Credit by Exam (CBE) is a path to get credits for a course by only taking the Final Exam of the course, without the need to officially register in it. CBE is a privilege subject to the following conditions:
1. Application occurs during the Drop/Add Period (first week of the semester). If the student has already scheduled into the course, the course will be dropped from the schedule for that term. Grade notification for credit by exam will occur at the end of the semester. Therefore, if the student fails, the course will have to be taken in a later term.
2. The student has a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00.
3. The student demonstrates evidence of satisfactory academic background for the course.
4. The student has not already completed a more advanced course that presupposes knowledge gained in the course. For example, Credit by Exam cannot be given for FRE 101 after the student passed FRE 102.
5. Credits taken as credit by examination will be counted in the course load and will carry "0" billing credits. Therefore, courses will not count toward financial aid, athletics, dorms, insurance, etc.
6. A course cannot be repeated by using credit by examination.
7. A course that fulfills the interdisciplinary, diverse communities or writing emphasis area may not be taken as credit by examination.
Notes:
1. Students who have taken a course but have not achieved a satisfactory grade may not apply for credit by examination for the same course.
2. The grade achieved in a CBE counts towards the GPA and it is reflected in the student's transcript.
3. If you fail the final exam, you can re-take the course.
4. Majors, non-majors and minors may receive up to 6 credits for a CBE.
5. For Italian, Russian and Spanish no CBE may be taken beyond the 302 level. For French, no CBE may be taken beyond FRE 303. For German, none beyond GER 307.
Instructions:
1. Student needs to seek permission first from a faculty member or language coordinator to complete a course as CBE.
2. CBE registration needs to be completed during add/drop period.
3. Once the student has permission from faculty:
Student submits a Credit by Exam request through RamPortal (Student Instructions)
Faculty notifies the administrative assistant Mrs. Sue Loeffler (SLoeffler@wcupa.edu) to build the CBE section. These sections are -21
Student pays the Bursar for the exam
Once exam is paid for Registrar will enroll student
Student needs to contact faculty to arrange when to take this exam
4. A CBE grade is based on the exam only, and it is reflected in the transcript and counts for GPA once completed.
More information can be found at: https://www.wcupa.edu/registrar/gradeCreditTypes.aspx