College Board Advanced Placement Examinations. Candidates
for admission who have completed advanced placement courses in
secondary school are encouraged to take the College Board Advanced
Placement Examinations. Advanced placement and degree credit are
awarded for grades of 5 and 4.
Grades earned in this
manner are not computed in the cumulative grade-point average. Through
advanced placement, it is possible for a student to enter college with
sophomore standing.
College Level Examination Program. The
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) offers students the
opportunity to obtain college credit by examination. Only certain
subject examinations are accepted for credit, and only with the
optional essay if the exam includes an essay. The grade required to
earn credit and the amount of credit granted are determined by the
appropriate department. Not every department accepts CLEP credit. Refer
to the appropriate department for approved subject examinations and
their equivalent Rutgers courses.*
Proficiency Examinations. Proficiency
examinations are intended to enable a student to earn credit for
subjects which normally are covered in Rutgers-Camden courses but which
the student has mastered outside any credit-granting institution. Such
credits may be used to fulfill prerequisites, to satisfy general
curricular and graduation requirements, and to obtain graduation
credits.
To take a proficiency examination, the student must
first obtain the consent of his or her adviser and of the relevant
department chairperson, who is the sole judge of whether an examination
can adequately evaluate a student`s mastery of the course material. It
is the responsibility of the chairperson, or of a department member
delegated by the chairperson, to decide the form of the exam; devise,
administer, and grade it; and report the grade in writing to the
registrar. To receive credit, the student must earn a grade of B or
better. After receiving an unsatisfactory grade (C or lower), a
student may not take another proficiency exam in the same course.
Proficiency examinations are available only to actively enrolled,
matriculated students under the following conditions and limitations:
the examination fee must be paid in advance; prospective graduating
seniors may take no more than one examination in their final term; and
in any case, no examinations will be administered after March 15.
