Acceptance of Academic Credit

Students may seek academic credit for courses completed at other institutions or other relevant experiences. The following conditions apply:

Only those credits that are applicable to the student's curriculum at Triton College will be accepted.

Transfer Credit

Academic credit is generally accepted only from institutions that are accredited by one of the regional accrediting associations approved by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. All foreign/non-English transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES member. NACES stands for the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. They can be reached at www.naces.org.

CLEP

Triton College follows the guidelines of the Illinois Community College Board in accepting credit from the general examinations of College Level Examination Program. Students may earn up to 30 hours of credit through such examinations.

Proficiency Examinations

Academic credit or advanced placement may be granted following either a review of the content of specific courses or proficiency examination in compliance with individual department policies and subject to approval by the department chairperson and the appropriate dean.

Portfolio Development Program

The Portfolio Development Program allows students to identify and document college level learning acquired through life and work experiences. The portfolio is reviewed by the appropriate academic instructor and/or department chairperson who assesses the information presented. The department chairperson may recommend:

1. No credit awarded
2. Credit for specific course to be awarded, or
3. Credit for specific course awarded after specific conditions have been met.

Military

The College follows the recommendation of the American Council on Education in granting four semester hours of undergraduate credit in physical education and two semester hours of credit for health for education received in Basic Training. In addition, courses completed in training may also be accepted for college credit.

Sports Participation

Two semester hours of credit may be granted in physical education to students for approved sports participation on college teams. Students must register for a class that corresponds to the varsity sport to receive credit. Credits for such sports participation may be only granted once for a given sport.

Policy# 5265 Updated: 08/23/05

Advanced Placement (CEEB)

Students may be granted credit through successful performance on any of the Advanced Placement (AP) Tests of the College Entrance Examination Board. Students are responsible for submitting the scores to the Office of Admission and for petitions requesting the granting of such credit. Credit awarded in this manner will be added to the semester hours earned but not the semester hours attempted or the grade points. Effective for new incoming freshmen, Summer 1998 and thereafter, students planning to transfer as part of the new Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) should note that passing scores on appropriate AP exams may be used to fulfill general education core requirements for students only if an associate in arts or an associate in science degree is earned prior to transfer.

ASE Certification

The college follows the recommendations of the American Council on Education in granting credit for ASE (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence) certification. Students enrolled in the Automotive Technology (AUT) degree(s) or a related certificate program may receive course credit for areas they are certified in by ASE. Interested students should contact the Counseling department at (708) 456-0300, Ext. 3588.

DSST

The College follows the recommendation of the American College on Education in granting academic credit for each successful completion of each Dantes Subject Standardized Test. Students may earn up to 30 credit hours through such examinations.