Learning Assessment

Course or Clinical Assessment

Charter Oak State College conducts special assessments for students who have at least one year of training in their field; to determine whether the subject matter, depth, breadth, and academic knowledge is equivalent to a college credit course.

The assessment is conducted by a member of the Charter Oak State College faculty or a specialist in the field recommended by the faculty. The faculty assessor does the following:

Reviews the documentation and evaluates the materials for range and quality to determine if the knowledge acquired justifies an award credit and/or college credit.

Recommends the award of credit for a course, identifying the number of semester hours and level of credit; OR

Denies credit, giving reasons; OR

Requests further information if documentation demonstrates that there is potential for an award of credit pending receipt of additional data.