Policies

Applicants who take the AP (Advanced Placement) exam and score a 3 or better may receive advance placement credit in the following subject areas: Art, Biology, Computer Science, Economics, French and Government and Politics.

According to the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement: I.Bennett College agrees that any student who earns an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree from a member college of the North Carolina Community College System (under the terms and conditions of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement) and who meets the College’s admission standards is eligible to apply and may expect the following if admitted: o A student who has completed the General Education Core as outlined by the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement shall be considered to have fulfilled the lower division, institution-wide general education requirements of Bennett College. o An additional 20–21 semester hours of approved college transfer courses or the completion of the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree shall be accepted as transfer credits, if successfully completed with an earned grade of C or better. II.Bennett College agrees that students who have attended a member college of the North Carolina Community College System without completing the degree requirements for an associate degree, but who otherwise meet the College’s admission standards are eligible to apply and may expect the following if admitted: o A student who has completed the General Education Core requirements with the proper distribution of hours as outlined in the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement but 25

o A student who has completed any part of the General Education Core shall receive transfer credit for those general education courses that have been satisfactorily completed with a grade of C or better. Credit by Examination and Prior Learning Bennett College welcomes students to use credit by examination and extra-institutional credit to help advance their academic career. Students are responsible for registration and completion of Credit by Examination and Extra-institutional Credit. Earned credit will be marked on the student’s transcript with a grade of ‘TR.’ Credit by examination and extra-institutional credit will not impact a student’s GPA. Students can complete a total of 24 hours between credit by examination and extra-institutional credit.

Credit for Prior Learning: Experiential Learning (CP) Bennett College places experiential education and learning at the center of every student’s time at Bennett. A student cannot earn more than the maximum number of credits as set in the policy for Credit for Examination & Prior Learning.

Courses assigned a letter grade of A, B, C, D, F, I, S, U, W or WP count in quantitative and maximum time frame calculation, as do transfer credits accepted toward degree programs and any repeated coursework.

Only the credits transferred in count toward the maximum timeframe; we do not count the grades on those transfer credits toward the qualitative measure. The transferred credits are subtracted from the calculated number (program credits times 1.5) that constitutes 150 percent of the subsequent program.

General Education Block Transfer Credit Policy Bennett College will award transfer credit for general education courses successfully completed from an approved accredited institution and institutions participating in statewide general education agreements. Incoming Student Transfer Credit Evaluation Incoming students who have completed courses at another accredited college or university must submit the official transcripts for evaluation and acceptance of transfer credit. The following will be considered by Bennett College in assessing the potential for credit acceptance: 1. The Office of Student Success will provide an initial evaluation of transfer credit. Courses will be evaluated based upon equivalent hours and content.

3. Accepted transfer credits must have a minimum grade of C. Only transfer credit hours are added to the student’s record. 5. Bennett College will accept up to 36 credit hours of equivalent or comparable content transferable courses toward the general education requirements. Substitution forms must be completed by the student’s major program with appropriate signatures and submitted to the Office of the Registrar to have the elective transfer credit for degree program requirements officially considered. 7. Independent of prior transfer credit hours accepted, a student must complete a minimum of 30 hours at Bennett College. Continuing Student Transfer Credit Bennett College awards full credit in terms of earned hours for all courses that are satisfactorily completed during the academic year or summer sessions at approved institutions. Permission for a student to enroll in a course for transfer credit may be denied if the course is being offered at the home institution and/or a home institution course can be substituted for the transfer course. Students are not permitted to transfer more than 9 credit hours in the Fall or Spring semesters.

o Pass/Fail is not accepted, and transfer credits must show a grade.

Only students who are in good standing at their last transfer institution will be considered. Only students who are in good standing at their last transfer institution will be considered. Units accepted for the CCC Associate Degree through CLEP, DANTES, IB, AP, Credit by Exam, and ACE will be applicable toward the bachelor’s degree. For CCC transfer students awarded an Associate Degree, no more than nine additional units will be required to fulfill Bennett College general education requirements.

o A student who has completed any part of the General Education Core shall receive transfer credit for those general education courses that have been satisfactorily completed with a grade of C or better.

Credit for Prior Learning: Experiential Learning (CP) Bennett College places experiential education and learning at the center of every student’s time at Bennett. A student cannot earn more than the maximum number of credits as set in the policy for Credit for Examination & Prior Learning.

Accepted transfer credits must have a minimum grade of C. Only transfer credit hours are added to the student’s record. Bennett College will accept up to 36 credit hours of equivalent or comparable content transferable courses toward the general education requirements. Substitution forms must be completed by the student’s major program with appropriate signatures and submitted to the Office of the Registrar to have the elective transfer credit for degree program requirements officially considered. Independent of prior transfer credit hours accepted, a student must complete a minimum of 30 hours at Bennett College.

o An additional 20–21 semester hours of approved college transfer courses or the completion of the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree shall be accepted as transfer credits, if successfully completed with an earned grade of C or better.

Continuing Student Transfer Credit Bennett College awards full credit in terms of earned hours for all courses that are satisfactorily completed during the academic year or summer sessions at approved institutions. Before taking a course at another institution, a student must receive the signatures of the academic advisor and the Dean of Faculty. The Transfer Approval form available from the student’s academic advisor must be completed and approved by the Dean of the Faculty and must be filed with the Office of the Registrar. A transcript of the work completed must be filed with the Office of the Registrar when the work is completed. Permission for a student to enroll in a course for transfer credit may be denied if the course is being offered at the home institution and/or a home institution course can be substituted for the transfer course. Students are not permitted to transfer more than 9 credit hours in the Fall or Spring semesters. A total of no more than 7 credit hours may be earned in any one summer at an accredited institution other than Bennett College.

Credit by Examination and Prior Learning Bennett College welcomes students to use credit by examination and extra-institutional credit to help advance their academic career. Students are responsible for registration and completion of Credit by Examination and Extra-institutional Credit. All scores and transcripts must be sent to the Office of the Registrar. Minimum scores and grades for credit will be determined by the respective organization. Earned credit will be marked on the student’s transcript with a grade of ‘TR.’ Credit by examination and extra-institutional credit will not impact a student’s GPA. Students can complete a total of 24 hours between credit by examination and extra-institutional credit.

General Education Block Transfer Credit Policy Bennett College will award transfer credit for general education courses successfully completed from an approved accredited institution and institutions participating in statewide general education agreements. This policy applies to community college graduates with an Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.) degree, Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) or Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T). Please contact the Office of the Registrar for procedures applying to this policy.

Incoming Student Transfer Credit Evaluation Incoming students who have completed courses at another accredited college or university must submit the official transcripts for evaluation and acceptance of transfer credit. The following will be considered by Bennett College in assessing the potential for credit acceptance: The Office of Student Success will provide an initial evaluation of transfer credit. Courses will be evaluated based upon equivalent hours and content. 69

o Pass/Fail is not accepted, and transfer credits must show a grade.