A student who feels that he or she may have prior learning or experience equivalent to a course offered by the University may apply to write a challenge exam, subject to the following regulations.
1.Students should apply to write a Challenge Exam prior to the beginning of the term in which the course in question is normally offered. Students must successfully complete a Challenge Exam prior to the Add/Drop deadline of that term.
2.Only full-time King's students may apply to take a challenge exam.
3.Challenge exams cannot be taken for any course the student has previously audited or taken for credit and failed.
4.Students must obtain permission from the Registrar to take a challenge exam (forms are available in the Registration and Student Finance Office). The Registrar will consult with the faculty member affected as to the applicability of the student's background to the course to be challenged.
5.In applying for a challenge exam based on non-credit study at another institution, the student may be required to provide an official transcript and other documentation including one or more of the following: course outlines, course descriptions and a list of textual materials.
6.In applying for a challenge exam for work-related experience, the student shall provide documentation describing the nature and duration of the work experience and the name of a reference from the place of employment.
7.In challenging courses with lab components, a student is required to demonstrate sufficient applied experience to approximate the lab.
8.A fee of up to the full regular course tuition must be paid upon approval of the request and prior to the administration of the exam.
9.Students must achieve a grade of at least C- in order to receive credit for a course being challenged and to have the course and grade registered on their transcripts.
10. A course may be challenged only once.
11. No more than twelve credits may be earned by any student through challenge exams except for the B.Ed. program where up to 9 credits may be earned. Advanced and challenged course credits combined cannot exceed a maximum of 60 credits toward graduation requirements for all programs except for the B.Ed. program where up to 9 credits may be used toward graduation requirements.