Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

Admissions and Placement3. Students completing appropriate mathematics and Englishcourses at another accredited institution are exempted fromthe ASA with proper documentation.NOTE: Unofficial college transcripts may be used for this purpose;however, for prior college-level course work to be accepted for transfercredit at Chesapeake College, official transcripts must be submitted tothe Office of Registration.Visiting StudentsStudents who are currently enrolled at another college or university,who do not intend to pursue a degree or certificate at ChesapeakeCollege, may be exempt from the ASA requirement.In order to establish visiting student status, students must submita letter of good standing from the home institution. The lettershould specify the course to be completed at Chesapeake and statethe student is eligible to take the course at the home institution.Retesting PolicyYou may retake any portion of the ASA. A payment of $10 pertest item (or $25 for the entire test) should be paid to the BusinessOffice prior to retesting. NOTE: Retesting does not typically yieldresults substantially different from initial scores.Course Placement PolicyYour ASA scores will help you and your advisor place you in theappropriate courses. Placement in developmental courses may beoptional or required depending upon your ASA scores, academicgoals, and student status.1. Developmental courses serve as prerequisites to credit-levelmathematics and English courses. Students intending toenroll in credit-level mathematics or English courses, whohave not been otherwise exempted from the requirement totake the ASA, must complete all indicated developmentalprerequisites prior to enrolling in credit-level mathematicsor English courses.2. Students enrolling for seven or more semester hours mustbegin immediately taking required developmental coursesas indicated by their ASA scores and the requirements oftheir program. Progress toward developmental coursecompletion should continue, uninterrupted, until alldevelopmental requirements have been fulfilled.3. Students enrolling for six or fewer semester hours mustbegin immediately taking required developmental coursesas indicated by their ASA scores and the requirements oftheir program whenever their grade point average fallsbelow 2.0.AdvisingNew degree- and certificate-seeking students must meet with anadvisor in the Office of Student Success. Returning degree- andcertificate-seeking students are encouraged to meet with their assignedadvisor for advisement assistance and review.To ensure academic success, at 45 credits, students are required tocomplete a Program Progress Review (PPR) with an academic advisorin the Office of Student Success and Enrollment Services.Advanced PlacementChesapeake College subscribes to the philosophy that the placementfunction of the College includes helping students to accumulate pastexperiences, identify the state of their educational development,and move toward their goals at the most efficient and rapid ratepossible. Advanced standing is the administrative placement of astudent beyond the basic or first course(s) in a curriculum, allowingcollege credit for subject matter and other appropriate training uponthe submission of evidence showing previous academic study orachievement of course objectives through examination.All credit awarded through the following means is posted to thestudent’s academic record. Students who have audited or faileda course at any accredited institution of higher education arenot eligible for the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)or Credit by Exam in that subject area. Also, students who haveenrolled in a course in a particular subject area are not eligible forCLEP or Credit by Exam in that course.NOTE: Chesapeake College does not award credit based uponcourse work completed through International Baccalaureate(IB).Advanced standing may be granted to students who successfullycomplete requirements of any of the following:A. College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)The College participates in the College-Level Examination Program(CLEP) as a means of assessing and awarding credit for knowledgeobtained through prior experience or course work taken atnon-accredited institutions. CLEP is also a means of evaluatingpost-high school learning experiences, education through employment,and skills gained through the Armed Services. Students areadvised to review the CLEP policies of the institutions to whichthey expect to transfer. Information regarding CLEP tests and feesmay be obtained from the Testing Center. Chesapeake offers CLEPexaminations only for courses which parallel those found in theCollege Catalog. A current list of CLEP examinations for whichChesapeake College will grant credit is listed in this Catalog orcan be obtained from the Testing Center.