NONTRADITIONAL CREDIT East Tennessee State University Office of Admissions

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1 NONTRADITIONAL CREDIT East Tennessee State University Office of Admissions Undergraduate, degree-seeking students enrolled at East Tennessee State University may establish advanced standing credit through a number of non-traditional means. Approved programs include the following: 1. Credit for Service in the Armed Forces 2. DANTES exams - Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support. AP - Advanced Placement Program Credit Program of the College Entrance Examination Board 4. ACT/SAT Credit for Freshman English 5. IB - International Baccalaureate Program. CLEP - College-Level Examination Program of the College Entrance Examination Board 7. Departmental Course Challenge Exams 8. Excelsior College Examination 9. National League for Nursing (NLN) Mobility Profile II Testing. (Nursing majors only.) 10. University Credit for Experiential Learning (B.G.S., B.S.P.S., B.S.I.S. majors only.) 11. Credit from Non-Regionally Accredited Collegiate Institutions In each case, specific criteria exist for awarding advanced standing credit.* Please review the following information concerning each program. Credit is awarded only to enrolled, degree-seeking, undergraduate students. Credit is not awarded to special (non-degree) students, with the exception of graduate special students enrolled in an ETSU teacher certification program through the ETSU College of Education. All nontraditional credit carries a grade notation of P (Pass). In order for credit to be considered, an official transcript must be forwarded directly from the reporting agency or testing center. If you have questions, contact the Office of Admissions at (42) or PO Box 7071, ETSU, Johnson City, TN * Policies subject to change without notice. Page 1

2 MILITARY ETSU POLICY East Tennessee State University awards credit for educational programs in the Armed Services of the United States as recommended by the Commission on Educational Credit of the American Council on Education and published in their Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Forces. The credit is awarded for formal military course completion, not for skill level attainment or occupational experience. Only first bachelor degree-seeking veterans are eligible. Military credit does not satisfy baccalaureate proficiency requirements. U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine veterans should submit official ACE Registry transcripts (ARTS/SMARTS) to the ETSU Office of Admissions. U.S. Air Force veterans should present official Community College of the Air Force transcripts. Coast Guard veterans should submit official Coast Guard Institute Education transcripts. The DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD 295, Application for the Evaluation of Learning Experiences during Military Service, or other official documentation may also be submitted. Page 2

3 DANTES ETSU POLICY The DANTES Program is a testing service conducted by Educational Testing Service (ETS). Originally designed for military personnel, the program is now available to civilians. The DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSSTs) include approximately 50 tests in a wide range of introductory college-level academic, vocational/technical, and business subjects. ETSU awards credit for the following 9 DSSTs. ETSU is not a DANTES test center. Subject Exam Minimum Scores ETSU Courses Sem Hrs Credit Astronomy 48 ASTR Elective Business, Intro to 4 BADM 110 College Algebra, Intro to 4 MATH 1710 Contemporary Western Europe 48 History Elective Developmental Psychology, Lifespan 47 HDAL 210 Here s to Your Health 48 PUBH 1010 History of Vietnam War 49 History Elective Intro to World Religions 48 Religion Elective Modern Middle East, Into to 44 History Elective Physical Science, Prin of 47 PHYS 100 Page

4 ADVANCED PLACEMENT ETSU POLICY The Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Board offers secondary school students the opportunity to participate in college-level courses and to receive college credit upon successful completion of the respective AP examination. Students must request official scores be sent from the College Board or on their official high school AP EXAM MINIMUM SCORE ETSU COURSE(S) SEM HRS CREDIT Art Studio Art: Drawing ART Studio* Studio Art: 2D Design ART Studio* Studio Art: D Design ART Studio* History of Art ART 2010, 2020 Biology 4 BIOL 1010,1011,1020,1021 Chemistry CHEM 1110, 1111, 10, 11 Computer Science A CSCI Elective or CSCI 50** AB CSCI 50 & CSCI Elective Economics Micro ECON 2220 Macro ECON 2210 English Lang & Comp ENGL 1010 Lang & Comp 4 ENGL 1010, 1020 Lit & Comp ENGL 1010 Lit & Comp 4 ENGL 1010, 1020 Environmental Science ENVH 010 French Language FREN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Literature FREN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 German GERM 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Geography (Human) GEOG 10 Government & Politics U.S. PSCI 10 Comparative PSCI Elective History U.S. HIST 2010, 2020 European HIST 1110, 10 World HIST 1110, 10 Latin Vergil LATN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Literature LATN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Mathematics Calculus AB MATH 1910 Calculus BC MATH 1910, 1920*** Music Theory MUSC 1410, 1411, 1420, 1421 Physics Physics B PHYS 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021 Physics C PHYS 2110, 20 Psychology PSYC 110 Spanish Language SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Literature SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Statistics MATH 150 * Applicability (course designation) determined by ETSU Art Department after reviewing student's portfolio. ** Score of receives elective credit; score of 4 or 5 receives credit for CSCI 50. ***AB Subgrade of or higher receives credit for MATH Page 4

