8. Students may not challenge a course that is a prerequisite to or which sequentially precedes a course or courses already completed. (For example, a student who takes MTH 110 could not request credit by examination for MTH 109).
9. A student cannot take credit by examination for any course for which he/she has received a W, I, C- or below, or AU grade on a college-level transcript at Marymount or elsewhere. (All official transcripts must be received by the Associate Registrar and Transfer Evaluator before the academic petition can be issued and the examination is taken).
Credit for Military Service
Students who provide documentation of a DD214 with honorable discharge or documentation of current active military service will be awarded 3 units of elective credit per full year equivalent of active-duty military service for a maximum of 15 units. The Health Education requirement will be waived. In addition, subject credit for American Council on Education (ACE) credit transcript recommendations may be considered by petition. Documentation must be submitted to the Office of Admission upon matriculation.
Credit for Prior Learning
Marymount California University recognizes that college-level learning takes place both in and out of the classroom. Proving prior learning outside of the classroom is called Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) and students at MCU have many avenues available to demonstrate their learning. Unit limits apply. Examples of credit for prior learning include:
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Evaluation of transfer credit (90 units maximum) AP or IB exams (30 units combined maximum) CLEP and DSST exams (30 units combined maximum) MCU credit by examination (15 units maximum) Portfolio review (30 units maximum) Course waiver (no units granted) Military service (15 units maximum) Prerequisite waiver (no units granted)
Refer to specific sections in the catalog or on the Marymount website for details.
Credit Hour
Students earn academic credit measured in semester units. An academic hour is defined as 50 minutes.
Undergraduate courses: • 1 semester unit = a minimum of 15 hours of “class time or direct faculty instruction” plus a minimum of 30 hours of out-of-class student work per 65