Pellissippi State Credit by Examination

Students who believe their prior academic or work experience fulfills requirements for a particular course may request permission to receive credit for the course through taking an examination in lieu of attending the course. The Pellissippi State Credit Exam fee is $25.

Requirements

• Minimum high school or college GPA of 2.5
• Submit Credit by Examination Form
• $25 non-refundable fee prior to taking exam
• Deadline for fall semester is September 15
• Deadline for spring semester is February 15

Procedures

1. The student selects the appropriate request form below and fill it out.
2. The student submits the form, which will route it to the department dean.
3. Department dean reviews request, approves or denies request, and informs student of decision.
4. If request is approved, the dean will provide instructions for paying testing fee at the Cashier’s office.
5. After fee payment, the student can take the test.
6. Test is returned to department office and evaluated by a committee of department faculty.
7. The dean sends exam and completed Credit by Exam form to vice president of Academic Affairs, who approves or denies granting of credit, then sends packet to the Records Office.
8. The Records office verifies that the fee payment has been received for course, records the credit, and notifies the student.

Below you will find a list of the courses for which exams for credit are given.

Subject Area	Pellissippi State Course		Credit Hours Awarded
COMPOSITION	ENGL 1010	English Composition I	3
	ENGL 1020	English Composition II	3
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY	ENST 1370	Manufacturing Processes	3
	ENST 1340	Machine Tool Technology	3
	METC 1310	Statics with Applications	3
	METC 2310	Strength of Materials	3
	ENST 1351	GD & T	3
MATH	MATH 1010	Math for General Studies	3
	MATH 1030	Introduction of College Mathematics	3
	MATH 1130	College Algebra	3
	MATH 1530	Introductory Statistics	3
	MATH 1710	Precalculus Algebra	3
	MATH 1720	Precalculus Trigonometry	3
	MATH 1730	Precalculus	5
	MATH 1830	Basic Calculus & Modeling	4
	MATH 1910	Calculus I	4
BUSINESS	ADMN 1311	Word Processing I	3
	ADMN 1313	Spreadsheet Applications	3
	HCMT 1010	Medical Terminology I	3
	HCMT 1020	Medical Terminology II	3
	CITC 1310/1110	Programming I & Lab	4
	CITC 1320	A+ Hardware and Software	3
	CITC 1302/1102	Introduction to Networking & Lab	4
	CITC 1330	Microsoft Desktop OS	3
	CITC 1303	Database Concepts	3
	CITC 2326	Network Security	3
	SOCIAL SCIENCE	ANTH 1130	Introduction to Physical Anthropology	3
		ANTH 1430	Prehistoric Archaeology	3
ANTH 1230		Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3
PSYC 1030		General Psychology	3
NATURAL SCIENCES	BIOL 1110	General Biology I	4
	BIOL 1120	General Biology II	4
	BIOL 2400	Principles of Nutrition	3
	CHEM 1010	Principles of Chemistry	4
	CHEM 1110	General Chemistry I	4
	CHEM 1120	General Chemistry II	4
LIBERAL ARTS	FREN 1010	Beginning French I	3
	FREN 1020	Beginning French II	3
	FREN 2010	Intermediate French I	3
	FREN 2020	Intermediate French II	3
	GERM 1010	Beginning German I	3
	GERM 1020	Beginning German II	3
	GERM 2010	Intermediate German I	3
	GERM 2020	Intermediate German II	3
	MUS 1030	Music Appreciation	3
	MUS 1027	Class Piano I	3
	MUS 1127	Class Piano II	3
	SPAN 1010	Beginning Spanish I	3
	SPAN 1020	Beginning Spanish II	3
	SPAN 2010	Intermediate Spanish I	3
	SPAN 2020	Intermediate Spanish II	3
WELDING TECHNOLOGY Credit for Welding may be awarded on a case-by-case basis based on demonstration of skills.  Please contact Brock Evans, btevans@pstcc.edu.	WELD	Welding	N/A