Catalog and Student Handbook 2018-2019 > Assessment and Placement > Policies and Procedures for Earning Credit > Policies

Policies

1. Only if you are currently enrolled, and have attended past the census date, or are a former Del Mar College student are you eligible to apply for credit. Informal evaluation will be done free of charge.
2. Credit by exam - College Board Standard Advance Placement (AP), College Board Achievement Exam (SAT I and SAT II), College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES) will be accepted as “credit only” (CR) and will not affect your Grade Point Average (GPA).
3. Only an “A” or “B” grade receives credit for departmental exams. Grade points are given for a departmental exam and a footnote indicating that credit was obtained by examination will be indicated on your transcript.
4. Credit earned by evaluation of credentials will be determined by the pass/fail method. No grade other than “CR,” the number of credit hours, course number and title are recorded on your transcript.
5. Examinations retakes are contingent to each individual department and test company policies. Some departmental examinations cannot be retaken.
6. Credit by examination satisfies degree requirements in the same way as credit earned by passing courses, except that it cannot be used to satisfy the 25 percent of semester credit hours earned at Del Mar College, which is the residency requirement for graduation.
7. Credit may not be earned by examination for most performance-oriented courses, such as music ensembles, drama productions, dance performances, radio-television shows, speech competitions, physical activities, etc.