Credit by Examination Procedures for CSIS 2300

KSU Institutional Advanced Standing Exam Procedures:
A student may receive up to 45 hours of credit by CLEP, AP, or Institutional Advanced Standing exams.

Students who offer satisfactory evidence of being qualified to do so may receive credit for a course by examination for advanced standing. If the examination is passed, the students will receive the appropriate college credit, which will be included in the calculation of the grade point average. Requests for institutional advanced standing examinations should be initiated with the department chair responsible for the course in question and must be approved by the registrar subject to the following criteria (forms for Advanced Standing Exams are available in the Office of the Registrar):

1. A student may receive up to 45 (quarter credit) hours of credit by certain CLEP, certain AP, Institutional Advanced Standing, or other examinations.
2. Authorization will not be given for credit by exam for a course under any of the following circumstances:
   1. If the course has been previously audited.
   2. If the course has been previously scheduled and failed.
   3. If the course has been previously scheduled, but the student has withdrawn after the first two calendar weeks from the day the term begins.
   4. If the student is currently enrolled in the course.
   5. If the course is a prerequisite or an introduction to a course already completed.
   6. If the course is either a prerequisite or an introduction to a course for which the student is currently enrolled.
3. Credit earned by Institutional Advanced Standing Examination may neither be used to satisfy residency requirements or to satisfy more than one-half of the major-field or minor-field requirements in a program of study.
4. A passing grade for Institutional Advanced Standing Examination is a grade of 75 percent or higher for a lower-division course and a grade of 80 percent or higher for an upper-division course.
5. A fee of $60 will be assessed for each Institutional Advanced Standing Examination attempted; no course may be attempted more than once.
6. A student must be admitted to the University at the time of the application for advanced standing and must be enrolled in the University to receive credit for a course by Advanced Standing Examination.

CSIS Department Procedures for Credit by Exam:
The credit-by-exam test for CSIS 2300 is a difficult test. It consists of 100 multiple-choice and true/false items that cover the theory of Computer Information Systems as addressed in lecture.

Candidates are encouraged to allow at least two hours to take the test. You should review the lecture chapters in the textbook. The tests are administered in the CSIS department.

If you are interested in taking the credit-by-exam, you should do the following:

1. If you think you are ready to take the test, contact the Registrar's Office (770-423-6200) and register for the exam. Your testing fee will be paid at that time.
2. Contact the department chair, Professor Merle King (mking@kennesaw.edu) and inform him that you wish to take the exam.
3. Contact the CSIS Department office to schedule the exam. You must present proof that you have registered for the Advanced Standing Exam through the KSU Registrar's office.
4. A combined score of 75 or higher is needed to receive credit for CSIS 2300.

Revised November 1, 2005

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