Competency Examination Credit

(From the 2014-2016 catalog)

Intent

It is the intent of this policy to authorize alternative methods of earning academic credit at Edinboro University.

Policy

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania offers specific programs to assess student requests for undergraduate credits to reflect learning acquired in a non-traditional manner. Specifically, the University offers the following options: College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), College Entrance Examination Board's Advanced Placement (AP), Competency Examination Credit (internal), and Life Experience Credit (internal).

Only students who are pursuing a degree or certification at Edinboro University are eligible for credit by examination or evaluation. It is important that credit awards for prior learning be determined early in a student's career so that the subsequent course of instruction, planned with the academic advisor, can build around or upon them.

Applicability of credit to satisfy major and related requirements is at the discretion of the dean in consultation with department faculty in the student's major and/or minor. No more than 45 semester hours of credit may be earned under this policy; no more than 30 hours may be earned under any single program listed in this policy. Prior to administration of any of the above-noted examinations, students will be expected to pay appropriate fees to the University.