Advanced Standing and Credit
Credit By Examination
Up to one-fourth the minimum number of semester credit hours required for completion of a baccalaureate degree or an associate degree at Kentucky State University may be earned through any combination of credit by examination/certification and credit for life experience. Credit by examination may be earned through Academic Unit Challenge Examinations and by satisfactory performance on College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests, the Proficiency Examination Program, and the Advanced Placement Program examinations. Satisfactory performance on the latter three shall be based upon the score established by the appropriate University official. Credit (not a letter grade) shall be entered on the student’s record by the Office of the University Registrar.
Academic Unit Challenge Examinations
A student intending to challenge a course must complete registration for the course, including payment of applicable fees, during the registration period and must receive the approval of his/her advisor and the chairperson or dean through which the course is offered. The chairperson may deny the request if it is determined that the student has not furnished evidence that he/she is reasonably prepared to take the challenge examination.
The challenge examination must be taken before the beginning of the third week of classes during the fall and spring semesters and before the end of the first week of classes during a summer session. A student who wants to challenge a course must attend the respective class before taking the challenge examination.
The challenge examination will be comprehensive in nature and will have been approved by the dean or chairperson as an acceptable examination. A passing grade (“P”) on the challenge examination is the sole determinant of successful completion. No grade is assigned if the student fails the examination. Challenge examination grades will be reported on the official Grade Roster at the conclusion of the semester/session.
If the student fails the challenge examination, then he/she may either attend the class as a regular student or withdraw from the course. If the student chooses to withdraw from the course, then the University’s existing withdrawal policies apply. A student may not take a challenge examination for classes previously failed.
A student may challenge a course only one time, and no challenge examination will be administered for courses for which CLEP examinations are available.
Courses that May Be Challenged by Examination
| University Course | Course Description | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 202 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BIO 220 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| BUA 101 | Computer Applications in Business | 3 |
| BUA 321 | Legal Environment | 3 |
| COS 100 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| COS 101 | Programming in BASIC | 3 |
| COS 108 | Principles of Computer Science I | 4 |
| COS 109 | Principles of Computer Science II | 4 |
| COS 180 | Advanced Programming in BASIC | 3 |
| COS 230 | Programming in COBOL | 3 |
| COS 240 | File Processing | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Economics II | 3 |
| ECO 311 | Business Statistics I | 3 |
| EDU 294 | Introduction to Teaching* | 3 |
| HED 221 | Personal Health & Lifetime Fitness | 2 |
| INT 101 | Engineering Drafting I | 3 |
| INT 102 | Engineering Drafting II | 3 |
| INT 124 | Basic Electricity (AC and DC) | 3 |
| INT 126 | Motors and Controls | 3 |
| INT 128 | Solid State Devices | 3 |
| INT 130 | Digital Logic Circuits | 3 |
| INT 208 | Computer-Aided Drafting I | 3 |
| MAT 125 | Linear Algebra and Differential Calculus with Business Applications | 3 |
| MUS 101 | Music Theory to 1450 | 3 |
| MUA 120 | Minor Applied I | 1 |
| MUA 220 | Minor Applied II | 1 |
| PUA 170 | Public Sector Management | 3 |