CREDIT BY EXAMINATION

PLACEMENT BY EXAMINATION

A baccalaureate degree seeking student may request an examination in certain undergraduate courses in the current catalog for which achievement of the course goals can be demonstrated by examination. Such examination shall not be approved for courses which the student has previously audited, completed or failed at this or another institution nor for courses which are prerequisite to any course for which the student has earned credit nor for courses for which the student has previously attempted credit by examination unsuccessfully. These examinations can be for either 'Placement' or 'Credit’.

Placement: Satisfies the appropriate graduation and/or prerequisite requirements of the course(s) with NO hours earned towards graduation and placement is recorded as 'PL'.

Credit: Credit hours are earned for the indicated course(s) and credit is recorded as 'XM'.

Permission for a special examination requires formal application using a form obtained from the Registrar's Office. The application must be approved by: (1) the students academic advisor, (2) the academic dean of the student's college of registration, and (3) the chairman of the department in which the course is offered. An examiner will be assigned by the department chairman.

Payment of an 'administration fee' is required in the controller's office prior to taking the examination. Required placement examinations (Math and Foreign language) do not have an 'administration fee' for placement, but the 'administration fee' is charged for credit.

After all required approvals have been obtained, in the order required on the form, and appropriate fees paid, the student shall arrange for the examination with the examiner as appointed by the department chair. The examination must be approved, given, evaluated, and the results reported to the Registrar's Office prior to the end of the 'W' period of the quarter in which the examination is administered. The examination is to be evaluated as either 'S' (satisfactory) (C or better) or 'U' (unsatisfactory).

Only satisfactory evaluations are recorded.

Results of special examinations do not affect the students cumulative grade point average.

The 'Administration Fee' is not assessed for required placement examinations (Foreign language and Mathematics) unless credit is requested.

The 'Credit Hour Fee' is 50% of the tuition charge per credit hour as charged to part-time students as listed in the University catalog at the time of the payment of the fee and according to the student's 'fee track'.

The 'Administration Fee' is applied to the 'Credit Hour Fee'.

One course, maximum of 5 hours, is not assessed the 'Credit Hour Fee'.

Credit earned by examination after having achieved senior (SR) or P5 status is NOT applicable towards graduation.

Placement (PL) can be changed to credit (XM) up to the time of application for graduation.

A maximum total of forty-five (45) hours of credit earned by Special examination, externally administered or ONU special examination, can be recorded and applied towards a baccalaureate degree or Doctor of Pharmacy.