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CREDIT AWARDS

A maximum of 60 credit hours is awarded for a Registered Nurse's license.
Credit for formal military service schools is awarded based on the recommendations of the American Council on Education's Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services (ACE Guide). The credit will be awarded where it is applicable to a student's degree program and in keeping with the basic educational philosophy of Park.
Credit for military service: 4 credit hours are awarded to students who have successfully completed basic military training. Enlisted personnel may receive additional credit based on their military occupational specialty/skill level. Commissioned personnel may be awarded up to a maximum of 20 credit hours.
Credit for Validated Learning Equivalency may be awarded for educational experiences based on documentation submitted by the student and with the recommendation of the appropriate Program Coordinator. A student may petition for a maximum of 24 credit hours. No more than 24 hours will be awarded for validated learning experience. Application must be filed prior to taking the final 15 semester hours preceding intended graduation at Park University. Review of Validated Learning Equivalency Petitions will normally take six to eight weeks depending upon the number of courses in the petition. Petitions submitted between April 1 and September 1 may take considerably longer. Park University will also accept validated learning from experience that is assessed and trans-scripted under the auspices of selected regionally accredited colleges or universities and also agrees to accept the credit assessment recommendations of specific inter-institutional assessment teams that follow the basic guidelines of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and when Park University requirements are met. There is a $30 application fee for this service, and if any credit is awarded, there is a $30 per semester credit hour awarded charge. The per credit hour fees must be paid within 30 days of notification of credit award.
The following credit is awarded for satisfactory completion of the CLEP General Examinations based on the recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE):

Area of Concentration

Min. Accepted Standard Score

Maximimum Credit Award

As of 7/1/01

Before 7/1/01

English Composition

420*

3 cr.

English Comp/Essay

420

3 cr.

Humanities

420

6 cr.

Mathematics

420

6 cr.

Natural Science

420

6 cr.

Social Science

420

6 cr.