Credit by assessment is often a departmental challenge assessment (cognate or performance) that allows high school students to demonstrate prior learning relevant to a particular body of knowledge. The demonstration of proficiency of knowledge of the learning outcomes for a particular college-level course is validated by the college faculty, and upon enrollment of the student into the particular college, the student is awarded “transfer” credit by the college faculty. All academic credit by examination requests must be made to the division dean and approved by the vice president for Academic Affairs. To be eligible for consideration for credit by examination, examination requirements must be completed as designated by the division.
The high school career technical instructors and Walters State Community College instructors review course materials to determine duplicative course outcomes and then develop articulation agreements and policies which can result in opportunities for high school students to receive college credit. These agreements allow 11th and 12th grade high school students to take a college level assessment.
To receive dual credit at Walters State, students must apply for and receive approval to take a dual credit exam. Students that pass a dual credit exam can then request to receive college credit at Walters State. Please see below for more details.
Please note, you can attempt a dual credit exam for a specific course only once.
Students wishing to take the dual credit exam at Walters State will be issued a User Name and Password upon their arrival to campus.
This set of credentials will give a student access to the online dual credit exam.
Test results will be sent to the the following individuals or locations:
A grade of A, B, C, D, or F will be given.
Grades are assigned based on:
Students tha pass a dual credit exam can request to receive college credit.
Statewide dual credit provides high school courses which are aligned to post-secondary standards. All statewide dual credit courses are approved by the Consortium for Cooperative Innovative Education before they can be offered as a part of the state’s current pilot program.
Statewide dual credit courses are taught and the online challenge exam is taken on the high school campus. All students enrolled in a statewide dual credit course take the online challenge exam, which is used to assess mastery of the post-secondary level learning objectives. Tennessee high school and post-secondary faculty work together to develop the learning objectives and challenge exam for each course, which are tie to current post-secondary learning outcomes.
Upon matriculation, it is the student’s responsibility to contact Student Enrollment Services to provide his or her statewide dual credit course and exam information in order for post-secondary credit to be awarded. Student Enrollment Services will then verify a passing score in the Early Post-secondary Data System and award appropriate credit as determined by the institution. A student will receive a Passing Grade (P) for awarded credit.
Walters State Equivalency to Statewide Dual Credit Courses
| Statewide Dual Credit Course | Walters State Equivalency |
|---|---|
| Agriculture Business |
AGRI 1010 |
|
Criminal Justice |
CRMJ 1010 |
|
Greenhouse Management |
AGRM 2310 |
|
Health Information Technology |
MDTR1015 |
|
Pre-Calculus |
Math 1710 and 1720 |
|
Psychology |
PSYC 1030 |
|
Sociology |
SOCI 1010 |
|
Statistics |
MATH 1530 |
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