PACE - LCSC Education Division - Lewis-Clark State College

ChallengingChallenging a course involves providing documentation of teaching knowledge and skills thatare the focus of the course content. It may be appropriate for individuals with prior teachingexperience to challenge a course rather than enrolling in it. The process of challenging beginswith a conference between the candidate and the course instructor. The instructor must givepermission for the student to challenge. If the permission is forthcoming, Petition to Challengeforms may be secured from the LCSC Registrar’s Office or on line at www.lcsc.edu/Registrar(follow the links to Forms and to Challenge form). The candidate will complete the form andpay the required amount. The form is given to the instructor to be held until all requirements fora successful challenge are met.The syllabi for many PACE courses can be accessed at the Elementary Teacher Education website – www.lcsc.edu/education/elementary. Some syllabi include links to information aboutchallenging the course. In cases where there is no information, candidates should contact theinstructor directly.Candidates should obtain the course challenge requirements form and complete it indicating howthe candidate has met the requirements. The completed form and all supporting evidence shouldbe placed in a large envelope. The outside of the envelop should contain the candidate’s Nameand LC ID#, the Title “Challenge Packet,” and the number and name of the course beingchallenged. Packets must be submitted at least four weeks prior to the end of a semester to allowfor time to evaluate the contents. Packets submitted later than this may not be evaluated in timefor a grade to be posted in the current semester.Candidates need to be aware that LCSC policy requires that a candidate be enrolled in an LCcourse at the time they are challenging another course. Candidates cannot challenge a course inwhich they are enrolled.The fee to challenge at the time of this printing is $35.00 per course plus $5.00 per credit. Athree-semester credit course would cost $50.00 to challenge.There is no guarantee that a candidate who challenges a course will be successful, and there is norefund if the candidate is unsuccessful.Certain courses in the PACE Program may not be challenged. These include ED 321Educational Psychology, ED 323 Professional Strategies – Teaching K – 8, ED 427 ProfessionalSeminar I, ED 430 Professional Seminar II, ED 426 Professional Internship I K-8 and ED 429Professional Internship II K-8.15