External Credit

Credit awarded externally may be accepted by State Technical College of Missouri under certain conditions provided that the credit applies to College programs. Types of external credit include:

• Transfer Credit

A student who has earned a grade of “C” or better from another accredited institution of higher education in a course that is comparable to a course offered at State Technical College of Missouri may be granted transfer credit based on an evaluation of the transcript, course content, and grade required. The College will treat grades on transferred classes on the same basis as grades for classes completed at State Technical College of Missouri. Accepted transfer credits are not included in the student’s State Technical College of Missouri grade point average calculation.

• Advanced Placement

High school students may be eligible to receive academic credit for high school Advanced Placement (AP) courses. AP credit is available in the following State Tech subject areas: communication, economics, mathematics, science, and social science. Please visit the State Tech website at https://statetechmoedu.wpcomstaging.com/advanced-placement– credit/ for a chart listing specific courses that are eligible for AP credit. Visit the College Board’s website at https://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores to learn how to send your scores to State Tech.

• CLEP Credit

Students may be eligible to receive academic credit for CLEP Exams. CLEP credit is available in the following State Tech subject areas: communication, economics, mathematics, science, and social science. Please visit the State Tech website at https://statetechmo.edu/contact-admissions/credit-and-curriculum-transfer/ for a chart listing specific courses that are eligible for CLEP credit.

Visit the College Board’s website at https://clep.collegeboard.org/earn-college- credit/your-score to learn how to send your CLEP scores to State Tech.

• Military Courses

The college awards educational credits for a course that is part of the students’ military educational experiences or service that meets the standards of the American Council on Education or equivalent standards for awarding academic credit and that is determined to be equivalent to a course offered at State Technical College of Missouri. Students requesting military credit must provide a transcript from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), the Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System (AARTS), the Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART), or the Joint Services Transcript (JST). Military credit approval should be sought through the Registrar at registrar@statetechmo.edu.

Accepted transfer credits are not included in the student’s State Technical College of Missouri grade point average calculation. Contact the Registrar for more information at registrar@statetechmo.edu.

LINE OF AUTHORITY

Responsible administrator or office: Academic Affairs

Contact person in that office: VP of Academic Affairs

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 16, 2023

Approved by President: August 16, 2023