CREDIT BY EXAMINATION - Moorpark College

CREDIT BY EXAMINATION

AP 4235 Credit by Examination ?adopted July 2009. Last revised June 2017

Granting unit credit for a course by examination is based on the principle that previous experience, training, or instruction is the equivalent of a specific course taught by the college. Course and unit credit can be obtained through the credit for External Exam Process (AP/IB/CLEP), Internal Exam Process (locally administered exams), or High School to College Articulation Process.

Courses Eligible for Credit by Examination: ? All courses shall be open to credit by examination unless specifically exempted by the District College.

? Academic divisions of the District Colleges determine the courses for which credit by examination may be granted. The Office of Student Learning at each District College maintains a current list of courses excluded from Credit by Examination.

Documenting Credit Earned by Examination:

? For credit earned through the credit by examination provisions, the student's academic record shall be clearly annotated to reflect that credit was earned by examination.

Credit by Examination may be obtained by one of the following methods:

I. External Examinations: (Title 5 Section 55052)

a. Advanced Placement (AP): Students who earn scores of 3, 4 or 5 on the College Board AP Examinations taken before high school graduation will receive credit for each exam as specified in the catalog of the District College.

b. International Baccalaureate (IB): Students who complete the IB diploma with a score of 30 or above, and/or will receive 20 units of credit. Students who complete the IB Higher Level examinations with scores of 4, 5, 6 or 7 will receive credit for each exam as specified in the catalog of the District College. A score of 4 or higher on the IB Mathematics HL exam will satisfy the math competency requirement for the associate degree. Students will not receive credit for Standard Level exams.

c. College Level Examination Program (CLEP): Students who earn scores of 50 or higher on a CLEP exam will receive credit for each exam as specified in the catalog of the District College.

II. Internal Departmental Examinations: (Locally administered exams):

a. Students will receive credit by satisfactory completion of an examination administered by the District College in lieu of completion of a course listed in the college catalog, provided that Credit by Examination is permitted for the course. See the Courses Excluded from Credit by Examination list maintained by each District College. Credit will be awarded with a letter grade and/or P/NP (if the latter is ordinarily available for the course). If a letter grade is awarded, it will be incorporated in the computation of the student's grade point average.

b. A student may be granted credit if he or she satisfactorily passes an examination approved and conducted by the District College discipline faculty. Such credit may be granted only to a student who is registered at the District College and not on either academic probation or progress probation, and only for a course listed in the District College's catalog.

c. The nature and content of the exam shall be determined solely by the District College discipline faculty in accordance with Title 5 Section 55002. The examination must be conducted on the campus of a District College or at a District satellite site.

d. Units for which credit is given pursuant to this provision shall not be counted in determining the 12 semester hours of credit in residency requirement for an associate degree.

e. A District College shall charge a student a fee for administering an examination pursuant to this provision which is equal to the enrollment fee for the course.

III. High School to College Articulation: (Title 5 Section 55051)

High school students may be granted college credit pursuant to established articulation agreements between the high school and a District College. The Board of Trustees shall permit articulated courses to be applied to certificate or associate degree requirements in accordance with this provision. The per-unit fee for high school credit by examination will not be charged. Articulated high school courses may be accepted in lieu of comparable District College courses to partially satisfy:

a. Certificate requirements, including the total number of units required for the certificate; or

b. The major or area of emphasis requirements in a degree program.

Students who complete articulated comparable courses must pass an exam to earn college credit for general education and/or major requirements for the associate degree.

Cut Scores

The number of units awarded for each type of examination is subject to change based on the establishment of cut scores and/or other evaluative measures developed by District college faculty in collaboration with the Academic Senates and/or a CSU Chancellor's Office policy as pursuant to the AB 1985, and/or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) Standards, Policies and Procedures latest version.

Credit for External Examinations (AP, IB and CLEP)

? The evaluation of credit for AP, IB and CLEP examinations is done by a college counselor. Counselors may require additional documentation or information as necessary to determine eligibility for external credit.

