S77-6 POLICY ON CLEP (COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM)

Legislative History:

Document dated April 28, 1977.

The Academic Senate at its meeting of April 18, 1977 passed the following resolution regarding CLEP programs. This document modifies Senate Policy # S 76-2 (which modified # S 72-15). Mr. L. Janke, Chair, Curriculum Committee presented the document to the Senate.

ACTION BY UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT:

"Approved." Signed: John H. Bunzel, April 28, 1977.

POLICY ON CLEP

(College Level Examination Program)

S 77-6

WHEREAS: Representatives of the Biology Departments of nineteen campuses of the CSUC system have endorsed a one-year pilot project to offer a system wide Biology Equivalency Examination (for three (3) semester units toward the Natural Science requirement for general education), and

WHEREAS: The Academic Senate of the California State University and Colleges supports the one-year project as recommended by the system wide Biology Credit-byEvaluation Conference, and

WHEREAS: The existing policy (# S 76-2) does not reflect the opportunity for students to receive credit for completion of this examination nor how that credit is applied under conditions of Executive Order 203; now therefore be it

RESOLVED: That the following revision of the University's use of the General Examination of the CLEP and the CSUC English Equivalency Examination be accepted as a substitute for the resolve clause of # S 76-2

That students be permitted at their option, to take the General Examinations of the College Level Examination Program and the California State University and Colleges' English Equivalency and General Biology Equivalency Examinations and, on completion of an examination in an area, with a score of 500 or above, receive credit in that area as follows:

GENERAL EXAMINATIONS (CLEP}

Examination: Semester Units: General Education Areas

Natural Sciences: 6: Natural Sciences

Mathematics: 3: Basic Subjects

Humanities: 6: Humanities (satisfies Lit/Phil requisite)

Social Sciences/History: 6: Social Sciences (satisfies US History requisite)

NOTE: No credit will be granted for the English General Examination of the College Level Examination program

ENGLISH EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION (CSUC)

Examination: Semester Units: General Education Areas

English Equivalency: 6: Basic Subjects (satisfies English IA and IB requirements)

GENERAL BIOLOGY EQUIVALENCY EXMINATION (CSUC)

Examination: Semester Units: General Education Areas

General Biology Equivalency: 3: Natural Sciences (Life)

In each area where credit by these examinations is received, the general education requirement must be completed as follows:

Natural Science: One course in Science with lab: 3 (units)

Basic Subjects: Speech: 3 (units)

Basic Subjects: English 1A, or CSUC English Equivalency Exam: 3 (units)

Humanities: One course: 3(units)

Social Science: POL S 1, 101 or HIST 171 to meet the US Constitution and California Government Requirements: 3 (units)

AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED: That the General Catalog statement be worded identically except in beginning, "The student who takes the General Examination of the College Level Examination Program and the California State University and Colleges' English Equivalency and General Biology Equivalency Examinations will receive credit as follows for each examination completed with a score of 500 or above..."