CREDIT BY EXAMINATION IN PSYCHOLOGY 301

Policies Effective for the Academic Year 2008-2009*

*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 Psychology select the tests, set the levels of performance required for credit, and specify who is eligible to take the tests. DIIA-Student Testing Services assists the department by communicating policies, giving the tests, and reporting the credit.

TESTS USED BY UT AUSTIN
Students who wish to attempt to earn credit by examination in Psychology 301 have the following options:

• College Board College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examination in Introductory Psychology
• College Board Advanced Placement Examination in Psychology
• International Baccalaureate Higher-Level Examination in Psychology

ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT BY EXAMINATION IN PSYCHOLOGY
To be eligible for credit by examination, you must not already have a passing or failing grade in Psychology 301 or any equivalent courses.

COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP) SUBJECT EXAMINATION IN INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Performance Required for Credit
The CLEP Subject Examinations have a score range of 20-80. Satisfactory scores for credit by examination are as follows:

TEST ADMINISTRATION

LIMITED TEST CENTER ADMINISTRATIONS
All administrations of the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examinations use the computer-based test (CBT) format. These administrations are limited to prospective, current, and formerly enrolled students of UT Austin. The CLEP Subject Examination in Introductory Psychology is offered on campus.

Official score reports are sent by the College Board. UT Austin students should list UT Austin as a score recipient to have an official report of your scores sent to UT Austin.

Test Periods: This test is offered on the UT Austin campus during scheduled test periods. Please check the test schedule for details.

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: When you confirm your registration for a test you will be immediately billed a non-refundable test registration fee of $15. In addition, there is a test fee of $65 (the test fee will increase to $70 effective July 1st). This fee is payable directly to CLEP. You will pay the test fee when you arrive to take the test. You may pay with credit card, money order, or check (made payable to CLEP).

Repeating the Test: The CLEP Subject Examination in Introductory Psychology may not be repeated within six months.

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. All other test materials will be provided.

Amount of Time Needed at the Test Administration: The maximum working time for the CLEP Subject Examination in Introductory Psychology computer-based objective test is 90 minutes.

Test Description: You can find a test description for the CLEP Subject Examination in Introductory Psychology at the College Board Web site.

Test Results: Results are on the computer screen at the end of your testing session. Once they are available, results may also be found online.

Score Reports: The UT Austin score report will indicate whether your score qualifies you for credit by examination and, if so, the course grade for which you qualify.

OPEN TEST CENTER ADMINISTRATIONS
The College Board has a nationwide network of centers in which CLEP Examinations are offered. The fee for one CLEP Examination is $65 ($70.00 effective July 1st) plus an additional service fee. A complete list of test centers and a test description for the CLEP Subject Examination in Introductory Psychology are available through the College Board Web page. Prospective or current UT Austin students who elect to take examinations in this type of administration must list UT Austin as a score recipient (code 6882) if they wish scores to be reported here. Approximately two weeks after the test date, score reports are mailed from Princeton, NJ, to you and to the institution you designated as score recipient. Your score report will give only your CLEP score, not your eligibility for UT Austin credit. To see if your score is high enough for credit, compare it with the satisfactory level of performance currently required by UT Austin.

COLLEGE BOARD ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATION IN PSYCHOLOGY

UT Austin also awards credit for Psychology 301 on the basis of the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Examination in Psychology.

The College Board Advanced Placement Examinations are offered once a year in May, usually in high schools that offer College Board Advanced Placement courses. Although determined by each school giving the test, registration deadlines are no later than March. Test results are available in July. Please visit the College Board's Web site for current test registration fees at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/cal.html. These tests are not offered on the UT Austin campus.

The AP Examinations are based on course descriptions prepared by The College Board. A course description, which includes sample questions, is available for these examinations at the College Board's Web site www.collegeboard.com/apcentral.

If a high school in your vicinity is not administering AP Examinations, you can request special testing arrangements by contacting AP Services, Box 6671, Princeton, NJ 08541-6601, 1-888- CALL- 4- AP.

Level of Performance Required for Credit
The College Board AP Examinations have a score range of 1-5. Satisfactory scores for credit are as follows:

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE HIGHER-LEVEL EXAMINATION IN PSYCHOLOGY

UT Austin also awards credit for Psychology 301 on the basis of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher-Level Examination in Psychology.

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

PETITIONING/CLAIMING CREDIT

UT Austin students must petition (or claim) their credit to have it appear on their official transcript.

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