College's catalog - Trinity Christian College

Acceptance into the College
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for transfer and applying them toward degree requirements are separate considerations. Courses
that transfer as elective credits may not be applicable to specific requirements. All students must
meet the residency requirements: completing 45 hours at Trinity, complete at least 12 hours in the
major and 6 hours of the minor at Trinity, and complete 12 of the last 20 hours at Trinity.
Non-Traditional Credit Policy
A maximum of 32 semester hours may be obtained through the transfer of non-classroom
or test-based credit, of which 8 hours can be applied to a major for credit by examination.
Additionally, a student may not obtain credit by examination after auditing or receiving a failing
grade in the corresponding course. Trinity does not award academic credit for life experience.
Some students are able to earn college credit in certain subjects. This may be earned in any of the
following ways:
a. Advanced placement – At the time of admission, first-year students may submit scores
from an Advanced Placement (AP) examination conducted by the College Board. A score
of 3 or better is required to receive college credit. English, Mathematics and Physics require
a score of 4 or better to receive credit. The amount of credit granted depends
on the test score.
b. College Level Examination Program (CLEP) – A satisfactory score as determined by the
American Council on Education (ACE) is required to receive credit through CLEP. The
amount of credit granted depends on the particular test taken. No credit will be awarded
for science CLEP exams. A lab is required by the College for students to receive credit for
a science course.
c. International Baccalaureate (IB) – IB credit will be given to students who receive a grade
of 5 or greater on higher-level classes. No credit is given for subsidiary-level work.
d. Military service – Trinity awards credit for educational experiences during military service
according to the recommendations of the American Council on Education as published
in “The Guide to the Evaluation of Military Experiences in the Armed Services.” The
amount and type of credit awarded is dependent upon the training completed and the
compatibility of the credit recommendations with other Trinity transfer credit policies.
e. Ontario Academic Courses (OAC) – Credit is granted for courses that have appropriate
Trinity equivalents and in which the student has earned a grade of 75 or higher. General
education requirements may be waived in cases where the student has earned a grade of 60
to 74.
f. Web-Cape Placement Exam – Students may be eligible for Spanish placement credits on
condition that they enroll for the Spanish course into which they were placed and earn a
grade of B or better. Placement credits are available only for Spanish 201 (if placed into 202)
or 201-202 (if placed into a 300 level course).
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