5 ACT/SAT Credit for Freshman English 1. Entering freshmen whose standard score on the English section of the ACT is 28 or better may request hours credit for ENGL 1010 and may then enroll in ENGL Entering freshmen whose standard score on the Verbal section of the SAT is 0 or better may request hours credit for ENGL 1010 and may then enroll in ENGL Note: The highest English score will determine the student s eligibility for this credit. Page 5

6 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM ETSU POLICY The International Baccalaureate Program offers secondary school students the opportunity to participate in college-level courses and to receive college credit. The courses listed below have been approved for credit. Students must request an official IB transcript be sent to the Admissions Office. TEST SUBJECT TEST SCORE ETSU COURSE CREDIT HOURS English 5 or higher ENGL1010 History of the Americas 5 or higher Fr History Elective Biology 5 or higher BIOL1010/11,1020/21 8 Chemistry 5 or higher CHEM1110/11,10/21 8 Physics 5 or higher PHYS2010/11,2020/21 8 * Additional IB courses may be considered for credit. Page

7 CLEP ETSU POLICY Eligible students may earn advanced standing by successfully completing College Level Examination Program (CLEP) general and subject examinations of the College Board. The University follows the recommendations of the Commission on Educational Credit and Credentials of the American Council on Education for awarding credit toward the associate and baccalaureate degrees in most academic areas. CLEP General Examinations Credit for four general examinations is awarded as detailed below. Students need not successfully complete all exams in order to earn credit. Advanced standing credit is currently being allowed for the following courses. TEST MINIMUM SCORE ETSU COURSES SEMESTER HRS CREDIT College Composition 50 English 1010 Humanities 50 English 2220; Art 2010 Natural Sciences 50 Biological Sciences 1020/ Physics 100 Social Sciences & History 50 History 10 & SOAA 1020 Page 7

8 CLEP Subject Examinations Credit for the subject examinations is awarded if the student achieves the average score of students in the norming group who earned a minimum grade of C in a comparable college course. The credit awarded is determined by the scope of material measured by the test and the comparable course offered by East Tennessee State University. Advanced standing credit is currently being allowed as outlined in the attached table. East Tennessee State University Office of Admissions CLEP SUBJECT EXAMINATION POLICY Subject Examination Minimum Score ETSU Course(s) Sem. Hrs. Credit Financial Accounting 50 ACCT2010,2020 American Government 50 PSCI 10 History of United States I 50 HIST 2010 History of United States II 50 HIST 2020 American Literature 50 ENGL 2110; ENGL 20 Biology, General 50 BIOL 1110, 1111, 10, 11 8 Business Law, Intro. 50 Business Elective Calculus 50 MATH 1840, or 1910* or 4 Chemistry, General 50 CHEM 1110, 1111, 10, 11 8 College Algebra 50 MATH 1710 College Composition Modular No Credit** - College Mathematics No Credit - Pre-Calculus 50 MATH 1720 French Lang. Level I 50 FREN 1010, 1020 French Lang. Level II 59 FREN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 German Lang. Level I 50 GERM 1010, 1020 German Lang. Level II GERM 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Spanish Lang. Level I 50 SPAN 1010, 1020 Spanish Lang. Level II SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Educational Psychology, Intro 50 HDAL 10 English Literature 50 ENGL 2210; ENGL Elect. Human Growth & Development 50 HDAL 210 or 220 or 20 Information Systems & Comp. Appl. 50 CSCI 1100 Literature, Analyzing and Interpreting 50 ENGL 200 & ENGL Elect. Macroeconomics, Principles 50 ECON 2210 Management, Principles 50 MGMT Elect. Marketing, Principles 50 MKTG Elect. Microeconomics, Principles 50 ECON 2220 Psychology, Introductory 50 PSYC 110 Sociology, Introductory 50 SOAA 1020 Western Civilization I 50 HIST 1110 Western Civilization II 50 HIST 10 *Math credit determined by student s major at time CLEP scores are received. ** Subject examination College Composition Modular does not include the required essay. Page 8

9 Departmental Course Challenge Exams Comprehensive departmental course challenge exams are available in most undergraduate courses. Students enrolled in ETSU who believe they have sufficient mastery of subject matter in specific ETSU courses may request to attempt a comprehensive examination through the chair of the department offering the course. Grades of A, B, C, D, or F or grades of P for passed hours and F for failed hours may be assigned for examination performance as determined by the appropriate academic department. A fee of $15.00 per credit hour sought will be charged. The administration of the examination is at the discretion of the academic department. Page 9

10 EXCELSIOR COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS ETSU POLICY The Excelsior College Examination are a series of college-level examinations designed to mea sure subject matter attained primarily outside typical classrooms in order to provide a basis for awarding college credit. ETSU awards credit for successful completion exam as detailed below: SUBJECT MINIMUM SCORE ETSU COURSE(S) SEM HRS CREDIT Gerontology, Foundations of 4 PUBH 407 Nursing At this time Excelsior College exams will transfer into ETSU as Nursing elective credit. Page 10

11 National League for Nursing (NLN) Mobility Profile II Testing The ETSU College of Nursing accepts credit earned through NLN Mobility Profile II testing. Registered nurses may receive credit for Nursing coursework completed at a diploma program or a non-nln-accredited associate program. This credit may be applied toward the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (B.S.N.). Additional information is available from the Office of Student Services, College of Nursing. Page 11

12 University Credit for Experiential Learning (Bachelor of General Studies [B.G.S.], Bachelor of Professional Studies [B.S.P.S.], or Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies [B.S.I.S.]) East Tennessee State University reviews experiential learning for possible credit for B.G.S., B.S.P.S., and B.S.I.S. students. Experiential learning is typically learning that has taken place outside of traditional college settings, but does not include credit based upon advanced placement or other examinations (i.e., CLEP) or training provided by non-collegiate institutions such as the Armed forces and service schools (the American Council on Education National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs reviews such credits). Students work with their academic advisor to prepare a detailed and documented portfolio of experiential learning for possible credit. In the portfolio, students must request specific ETSU credit, identifying an existing ETSU course that is a good match with their experience/training/knowledge. Supporting materials in the portfolio that may help document the learning could include samples of creative works, specific licensures held, continuing education unit certificates awarded at the completion of workshops and training courses, and certificates of completion for applicable courses completed through noncollegiate-sponsored instruction or training. Students must file the Application for Academic Credit Earned through Experiential Learning in addition to the portfolio. The appropriate ETSU academic department reviews the completed experiential learning application and portfolio to determine course equivalency. Departments may request additional materials, an interview, a departmental challenge exam, and/or other methods to assess competencies for the applicable ETSU course. Credits earned through experiential learning are identified on the student's transcript and receive a grade of "P" for "passed hours." No more than 0 hours of credit may be earned through the portfolio. Students must be enrolled in at least one hour of ETSU coursework to apply for experiential learning credit. Credit earned through experiential learning typically cannot be transferred or applied to majors other than those identified. Additional information is available from the Office of Admissions or the School of Continuing Studies and Academic Outreach. Page

13 Credit from Non-Regionally Accredited Collegiate Institutions ETSU will review for possible credit courses earned through nonregionally accredited collegiate institutions. If a student wishes ETSU to consider acceptance of academic credit completed through institutions not accredited by regional accrediting associations, a petition that such credit be reviewed must be filed. This petition, the Application for Academic Credit Earned at Non-Regionally Accredited Collegiate Institutions, is available from the Office of Admissions. The student must obtain this petition form and provide it to the appropriate academic department. Credit will be recorded on a student s record only after the appropriate academic department and dean have reviewed the course and determined it to be equivalent in content to an ETSU course and approval is issued by the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. Page 1