file.)Petition!for!Credit!by!Course!Challenge!(rev!April 2018)!
Definition:!Course!challe n ge !e x aminations!a re !s u ffic iently!comp re h ensive!to!dete r m in e !t h at !st u d e n ts !h av e !th e !s ame!
knowledge!and!skills!as!those!students!who!enroll!in,!and!successfully!complete,!the!course.!A!student!should!have!
previous!training,!private!study,!work!experience,!or!other!bona!fide!qualifications!indicating!the!student!has!knowledge!
or!ability!equivalent!to!course!completers.!!
• A!student!may!not!take!a!challenge!exam!for!a!course!that!they!have!audited!or!failed.
• Credit!may!be!awarded!only!for!courses!for!which!Course!Ch allen ge !exa m ina tion s!ha ve !bee n!d eve lop ed .
• Students!may!take!a!challenge!exam!for!credit!only!once!per!course,!and!once!a!decision!has!been!rendered!and!the
grade!issued,!they!will!not!be!allowed!to!repeat!the!exam(s);!however,!they!may!choose!to!enroll!in!the!course.!
• The!student!may!appeal!the!Course!Challenge!decision!via!the!college’s!Student!Grievance!Procedures!–!Academic
Evaluation!Policy!5035.!
Process:!
1. After!consulting!with!an!advisor,!and!verifying!specific!cours e!is!ava ilable !for!challenge,!student!completes!petition.
2. The!student!pays!the!assessment!fee!and!provides!petition!and!verified!payment!to!division!dean’s!office.
3. Dean’s!office!determines!who!will!administer/assess!exam!and!scheduling!with!student.
4. Exam!is!administered,!assessed!and!petition!is!completed!a n d !fo rwarded!with!exam!to!Enrollment!Services.
Student Name _____________________________________________________________ SID# ____________________
Last First
Telephone Shoreline E-mail ________________________________
I am petitioning for credit during , and affirm I am enrolled for credit at Shoreline during this quarter.
Quarter/Year
I have reviewed the information provided regarding prior learning assessment, specifically course challenges, as stated in Policy 5164 and its
Procedures:
Student Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date: __________________________