Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980 [PAGE 656]

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1980]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Policy Statement for the Acceptance of Nontraditional Transfer Credit f o r Admissions Purposes Introduction At its April 20, 1977, meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a policy for acceptance of transfer credit for admissions purposes which is directed toward traditional classroom experience in other collegiate institutions. This policy is essentially an integration and a restatement of existing University policies and practices that have evolved since the University discontinued accrediting Illinois institutions in 1959. The growth of nontraditional post-secondary educational programs emphasizes the need for a University policy regarding acceptance of that credit which has been awarded on bases other than the traditional classroom experience and by organizations other than colleges and universities. Such a policy should be an extension of, and compatible with, existing policy as described in the April 20, 1977, statement. Transcripts describing various types of college credit awarded for nontraditional experiences are being received by the Offices of Admissions and Records and the college offices for evaluation from transfer applicants. These types of credit include: 1. Credit by examination, 2. Credit for military service, 3. Credit for education in the armed forces, 4. Credit for academic courses sponsored by noncollegiate organizations such as business, industry, and labor, and 5. Credit for experiential learning. This policy statement covers the types of credit listed above, and also provides guidelines for evaluation of other types of nontraditional credit as they emerge. Policy S t a t e m e n t Subject to the basis for admission of transfer students and the institutions from which transfer credit may be accepted as described in the April 20, 1977, Board of Trustees action, aceptance of credit awarded on bases other than collegiate classroom experiences will be considered for transfer admissions purposes as follows: 1. Credit by examination, such as the Advanced Placement Program (APP), the College-Level Examination Program ( C L E P ) , institutional proficiency examinations, the Proficiency Examination ( P E P ) , and the Standardized Subject Tests (SST) administered by the Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support ( D A N T E S ) . Policies and practices for acceptance of credit by examination from other colleges and universities for admissions purposes will be determined by each of the three campuses. Criteria to determine acceptability of such credit as transferable for admissions purposes include registration in and successful completion of 18 quarters or 12 semester hours of baccalaureate-oriented college-level graded classroom course work at the institution (campus in a multir.ampus institution) which awarded the credit by examination. Because course work differs substantially among the campuses of the University of Illinois, it is expected that additional criteria may be established by individual campuses. 2. Credit for military training. T h e completion of military service in the U.S. Armed Forces, including basic or recruit training of six months or more, is accepted for advanced standing credit of four semester hours or six quarter hours of basic military science on presentation of evidence of honorable discharge or transfer to the reserve component. Candidates for graduation who are still in military service are entitled to the same credit. Credit in military