Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College

COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG
required course unless the DSST test is
considered to be that particular course
or a course substitution is granted
by the Vice President and Dean of
Academic Affairs.
5. Credits awarded from DSST tests
do not always meet SUNY general
education requirements.
6. Credits granted through this means at
Columbia-Greene Community College
may count toward graduation, but it
is not guaranteed to be accepted as
transfer credit at another college.
the College Board Advanced Placement
exam
1. The college recognizes the College
Board Advanced Placement (AP)
exams and awards credit for successful
completion of AP exams in the same
manner that transfer credits are
awarded.
2. Successful completion of AP exams
is indicated by a grade of 3, 4, or 5.
Credits awarded from AP exams will
meet institutional degree requirements
in their appropriate academic area and
can be used for elective courses.
3. The student must be matriculated,
and the College Board Advanced
Placement Exam equivalent course
must be applicable to the student’s
matriculated curriculum.
internal (C-GCC) Challenge examinations
1. Permission to challenge a course
by internal examination must be
obtained from the appropriate division
chairperson. The student must be
matriculated with a grade point average
(GPA) of 2.0 or higher, and the course
challenged must be applicable to the
student’s matriculated curriculum.
Under no circumstances can the
student challenge a physical education
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or practicum/feld study experience.
The student will be required to furnish
some evidence of the reasonableness of
the request. A student is allowed only
one challenge attempt.
2. Credit for internal challenge exams
will be evaluated but will not appear on
transcripts until after completion of 6
credits with a GPA of 2.0.
3. Internal challenge exams will be
prepared, administered, and graded
by the college faculty and will only
be provided when it is apparent to the
division chairperson that the student
is adequately prepared to sit for the
exam and a CLEP or DSST exam does
not exist for that course. Arrangements
for the date, time and place for the
challenge exam will be made with
the faculty member administering the
exam.
4. The decision of the division
chairperson as to who will be allowed
to challenge college courses through
internal examination will be fnal. The
scheduling of the examination is at the
discretion of the division chairperson.
5. A minimum of 30 semester hours of
formal classroom instruction must
be earned at Columbia-Greene for a
degree to be awarded (15 semester
hours for a certifcate).
6. The fee for taking an internal challenge
exam will be $25 per examination,
payable prior to sitting for the exam
and non-refundable.
7. LPNs may challenge NU 101 and NU
102 courses. The challenge exam fee
is $135 per exam. See the Nursing
section of this catalog for more
information.
8. Licensed Massage Therapists and
others with completion of appropriate