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10+1ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE 4236SEQUOIAS CCD Academic ServicesADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT: STANDARDIZED EXAMS, ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP), INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB), AND COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP), AND DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) ADVANCED PLACEMENT, CLEP, AND MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT Board Policy 4235 authorizes the Board of Trustees to grant credit to any student who satisfactorily passes an authorized examination. Students may also receive credit for successful completion of Advanced Placement (AP) examinations; International Baccalaureate (IB), College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations..; and, elective credit for basic training and approved coursework taken in the Armed Services of the United States by petitioning for credit with the Counseling Department and the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT).Advanced Placement Examinations: Section 55052 of Title 5 authorizes the District to grant credit for satisfactory completion of Advanced Placement Examinations as authorized by the College Entrance Examination Board. Faculty in the appropriate disciplines must approve: The advanced placement examination; Scores that constitute satisfactory performance; Courses offered by the college for which credit will be granted; and, Requirements that may be met by such examinations as approved by the District Curriculum Committee (Title 5, Section 55052). Students who have successfully completed courses in the Advanced Placement Program and receive a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the Advanced Placement Examination may be granted credit for purposes of general education certification, graduation requirements, and/or advanced placement in the District’s sequence courses. If students earn a score of 3, 4, or 5 on an examination and have indicated that scores should be sent to the District, they may petition with the Counseling Department to receive credit. The student’s academic record shall be clearly annotated to reflect that credit was earned through an advanced placement examination (Title 5, Section 55052). The District will confirm the credit granted. If students choose to change their general education goal, they should meet with a Counselor and resubmit a petition. International Baccalaureate (IB): The District shall award credit for satisfactory completion of IB examinations. Faculty in the appropriate disciplines must approve: The IB examination;Scores that constitute satisfactory performance; Courses offered by the college for which credit will be granted; and,Requirements that may be met by such examinations as approved by the District Curriculum Committee (Title 5, Section 55052.5). The IB may be used to fulfill Associate degree, general education, and graduation requirements as listed in the College catalog. Only students who are enrolled and matriculated at the College of the Sequoias (COS) may receive IB credit on their COS transcript. Students who received the minimum score or higher may petition for credit by submitting the official IB result to the Admissions and Records Office.For CSU GE-Breadth and IGETC Certification using IB credits, please refer to the College catalog. Students may petition with the Counseling Department to receive credit. The student’s academic record shall be clearly annotated to reflect that credit was earned through an IB examination (Title 5, Section 55052.5). The District will confirm the credit granted. If students choose to change their educational goal, they should meet with a Counselor and resubmit a petition.College Level Examination Program (CLEP): The District shall award credit for satisfactory completion of CLEP examinations. Faculty in the appropriate disciplines must approve: The CLEP examination;Scores that constitute satisfactory performance; Courses offered by the college for which credit will be granted; and,Requirements that may be met by such examinations as approved by the District Curriculum Committee (Title 5, Section 55052.5). The CLEP may be used to fulfill Associate degree, general education, and graduation requirements as listed in the College catalog. Only students who are enrolled and matriculated at the College of the Sequoias (COS) may receive CLEP credit on their COS transcript. Students who received the minimum score or higher may petition for credit by submitting the official CLEP result to the Admissions and Records Office.College Level Examination Program (CLEP): The District awards credit for the five General Examination sections of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Six units of elective credit may be awarded for each examination that a student completes with a score of: 500 or higher on the written text or 50 or higher on the computerized test.The CLEP may also be used to fulfill certain Associate Degree general education requirements as listed in the College catalog. Only students who are enrolled and matriculated at the College of the Sequoias (COS) may receive CLEP credit on their COS transcript. Students who received the minimum score or higher may petition for credit by submitting the official CLEP Test result to the Admissions and Records Office. For CSU GE-Breadth and IGETC Certification using CLEP credits, please refer to the College catalog. Students may petition with the Counseling Department to receive credit. The student’s academic record shall be clearly annotated to reflect that credit was earned through a CLEP examination (Title 5, Section 55052.5). The District will confirm the credit granted. If students choose to change their educational goal, they should meet with a Counselor and resubmit a petition.Military Service Credit: Four semester units of elective credit will be given toward graduation to any actively enrolled student submitting a DD214 that shows completion of basic training in the Armed Services of the United States and any discharge other than dishonorable. Credit is allowed in accordance with the recommendations by the American Council on Education (ACE). The number of units awarded are those recommended by the ACE in the Guide to the Evaluation of Education Experience in the Armed Services (Guide). In addition, up to eleven semester units of elective credit may be granted in accordance with the recommendation by the ACE in the Guide to actively enrolled students submitting a military transcript for lower division associate/baccalaureate level courses taken at schools in the Armed Services of the United States.Both the The DD214 and or military transcript should be submitted to the Office of Admissions and Records. Following evaluation, a maximum of fifteen semester units in electives may be earned through military service. D. Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT)Utilizing the American Council on Education (ACE) recommendations as described below, three lower division semester hours for language shall equate to three semester units in CSU GE Breadth Subarea C2 as per CSU EO 1036. When assigning academic credit using the DLPT, campus evaluations officers should refer to the ACE?National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training. This ACE online guide organizes foreign language test scores and credit recommendations by language, version of test and modality of language. The Guide then provides lower and upper division credit recommendations based on the DLPT test score in the following modalities:?listening, reading, and oral. The district may continue to award additional GE and/or major course credit upon the approval of the appropriate division faculty.?The following documents may be accepted to award DLPT GE or course credit:·?????????Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language (DLIFLC) Transcripts·?????????Official Joint Services Transcripts (JST)·?????????Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) DLPT Examinee Results·?????????DA Form 330 Language Proficiency QuestionnaireReference:Title 5, Sections 55050 et seq.; American Council on Education’s Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experience in the Armed Services Approved: March 10, 2009 Revised: January 14, 2015Revised: March 2, 2017Revised: DRAFTBP/AP APPROVAL PROCESSStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6La Serna;Academic ServicesSM;10/1/2030 Day;10/2/20SM; 11/5/20AS;12/9/20Board;n/a ................
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