Courses By Examination

The Slot Technology Program  recognizes the fact that students accumulate a great deal of information outside the classroom without formal instruction or from previous academic or occupational instruction. There are times when this background may be extensive enough to satisfy the requirements of courses offered by the College  through examinations.  There is a $25 fee for each course challenge examination.  A student interested in completing slot AAS Degree or Certificate by an Examination should contact the CET Department Chair, Mike Connolly (mike.connolly@csn.edu),  to start the process. 

Challenge Examinations- Students who wish to challenge courses under the Credit by Examination provision must pay a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 for each course challenged.  Policies of the College relating to challenge exams are as follows:

• Only currently enrolled students are eligible to take challenge exams.

• No more than 15 credits required for a degree may be obtained through challenges.

• Courses cannot be challenged if a student has taken an advanced course in the same area.

• Challenge examinations are not considered resident credit.

• Challenge examination credit does not count as part of a student’s credit loan for any given semester nor are they computed into the grade point average.

• A student may not retake a challenge.

• Challenge examinations are not transferable and in many cases will not count for licensing agencies.

• Successful challenge examinations are posted as a “P” grade (Pass) on the student’s transcript.

• Students must complete the challenge during the same semester in which the request was made.

• The College reserves the right to deny any petition for credit by examination.