College Catalog 2013-14

42 Advanced Placement Examination

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Students who make a score of three (3) or higher on the Advanced Placement (AP) test will be given credit for the course at East Central. Generally an AP score of three (3) will result in awarding three (3) semester hours credit in the subject area. More than three (3) semester hours credit may be awarded for AP scores of four (4) or five (5) when approved by the appropriate division chairs working in conjunction with departmental faculty and the Vice President for Instruction. Academic credit established through AP will not carry a letter grade and will not be included in calculating the quality point average. College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DDST Subject Standardized Test (formerly known as DANTES) East Central Community College awards academic credit through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DDST Subject Standardized Test (formerly known as DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DDST) to students who are enrolled at East Central who score at or above the fiftieth percentile on approved CLEP and DDST Subject Examinations. The College will also accept transfer academic credit from other colleges on either the General or Subject Examinations. East Central is not a testing center for the CLEP or DDST and does not establish credit on the General Examination. Academic credit established through the CLEP or DDST will not carry a letter grade and will not be included in calculating the quality point average. ACADEMIC PROBATION AND SUSPENSION A student who fails to pass nine semester hours and to earn 18 quality points during a regular semester will be placed on probation until the academic record meets this minimum standard. If the minimum requirements are not met for two consecutive semesters, the student will be suspended for one regular semester. If the suspension occurs at the conclusion of the spring semester, it may be removed by attending summer school and improving the record to the stated minimum. Deviation from this policy will be made only with the approval of the Academic Probation Committee. The above policy will also apply to all transfer students. CHANGING PROGRAM Changes of Program requests should be submitted to the Office of Admissions, Records, and Research before the end of the Census Date (end of the Drop/Add Period) of a given term. After the Census Date, processing of requests for program changes may wait, for reporting reasons, until the beginning of advance registration for the following term. A student should discuss any proposed changes in his program with his/her advisor. No student will be permitted to register in a new course after the second week of any regular semester.

PROGRAM OF STUDY A student registering for 12 or more semester hours will be considered a fulltime student and should follow one of the curriculums as outlined.