Credit by Examination

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

CLEP is a national program of credit-by-examination that offers students the opportunity to obtain recognition for College-level achievement. CLEP offers Subject Examinations. CLEP credits will be reflected on the student’s transcript as transfer credits. No more than twenty-four (24) hours of credit can be received through CLEP tests for both general and subject examinations combined.

To be considered for credit students must achieve scores of 50 or higher for each CLEP exam. No credit may be granted for CLEP tests, which are repeated. If a student fails a CLEP test, then retakes the test, the student may not receive credit even if the subsequent score meets the criterion.

The amount of credit to be awarded is to be determined by the Registrar and Division Dean in whose department/division the test falls. Credit will be granted only when an official CLEP score report is sent directly from the College Board to the Office of Registrar. Duplicate reports, examinee's copies or score reports received in any other manner, with the exception of a CLEP examination administered at the College are not acceptable. Back to Top

Advanced Placement Examinations

PART A

Saint Augustine’s College awards Advanced Placement and/or degree credits for certain college-level courses based on the results high school students may obtain on some of the College Examination Board Advanced Placement Examinations.

A list of courses, which are acceptable for exemption by Saint Augustine’s College, has been included in the following chart. Students who wish to receive Advanced Placement for subjects not listed below, and who have earned a score of 3 or higher, should request that the Division Dean review their examination scores and Department Chair of the department in which the subject is located for the assignment of Advanced Placement credit.

Students desiring to receive credit for Advanced Placement examinations should request that the examination scores be sent to the Office of Admissions at Saint Augustine’s College by contacting:

Advanced Placement Service
Post Office Box 6671
Princeton, New Jersey 08541

Telephone #: 1 (888) 225-5427
E-mail: apexams@info.collegeboard.org

PART B

Additionally, Advanced Placement credits may be awarded to high school students who have enrolled in selected courses at the College upon enrolling as a matriculating student at Saint Augustine’s College. Under certain circumstances, high school students classified as juniors or seniors, with a grade point average of 3.00 or better, and a letter of recommendation from their high school principal, may be granted permission to take College course work. Upon matriculation and approval by the Division Dean and Department Chair of the department in which the course was taken at Saint Augustine’s College, the student will be granted college credit.

Advanced Placement Examination	Score	Course Eligible for Exemption			Credits Awarded
Art History	5, 4 or 3	ART	130	Art Appreciation	3
		ART	331	Survey of Art History	3

Art Studio		ART	132	Color and Design	3
		ART	134	Drawing	3
Biology	5 or 4	BIOL	131	Fundamentals of Biology	4
		BIOL	133	Principles of Biology I	4
		BIOL	134	Principles of Biology II	4

Chemistry	5 or 4	CHEM	141	General Chemistry	4
		CHEM	142	General Chemistry/Quantitative Analysis	4

				or

	5 or 4	CHEM	110	General Chemistry	4

Economics	5, 4 or 3	ECON	235	Principles of Microeconomics	3
		ECON	236	Principles of Macroeconomics	3

English
Literature/Composition	5, 4 or 3	ENGL	131	English Composition I	3
Language/Composition	5, 4 or 3	ENGL	132	English Composition II	3

French
Language	5, 4 or 3	FREN	131	Elementary French I	3
Literature	5, 4 or 3	FREN	331	Survey of French Literature	3

German	5, 4 or 3	GERM	131	Elementary German I	3

Government/Politics
American	5, 4 or 3	POLS	131	American National Government	3
Comparative	5, 4 or 3	POLS	332	Comparative Politics	3

History
American	5, 4 or 3	HIST	231	History of the United States	3
				or
European	5, 4 or 3	HIST	232	History of the United States	3

Mathematics
Algebra	5, 4 or 3	MATH	131	College Algebra	3
Calculus (AB or BC exam)	5, or 4	MATH	231	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	3
		MATH	232	Calculus II	4
	3	MATH	231	Calculus I	4

Music
Listening/Literature	5, 4 or 3	MUSIC	135	Music Appreciation	3
Theory	5, 4 or 3	MUSIC	131	Music Theory I	3
		MUSIC	132	Music Theory II	3

Physics
Physics B	5, 4 or 3	PHYS	241 or 242	General College Physics	4
Physics C		PHYS			4
Mechanics, Electricity/ Magnetism	5, 4 or 3	PHYS	243	General Physics	4
		PHYS	244	General Physics	4

Spanish
Language	5, 4 or 3	SPAN	131	Elementary Spanish I	3
	5, 4 or 3	SPAN	331	Survey of Spanish Literature	3

Proficiency Exam

Students enrolled at Saint Augustine’s College may have developed knowledge and skills, which match the knowledge and skills to be achieved in certain courses at the college. A student may request credit by examination for the purpose of validating this knowledge of the material presented in a course. In order to be eligible to take a proficiency exam a student must show evidence of preparedness, such as high achievement in private or public secondary schools, military service, or work experience which will qualify one for advance standing; documentation must be provided.