? Credit granted for the examinations may be counted as credit toward an associate degree. The Counseling faculty at each District College will determine how the credit is used to satisfy general education and majors requirements for the associate degree.

? Credit granted for these examinations may also be counted toward the satisfaction of IGETC or CSU-GE areas as allowed by the applicable standards for each form of transfer general education certification.

? Credit awarded for AP, IB and CLEP examinations shall not impact the student's GPA.

? Students granted credit for AP, IB or CLEP examinations shall not earn credit toward an associate degree for duplicated college courses.

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? Other colleges or universities may have different policies concerning the granting of credit for AP, IB and CLEP examinations, and will evaluate the examinations based upon their own policies and practices.

Credit for Internal Credit by Examination

1. Determination for Eligibility:

? The examination is to be administered prior to the last day of the final examination period.

? The course that the units will apply to must be listed in the college catalog.

? The student must be currently registered and not on academic probation, progress probation, or dismissal at any District College.

2. Receive Credit by Examination:

? The student has not earned college credit in more advanced subject matter, and, has not received a grade (A, B, C, D, F, W, CR, P, CRE, NC or NP or equivalent), in the course for which he or she is seeking Credit by Examination at a District College or any other educational institutions.

? The appropriate petition, (a "Petition for Credit by Examination" form) will be completed by the student and a college counselor, and forwarded to the appropriate academic division for administration of the examination.

? Petitions must be approved by the division dean and received by the administering instructor no later than Friday of the tenth week of the full-length semester.

3. Units and Grades Recorded for Credit by Examination

? Transcript entries shall distinguish credit units obtained by examination from credit units obtained as a result of regular course enrollment.

? A student seeking credit by examination will receive the appropriate letter grade (A, B, C, D, F, or P/NP) and will be charged the current enrollment fee per unit regardless of the grade received. Students who are unsuccessful in an attempt to challenge a course by examination will receive a D, F, or NP, and a record of the attempt for credit by examination will appear on a student's transcript.

Courses Eligible for Internal Credit by Examination at Moorpark College

All courses shall be open to credit by examination except the following: ANTH M05, NS M49, PHOT M30A-B, RADT M49, and all Dance, Mathematics, Languages of the World and PE/KIN activity courses.

Credit by Examination for a High School Articulated Course:

1. Determination for Eligibility

? The course that the units will apply to must be listed in the college catalog.

? The student must be currently registered at a high school with which a District College has an articulation agreement and in good standing as defined by their cumulative GPA at a minimum of 2.0 at the time the Credit by Examination is granted.

? The student has not earned college credit in more advanced subject matter, and has not received a grade (A, B, C, D, F, W, CR, CRE, NC, NP, or equivalent), in the course for which he or she is seeking Credit by Examination at a District College or any other educational institutions.

2. Receive Credit by Examination

? The student will apply online to one of the colleges in the VCCCD and create an account in a District tracking system

? The student passes the college's course via a comprehensive exam or evaluation determined solely by a District College faculty in the discipline.

Units and Grades Recorded

? Student who successfully passes the examination will be given a letter grade (A, B, or C) "Credit by Examination" will be transcripted for the term in which it was earned.

? Student who is unsuccessful in obtaining a standard grade of "C" or better will not be allowed to petition for credit and no record of the attempt for credit by examination will appear on a student's transcript.

Limits of Credit by Examination (All Methods):

Students may challenge a given credit-by-examination course only once.

Credits acquired by examination are not counted in determining the 12 semester units of credit in residency required for an associate degree.

? Students should be aware that other colleges may not accept Credit by Examination for transfer purposes.

? A student should be advised that the use of units granted through credit by examination policy towards establishing eligibility for athletics, financial aid, and veterans' benefits are subject to the rules and regulations of the external agencies involved. (Exceptions to the above may be made when necessary to meet provisions of California state law or the rules and regulations of state agencies governing programs of the California Community Colleges.)

? A student may challenge no more than 12 units under the credit-by-examination policy towards an associate degree or a certificate of achievement, except that units awarded for AP and IB examinations shall not be subject to such limit.

