Advanced Placement (A-7)
Original Implementation: September 4, 1979
Last Revision: April 24, 2007
Stephen F. Austin State University offers several options for students to earn college credit through various placement programs and national examinations. Students can receive college credit through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Advanced Placement Program (AP) of the College Board, International Baccalaureate Program, and SFA departmental examinations.
The responsibility of initiating a departmental advanced placement program (system that allows students to by-pass certain courses) or internally administered examinations rests with the individual department. A request to offer a departmental advanced placement program must be submitted by the department chair through the dean of the college to the Academic Affairs Council for review and approval. Departments shall review and update their programs as part of the university's general bulletin revision process.
Criteria governing the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board and the College Level Examination Program and the International Baccalaureate shall be reviewed by the academic departments with recommendations for course credit submitted through the dean of the college to the Academic Affairs Council for review and approval. The review of the criteria will be initiated by the Office of Admissions on a periodic basis dependent upon the receipt of test and resource material from the College Board and the International Baccalaureate Organization.
The University's General Bulletin shall communicate the current regulations governing the Credit by Examination and Advanced Placement Program.
Cross Reference: General Bulletin, Student Handbook and Activities Calendar
Responsible for Implementation: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Contact for Revision: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Forms: None