Challenge procedures:

To challenge a course, a student must have the approval of the Division Chair, after consultation with their advisor, to take a proficiency test in a particular course.
No student will be allowed over two examinations for credit per semester, up to a maximum of 15 hours per degree.
No freshman student will be allowed to earn credit by examination for 300 or 400 level courses.
Only grades of “C” or better will be approved for credit toward graduation.
Students may not challenge courses in which they have previously made a grade other than “W”.

The appropriate department will administer the examination. The standard fee (existing tuition and fees) will be charged, payable after the proficiency exam has been authorized. No fee paid to take a proficiency exam will be refunded regardless of the result of the examination. Only the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs may make an exception to these rules upon the recommendation of the Division Chair. Back to Top

Military Credit

Credit earned while a student was a member of the United States armed forces, including credit earned for military training, may be accepted at Saint Augustine's College upon review by the Department Chair and Division Dean and upon the written approval of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs may require that the student submit an evaluation of credit earned while in the armed forces from such national organizations as the American Council on Education. Back to Top

Class Load Limits and Excess Credits

The minimum academic load during a semester for a regular, full-time student is 12 semester hours. The normal full-time class load is defined as 12 to 18 semester hours per semester. A class load in excess of 18 hours is considered an overload and will require the approval of the Department Chair, Division Dean and written authorization from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. A student whose cumulative grade point average is less than 3.00 may not register for overload hours in any semester.

No freshman may take an overload. Authorization for registering for excess credits must be granted in writing by the last day of registration as reported on the College’s current academic calendar for the semester in which an overload is requested. Additional tuition and fees will be charged (see the section of this catalog on Financial Information) for overloads. Students with class loads of less than 12 hours are part-time and will be billed accordingly. Back to Top

Classification of Students

A student is classified as a Freshman at the time the student enrolls at the College. The classification of students is based upon the number of credits earned as follows:

Enrollment Level

Class Level	Number of Semester Hours
Freshman	0 - 29 semester hours
Sophomore	30 - 59 semester hours
Junior	60 - 89 semester hours
Senior	90 semester hours and above

Enrollment Status

Full-time	Students who are pursuing a minimum of 12 semester hours

Part-time	Students who are pursuing less than 12 semester hours

Class Attendance

With the intent of optimizing student performance and ensuring that students have the opportunity to achieve academic success, students are expected to attend all classes. Faculty members shall provide as part of their course syllabi a clear explanation of their policy on unexcused absences and class attendance including the consequences of violating their policy. The faculty member’s policy on unexcused absences and class attendance must be distributed to students within the first week of classes each semester. Excessive absences may result in a failing grade.

It is the sole responsibility of the student to withdraw from a course they are no longer attending prior to the published deadline on the Academic Calendar. The instructor may administratively withdraw students failing to attend the first week of any class and the instructor must notify the Registrar’s Office by the end of the day of the second class meeting.

Students who occasionally fail to attend class may have a valid documented reason for their absence. Students who possess acceptable documentation for their absence from class will be allowed to make up and/or complete class assignments, tests, quizzes, papers, etc. Students must, whenever possible, provide prior notice to the faculty of their intended absence and upon the request of the faculty provide documentation that will account for their absence on the date(s) of the class assignments, tests, quizzes, papers, etc. For example, faculty members may request that students provide documented evidence of:

Personal Sickness, e.g., a written statement from a nurse, doctor, or hospital records.

Death in Family, e.g., a funeral program, documentation from the funeral director, and/or minister.

Emergencies, e.g., appropriate evidence sufficient to document the particular emergency.

Participating in Required School Activities, e.g., a written statement from the appropriate College official such as a coach, band director, choir director, etc.

Students on academic probation are allowed no absences unless approved the Director of Academic Advising and students who fail to meet this condition are subject to suspension.

The academic divisions of the college may adopt supplementary rules on attendance not inconsistent with these general rules with the approval of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs has the authority to suspend any student who fails to meet scholarship requirements or to abide by academic regulations.