1.
Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction (PONSI).
The American Council on Education (ACE) acts as a recommending
agency for coursework offered by diverse noncollegiate organizations.
Course descriptions, together with credit recommendations, are
available in ACE's National Guide to Credit Recommendations
for Noncollegiate Courses.
- Credit
is accepted generally as recommended by ACE for lower-division
(100-200 level) courses at BGSU;
- Course
credit recommendations for work which is on the upper-division
(300-400 level) at BGSU may be subject to validation by
appropriate departments before credit can be granted.
2.
Educational experiences in the armed services. The American
Council on Education (ACE) also accredits work offered by the
U.S. armed services. Course descriptions and credit recommendations
are available in its publication Guide to the Evaluation of
Educational Experiences in the Armed Services.
- Credit
is accepted generally as recommended by ACE;
- Normally,
all credit accepted is non-equivalent course credit;
- Equivalent
course credit where appropriate may be subject to evaluation
and recommendation of appropriate departments.
3.
Experiential Learning.
- Credit
for experiential learning may be granted for educational
experience outside the classroom that corresponds to material
taught at the University;
- Credit
for experiential learning may be granted through Credit
by Examination;
- An
$80 fee is assessed for each course granted for successful
completion of the Credit by Examination for validation of
experiential learning;
- Experiential
learning is also measured by portfolio assessment. For information
about the program, contact the director of Adult Learner
Services/Continuing Education International and Summer Programs;
- Portfolios
are written in a three-semester credit hour English course;
in addition, a $70 fee is assessed for each course for which
portfolio credit is requested.