? Credit by Examination may be granted in only one course in a sequence of courses, as determined by prerequisites, and may not be granted for a course which is a prerequisite to the one in which the student is currently enrolled, except that credit may be granted for more than one course in a sequence of required courses when approved by an administrator or his/her designee responsible for vocational programs, or where the curriculum in occupational programs makes it necessary.

DOCUMENTATION OF ALLOWABLE CREDIT AWARDS

Each District College shall maintain records of the courses for which units of credit may be granted through Credit by Examination. These records shall be maintained either in the Office of Academic Affairs or in the Student Services Office.

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CREDIT FOR MOORPARK COLLEGE GE, CSU GE-BREADTH AND IGETC

MC course equivalency approved by MC Curriculum Committee on May 9, 2017

Advanced Placement Exam

(AP Exam)

Art History*

Studio Art: Drawing Studio Art: 2D Studio Art: 3D Studio Art Exam Limitation Biology

Calculus AB (3)

Calculus AB (4, 5)

Total MC units earned toward AA/AS

(includes GE major, electives)

Units earned toward

MC GE (semester)

6

3

MC GE area(s) placement for AA/AS

C1 or C2

MC course equivalent for

use within major for AA/AS

ARTH M110

Minimum semester units earned toward

CSU admission

6

3

3

C1

ART M30

3

3

0

n/a

ART M20

3

3

3

C1

ART M70

3

Max 6 units for all 3 Studio Arts exams

6

4

A1

BIOL M01

6

Semester units toward

CSU GE Breadth cer tification

3 0 0 0

4

CSU Breadth and/or

American Institutions

area(s)

C1 (prior F '09); C1 or C2 (F '09 and after)

n/a n/a n/a

B2+B3

Total units earned

toward UC admission (qtr/sem)

Units earned toward IGETC

cer tification (qtr/sem)

IGETC area(s)

8/5.3

4/3

3A or 3B

8/5.3

0

n/a

8/5.3

0

n/a

8/5.3

0

n/a

Max Credit 8 quarter units for all 3 Studio Arts exams

8/5.3

5/4

5B and 5C

MATH M07 or

5

3

D2

MATH M16A

3

3

MATH M25A

B4

4/2.6

4/3

2A

Calculus BC (3)

6

Calculus BC (4, 5)

Calculus BC/AB Subscore

3

Calculus Exam Limitation

Chemistry (3) Chemistry (4, 5)

6

Chinese Language/ Culture

6

Comparative Government & Politics

3

Computer Science A 3

Computer Science AB

4

Computer Science Principles

6

Computer Science (CS) Exam Limitation

English Language/Composition

6

English Literature/Composition*

6

English Exam Limitation

Environmental Science

4

European History*

6

3

D2

MATH M25A MATH M25B

3

D2

n/a

Max Credit: one exam

4

A2

CHEM M12 CHEM M01A

3

C2

CHIN M01

3

B2

POLS M02

0

n/a

n/a

0

n/a

n/a

3

D2

n/a

Max Credit: one exam

3

D1

ENGL M01A

6

(D1 and C2 or D2)

C2 or D2

ENGL M01A ENGL M01B

4

A2

ENSC M01, ENSC M01L

3

B2 or C2

HIST M170, HIST M180

6

3

B4

8/5.3

4/3

2A

3

3

B4

Max Credit: only one exam in Calculus or CS may be applied to the baccalaureate degree.

6

6 (prior F '09); 4 (F '09 and after)

B1+B3

6

3

C2

See notes #8 below

4/3

2A

Max Credit: 8 quarter/ 5.3 units for all exams.

8/5.3 8/5.3

5/4

5A and 5C

4/3

3B and 6A

3

3

D

4/2.6

4/3

4

3

0

n/a

6

0

n/a

6

3

B4 (F '19 and after) n/a (prior F '19)

Max Credit: only one exam in Calculus or CS may be applied to the baccalaureate degree.

