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How are the credit recommendations used?
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The credit recommendations are used primarily to obtain college credit or advanced college placement. Individuals also may be able to use the credit recommendations for entry into new areas of employment, for job advancement, to obtain salary benefits, and for personal assessment.
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Is college credit automatically earned when someone successfully completes a course listed in the ACE National Guide to College Credit?
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No. Successful completion of such a course results in actual credit only when the course is accepted toward a degree or certificate at a postsecondary institution. A student who
already has taken one of the courses listed in the National Guide, or who plans to take one, should contact the admissions office at the college he or she plans to attend to determine the acceptability of the course for academic credit.
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Are policies for granting credit the same in all colleges?
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No. Each college sets its own policies, and these vary from college to college. While one college might not grant credit for successful completion of a course conducted by a CREDIT participating organization, others might. It also should be noted that a college may not grant credit but may, instead, waive a prerequisite or a required course.
Each institution and, in many cases, each academic unit and department within each institution, sets its own policies for granting credit. The admissions office in a college should be able to guide students to the official responsible for making the decision.
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What should be done if some colleges are not accepting the organization's official records or the credit recommendations?
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The appropriate state affiliate office of CREDIT or the CREDIT staff in Washington should be informed promptly. Often, mere lack of familiarity with the program accounts for a college's refusal to accept records or credit recommendations. A phone call or letter from ACE or the appropriate state affiliate office may solve the problem. Counselors and advisors should develop for their course participants a list of colleges whose policies are favorable toward the individuals? educational requirements. Course participants will then be spared the time and expense of trial and error.
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How much credit may be earned from courses taken at CREDIT-participating organizations?
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Institutions have different policies regarding the amount of credit that may be earned off campus. The individual should check with the college he or she plans to attend to determine both the amount of credit that will be granted for such courses and the subject areas in which the college will grant credit for these courses.
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When will credit be awarded?
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In most cases, an individual should seek credit when formally applying for admission to a college. A college may grant credit only provisionally at that time and may withhold full credit until the individual successfully completes either some courses or a specific number of credits at that college.
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Can credit be earned for a course completed in the past or taken from a former employer?
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Yes. The credit recommendation established for each course described in the National Guide can be used by anyone who successfully completed the course during the period listed in the "Dates" section of the course exhibit. When "Present" is given as the second date, it means the course is still being offered by the organization as of this edition's publication date. Each organization listed in the National Guide tracks its present and former employees who completed courses during the periods indicated and will supply those records upon request.
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When will a college consider granting credit for a participating organization's instruction?
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A college will consider granting academic credit to a student for a CREDIT-participating organization's course only after receiving a transcript from the ACE Transcript Service.
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How are student records for courses listed in the National Guide reported to colleges?
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If the course completion is registered with the ACE Transcript Service, that office will issue an official record at the individual's request. For more information about the ACE Transcript Service, call (202) 939-9434, send an e-mail to credit@ace.nche.edu, or visit our web site at www.acenet.edu/nationalguide.
The official record or transcript from the ACE Transcript Service will enable a college official to verify the individual's successful completion of the course and the ACE National Guide to College Credit date of that completion. The source of official student records for each organization is noted in the introduction under each organizational heading.
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How are courses listed in the National Guide selected for review?
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With the assistance of CREDIT staff, each organization selects the courses it would like to have reviewed. Individuals cannot submit courses for review. Only courses conducted on a formal basis and with official approval of the participating organization are listed in the National Guide.
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Can an individual earn credit for courses offered by organizations that are not listed in the National Guide?
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Yes. Some institutions will evaluate a student's knowledge individually, either by means of national standardized proficiency examination programs such as the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) or by assessment of individual learning experiences through portfolios or institutional examinations. A student should consult with an advisor at the institution where he or she is enrolled or is contemplating enrollment to learn how credit might be awarded for prior learning.
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Why do some organizations previously listed no longer appear in the National Guide?
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Organizations that no longer wish to participate in CREDIT or to adhere to the requirements and procedures of the program are not listed in the National Guide. However, information about the courses formerly evaluated for these organizations is available in previous editions of the National Guide and from the CREDIT National Program Advisory Service for a $5.00 processing fee. E-mail CREDIT at credit@ace.nche.edu or call (202) 939-9434. More information is also available online at www.acenet.edu/nationalguide.
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What is the advisory/advocacy service?
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Each state affiliate office of CREDIT provides a continuing advisory/advocacy service. Regular updates of the National Guide is part of that service. CREDIT and its state affiliate offices continue to evaluate courses on an ongoing basis. The official results of a course review appear in the National Guide.
The CREDIT National Program Advisory/Advocacy Service will:
Offer assistance in interpreting published results. Furnish information on courses for organizations that have been evaluated but that no longer maintain an active status with the program. Intervene with a college or university on behalf of an organization or individual. Maintain a list of cooperating colleges and universities and on CREDIT's web page. E-mail, shortly after the review, current course credit recommendation information to cooperating colleges and universities. Another online resource is CenterPoint, the online newsletter of ACE's Center for Lifelong Learning. This newsletter is distributed to educational institutions and participating organizations. To subscribe, send an e-mail with "subscribe" in the subject line to centerpoint@listserv.nche.edu, or visit our web site.
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