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COMPREHENSIVE STANDARD CS P6: The institution
employs sound and acceptable practices for determining the
amount and level of credit awarded for courses, regardless
of format or mode of delivery.
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Compliance |
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Partial Compliance |
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Non-Compliance |
Collin County Community College District (CCCCD) follows
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) policies
and guidelines in determining the amount and level of credit
awarded for courses. These guidelines are published in the
Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) (Reference
1) and the Guidelines for Instructional Programs in
Workforce Education (GIPWE) (Reference 2).
The Curriculum Advisory Board (CAB) (Reference
3) reviews requests for new courses to ensure the amount
and level of credit is appropriate.
CCCCD awards credit through several alternative means (Reference
4):
- Tech Prep: “Tech Prep allows students to earn college
credit while in high school. The Tech Prep multi-year
planned sequence of study for a technical field begins
in high school and extends through one or two years at
CCCCD” (References 5, 6).
- Advanced Placement Tests of the College Board (AP):
“Beginning freshmen who have received college-level training
in secondary schools and who present scores of three,
four, or five on the appropriate Advanced Placement Examination
will be granted, on request, placement and credit for
comparable courses at the College following the completion
of six semester hours at CCCCD.”
- Armed Forces Credit: “In addition to using credit earned
at other institutions to achieve advanced placement at
the College, students may also receive such standing by
presenting evidence of having satisfactorily completed
a program of military training for which equivalent college
credit may be given in accordance with the American Council
on Education Standards and Recommendations.”
- Credit by Exam (Departmental Exams): “Credit for some
courses may be granted upon successful completion of a
comprehensive examination over the content of the course.”
- Outside Affiliations: “All learning experiences undertaken
in affiliation with outside agencies are under the control
and supervision of a faculty member or clinical director
at CCCCD.”
- Portfolio Review for Credit: "If a credit by exam
requires portfolio review before credit is awarded, the
students must follow the steps outlined…in the Catalog."
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