See Notes

in CS Exam

n/a

n/a

Limitation

n/a

n/a

n/a

8/5.3*

n/a

n/a

*Notes a.) 2 qtr. (students entering UC prior to Fall '18) b.) 5.3 sem/8 qtr. (students entering UC Fall

2018 and after) c.) CS Principles: 8 qtr/5.3 sem

6

3

A2

8/5.3

4/3

1A

6

6

A2 + C2

8/5.3

4/3

1A or 3B

Max Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 sem units for both exams.

4

B1 or B2+B3

4

(prior F '09);

4/2.6

B1+B3(F '09 or after)

4/3

5A and 5C

6

3

C2 or D (S '09 and after); D (prior S '09)

8/5.3

4/3

3B or 4

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CREDIT FOR MOORPARK COLLEGE GE, CSU GE-BREADTH, AND IGETC (continued)

Advanced Placement (AP Exam)

French Language & Culture

French Language*

French Literature* (prior to F '09) French Language and Culture Exam Limitation

German Language & Culture

German Language* German Language and Culture Exam Limitation* Human Geography Italian Language & Culture

Japanese Language & Culture* Latin Latin Literature (prior to F '09) Latin: Vergil (prior to F '12) Latin Exam Limitation

Macroeconomics Microeconomics Music Theory (F '09 and prior) Physics 1*

Physics 2* Physics B* no longer offered Physics C*: (Electricity/ Magnetism) Physics C*: Mechanics

Physics Exam Limitations Psychology Seminar

Total MC units earned toward AA/AS

(includes GE major electives)

6 6 6

6

6

3 6 6 4 4 3

3 3 6 5 5 5 5 5

3 3

Units earned toward

MC GE (semester)

MC GE area(s) placement for AA/AS

MC course equivalent for

use within major for AA/AS

3

C2

FREN M01, FREN M02

3

C2

FREN M01, FREN M02

3

C2

FREN M03, FREN M04

3

C2

GERM M01, GERM M02

3

C2

GERM M01, GERM M02

3

B2

GEOG M02

3

C2

ITAL M101 ITAL M102

3

C2

JAPN M01, JAPN M02

3

C2

LAT M01

3

C2

LAT M01

3

C2

LAT M01

3

B2

ECON M202

3

B2

ECON M201

3

C1

MUS M02A, MUS M02AL

4

A2

PHYS M10A, PHYS M10AL

5

A2

PHYS M10A, PHYS M10AL

5

A2

PHYS M10A, PHYS M10AL

5

A2

PHYS M20B, PHYS M20BL

5

A2

PHYS M20A, PHYS M20AL

3

B2

PSY M01

0

n/a

n/a

Minimum semester units earned toward

CSU admission

Semester units toward CSU GE

Breadth cer tification

CSU Breadth and/or

American Institutions

area(s)

6

3

C2

6

6 (prior F'09); 3 (F '09-prior F '11)

C2

6

3

C2

6

3

C2

6

6 (prior F'09); 3 (F '09-prior F '11)

C2

3

3

D

6

3

C2

6

3

C2

6

3

C2

6

3

C2

3

3

C2

3

3

D

3

3

D

6

3

C1

4

4

B1+B3

4

4

B1+B3

6

6 (prior F '09); 4 (F '09-prior F '15)

B1 + B3

4

4

B1 + B3

4

4

B1 + B3

*Max Credit: 6 units may be applied to baccalaureate degree, and 4 units may be applied to the CSU GE-Breadth certification.

3

3

D

3

0

n/a

Total units earned

toward UC admission (qtr/sem)

Units earned toward IGETC

cer tification (qtr/sem)

IGETC area(s)

8/5.3

4/3

3B and 6A

8/5.3

4/3

3B and 6A

Max Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units

8/5.3

4/3

3B and 6A

8/5.3

4/3

3B and 6A

Max Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units

4/2.6 8/5.3

4/3

4

4/3

3B and 6A

8/5.3 8/5.3 4/2.6

4/3

3B and 6A

4/3

3B and 6A

4/3

3B and 6A

4/2.6

4/3

3B and 6A

Notes: ~May 2012 and prior, 4qtr./2.6 sem. units ~May 2013 and after, 8qtr/5.3 sem. units

