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OFTC - FY13 Handbook
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• Earn a score of at least an “80”.
• A student cannot exempt more than 50% of program
requirements. A grade of “EX” will be entered on the
permanent record if the exemption exam is successfully
completed. The hours for the exempted grades will not
be computed in the grade point average which may affect
financial aid status and/or eligibility for the President’s or
Dean’s List. Exemption exams may NOT be taken more
than once. If a student takes an exemption exam and does
not make the required score, the student is required to take
the course to receive course credit. A student competing for
admissions to a competitive program may only exempt two
courses.
Standardized Exam Credit
Oconee Fall Line Tech will award credit based on nationally
normed exams including:
• CLEP - Credit will be awarded for successful completion of
any appropriate CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
subject area examinations. Credit will be awarded based
on score recommendations of the Council on College Level
Services.
• Advanced Placement Examinations - Credit will be
awarded to students who have taken appropriate courses
(determined equivalent to courses offered at a Technical
College) in high school and achieve a score of 3 or more
on the Advanced Placement Examination. The Advanced
Placement Examinations are offered by the College Entrance
Examination Board.
• Professional certification -- OFTC will consider awarding
credit when a professional certification is held that is
equivalent to the course competencies. The certification must
be up to date and require the demonstration of knowledge
or skills comparable to those attained by students who have
completed the OFTC course.
• Military Training Credit – OFTC may award credit for
training received in the Armed Forces. The training should
be certified by the Guide to the Evaluation of Education
Experiences in the Armed Services, published by the
American Council on Education or by the official catalog
of the Community College of the Air Force or some similar
document. Credit will be given when training experience
meets required competencies of courses offered at the
institution. Oconee Fall Line Technical College is a member
of the Service Members Opportunity Colleges (SOC).
Residency Requirement
Oconee Fall Line Technical College will award degrees, diplomas,
and certificates only to those students who have earned at least
25% of the work through instruction offered at OFTC. Due to the
rapid changes in technology and technical information, program
specific technical courses will be considered valid if coursework
has been completed at OFTC or the former Heart of Georgia
Technical College or Sandersville Technical College within the last
10 years. A student desiring consideration of credit for technical
courses or experiences that are more than 10 years old can
request transfer credit by exemption testing.
Students in certain allied health programs which require licensure
or certification examinations must complete at least fifty percent
of the credit hours of the required curriculum for graduation in
residency at Oconee Fall Line Technical College.
Double Majors
Oconee Fall Line Technical College does not allow a student
to enroll in two different programs at the same time unless the
program is a technical certificate of credit embedded in a diploma
or degree. Oconee Fall Line Technical College’s procedure is that
a student must complete all requirements for one program before
applying and being accepted into another program.
Change of Program
Students desiring to change their program of study must complete
the appropriate forms prior to the start of the semester in which
the program change is desired and meet all the admissions
standards for their new program of study. If the program to which
the student is attempting to transfer has additional admissions
requirements, the student must complete the requirements and
will be admitted on a first-admitted, first-qualified basis. Students
changing to an Associate of Applied Science Degree should
complete a change of program form by midterm.
Change of Address/Name
Students are responsible for notifying the Registrar’s Office
of any change of address or name change. OFTC will mail
all notices and official correspondence to the last address on
the student’s record which then constitutes official notification.
Students should complete and sign the Information Change
Request on the OFTC web site.