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Advanced Placement scores of 5, 4, and 3 will earn the student applicable college credit for the corresponding courses required for a degree or certificate at Herkimer County Community College.

Attempted credit hours include, but are not limited to, all course work in the student’s academic history at Herkimer County Community College, which includes all passed credits, applicable transfer credits, advanced placement credits, repeated classes, incompletes grades, failed grades, remedial classes as well as withdrawn classes.

Attempted credit hours include, but are not limited to, all course work in the student’s academic history at Herkimer County Community College, which includes all passed credits, applicable transfer credits, advanced placement credits, repeated classes, incompletes grades, failed grades, remedial classes as well as withdrawn classes.

Award of Academic Credit by Evaluation (Prior Learning Assessment) Herkimer County Community College is committed to the idea that individuals deserve credit for college-level learning, no matter how it was acquired. When this prior learning is at the college level, it can be identified in an evaluative process designed to determine whether it is worthy of college credit as Herkimer County Community College grants credit only for verifiable college-level learning acquired through life or work experience. As credit is granted for verifiable learning, not for the experience itself, the learning can be identified and assessed in a variety of ways to determine if college credit should be awarded. Credit earned in this manner, called credit by evaluation or prior learning assessment, is awarded when it fits appropriately into a student’s degree program. Therefore, this process is only available for students enrolled in a degree or certificate program at Herkimer County Community College. All requests for academic credit by evaluation should be made prior to the start of a student’s second semester. Defining college-level learning involves many factors. We use the following standards to decide whether learning is college-level: The learning should be theoretical as well as practical. For example, if you seek credit for supervising several employees at work, you should be able to explain some understanding of the concepts of motivation, management styles, and job evaluation techniques, as well as the routine processes of day-to-day operations. The learning should be identified as college-level when evaluated by a subject-matter expert. This means you should be able to demonstrate by examination, license, portfolio, essay, etc. (at the discretion of the evaluator) that your knowledge or competence meets college-level standards. People are learning constantly and much of what is learned, no matter how valuable, may be too simple and routine to qualify as college level. Credit for college-level learning may also be earned using recommendations from the American Council on Education (ACE), The National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS), and the Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning (CAEL).

Award of Academic Credit by Evaluation (Prior Learning Assessment) Herkimer County Community College is committed to the idea that individuals deserve credit for college-level learning, no matter how it was acquired. When this prior learning is at the college level, it can be identified in an evaluative process designed to determine whether it is worthy of college credit as Herkimer County Community College grants credit only for verifiable college-level learning acquired through life or work experience. As credit is granted for verifiable learning, not for the experience itself, the learning can be identified and assessed in a variety of ways to determine if college credit should be awarded. Credit earned in this manner, called credit by evaluation or prior learning assessment, is awarded when it fits appropriately into a student’s degree program. Therefore, this process is only available for students enrolled in a degree or certificate program at Herkimer County Community College. All requests for academic credit by evaluation should be made prior to the start of a student’s second semester. Defining college-level learning involves many factors. We use the following standards to decide whether learning is college-level: The learning should be theoretical as well as practical. For example, if you seek credit for supervising several employees at work, you should be able to explain some understanding of the concepts of motivation, management styles, and job evaluation techniques, as well as the routine processes of day-to-day operations. The learning should be identified as college-level when evaluated by a subject-matter expert. This means you should be able to demonstrate by examination, license, portfolio, essay, etc. (at the discretion of the evaluator) that your knowledge or competence meets college-level standards. People are learning constantly and much of what is learned, no matter how valuable, may be too simple and routine to qualify as college level. Credit for college-level learning may also be earned using recommendations from the American Council on Education (ACE), The National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS), and the Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning (CAEL).

Earned credits include all attempted courses for which a passing grade has been received (D- or higher), remedial credits* for which a passing grade is received (“S”) and all applicable transfer credits.

Earned credits include all attempted courses for which a passing grade has been received (D- or higher), remedial credits* for which a passing grade is received (“S”) and all applicable transfer credits.

Students may receive transfer credit in the following situations: Varsity sport appears on transcript for two (2) credits.

Students may receive transfer credit in the following situations: Varsity sport appears on transcript for two (2) credits.

No more than 75% of the credits required for a program may be earned through transfer credit and credit by evaluation combined.

No more than 75% of the credits required for a program may be earned through transfer credit and credit by evaluation combined.

Transfer credits that count toward the student’s current program must be counted as both attempted and earned hours.

Transfer credits that count toward the student’s current program must be counted as both attempted and earned hours.

Transfer Credit Students desiring to transfer to Herkimer County Community College from another college are requested to submit an official transcript of their work to the Registrar’s Office for evaluation and to follow the regular admissions procedure. Transfer credit is only awarded to matriculated students. In order to be considered for evaluation, transfer courses must have an associated grade of a C or better and be applicable to the student’s current curriculum.

Transfer Credit Students desiring to transfer to Herkimer County Community College from another college are requested to submit an official transcript of their work to the Registrar’s Office for evaluation and to follow the regular admissions procedure. Transfer credit is only awarded to matriculated students. In order to be considered for evaluation, transfer courses must have an associated grade of a C or better and be applicable to the student’s current curriculum.