| Credit by External Examination
Currently enrolled and former credit students may request
college credit for the successful completion of acceptable
national, regional, or state examination. Credit may be
applied to specific courses offered by the College or to
elective courses such as those listed in the college catalog
as “Selected Topics.”
A list of approved examinations (i.e., SOCAT, CPS, CPM,
etc.) is available in the Office of Admissions and Records.
Contact the Director to determine if the examination completed
is included on the list, the courses for which credit may
be awarded, and the requirements for entering that credit
on the student transcript.
A $15 fee is assessed per examination reviewed for entry
of the credit on the student transcript.
Credit For On-The-Job Training
Under certain circumstances, limited credit may be granted
for onthe- job training. Verification of completion of the
training and complete description of the training completed
must be submitted to the Director of Admissions and Records
before an evaluation will be made. An evaluation will be
made only for students who are currently enrolled at Volunteer
State Community College.
Credit for Life Experience
Currently enrolled and former credit students may request
consideration of college credit award for life experience.
The Credit for Life Experience Committee has the responsibility
of working with the student to evaluate the request and
to determine if the Credit for Life Experience option is
appropriate.
There is a $25 application fee per course. Students requesting
Credit for Life Experience should apply at least one semester
before they are considering enrolling in a particular class.
If the Credit for Life Experience is approved, the student
must pay the current maintenance fee rate per credit hour
awarded less the $25 application fee. Speaking to a professor
in the area where Credit for Life is being requested does
not guarantee that the credit will be awarded. If the Credit
for Life Experience is not approved, the $25 application
fee is non-refundable. Credit for Life Experience may be
granted through two options:
OPTION 1: Credit for Courses offered by Volunteer State
Submission of a portfolio documenting professional experience
that relates directly to specific course content offered
by VSCC and approval of this portfolio by a college committee
for up to nine (9) semester hours of creditOR
Submission of the content and outcomes of prior learning
through structured not-for-credit instruction offered by
private or public agencies, verified by certificate or transcript,
and approval of this content and outcomes by a college committee
for up to nine (9) semester hours of credit.
OPTION 2: Credit for Elective Credit (Selected Topics Courses)
Submission of a portfolio documenting work or other experience
that is worthy of college credit but does not match specific
existing credit courses offered by Vol State and approval
of this portfolio by a college comittee for up to six (6)
semester hours of elective credit OR Submission of the content
and outcomes of prior learning through structured not-for-credit
instruction offered by private or public agencies, verified
by certificate or transcript, and approval of this content
by a college committee for up to six (6) semester hours
of elective credit.
Credit for Life Experience may not be requested for subject
areas that offer CLEP or credit by examination options.
Requests must be submitted at least two semesters prior
to graduation. Credit awarded through any of the options
listed above are not considered part of the College’s
graduation residency requirements. Students requesting Credit
for Life experience must submit a $25.00 non-refundable
application fee. If Credit for Life experience is awarded
the student will be required to pay the tuition for the
number of credit hours received.
Students interested in pursuing Credit for Life Experience
should contact the Office of Career Placement and Cooperative
Education.
Correspondence or Extension Credit
Volunteer State Community College accepts a maximum of
15 semester hours earned by correspondence and/or extension,
provided that such credits are taken from an institution
which is a member of the University Extension Association,
the Teacher College Extension Association, or the appropriate
regional accrediting association.
Prior to a student’s initial registration at Vol
State as a regular student, the Office of Admissions and
Records will, at the time the student applies for admission,
determine the acceptability of extension and/or correspondence
earned at other institutions. After the student has been
admitted as a regular student, whether he is a beginning
freshman or a transfer student, he will not be given credit
applicable to any Vol State degree for subsequent correspondence
or extension courses unless he has obtained, prior to his
enrollment in such courses, written permission from the
Director of Admissions and Records.
No student is permitted to enroll for correspondence or
extension courses while he is carrying a maximum load at
Vol State.
A student who has completed 24 hours in residence at Vol
State and who lacks no more than six semester hours, or
two courses, toward
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