Credit for Prior Learning
Completing your degree may be closer than you think.
Advanced Placement (AP) Exams www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html
Advanced Placement program is administered by the College Entrance Examination Board through which high school students complete designated college level courses in high schools and earn college credit by demonstrating a specified level of performance on AP exams. Students must have their official AP score report sent directly from the College Entrance Examination Board to ARCC’s Records Office. An AP exam score of 3 or higher on a 5 point scale will be considered for transfer. A complete list of AP exams and how they transfer to ARCC is available through mntransfer.org. (add a link college board ap & mntransfer.org)
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html
The College Level Examination Program is administered by the College Entrance Examination Board through which students of any age have the opportunity to demonstrate college level achievement through a program of exams in undergraduate college courses. Students must have their official CLEP score report sent directly to ARCC’s Records Office. A CLEP exam score of 50% or higher will be considered for transfer. A list of CLEP exams and how they transfer to ARCC is available through mntransfer.org. (add a link to college board clep & mntransfer.org)
International Baccalaureate (IB) www.ibo.org
The International Baccalaureate organization’s (IBO) Diploma Program (DP) is a course of study for students age 16 – 19 that leads to examinations in various subjects. Students who participate in the full Diploma Program are required to study and take examinations in six different academic subjects. Exams with a score of 30 or higher and higher level exams with a score of 4 or higher will be considered for transfer.
Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES/DSST) www.getcollegecredit.com/
The Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support program sponsors a more than 35 DANTES examinations to assist students and military personnel in meeting their educational goals. DANTES and DSST exam scores that meet ACE minimum score recommendations are considered for transfer.
Tech Prep Program
Successful completion of designated courses through the Oak Land Tech Prep (link) Consortium Program may substitute for specific college courses or as elective credits in some programs at ARCC. Students admitted and registered into ARCC who present the original Tech Prep College Credit Certificate to the Records Office within the time limit specified on the certificate may be granted course credits.
Prerequisite Test Out
After being accepted to ARCC, it may be possible to earn credit for courses offered at ARCC by successful completion of a specific subject exam. This examination may take the form of a written test, an oral examination, or other demonstrations of competency. Prerequisite Test Out credits may not be applied to a course that the student is currently enrolled in, a course that the student had previously taken and received a letter grade, had previously failed, had taken for audit, or had withdrawn from.
Institutional Challenge Exam
Students who demonstrate achievement in the content of a college-level course may be granted a maximum of 10 college credits through the ARCC’s Institutional Challenge Exam program. Students choose a letter grade or the Pass/Fall option, and may not retest in the event of an unsuccessful examination. The Credit by Examination is an exam specific to ARCC. Credits granted may or may not be accepted for transfer. ARCC’s Institutional Challenge Exam Form is found in Counseling and Advising on each campus.
Military
Credit achieved through military training will be considered for transfer according to the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services by ACE. Veterans who receive financial assistance should check for rules that do not permit payment for courses that are taken more than once and refer to ARCC’s Veterans Benefits Information.
Army: http//www.leavenworth.army.mil
Navy, marines: http://navycollege.navy.mil/transcript.html
Air Force: http://www.au.af.mil/au.ccaf/
Individualized Educational Development
If you have 5 or more years of work/life/volunteer experience and self-motivation, and you want to accelerate progress towards a degree with a flexible schedule, take a moment to see if you are a candidate for ARCC’s Individualized Educational Development Program (2) - (link to self-assessment tool).
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