Students with wide varieties of education experience may convert this experience into college credits on the basis of satifactory performance on proficiency examinations. A person who has been officially accepted as a Harper student may apply for and receive college credit by meeting the course objectives for no more than 42 semester hours of the degree program and one-half of the academic program required for graduation at Harper. This could include Advanced Palacement (AP) credit, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) credit, Harper College Proficiency Exam credit, the American Counil on Education recommendations for Defense Activity of Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES, previously USAFI) and the Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction (PONSI).

Guidelines, policies and procedures for these programs are available from the Assessment and Testing Center.

Advanced Placement Program (Offered Only in High School)
Credit and placement will be awarded to students with adequate Advanced Placement (AP) examination grades in areas comparable to the Harper curriculum. The granting of credit and/or advanced placement will be determined following the guidelines listed in the Credit by Examination bulletin available in the Assessment and Testing Center.

College Level Examination Program
Credit through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is available to all students who feel they have acquired the necessary proficiency level to meet the requirements in a variety of subjects not covered by Harper College proficiency tests. A student who has previously completed CLEP tests should request that the scores be sent to the Assessment Center. Information regarding CLEP examination may be obtained by requesting a CLEP brochure from the Assessment Center. Criteria for granting credit have been determined by each academic division. Granting of CLEP credit by Harper College is contingent upon completion of application procedures.

Harper College Proficiency Examination Program
Departmental proficiency tests have been created by Harper College faculty for many courses not available through the CLEP program. Written permission to take a proficiency test must be received from the appropriate program coordinator or department chairman and brought to the Office of Assessment and Testing Services. Permission forms are available in the office of each academic division.

American Council on Education Credit Recommendations
Credit will be granted for extrainstitutional educational experience earned through formal military training and the Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction (PONSl) and recommended by the Office on Educational Credit and Credentials of the American Council on Education. Veterans must submit the DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, a transcript of in-service training from the appropriate service, or an official report of educational achievement through Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES, previously USAFl) for credit evaluation. DANTES tests equivalent to College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests will be evaluated using Harper College CLEP standards. Students with credits from the Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction (PONSl) must submit a transcript from the business corporation, government agency or professional association where the credit was completed. The American Council on Education recommendations for these extrainstitutional credits will be considered only if the courses are equivalent to the courses offered by the College.