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SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS FOR CREDIT
A
regularly enrolled student may apply to take “special” (challenge
or validating) examinations to establish credit
for approved University courses. Requests to
take an examination must be made to the chair
of the department offering the course. Approval
of the department chair, the instructor of the
course and the dean of the college offering the
course(s) are required. A petition with the appropriate
signatures must be submitted to the Office of
the Registrar prior to examinations. A committee
of three appointed by the chair of the department
offering the course will administer and evaluate
the examinations, a majority being necessary
to award a grade. Special examinations must be
searching and comprehensive. Grades of “Satisfactory” or “Unsatisfactory” will
be recorded on the student’s permanent
record upon recommendation of the committee,
but will not be used to compute scholastic average.
The fee per credit hour for a validating or challenge
examination is one-half the regular credit hour
fee for the course to be challenged. Receipt
of payment must be presented to the instructor
prior to examination.
Students may apply to take challenge or validating
examinations to establish credit in University
of North Dakota courses which correspond to work
taken at unaccredited and non-degree granting
institutions, or for courses in which they have
superior preparation or knowledge gained through
independent study. These exams are offered for
courses which have no equivalent CLEP subject
exams. Students who have audited a course, or
who have previously enrolled in a course and
then dropped it, will not ordinarily be permitted
to take a special examination in that course.
College-Level Examination Program: The
University of North Dakota offers the opportunity
to submit the results of CLEP for credit in most
of the Subject Examinations.
CLEP Subject Examinations currently accepted
by UND for transfer credits are listed below
with minimum acceptable standard score. Credit
earned through CLEP Subject Exams may be used
to fulfill University General Education requirements,
to fulfill specific course requirements, or to
be used as elective credits. As soon as they
become available, new examinations will be reviewed
by University departments to determine their
suitability for credit at UND.
The following guidelines have been established
for utilization of the Subject Examinations:
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A CLEP Subject Examination
may not be taken to establish credit for
a course in which a student has earned
credit in a higher level sequential course. |
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2. |
Regarding CLEP Subject Examinations which
offer a maximum of six to eight credits,
a student with previously earned credit
in one semester of a two-semester sequence
must petition the CLEP Advanced Placement
Committee for exception to this policy
prior to taking the CLEP Subject Examination
for the balance of the credit. |
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3. |
A Subject Examination may be repeated
no sooner than six months after date of
the last testing. Students should submit
a petition to the UND CLEP Committee for
permission to repeat an examination. |
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4. |
A Subject Examination may not be taken
to establish credit in a subject in
which the student has been enrolled,
but from which he or she has withdrawn
after the last day to add a course,
until six months from the last class
day of the term in which he/she was
enrolled for the course. |
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5. |
A Subject Examination may not be used
to establish credit in a subject which
the student has previously failed. |
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6. |
A student wishing to have CLEP credit included
within the last 30 hours toward a bachelor’s
degree must have appropriate petitions
approved by the CLEP Committee and
the Administration Procedures Committee,
since the last 30 credits must be earned
in residence at the University, and
CLEP credit is considered as equivalent
to credit earned at another institution.
All CLEP testing is now computer based.
UND uses the ACE Recommended Credit-Granting
Score as a guide to determine whether
credit is granted. |
SUBJECT
EXAMINATION |
MINIMUM
STANDARD
SCORE
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EQUIVALENT
UND
COURSE
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Algebra-Trigonometry |
50
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Math 107 (5 cr.)
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| American
Government |
50
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Pols
115 (3 cr. )
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| Analyzing & Interpreting
Literature |
50
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English
271 & 272 (6 cr.)
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| Biology
(General) |
50
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Biol
150, 150L (4 cr.)
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| Business
Law (Introductory) |
50
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Acct
315 (3 cr.)
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| Calculus
with Elementary Functions |
50
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Math
146 (3 cr.)
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| Chemistry
(General) |
50
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Chem
121, 121L (4 cr.)
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| College
Algebra |
50
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Math
103 (3 cr.)
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| Composition,
Freshman |
50
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English
110 (3 cr.)
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| Educational
Psychology (Intro. to) |
50
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Psyc
213 (3 cr.)
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| History
of U.S. I |
50
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Hist
103 (3 cr.)
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| History
of U.S. II |
50
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Hist
104 (3 cr.)
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| Human
Growth and Development |
50
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Psyc
250 (4 cr.)
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| Psychology
(Introductory) |
50
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Psyc
111 (3 cr.)
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| Languages
(French, German, Spanish) |
50
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Fren,
Germ, Span 101 (4 cr.)
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| Macroeconomics
(Principles of) |
50
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Econ
202 (3 cr.)
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| Microeconomics
(Principles of) |
50
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Econ
201 (3 cr.)
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| Sociology
(Introductory) |
50
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Soc
110 (3 cr.)
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| Trigonometry |
50
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Math
105 (2 cr.)
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| Western
Civilization I |
50
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Hist
101 (3 cr.)
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| Western
Civilization II |
50
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Hist
102 (3 cr.)
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PLACEMENT & CREDIT TEST
Students
with a background in a foreign language which
is currently taught in the Languages Department
at UND may receive credit by taking a test in
that language through the Languages Department.
Students may receive advanced standing and from
4 to 16 credits in each language (12 in Latin).
It is strongly recommended that students take
this test during pre-registration or registration.
Students who take it later than the end of their
first semester in residence will need to see
the Language Lab Director for the appropriate
petition form, and will need to petition to establish
eligibility. Students enrolled in a language
who wish to take the Foreign Language Placement & Credit
Test must take it during the first two weeks
of the semester.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
Cooperative
Education is an academic program that provides
students with opportunities to both integrate
and combine their course learning with practical,
professional work experience in their chosen
field of study. Cooperative Education experiences
allow students to secure salaried, career-related
work experiences under the supervision of both
a sponsoring employer and the appropriate academic
department, while at the same time receiving
academic credit. The program is based on the
belief that learning extends beyond the classroom
and that the combination of course learning and
practical work experience provides an innovative
and comprehensive education.
Students spend from 3-9 months on Cooperative
Education assignment. Academic credit is granted
by the participating academic department through
the student’s enrollment in the department’s
course titled, Cooperative Education 397. Students
enrolled in Cooperative Education 397, irrespective
of the number of actual credit hours, are granted
full time equivalent student status by the University.
The Cooperative Education Program, a part of
Career Services, is located in McCannel Hall,
Room 204. For information, call 777-4105. |
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