Credits By Examination or Review

Some students may be eligible to receive college credits based on their Advanced Placement (AP) or College Level Examination Programs (CLEP) scores; still others may choose to take test-outs developed by individual departments on the UWP campus. In addition, most veterans are eligible to receive some advanced credit for their service.

Since many of the credits awarded by examination or review count toward the general education requirements, students should read both this chapter and the general education chapter of the catalog thoroughly before registering for courses.

Advanced Placement (AP) Examination

Credit and advanced placement may be granted to students who are accepted as matriculating students and who have participated in the Advanced Placement Examination Program. Students applying for UW-Platteville admission must arrange to have their Advanced Placement Examination score reports sent to the UW-Platteville Office of Admission and Enrollment Management. Departments in the Colleges of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture; Engineering, Mathematics and Science; and Liberal Arts and Education participate in the Advanced Placement Program and have developed the following advanced placement course protocols.

Advanced Placement and Credit (Revised: January 1, 2007)

College Level Examination Programs (CLEP)

The CLEP subject examinations and scores necessary for credit are listed below. More detailed information on individual tests may be obtained from the ACES office (608) 342-1033.

Departmental Test-Outs and Waivers

UW-Platteville offers numerous internally developed assessment methods for awarding credit. Department examinations or test-outs, and department waivers are the most common forms of establishing proficiency. While students may attempt to test out of many introductory courses, they should remember that test-outs are not offered for every course, or by every department.

Students having extensive training or significant practical experience may apply to the appropriate department chair for permission to begin the test-out process. Individual departments administer and begin the test-out process, evaluate tests for credit in a variety of ways and may charge for the evaluation. The following guidelines have been established regarding departmental evaluations:

1. Only students enrolled in UW-Platteville may participate in departmental test-out examinations.
2. Credit for such examinations with the appropriate departmental approval shall be entered on the student's permanent scholastic record.
3. Credit examinations, once failed, may not be repeated.
4. No student may take a credit examination in a course which is a prerequisite, stated or implied, for an advanced course in the same subject for which credit has already been earned.
5. The maximum credit which may be earned by examination in any one field is determined by the academic department in which the test-out was taken.
6. A fee may be charged for administering examinations to students wishing to receive credit by examination. The fee may vary by program area and by student status (full-time or part-time).

Advanced Credit for Veterans

Veterans who have served in the regular armed forces for more than one year will be allowed two credits in physical education. Veterans of two years' service which included an overseas assignment may be allowed additional general elective credits. Credit may be allowed for specific courses in appropriate curricula recommended by the American Council on Education in A Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services. Additional information is available from the Veterans Affairs coordinator in the Registrar's Office.