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GCAC-405 - Credit by Examination

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Academic Goal

To ensure that that all credit earned towards a Penn State graduate degree is the result of formal class work.

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Purpose

To define conditions under which graduate students may earn credits by examination.

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Scope

All graduate students.

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Background

Policy Statement

  1. Examinations to establish credit for work done in absentia or without formal class work may be used to remove undergraduate deficiencies.
  2. Examinations to establish credit for work done in absentia or without formal class work may not be used to earn credits toward a graduate degree.

Process

Arrangements for undergraduate credit by examination are made by the student directly with the graduate program head.

Revision History

Adapted from Graduate Bulletin, June 2018