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Extension and Correspondence CoursesA maximum of 36 quarter units of extension orcorrespondence work may be used to satisfy degreerequirements. No more than 18 of the 36 units will beallowed toward completion of upper-division requirements.Credit will not be allowed for Continuing Education Units(CEUs).Advanced Placement (AP)Lower-division credit will be applied to the generaleducationbreadth areas if appropriate or to the electivearea for students receiving a score of 3 or higher on APexaminations. The number of units awarded is based on therecommendations of the American Council on Education(ACE). The university does not allow AP credit if it duplicatescredit earned for a college course.College Level Examination Program (CLEP)CLEP, a national testing program, assesses knowledge anindividual already possesses. Undergraduate students may useCLEP tests to increase the number of lower-division transferunits and to fulfill lower-division breadth requirements.Graduate students can fulfill undergraduate prerequisitecourses through CLEP.General examinations in English composition, mathematics,humanities, natural science, social sciences, and history maybe accepted to fulfill some lower-division general-educationbreadth requirements. A maximum of 9 quarter units may beallowed for each general examination for which a studentreceives a passing score. Subject examinations are alsoavailable for college-level courses and credit is allowed asrecommended by the American Council on Education.The amount of credit awarded for a CLEP examinationdepends upon a number of variables including the numberof units and distribution of units previously accepted intransfer, prior courses completed, where prior transfer unitswere completed, and current status relative to the university’sresidency policy.The university does not allow credit for a CLEP examinationif (1) the exam content would duplicate transfer creditpreviously awarded for a college course or (2) the examcontent is at an academic level below one at which thestudent has previously demonstrated competence (academicregression). Units awarded for CLEP examination do notfulfill residency requirements. The Registrar’s Office shouldbe contacted regarding the transferability and applicability ofCLEP tests.Corporate or Government Agency CoursesThe American Council on Education (ACE) reviews selectedcourses offered by corporations or government agencies. Theuniversity considers ACE credit recommendations for coursesapplicable to a student’s degree program.DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Credit may be allowed for DSST exams with considerationgiven to ACE recommendations. The amount of creditawarded depends on a number of variables including thenumber of units and distribution of units previously acceptedin transfer, prior courses completed, where prior transfer unitswere completed, and current status relative to the university’sresidency policy.The university does not allow credit for a DSST examinationif (1) the exam content would duplicate transfer creditpreviously awarded for a college course or (2) the examcontent is at an academic level below one at which thestudent has previously demonstrated competence (academicregression). Units awarded for DSST exam do not fulfillresidency requirements. The Registrar’s Office should becontacted regarding the transferability and applicability ofDSST tests.Military ServiceCredit for military service may be allowed with considerationgiven to ACE recommendations. A DD214, DD295, orofficial military transcript form is required to consider creditfor military service. A maximum of 6 quarter units will beallowed for military basic training. John F. Kennedy Universityis a member of Service Members Opportunity Colleges (SOC).Registered Nurse’s TrainingA maximum of 90 quarter units may be allowed uponevaluation of hospital nursing school transcripts andpresentation of a current California nurse’s registry card.Nursing coursework taken at a community college will beconsidered for transfer credit up to the 105 quarter-unitmaximum with presentation of a current California nurse’sregistry card.Second Baccalaureate DegreeNormally, a student who has a bachelor’s degree isdiscouraged from working toward a second degree at thebaccalaureate level. However, changes in academic objectivesand other circumstances may make a second bachelor’sdegree desirable. Students are never permitted to enroll ina degree program that is the same as or closely related to apreviously earned degree at the same level.To obtain a second undergraduate degree, an applicant mustcomplete at least 45 units of new work beyond the firstdegree, fulfill all university requirements for a bachelor’sdegree (including the 36-unit residency requirement), and anyrequirements in the major for the second degree that werenot previously completed.6 GENERAL INFORMATIONJOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY