UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE Academic Policy Cover Sheet (See Process foracademic Policy Development, Revision or Discontinuance)

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1 . C) UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE Academic Plicy Cver Sheet See Prcess fracademic Plicy Develpment, Revisin r Discntinuance) INITIATING GROUP I UNIT: LAW 0 MSB 0 YGCLA 0 UFS 0 Office fthe Prvst 0 LDEIC Itf CONTACT NAME: Oblak / Ptthast PHONE: 5260/5342 Credit by Methds ther thanfr-credit Cllege InstructinAP, CLEP, IB, DANTES, prir learning) APPLIES TO: LAW 0 MSB Itf YGCLA Itf SPECIFIC PROGRAM ifapplicable): PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION DATE I SEMESTER: Fall, 2007 Bx1: ACTION ITEM check apprpriate bx) DOCUMENTS REQUIRED REVIEW I APPROVAL see bx 2 belw) SEQUENCE see bx 3 belw) 1. New Plicy AB - thers as apprpriate ABCDE - varies x 2. Plicy Revisin AB - thers as apprpriate ABCDE - varies 3. Discntinuance f Existinq Plicy AB ABCDE - varies Bx2: DOCUMENTATION check bxesf dcuments included] may include dcuments in additin t required nes) A. APCver Sheet this D. Additinal Frms as may be x F. Other please list) dcument) needed tsupprt prcedures) x B. APPrpsal Summary E. Samples f Similar Plicies C. Prcedures as apprpriate) ) Bx3: REVIEW I APPROVAL SEQUENCE A. Schl I Cllege Dean B. Plicy Crdinatr C. Academic Plicy Review Cmmittee Chair UFS subcmmittee--crc D. University Faculty Senate Chair UFS ptin E. Prvst and Senir Vice President fracademic Affairs F. Attrney General's Office G. 1O-Day Open Cmment Perid H. President I. USM I Bard f Regents - apprval Signature nt required. If USM review is necessary, the date f apprval wuld be added bythe Plicv Crdinatr.

2 INITIATING CONTACT Academic Plicy Prpsal Summary GROUP I UNIT: LAW 0 MSB 0 YGCLA 0 UFS Ii1f Office ftheprvst 0 NAME: Oblak / Ptthast PHONE: 5260/5342 Credit bv Methds therthan Fr-Credit Clleae Instructin AP, CLEP, IB, DANTES, prir learning) APPLIES TO: LAW 0 MSB Ii1f YGCLA Ii1f SPECIFIC PROGRAM ifapplicable): PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION DATE I SEMESTER: Fall,200T I. Statement fpurpse: T update plicy fr transfer creditt accmmdate FSP. In particular, there was a need t review and revise plicy fr givingcreditfr Advanced Placement AP) Exams andinternatinal Baccalaureate lb) Exams. The plicy was bradened t include all methds currentlyusedt award creditfr therthan by fr-credit cllege instructin andcnsider as a whle. / \ ~) J II. Attached. Plicy including authrity fr plicy waiver, exclusins, r sanctins, if any) can be attached if t lengthy fr this bx. III. Reasns) fr Prpsed Plicy T update plicy fr transfer creditt accmmdate FSP. In particular, there was a need t review and revise plicyfr givingcreditfr Advanced Placement AP) Exams andinternatinal Baccalaureate 18) Exams. The plicywas bradened t include all methds currentlyusedt award creditfr therthan by fr-credit cllege instructin andcnsider asa whle.

3 INITIATING ) Academic Plicy Prpsal Summary Page 2) GROUP I UNIT: LAW 0 MSB 0 YGCLA 0 UFS Ii!I Office fthe Prvst 0 CONTACT NAME: Oblak / Ptthast PHONE: 5260/5342 Credit by Methds therthan Fr-Credit Cllege Instructin AP, CLEP, IB, DANTES, prir learning) PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION DATE I SEMESTER: Fall, 2007 IV. Current Plicy ifprpsal is a revisin r discntinuance), including date fadptin if available, can be attached ift lengthy fr this bx. Part f the current plicyis cntained under transfer creditplicies in theadmissins sectin f the Undergraduate catalg. See specifically: Credit fr Prir Learning UG catalg, pg 27). Part f thecurrent plicyis cntained in theacademic Plicies sectin f the Undergraduate catalg. See specifically: CLEP Examinatin Plicy UG catalg, pg 36). ~. ) V. Other wh was cnsulted, definitin ftenns, etc.) Reviewed by members f academic advising staff CLA &MSB Reviewed by LDEIC

4 , Credit by Methds ther than Fr-Credit Cllege Instructin AP, CLEP, IB, DANTES, prir learning) The University fbaltimre will accept a maximum f30 ttal credits earned by any cmbinatin fcredits frm ne r mre fthe fllwing surces: acceptable Cllege Level Examinatin Prgram CLEP) scres, acceptable advanced placement AP) examinatin scres, successful cmpletin f Internatinal Baccalaureate ill) examinatins, Defense Activity fr Nn-Traditinal Educatin Supprt DANTES) and lr transfer credit fr ccupatinal cmpetency/life experience. Students may have earned sme credits by these methds that are nt applicable t a degree at DB. Whether r nt and in what manner these credits can be applied twards graduatin requirements will be determined by the apprpriate dean, prgram directr, r first and secnd year prgram directr. Fr transfer students the CLEP, AP, ill, DANTES r ccupatinal cmpetency/life experience credits previusly applied by anther institutin may be cunted as part fthe credits required fr admissin. In additin, fr transfer students a waiver t the 30-credit limit n these credits may be granted by the apprpriate dean r prgram directr when they are included as part f an assciate's degree. Cllege Level Examinatin Prgram CLEP) Examinatins Since CLEP tests are mst ften taken t fulfill lwer divisin requirements, CLEP scres are acceptable fr credit befre cmpletin f 90 credit hurs. Once the student has begun the last 30 credits f study, CLEP scres are n lnger acceptable fr credit. Advanced Placement AP) Examinatins The University f Baltimre accepts Advanced Placement credit as lng as the examinatin scre meets minimum requirements, Fr infrmatin regarding minimum scres cntact the Office fadmissins. Internatinal Baccalaureate lb) Examinatins Students wh have cmpleted higher level Internatinal Baccalaureate ill) curses r the requirements fr an ill diplma in high schl and have successfully cmpleted the crrespnding ill examinatins may be entitled t credit at the University fbaltimre. Cntact the Office fadmissins fr infrmatin. Defense Activity fr Nn-Traditinal Educatin Supprt DANTES) c DB awards credit based n scres n the DANTES Subject Standardized Tests DSST) and fllws the recmmendatins fthe American Cuncil n Educatin regarding the amunt and type fcredit awarded fr minimum scres. Thse wh have training r

5 ') "'-~ learning experiences as military persnnel and wuld like additinal infrmatin shuld cntact the Office f Admissins. Credit fr Prir Learning The University fbaltimre itselfdes nt grant academic credit fr ccupatinal cmpetency/life experience. It will, hwever, accept such credits, including institutinal examinatin credits, upn transfer when they have been awarded by a reginally accredited academic institutin and are dcumented n an fficial transcript. --) l