| A. | Matriculated and currently registered students may take
examinations described in this section in courses offered by the University to
gain credit: |
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| 1) | For independent study. |
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| 2) | For work completed with private teachers. |
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| 3) | For work completed in unaccredited institutions if a
formal examination is deemed necessary by the chair of
the relevant department(s). Provision for validation without
an examination is included in Scholastic Regulations,
Chapter 101, Section 4,
Acceptance of Transfer Credit. |
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| B. | No one may take a credit examination for a course in which he or she
has received credit. |
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| C. | All credits secured by examination shall be counted as extension credit and
shall be included in the 90 extension credit maximum allowed toward the bachelor's degree.
No credit shall be allowed by examination with a grade less than 2. |
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| D. | No student shall receive credit by examination for a course for which
the student would not be eligible to receive credit if the course were taken in
residence. |
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| E. | No student shall be permitted to repeat any examination for credit. |
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| F. | No student shall receive credit by examination for lower-division
courses in the student's native language. |
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| G. | Credit by examination is not acceptable toward an advanced degree in the
Graduate School. |
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| H. | The procedure for authorizing, formulating, and conducting credit by
examination shall be as follows: |
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| 1) | A student who wishes to qualify for credit by examination shall apply to the Registrar
for a certificate of eligibility. After this certificate has been approved and signed by
the Registrar, the student shall present it for signed approval to an instructor responsible
for the course in which the examination is to be taken, to the chair of the department
concerned, and/or to the dean of the college or school concerned. If such approvals are
granted, the student shall then pay the established fee per course to be gained by
examination. |
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| 2) |
The chair of the department or dean of the school or college shall approve the examination.
In general, examinations shall be of sufficient scope to occupy the qualified student a minimum
of three hours and a maximum of four hours in a test for a three-, four-, or five-credit course;
and a minimum of two and a maximum of three hours in a test for a one- or two- credit
course. |
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| 3) | The Registrar shall designate a time in each quarter during which all approved examinations
shall be given. Such examinations shall be supervised by the Educational Assessment Center or by
faculty or designated staff in the offering department. |
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| 4) | No student shall be permitted to take more than two examinations in three-, four-,
or five-credit courses, or more than three examinations in one- or two-credit courses in
one day. Should the student plan to take more examinations in that quarter, an additional
day may be permitted and arrangements will be made with the Educational Assessment
Center. |
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| 5) | Completed examinations shall be transmitted to the proper college, school or department
for grading. Grade reports signed by the instructor and chair or dean involved shall be sent
to the Registrar for recording. |
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| 6) | Nothing in this section shall apply to the allowance of credit under the Advanced
Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board, separate rules for
which follow in Scholastic Regulations,
Chapter 106. |
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| I. | Credit granted through examination is not included in the student's cumulative grade-point average. | ||
S-B 93, May 1964 with Presidential approval; AI, March 1966; BR, February 1971; S-B 116, April 1971 with Presidential approval; AI, March 1972; S-B 127, December 14, 1976; S-B 177, April 14, 2010: both with Presidential approval.
Students who successfully complete advanced level courses (transfer included) in computer science, foreign language, or mathematics may request advanced standing (AS) credit for the entry-level course(s) in the course sequence through the Office of the Registrar. To be eligible for advanced standing credit, students must have not been enrolled in the lower-level course at the UW or at another institution. Students may not request advanced standing credit in their native language.
Advanced standing credit is not included in the student's cumulative grade-point average or as UW residency credits.
S-B 177, April 14, 2010 with Presidential approval.