Advanced Standing Credit

Transfer Credit Advanced Placement Credit College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Credit for Service in the Armed Forces Departmental Course Challenge Exams International Baccalaureate Program Excelsior College Examination National League for Nursing (NLN) Mobility Profile II Testing Credit for Experiential Learning

Transfer Credit

The Office of Admissions evaluates undergraduate courses for transfer using historical precedent, current articulated program information, and/or review by the appropriate ETSU college dean and faculty.

If you want ETSU to consider acceptance of academic credit completed at an institution not accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (or corresponding agencies for other states and regions of the United States), you must submit the Application for Academic Credit Earned at Non-Regionally Accredited Collegiate Institutions, available from the Office of Admissions.

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Advanced Placement Credit

ETSU participates in the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). Advanced Placement course participants who score 3, 4 or 5 on CEEB Advanced Placement Tests will be awarded credit. The CEEB must send the Office of Admissions an official transcript of your AP credit. ETSU awards a grade of P for passed hours of credit in appropriate courses. For a list of Advanced Placement examinations, minimum score requirements, ETSU courses fulfilled and semester hours of credit, see the Nontraditional Credit Guide, available from the Office of Admissions.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

CLEP examinations are sponsored by the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). Eligible students may earn advanced standing credit by successfully completing certain CLEP general and subject examinations. ETSU awards a grade of P for passed hours of credit in appropriate courses, but will not replace previously earned grades. For a list of CLEP examinations, minimum scores, ETSU courses fulfilled and semester hours of credit, see the Nontraditional Credit Guide, available from the Office of Admissions.

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Credit for Service in the Armed Forces

ETSU will award credit for military training courses in the Armed Services of the United States as recommended by the American Council on Education in the publication Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services. Veterans may submit the following transcripts for consideration:

• Army - Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript (AARTS)

• Navy/Marine - Sailors-Marine Corps American Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART)

• Air Force - Community College of the Air Force Transcript

• Coast Guard - Coast Guard Institute Education Transcript

In addition to the forms mentioned above, an individual may submit a DD214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, a DD295, or an official transcript from Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) subject standardized tests administered by Education Testing Service or other official documentation of completion of military training. No credit is awarded for MOS, rates, and ratings. Military credit will not satisfy writing, oral communication, and using information technology proficiency requirements. Questions regarding military training credit should be referred to the Admissions Office.

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Departmental Course Challenge Exams

Departmental course challenge exams are available in many undergraduate courses. Students enrolled at ETSU who believe they have sufficient mastery of subject matter in a specific course may ask to take a challenge exam by contacting the chair of the department offering the course. The administration of challenge exams is at the discretion of academic departments. Grades of A, B, C, D or F or of P for passed hours/F for failed hours may be assigned based on the student’s performance on the exam, as determined by the academic department. A fee of $15.00 per credit hour sought will be charged. Information regarding challenge exams is available from the Office of the Registrar.

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International Baccalaureate Program

The International Baccalaureate is a secondary curriculum and university entrance examination available in many countries and recognized worldwide. Students completing International Baccalaureate program higher level courses in high school who successfully complete the examinations for such courses with a score of 4, 5, 6, or 7 are awarded passed hours of credit (grade of P) in degree courses.

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Excelsior College Examination

The Excelsior College Examination provides a series of college-level examinations that test subject matter learned primarily outside the classroom, as a basis for advanced standing credit. A grade of P for passed hours may be assigned for satisfactory examination performance on certain exams.

National League for Nursing (NLN) Mobility Profile II Testing

ETSU’s College of Nursing accepts credit earned through NLN Mobility Profile II testing. Registered nurses may receive credit for Nursing coursework completed at a diploma program or a non-NLN-accredited associate program. Additional information is available from the College of Nursing Office of Student Services (423-439-4578 or 1-888-376-8773).

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Credit for Experiential Learning

• Bachelor of General Studies
• Bachelor of Professional Studies
• Bachelor of Applied Science
• Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies

Experiential learning typically takes place outside traditional college settings but does not include credit based upon advanced placement or other examinations or training provided by non-collegiate institutions such as the Armed Forces. Credit for experiential learning will only be awarded after the appropriate ETSU academic department and college dean have found satisfactory evidence for attainment of learning outcomes for a specific ETSU course. Additional information is available from the Office of Admissions or the School of Continuing Studies.

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