4/2.6

4/3

4

4/2.6

4/3

4

8/5.* see notes #7

n/a

n/a

8/5.3

5/4

5A and 5C

8/5.3

5/4

5A and 5C

8/5.3

5/4

5A and 5C

4/2.6

4/3

5A and 5C

4/2.6

4/3

5A and 5C

Max: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units for all exams

4/2.6

4/3

4

n/a

n/a

n/a

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Advanced Placement (AP Exam)

Spanish Language* Spanish Language & Culture Spanish Literature and Culture Spanish Literature* Spanish Language and Culture Exam Limitation Statistics U.S. Government & Politics US History*

World History(prior F '19) World History-Modern (F '19 and after)

Total MC units earned toward AA/AS

(includes GE major electives)

6

6

6

6

4

3

6

6

Units earned toward

MC GE (semester)

MC GE area(s) placement for AA/AS

MC course equivalent for

use within major for AA/AS

3

C2

SPAN M01, SPAN M02

3

C2

SPAN M01, SPAN M02

3

C2

SPAN M03, SPAN M04

3

C2

SPAN M03, SPAN M04

4

D2

MATH M15

3

B1 or B2 POLS M03

3

B1, B2 or HIST M130,

C2

HIST M140

3

B2 or C2 HIST M150,

HIST M160

Minimum semester units earned toward

CSU admission

Semester units toward CSU GE

Breadth cer tification

CSU Breadth and/or

American Institutions

area(s)

Total units earned

toward UC admission (qtr/sem)

Units earned toward IGETC

cer tification (qtr/sem)

IGETC area(s)

6

3 (prior S '14); 6 (S '14 and after)

C2

6

3

C2

8/5.3 8/5.3

4/3

3B+6A

4/3

3B+6A

6

3

C2

8/5.3

4/3

3B+6A

6

3 (prior S '13); 6 (S '13 and after)

C2

8/5.3

4/3

3B+6A

Max Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units

3

3

B4

4/2.6

4/3

2A

D8 (prior F '09)

3

3

D8+US-2 (F '09 4/2.6

4/3

4 + US-2

& after)

6

3

D6 (prior F '09) 8/5.3

4/3

3B or 4

(C2 or D6)+US-1

+US-1

(F '09 & after)

3

3

D6 (prior F '09) 8/5.3

4/3

3B or 4

C2 or D

(F '09 and after)

NOTES: *AP exam may be used in either area (but not both) regardless of where the certifying CCC's discipline is located.

Rules for use of AP scores on IGETC, CSU GE: 1. A score of 3, 4, or 5 is required to grant credit for GE certification

for MC, CSU and UC. a. An acceptable AP score for IGETC equates to either 3 semester

or 4 quarter units for certification purposes. 2. Each AP exam may be applied to one GE area as satisfying one

course requirement, with the exception of Language other than English (LOTE of IGETC). (See Section 10.6.3 of IGETC Standards for more information). 3. Students who have earned credit from an AP exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both. 4. There is no equivalent AP exam for the Critical Thinking/Composition (IGETC 1B/CSU GE A3) requirement. 5. Students earning scores of 3, 4, or 5 in the physical and biological science AP examinations earn credit toward IGETC Area 5 and meet the laboratory activity requirement. 6. AP exams in Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, Physics 2 or Physics B allow CCC campuses to apply 4 semester or 5 quarter units to IGETC certification. For Environmental Science, Physics C: Mechanics, and Physics C: Electricity/Magnetism, 3 semester or 4 quarter units are applied for IGETC certification; therefore, students who complete these exams will be required to complete at least 4 semester or 5 quarter units to satisfy the minimum required units for Area 5. 7. Music Theory subscore ? UC grants credit for the full Music Theory exam. Students who earn only a subscore will not receive exam credit. 8. AB subscore on Calculus BC exam ? UC grants 4 quarter units for students who earned a subsocre of 3 or higher on Cal AB portion will receive four quarter units for the Cal AB, even if they do not receive a score of 3 or higher on the BC exam. The maximum credit awarded for both exams is eight quarter units

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