Non-Traditional Credit - General Guidelines

In accordance with recent trends towards the recognition of non-traditional learning experience, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College offers students the opportunity to get a head start in college. College credit may be awarded for knowledge gained through reading, private study, and/or work experience.

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has established specific procedures for the granting of college credit from non-traditional sources.

1. To qualify for graduation, fifteen (15) of the final twenty-three (23) hours of the required credit (exclusive of credit from nontraditional sources) must be earned in courses taken at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.
2. Any course in which a grade of "Credit" has been assigned is not used in computation of the student's grade point average.
3. A maximum of 24 semester hours credit may be awarded from all non-traditional sources.
4. Non-traditional credit cannot be awarded for any course which a student has previously completed at any college.
5. A student may not completely place out of major courses either by national examinations, credit examinations, experiential learning, or any combination of these sources.
6. Students who plan to use credit from nontraditional sources to meet the degree requirements of other institutions should check the requirements of the receiving institution, as this type of credit is usually reevaluated by the receiving institution.