From: David Barsky

Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 9:58 PM

To: Susan Thompson

Subject: Credit by Challenge Policies

Sue,

I surveyed about a third of the system (all of the campuses that start with the letter S) and here are some policies that I’ve found:

· Sacramento – Rather than make anyone go looking for it in this catalog webpage, here is the complete text of the statement: “Students may challenge courses by taking examinations developed at Sacramento State. Credit shall be awarded to those who pass them successfully.” http://catalog.csus.edu/current/first%20100%20pages/academicpolicies.html#CredExam

· Sacramento – Testing Services proctors challenge exams: http://www.csus.edu/testing/testing_services.stm

· San Bernardino – Learning Center proctors challenge exams: http://www-ugs.csusb.edu/lc/testing.html

· San Bernardino – Info on taking History Challenge exams: http://www-ugs.csusb.edu/testing/histinfofall02.html

· San Bernardino – Info on taking Spanish Challenge exams: http://flan.csusb.edu/students/placement-exams

· San Diego – Catalog statement on page 447: http://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/catalog/webfolder/440-454_U_Policies.pdf

· San Francisco – The form: http://www.sfsu.edu/~admisrec/forms/regforms/cbe.pdf

· San Francisco – http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/gradcomm.htm under Maximum Credit by Examination or Evaluation

· San Jose – Process is on the Credit by Exam Petition form: http://www.sjsu.edu/registrar/docs/Credit_by_Exam.pdf

· SLO – Registrar’s statement: http://www.registrar.calpoly.edu/content/stu_info/credit_byexam

· Sonoma – How it works in History: http://www.sonoma.edu/history/challenge.html

· Sonoma – Catalog language on pages 16 & 17: http://www.sonoma.edu/catalog/06-08/06_admissions.pdf

· Stanislaus: http://www.csustan.edu/facultyhandbook/Publications/Polices/Student/CreditByExam.pdf

– David