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lege or university, at least a 3.0 (A = 5.0) grade-point average (higher if prescribed by the curriculum the student wishes to enter) in the first 12 to 30 semester (18 to 45 quarter) hours completed following transfer. 4. Credit, as specified in 1 above, transferred from an approved 1 community or junior college is limited only by the provision that the student must earn at least 60 semester or 90 quarter hours required for the degree at the University or at any other approved' four-year college or university after attaining junior standing, except that the student must meet the residence requirements that apply to all students for a degree from the University. When a school or college within the University requires three years of preprofessional college credit for admission, at least the last 30 semester or 45 quarter hours must be taken in an approved 1 four-year collegiate institution. 5. In all cases, the precise amount of transfer credit which is applicable toward a particular degree will be determined by the University college and department concerned. T h e Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . V e l a s q u e z , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . Board of Trustees minutes, J u n e 19,1980, pages 644-647.

Policy for the Acceptance of Nontraditional Transfer Credit for Admissions Purposes

(23) On April 20, 1977, the Board of Trustees adopted a restatement of University policies for the acceptance of transfer credit based on traditional classroom experiences. Transcripts describing varieties of nontraditional experiences now are being received for evaluation from transfer applicants. Credit for such experiences is based on examinations, military service, education in the armed forces, experiential learning, and academic courses sponsored by business, industry, and labor. T h e following newly developed policy statement establishes criteria for the acceptance of credit awarded on a basis other than collegiate classroom experiences for transfer admissions purposes. The statement has been approved by the Senate Admissions Committees at Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign, by the University Committee on Admissions, and by the three Senates. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approvel effective for transfer students entering the University in the second semester or winter quarter of 1980-81.

Policy Statement for the Acceptance of Nontraditional Transfer Credit for 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. T h e 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.

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Colleges and universities which meet one or more of the specifications as listed in 2 above.