PLACEMENT AND CREDIT BY EXAMINATION IN HINDI

Policies Effective for the Academic Year 2009-2010*

*This is to be used as a guide only. Policies are subject to change.

UT Austin provides you with the opportunity to earn course credit by examination. Such credit will satisfy degree requirements in the same way as credit earned by passing a course, except that it will not count as credit earned in residence. Although you may take tests before you enroll in UT Austin, you must be a currently or previously enrolled student in order to receive credit. Unsuccessful attempts to earn credit by examination will not become part of your official transcript.

Faculty members in the Department of Asian Studies select the test, set the levels of performance required for credit, and specify who is eligible to earn credit by examination. DIIA-Student Testing Services assists the department by communicating policies, giving the test, and reporting the credit.

UT Austin Test for Credit in Hindi 604

Eligibility for Credit by Examination in Hindi 604
You are eligible for credit only in those courses for which you have neither a passing nor a failing grade.

Level of Performance Required for Credit
Students who earn a credit qualifying score for Hindi 604, are not eligible to receive a letter grade. They can receive credit only.

Description of the UT Austin Test for Credit in Hindi 604
The written test prepared by UT Austin faculty is two hours and thirty minutes and consists of

• fill-in-the-blank questions

• short answer questions

• passage comprehension

UT Austin Test for Credit in Hindi 612

Eligibility for Credit by Examination in Hindi 612
You are eligible for credit only in those courses for which you have neither a passing nor a failing grade.

Level of Performance Required for Credit
Students who earn a credit qualifying score for Hindi 612, are not eligible to receive a letter grade. They can receive credit only.

Description of the UT Austin Test for Credit in Hindi 612
The written test prepared by UT Austin faculty is three hours and consists of

• fill-in-the-blank questions

• essay questions

• Hindi-English translation

• English-Hindi translation

TEST ADMINISTRATION

Test Periods: Both the UT Austin Test for Credit in Hindi 604 and 612 tests are offered on the UT Austin campus during scheduled testing periods in late March.

Test Registration: You must register for a test online.

Test Registration for Students with Disabilities: If you require academic accommodations or assistance due to a documented disability, you should contact these two offices at least five business days before the day of the test:

• Services for Students with Disabilities, in the Office of the Dean of Students at ssd@uts.cc.utexas.edu, http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/ssd/, or (512) 471-6259 to seek approval for authorized accommodations;
• DIIA-Student Testing Services at (512) 232-2662 to register and make arrangements to take the test.

Registration Fee and Test Fee Payment: The total test fee for each Hindi test is $70 (subject to change). When you confirm your registration for a test you will be immediately billed a non-refundable test registration fee of $15. The remainder of the test fee will be billed after you take the test. Payment is due within 14 days after the test administration. 

Repeating Tests: Both the UT Austin Test for Credit in Hindi 604 and 612 can be taken only once.

Admission to the Test Room: When you register online you will be given the location of your test room. You must present, at the test room, a generally accepted form of identification that includes both your signature and photograph. Without such identification, you will be admitted only if you bring and relinquish a photograph of yourself. You should take several sharpened No. 2 pencils to the test room; all other test materials will be provided.

Test Results: Results are available within a few days after the test date, at a time and place announced at the test administration. Once they are available, results may also be found online.

Level of Performance Required for Credit: Students who earn a credit qualifying score for Hindi 604 and 612 are not eligible to receive a letter grade. They can only receive credit only (CR).

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE HIGHER-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS

Level of Performance Required for Credit:
The IB examinations have a score range of 1-7. Satisfactory scores for credit by examination in Hindi are as follows:

FREQUENT QUESTIONS

Q. May the same placement tests in Hindi be taken more than once for credit?

A. No.

Q. If I earn credit by examination in Hindi, must I then enroll in a UT Austin Hindi course in order to receive credit earned by examination?

A. No. The credit earned by examination is yours regardless of whether or not you enroll in subsequent Hindi courses. Many degree programs require a specific level of proficiency in at least one foreign language, so your decision about enrolling in additional courses may be influenced by your degree requirements.

PETITIONING/CLAIMING CREDIT

UT Austin students must petition (or claim) their credit to have it appear on their official transcript. DIIA-Student Testing Services reports petitioned credit to the Office of the Registrar.

*POLICIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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