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Proficiency Examinations

Some of the courses in the General Catalog are not suitable for testing by written examinations, as in the case of skills courses that require some type of manual performance or experimentation. In these cases, other means may be provided to measure their skills. Examples of measurements are typing exercises, supervised activities in art, music and education courses and in laboratory procedures, among others.

The rules governing proficiency examinations are the following:

  1. Students should consult the proficiency examination schedule in the respective academic departments for the dates of the examinations.
  2. Students desiring to take proficiency examinations must make a request to do so in the office of the corresponding Department Chairperson at least three weeks prior to the date officially announced for the examinations. (Dates will be announced in advance to allow students to apply within the specified time.)
  3. Students shall have access to course syllabi and shall be informed as to the type of examination for which they should prepare.
  4. Students shall pay 50 percent of the regular per credit cost for the written and performance tests. This payment must be made at least 10 workdays before the date of the examination.  
  5. Students shall present and deliver to the examination proctor a written authorization from the Department Chairperson. This person will notify the test results to the student and to the Office of the Registrar which will enter the course and a corresponding grade of P or NP on the student’s transcript.
  6. University level credit earned through proficiency examinations will appear on the students’ academic transcript with the grade of P. The minimum grade for which credit will be given is that indicated by the letter grade of C or its equivalent. In those cases where equivalencies have not been determined by prior norms or standards, the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs will determine them.
  7. Students shall not be permitted to take proficiency examinations for course in which they are enrolled or courses that have not been approved.
  8. All students must meet the standards for satisfactory academic progress, except for incoming students.
  9. Students who have discontinued their studies for a period equal or greater than one year must be readmitted in the academic term in which they expect to take the examination.