Further training
Loss of privileges
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Subject Experts
The following may be consulted for additional information.
Executive Director of Enrollment Services
VP for Academic Affairs