Citrus College Catalog 2009-2010 (ver. 10/22

credit for an examination score
of five, six or seven (5, 6 or 7),
in the subjects of the International
Baccalaureate (IB)
Higher Level exams. Subject
credit rather than elective
credit may be granted upon
recommendation of the department.
3. Credit through the College
Level Examination Program
The district will grant up to six
(6) units elective credit for a
score of 50 or above in a
General Examination of the
College Level Examination
Program (CLEP) of the College
Entrance Examination Board.
Subject credit, rather than
elective credit, may be granted
upon recommendation of the
department.
Maximum Credit by
Examination and Other
Non-Traditional Education
A student may be granted no
more than 30 units through any
combination of credit by examination
(AP, CLEP, IB or local examinations)
and evaluation of military
service or other non-classroom
experiences.
Credit awarded through advanced
placement may be used to satisfy
graduation requirements toward
the associate degree, IGETC and
CSU General Education-Breadth
requirements. Transfer universities
reevaluate AP credit. The
units earned from AP credit will
not apply toward financial aid nor
can they be used to satisfy the
12-unit residence requirement for
graduation.
Credit for the College Level
Examination (CLEP) Program
At the time of publication
catalog’s CLEP is under
review at Citrus.
A student must be enrolled at
Citrus College to receive course
credit for CLEP examinations.
Credit will not be granted for
courses in which equivalent work
has been completed.
The college will grant units for
scores of 50 or above in the general
examinations of the College
Level Examination Program
(CLEP) of the College Entrance
Examination Board.
Subject credit, rather than elective
credit, maybe granted upon
recommendation of the department.
Students will receive appropriate
credit for CLEP
examinations, for which faculty
have determined equivalent to
Citrus courses. Students should
be aware of the following:
1. University of California does
not accept CLEP Examinations.
2. The California State University
is only obligated to accept the
following CLEP Examinations:
• College Algebra/Trigonometry
(score 49) applicable toward
CSU GE-Breadth Area B4.
• Calculus with Elementary
Functions (score 51)
applicable toward CSU GE
Breadth Area B4.
• General Chemistry (score 48)
applicable toward CSU-GE
Breadth Area B1.
3. Students should be aware that
acceptance of CLEP at the
various campuses of the CSU
varies. CLEP Examinations get
re-evaluated at transfer
universities.
4. CLEP is evaluated on a credit
basis only; no letter grades are
assigned.
Credit for Courses Taken at
Other Colleges
Academic credits earned at other
regionally accredited institutions
are evaluated at the time of a
student's initial enrollment at Citrus.
It is therefore important that
the student request official transcripts
from all colleges previously
attended. These transcripts
should be sent to the Admissions
& Records Office
A student who has taken coursework
at institutions of higher
learning outside of the United
States and who wishes to have
that coursework considered toward
his/her educational goal at
Citrus College must have the academic
credentials evaluated by a
bonafide independent evaluating
agency. A list of recommended
agencies is available in the Admissions
and Records Office.
Credit for DANTES (Defense
Activity for Non-Traditional
Education Support
(DANTES/DSST)
At the time of publication of this
catalog, DANTES/DSST Examinations
are under review.
Any questions may be directed to
the Articulation Office in ED 129.
Credit for International
Baccalaureate
A student must be enrolled at Citrus
College to receive course
credit for the International Baccalaureate
diploma or certificates.
At the time of catalog
publication, policy for
acceptance of the
International Baccalaureate
diploma or certificates is
under review.
1. The college will grant 3 to 4
units of elective credit for an
examination score of 5, 6 or 7,
in the subjects covered on the
International Baccalaureate
(IB) Higher Level exams.
2. Subject credit rather than
elective credit may be given
upon recommendation of the
department.
3. IB scores cannot be used for
IGETC certification at this time.
4. The International
Baccalaureate is re-evaluated
by the UC, CSU, independent
universities, and other
community colleges.
Any questions may be directed to
the Articulation Officer in ED 129.
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