Evaluating & Awarding Credit

The Office of Academic Support Services arranges for the evaluation and awarding of credit for college-level knowledge and skills acquired outside the college classroom. Students have the opportunity to earn such credit through Credit-by-Examination, Credit for Prior Learning through Portfolio Assessment programs and credit for military training. For information in addition to that listed below, call 312-552-3350.

• College Credit-by-Examination: Students may apply to take examinations upon enrollment, however, credit through testing is posted on a student's record only after 12 hours of college level course work has been successfully completed at any of the City Colleges of Chicago. For test dates, more information, and an application for any of the following programs, call the Office of Testing and Assessment at 553- 3350, or contact the Admissions Office at Wright College.

• College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Tests: These tests are given to earn college credit in English, Mathematics, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences-History. Six credit hours may be earned through each examination for a total of 30 semester hours.

• National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCT): Comprehensive vocational tests are given to persons with journeyman-level on-the-job experience. 15 to 30 hours of college credit may be earned through these tests, depending on the demonstrated level of competency.

• Police Proficiency Examinations: Proficiency tests are available for police officers seeking college credit for training taken at the Chicago Policy Academy before 1975, for extension courses previously taken through the Academy, or for learning acquired on the job. Three credit hours can be earned for successfully passing each of the tests for a total of 19 credit hours.

• Credit by Portfolio Assessment: Adults who have acquired learning on-the-job or through other experiences can assemble a portfolio in which they list their experiences and learning outcomes. This is another program from the Office of Testing and Assessment that gives adults the opportunity to receive credit for prior knowledge. Persons who have taken training and development courses at their places of employment or courses at a non-collegiate institution may request credit through an evaluation of such courses. Credit by assessment can be requested upon enrollment, but such credit is posted on a student s record only after 15 credit hours of college level course work has been successfully completed at any of the City Colleges of Chicago.

• City Colleges of Chicago as a Testing Center: The Office of Testing and Assessment administers the following tests: State Insurance Licensing, State Real Estate Licensing, Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFOL), American College Testing Proficiency Examination Program, National Conference of Bar Examiners, Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, Registration Examinations for Dieticians, Hospital Financial Management, Professional Golfers Association, National Committee of Contact Lens Registry, National Opticianry Competency, Optical Laboratory Quality Control Certification, Certified Forms Consultant, National Association of Purchasing Management Certification, American Institute of Certified Planners, and the ACT Assessment examination.

• College Credit for Military Personnel and Veterans: The City Colleges of Chicago, through the Office of Testing and Assessment, in cooperation with the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, participates with 340 American community and junior colleges in providing remedial and post-secondary educational opportunities to military and civilian employees of the United States Department of Defense and their dependents overseas.

   

  The delivery systems used for this purpose are called the Servicemen's Opportunity College Associate Degree Program (SOCAD), Project PREP, and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). Through Project PREP, students who have not completed high school can secure educational experiences which will enable them to gain a high school diploma from an accredited high school on or adjacent to a military base or to secure General Educational Development (GED) certification. The Servicemen s Opportunity College Associate Degree Program (SOCAD) provides opportunities to a service member to earn college credits for skills and knowledge acquired in the armed forces and to obtain an Associate Degree in any one of a variety of fields corresponding to a military career specialty.

   

  Programs are offered to service members in their off-duty hours on military installations overseas. The self- sustaining program serves more than 250,000 military students each year. It was established in 1972 to encourage voluntary education for service members by providing better coordination between civilian colleges and the military services and by improving access to academic programs. SOCAD provides counseling, program planning and monitoring of progress to service members and assistance in providing study alternatives if service personnel are prevented by duty assignment from receiving direct instruction.

   

  The Office of Testing and Assessment will evaluate Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) and courses taken while in the armed services for college credit. Credit toward graduation from Wright College may be granted for certain educational achievements attained in the armed services (courses sponsored by the U.S. Armed Forces Institute, service schools, etc). Veterans and active military personnel should contact the Office of Testing and Assessment for a credit evaluation application. Nine credit hours may be awarded to those who have successfully completed basic military training. Additional credit may be earned for MOS and courses completed while in the military. Wright College may award the following credit for military training:

   

  Course	No.	Title	Credit Hours
  Health	251	First Aid	3
  Physical Ed.	110	Fitness	2
  Physical Ed.	116	Self-Defense and Combatives	2
  Physical Ed.	200	Intro to Physical Ed	2

   

  This credit may be posted on a student s record at his/her request after 15 credit hours of college level coursework have been successfully completed at Wright College. A copy of the individual s Separation Document (DD214) is required for proof of service. Additional information is available from the Veterans Office, Room A128. Through Project DANTES, students obtain evaluation of military training experiences as well as life experiences in military career programs and receive college credit equivalency.