A currently enrolled student in good standing may be permitted to obtain credit for courses if he/she is especially qualified through previous training or instruction and can demonstrate such qualifications by successfully completing an examination approved by the faculty and dean of the appropriate division and the Office of Instruction.
Credit will not be allowed for a course for which credit has previously been granted or for which credit has been earned in a more advanced course in the same sequence. Credit by Examination may not be used in order to improve a grade already received for a course. The department head or division dean will determine if the student possesses special competency and will authorize the administration of examinations.
A student may earn up to 12 units through credit by examination to be applied to a vocational certificate or the associate degree. All grades issued upon completion of credit by examination will be used for the calculation of the student's grade point average. A student may challenge a course for credit by examination only one time.
Credit earned through credit by examination may not be used for meeting unit load requirements for enrollment status, or for programs such as financial aid, athletic eligibility, veterans' benefits, or for graduation residency requirements.
CBE credit is limited to those courses recommended by the academic divisions and approved by the Office of Instruction. A current list of eligible CBE courses is published below.
- Business/Technology Division:
Accounting: ACTG 103
Administration of Justice: ADMJ 100, 104
Dental Assisting: DENT 716, 731, 732, 735 - Creative Arts/Social Science Division:
No classes - Math/Science Division:
Horticulture/Environmental: HORT 311, 312, 315, 320, 327, 330, 342
Horticulture/Ornamental: HORT 705, 706, 711, 712, 742
Nursing: All Nursing Classes (NURS 211, 212, 215, 221, 222, 225, 231, 232, 235, 241, 242, 245, 264, 265, 610, 615, 620, 630, 666, 800, 815, 845) - Language Arts Division:
No classes - Physical Education Division:
No classes
