Policies

Students who have AP credit scores 3 or higher in a given discipline may petition for credit by contacting the Academic Counselor.

The College will consider awarding credit for scores of 5, 6 or 7 on most higher-level International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations subject to the review and approval of the appropriate departments.

Attempted credits from all enrollment periods at the College plus all accepted transfer credits are counted; whether or not the student received financial aid for those terms is of no consequence. Transfer Students: Credits officially accepted in transfer will be counted in determining the maximum number of allowable semester credit hours for financial aid eligibility. Transfer credits are excluded.

In accordance with Section 23-7.4 of the Code of Virginia, all students are eligible for in-state tuition for courses taken through the College’s dual enrollment program. Veterans may request a military transcript at the Joint Services Transcript, jst.doded.mil (Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy) * which will be evaluated by the Student Services Center to receive transfer credits at Virginia Highlands Community College.

Advanced Standing Students may receive Advanced Standing and credit in courses if they can demonstrate that previous educational study, training, work experience, military service or college administered examination results entitle them to advancement in the courses for a particular curriculum. Student records shall reflect Advanced Standing and applicable source. Advanced Standing awards credit for competency in subject matter based upon previous academic study or occupational experience. A. Advanced Standing may include college credit and advancement based upon individual college participation in the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board. Virginia Highlands Community College participates in the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program by awarding Advanced Standing to entering students who have made 3, 4, or 5 scores on Advanced Placement (A.P.) Tests.

ACADEMIC POLICIES Subject Type & Title of CLEP Exams VHCC Course(s) Equated VHCC Credits Economics Subject (Principles of Microeconomics ECO 202 3 English General (English Composition) with essay ENG 111 3 English Subject (American Literature) ENG 241 & ENG 242 3&3 English Subject (English Literature) ENG 243 & ENG 244 3&3 Government Subject (American Government) PLS 135 3 History Subject (Western Civilization) HIS 101 & HIS 102 3&3 Mathematics Subject (Pre-Calculus I & II) MTH 161 & MTH 162 3&3 Mathematics Subject (Calculus w/ Elementary Functions) MTH 263 & MTH 264 4&4 F. Credit may be granted as a means of achieving Advanced Standing through applicable Armed Service School Experiences, and for successful completion of correspondence courses and subject standardized tests (SST) of the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support (DANTES), formerly the United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI). Advanced Standing may also be awarded in accordance with the ACE Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services. CLEP and DANTES examinations are pass/fail examinations that recommend a P grade for the national 50th percentile cutoff; however, only credit is awarded for Advanced Standing and grades are not posted on the student’s academic record. Administration of Advanced Standing The following criteria regulate Advanced Standing credit: A. Students must petition in writing for Advanced Standing and must provide official documentation as requested by faculty. It is required that international transfer students have a professional evaluation service review their transcripts with a course by course evaluation.

ACADEMIC POLICIES F. Virginia Highlands Community College will award credit only: 1. For documented learning which ties the prior experience to the theories and data of the relevant academic field, 2. To matriculated students, credit will be posted on the student’s academic transcript as Advanced Standing credit and upon request from another institution, VHCC will document how such learning was evaluated and the basis on which such credit was awarded.

Precalculus may not satisfy general education and may not receive transfer credit.

Transfer of Nursing Credit: Students seeking to transfer credit from nursing programs at other institutions will be considered on an individual basis. Requested transfer courses will be evaluated for currency, comparability, relevancy to the nursing program degree, calculation of credit including didactic and clinical time and the grade earned. Transcripts of students transferring from non-regionally accredited colleges and universities will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis by the Coordinator of Admissions and Records.

Transfer of Nursing Credit: Students seeking to transfer credit from nursing programs at other institutions will be considered on an individual basis. Requested transfer courses will be evaluated for currency, comparability, relevancy to the nursing program degree, calculation of credit including didactic and clinical time and the grade earned. Transcripts of students transferring from non-regionally accredited colleges and universities will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis by the Coordinator of Admissions and Records. Below are the Courses and assigned Proctored Tests: Course requesting to reenter Assigned Proctored Test NSG 100, NSG 200, NSG 106, NSG 130 Concepts I NSG 170 or NSG 152 Fundamentals NSG 210 Maternal Newborn NSG 211 Mental Health NSG 252 or NSG 270 Adult Medical-Surgical NSG 230 Leadership Students will be required to submit the official ATI transcript of the designated ATI Proctored Test or required Elsevier testing results as a part of the request for transfer.