In General
Pittsburg State University grants credit by examination for three purposes: in order to enable a student to demonstrate that a body of knowledge or skill has been attained, to validate life experiences which parallel course work offered by the university, and to gain credit for work completed at an institution not accredited by a regional accrediting institution.
Students awarded credit by examination must be enrolled at Pittsburg State University.
Pittsburg State University accepts results of the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement and College Level Examination Programs for credit by examination. Pittsburg State University is not a College Board Test Center, thus, students who participate in these programs have their test results forwarded to the university.
Department curriculum committees recommend the courses and the number of credit hours in which credit by examination is awarded. Departments with no curriculum committee will function as committees of the whole. Recommendations for credit by exam must be ratified by the department faculty and chairperson.
The results of all tests administered for the purpose of credit by examination will be recorded as pass, fail, or letter grade on the students transcript. High school seniors taking Pittsburg State University departmental examinations may elect to accept or not to accept the grade assigned.
Courses receiving pass as a grade for credit by examination will not be used to determine students' GPA. Courses for which letter grades are awarded will be used to determine students' GPA.
The registrar will post credit by examination to the students' transcripts at the direction of the appropriate departmental faculty.
Advanced Placement Program of the College Board
Subject to department approval, students completing the Advanced Placement examination with scores of 5, 4 or 3 may receive appropriate university credit recorded as pass.
The results of AP examinations must be sent to PSU directly from the College Board. There is no fee charged by PSU for evaluating or posting the results of AP examinations.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
The general examination and subject examinations are accepted at PSU to validate previous learning for academic credit provided the credit does not represent a duplication of college credit previously earned. Academic departments determine the norm group and the percentile at or above which credit will be awarded. Typically, credit is awarded for scores starting at the 50th percentile. There is no fee for evaluating or posting the results of the CLEP general examination.
A maximum of 6 semester hours credit can be earned in each of the following areas: social science-history, natural sciences, humanities and mathematics.
Military Service
Pittsburg State University generally follows the recommendations of the Office of Educational Credits listed by the American Council of Education (ACE). Advanced standing credits, as noted on the student’s military transcript, will be given to veterans for formal service school courses on the basis of the ACE. No more than 30 credit hours will be applied toward graduation for credit earned by correspondence and/or extension.
Departmental Examinations
Departmental examinations are available for both placement and credit and are available by special arrangement through the individual academic department involved. No fee is charged for departmental examinations. The department will establish the maximum number of credit hours that may be earned by taking departmental examinations and set the standards for awarding and determining grades. These standards may vary from year to year.
The Department of English offers the Writing Skills Assessment examination for interested students. Students who score at least a 4 are eligible for credit for ENGL 101 English Composition. In addition, credit for ENGL 101 English Composition is offered to students who score a 27 or higher on the ACT English subscore. For more information regarding the examination procedures in the English Department, please visit http://www2.pittstate.edu/engl/.
Retroactive credits are available through the Modern Languages and Literatures Department. Students must sign up for the Retro-Credits Program through the department during the first three weeks of the semester in which they take their first language course. That course determines their entry level and the maximum credits they can earn through retroactive-credits. Transfer students who took language courses at another university or college are not eligible. The maximum number of hours in which students receive retroactive-credits is 15. For more information, please visit http://www2.pittstate.edu/flang/.
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