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TECH PREP ARTICULATION CREDIT BY EXAM 6050

POLICY:
SCC will grant credit to a student completing an approved high school articulated course and who satisfactorily passes an examination with a grade of “C” or better which is approved or conducted by proper authorities of the college. Such credit will be granted under the following conditions:

A. The nature and content of the examination shall be determined solely by faculty in the discipline that normally teaches the course and the faculty shall determine that the examination adequately measures mastery of the course content as set forth in the outline of record. Solano Community College faculty will consult with high school faculty and set explicit criteria for the examination.

B. The student must initiate the credit granting process by enrolling at Solano Community College, completing at least one Solano Community College course, and submitting the Tech Prep Articulated Credit Request form to the Admissions and Records Office.

C. The transcript will be annotated with the name of the course and a statement indicating that the credit earned was through Credit by Examination. Modifications to standard credit by exam process for Tech Prep credit by exam students includes:
A. Waiver of customary 12-unit requirement prior to taking exam.
B. Waiver of customary fee for credit by exam.

REFERENCES/
AUTHORITY:
California Education Code, Sections 55753 and 55753.5


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Policy 6050


ADOPTED: December 5, 2007