Credit by Special Examination: A student may be awarded a total of 32 semester hours for Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations, or a combination thereof for achievement in prior learning. Students interested in AP, CLEP or IB credit must submit official test scores for evaluation to the Chief Academic Officer prior to the add/drop period of the student’s initial semester of attendance. Once that evaluation has been completed, the student and Registrar’s Office will be notified of the credit awarded. The Registrar’s Office will enter the credit onto the student’s official transcript. Score reports received after the add/drop period of the student’s initial semester of attendance at Bethany College may be awarded as elective credit.
Full-time Bethany students may take courses at any of the other KICA Academic Program institutions without the payment of additional tuition fees during regular semesters. Experience Based Education (EBE) Program – Internship Credit (EB297/397), Variable Credit Experience-Based Education (EBE) is an academic program of Bethany College that enables students to earn college credit while doing hands-on research in professional experiences outside the classroom. The EBE program is housed within Bethany College’s Path to Your Purpose office and is directed by the Director of Path to Your Purpose. EBE is an intentionally flexible program. As such, there are many different types of EBEs: internships; practicums; observing/shadowing a professional in the field; completing a service learning project throughout the semester; conducting undergraduate research; and/or studying abroad. The primary goals of the EBE program are to encourage students to engage in experiential research and vocational discernment through professional experiences in their potential career fields; to aid students in expanding their professional networks; to encourage students to engage in vocationally-focused learning that bolsters their resume; to increase students’ likelihood of achieving gainful employment after graduation; and to guide students through a process of seeking their unique sense of purpose.
Advanced Placement (AP) credit is offered by some high schools through special college-level courses based on a program of study developed by the College Entrance Examination Board. Examinations in such programs are administered in mid-May in such high schools and other test centers nationally. Advanced Placement examinations vary according to content. At Bethany College, credit is awarded for grades of 3, 4, or 5. College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations vary in title according to content. CLEP examinations, available at over 1,400 test centers, are administered on a continuing basis. Subject examinations are awarded credit at Bethany College on the basis of the minimum scores recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE).
Students enrolled in an EBE course earn 1 hour of academic credit for every 40 hours logged at the worksite (or working for their EBE supervisor). A maximum of 6 credits can be earned during a semester (Fall, Spring); 12 credits during the summer; and 3 credits during a May Term. (Study abroad opportunities may allow for exceptions to these general credit limitations.) Students decide how many credits they wish to obtain regardless of the course number (EB297, EB397). Keep in mind that EBEs are designed to enhance your residential college experience, not replace it.
International Baccalaureate Program (IB) credit is granted at Bethany College for Higher Level examination scores of 4 or higher and for Standard Level examination scores of 5 or higher in all International Baccalaureate subjects to a maximum of 32 semester hours of combined CLEP, AP, and IB credit. Credit and course equivalencies granted are usually the same as the introductory course in a discipline. Subsidiary level courses do not receive any credit or placement.
Students may carry a maximum of 15 credit hours earned via the EBE program toward graduation, no more than 3 credit hours of which may be from EB397.
OFF-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES Courses, Trips, Internships
In order to enroll in an EBE, students must complete the EBE Application and read the EBE Handbook, both of which can be found on Handshake or obtained by contacting the Director of Path to your Purpose. Students whose EBE Applications are approved will have their enrollment in EB297/EB397 confirmed by the Director of Path to Your Purpose. The Director of Path to Your Purpose also serves as the instructor and evaluator for all EBE courses. EBEs are evaluated on a Pass/Fail grading system. (Students enrolled in EB397 will also need to secure a faculty advisor who is qualified supervise their additional upper-level project.)
KICA Academic Program Courses. Bethany College is joined with six other church-related liberal arts colleges (Bethel, Kansas Wesleyan, McPherson, Sterling, Tabor and Central Christian) in the Academic Programs offered by the Kansas Independent College Association (KICA). Courses in special education, secondary teacher education, and athletic training are taught at a central location for the Academic Program institutions in McPherson, Kansas.
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