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from employment, from serving an internship or from some other related
activity. To obtain credit for prior experiential learning, applicants must
be able to articulate in some acceptable way what they have learned and
must be able to demonstrate that it is equivalent to the academic work
done by college students. Normally, credit will be granted for experience
occurring after the completion of high school.
Students who have been accepted for admission by the College and who
desire credit for prior experiential learning shall submit an application to
the Registrar’s Office. The Registrar shall in turn submit the application to
an academic department, to several departments or to the appropriate
faculty committee for evaluation. The evaluation will include a personal
interview and whatever form of demonstration is necessary to determine
whether academic credit (without grades) should be awarded. Details of
this procedure and the fee charged for processing and assessing
applications are available through the Registrar’s Office.
No more than 30 credits for prior experiential learning may be included
in credits required for graduation. No more than 60 credits earned
through the combination of transfer credit, equivalency examinations and
prior experiential learning may be applied toward a Hartwick degree.
Courses Taken Elsewhere During Regular School Year
Such study must be approved by the director of off-campus programs
and/or the Registrar. No more than 8 credits (semester hours) can be
transferred to Hartwick from a two-year college after completing 60
credits toward a Hartwick College degree (unless specific permission has
been granted as part of an Individual Student Program). Grades for
courses taken elsewhere are included when determining a student’s
eligibility for honors at Commencement. See “Overall Average Honors”
under Educational Policies and Procedures.
Summer School Courses
A Hartwick student may request permission from the Registrar to attend
summer school at another accredited college or university. No more than
8 credits in courses at a two-year college are permitted after two-years’
work (60 credits or more) unless specific permission has been granted as
part of an Individual Student Program. Grades for courses taken in
summer school are included when determining a student’s eligibility for
honors at Commencement (See “Overall Average Honors” under
Educational Policies and Procedures). Quarter Credit hours convert to
semester hours (credits) as follows: 3 quarter hours = 2 credits, 4 quarter
hours = 2.66666 credits, 5 quarter hours = 3.33333 credits.
Leave of Absence
A leave of absence may be granted to a student for a period of not more
than one year nor less than one term. There are three kinds of leaves:
general, academic, and medical.
General leaves are granted to students who need to take time away
from their studies for financial, personal, or family reasons. A student
desiring a general leave should consult with his or her advisor and then
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