Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Credit by Examination


  • Students must be currently enrolled at Pierpont Community & Technical College.
  • Students must first schedule an interview with the program coordinator where the course is housed, or an examiner designated by that School Dean or the Vice President of Academic Affairs, who will evaluate the student’s background, experience, and qualifications to establish eligibility and give permission to take the examination.
  • Application forms for “Credit by Examination” must be completed with the School Dean’s approval and required fees must be paid prior to the exam being given. Applicants must pay a fee of $22.00 per semester credit hour for each examination and a receipt for the payment of the fee must be obtained from the Student Service Center. No money will be refunded if an examination is failed, and no examination may be repeated.
  • Once a student obtains permission to test and makes the payment, he/she makes arrangements with the Exam Administrator/Coordinator/Instructor for completing the exam, and takes the completed “Credit by Examination” form with proof of payment to the Exam Administrator/Coordinator/Instructor.
  • In order to gain college credit by special examination, students must demonstrate better than average established proficiency on the examination, as determined by the examiner.
  • Examinations will not be given for college courses in which students have previously received a letter grade, “CR”, “NC”, “NCX”, “W”, or “I”, on their transcript or are currently enrolled in.
  • Once the test is completed the Exam Administrator/Coordinator/Instructor sends the completed “Credit by Examination” form, and completed exam to be filed in the Office of Academic Affairs.
  • The Office of Academic Affairs then sends the “Credit by Examination” form and a copy of the completed exam to the Registrar for scanning into the permanent record of the student.
  • Students successfully passing an exam will be assigned the grade of CR, which is not calculated into the GPA.