The Board of Trustees recognizes and acknowledges the responsibility of the College to provide non-classroom methods of evaluating and providing college credit for college-level knowledge and experiences acquired outside the College, such as in an occupation or another educational environment.

The College will maintain criteria for Proficiency Credit (Credit for Prior Learning) as described in the DACC Policy and Procedure Manual.

Procedure

A student who has acquired knowledge and competency applicable to an educational goal through informal means may earn credit and/or exemption from certain course requirements through proficiency examinations or other means of evaluation. Proficiency examinations are offered at the discretion of the Chairperson of the Division responsible for the course based on: (1) the degree to which competency or ability in a given area can be adequately evaluated by a proficiency examination, and (2) judgment of the prior experience of the applicant in terms of the objectives of the course and the adequacy of his or her preparation to pass the examination.

Course proficiency examinations and proficiency credit are subject to the following:

1. Proficiency credit may not duplicate credit earned at DACC or in transfer, or received through CLEP, USAFI, or similar programs.
2. A course proficiency examination may not be taken (for credit) in a lower level course by students who have received credit in a higher level course in the same subject area.
3. A student currently enrolled in a course but desiring to earn proficiency credit must petition for approval by the end of the fourth week of classes and complete the examination not later than the sixth week.
4. A student cannot receive proficiency credit and subsequently enroll in the course and earn a grade.
5. A course proficiency examination may not be attempted more than twice in a given course.
6. Course credit earned by proficiency examination shall be recorded as "Credit by Proficiency." No transcript record is entered unless the examination is completed successfully. No grade is recorded, nor can a prior grade be changed or removed by proficiency credit. Credit earned by proficiency examination is not included in the computation of a student's grade point average (GPA).
7. A maximum of thirty (30) semester hours earned through course proficiency examinations will be credited toward an associate degree.
8. The fee to take a proficiency examination shall be a minimum of one credit hour tuition or one-half the total tuition for that course, whichever is greater.
9. A copy of the report of the results of the course proficiency examination and of the examination shall be filed with the Vice President for Instruction and Student Services within ten days of the administration of a course proficiency examination.
10. A person seeking proficiency credit must have previously completed courses in which credits have been earned at Danville Area Community College.