2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

No Plymouth State University course for which credit wasreceived may be repeated at another institution. Only a coursefailed at Plymouth may be repeated elsewhere. The transfercourse must be equivalent to the course failed at Plymouth.Upon receipt of the transfer credit, the PSU grade of F will beremoved from the grade point calculation.Transfer Credit Approval forms are available from theUndergraduate Studies Office. A transfer course database(TCOURSE) is available on PSU’s Web site. This databaseshows all courses that have been transferred into Plymouthfrom other colleges/universities and the way that those creditshave been applied to Plymouth’s degree programs. If a courseappears in the Plymouth State University database as havingbeen transferred in and applied in the way students wish toapply it, the Transfer Credit Approval form merely provides away to link the incoming transcript to students’ requests.In the event the course has never been transferred intoPlymouth State University, or in the way students desire, theTransfer Credit Approval form provides an opportunity for thatcourse to be evaluated by PSU prior to students taking it. Acopy of the catalog course description must accompany theapproval form. The department sponsoring the major determinesthe applicability of transfer credits to a student’s major.Earning CreditsStudents may earn credit applicable to Plymouth StateUniversity degree programs by taking courses at PSU or by takingapproved courses at other colleges/universities and transferringin the earned credits as outlined above. Alternately,students may earn credit through examination, independentstudy, or individual enrollment.Credit-by-Examination is a way that students may earn a maximumof 30 credits. The examinations may be nationally standardizedexaminations or ones composed by Plymouth StateUniversity faculty. When students earn credit by examination,a notation is made on students’ transcripts next to the pertinentcredits.The nationally standardized examinations recognized byPlymouth State University are the AP (Advanced Placement),CLEP (College Level Examination Program), and DANTESexaminations (see Appendix). AP exams are typically given tojuniors and seniors in high school. CLEP and DANTES examscan be taken on or off the Plymouth campus at official testingsites. If PSU is specified as a school to receive an officialgrade report, no further action is required of the student. Inthe case of AP exams, the appropriate academic department(s),acting in conjunction with the Undergraduate Studies Office,will determine whether credit and/or placement in advancedcourses is to be granted. Scores on CLEP and DANTES examswill be assessed to see whether the standards for the conferringof credit have been met. If they have, credit will be givenfor courses in which students have not already received universitycredit.Students who believe they have adequate background in a particularsubject may seek to obtain credit by taking an appropriateexamination determined by Plymouth State University faculty.The faculty member(s) and the academic department involveddetermine whether or not a course is open to credit-by-examination.They are responsible for administering, assessing, andreporting the results to the Registrar if such an examinationis given. Grades are not awarded. A credit‐by-examination fee(see Tuition and Fees section) is required.Independent Studies are upper-level (4910), special, individualizedprojects. Students may earn one to four credits inany given Independent Study. This opportunity is intendedto provide a capstone experience for upper-level students.Independent Study forms are available at the Registrar’s Office.Completing the form involves receiving approval of the professor,appropriate department chair, and advisor. Once all signatureshave been obtained, the student must bring this form inperson to the Registrar’s Office to register for the credit.Individual Enrollments are a way for a matriculated (degreeseeking)student to be able to take a required course not currentlybeing offered during any given fall or spring semester.The student must demonstrate extenuating circumstances asto why the course could not be taken in the regular sequence.No individual enrollment will be granted for a course currentlybeing offered. Individual enrollments are not available tonon-matriculated continuing education students. IndividualEnrollment forms are available at the Registrar’s Office.Completing the form involves procuring the approval of theprofessor, appropriate department chair, advisor, and theAssociate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies (or designee).Once all signatures have been obtained, the student mustbring this form in person to the Registrar’s Office to registerfor the course. Credits earned are treated exactly as conventionalclassroom courses in regard to tuition and fees. Therewill be only one course offered by individual enrollment perfaculty member in the fall and spring semesters; in Winterimand summer an individual enrollment comprises part of a facultymember’s teaching load.Services in the Armed Forces: All veterans applying for admissionto the University must submit a copy of their separationpapers (DD 214) as part of the entrance requirements.Veterans who have served on full-time duty for more than oneyear (12 consecutive months) in the armed forces may receivetwo physical education credits.Policies & ProceduresPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 53