Title: #V-8. Conversion of
Non-Credit to Credit
Date: March 18, 2010
In accordance with Series 3 of the WV
Council for Community and Technical College Education, West Virginia University
at Parkersburg will recognize vocational or technical training completed at
certain businesses and other institutions to convert their non-credit training
hours into college-level credit hours using the following procedures:
A. Options for Awarding Credit:
1.
If a non-credit course is delivered utilizing the same competencies and
number of contact hours as an existing college-level course and the competences
have been met, it may be granted that course number.
2.
Non-credit hours converted to college-level credit hours may be applied
to the Certificate in Technical Studies, Board of Governors
3.
WVU at Parkersburg’s Work Force Development (WFD) designation with
institutional course numbering may be utilized to identify courses to be
converted from non-credit to college-level credit.
4.
Competency levels of appropriate noncredit courses may be compared to
required general education course competencies to determine academic credit to
be awarded through an assessment appropriate for the discipline as determined
by WVU at Parkersburg’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs or designee.
5.
The actual awarding of college equivalent credit is made by WVU at
Parkersburg’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
B. Credit Conversion Formulas:
1.
For lecture courses, conversion of non-credit to college-level credit
hours will be no less than 15:1 contact to credit hour.
2.
For laboratory hours, conversion of non-credit to college-level credit
hours will be no less than 30:1 contact to credit hour.
3.
For on-the-job training activity, conversion of non-credit to
college-level credit hours will be no less than 160:1 contact to credit hours.
4.
For those courses delivered through an accelerated format and mastery of
equivalent course competencies are documented such as with industry, state, or
national certification, the contact to credit hour requirement may be waived.
C. Information Required for the Conversion
Process
For
each non-credit course or program being considered for college-level credit, the
following information will be compiled:
1.
Course title: Listing of the full title of the course
2.
Credit hours: The number of academic credit hours to be awarded
3.
Contact hours: Actual number of course hours
4.
Topic description: Brief overview of the topic
5.
Competencies: Listing of competencies to be taught
6.
Outline: Listing of the content to be covered in the course
7.
Learning Resources: Listing of textbooks, handouts and other
instructional material
8.
Suggested Method of Instruction: Instructor’s methodology and mode of
instruction
9.
Methods of Evaluation/Grading: Listing of activities, assignments and
assessments that will be utilized to determine the grade
10.
An assessment will be used to document prior skill level attainment for
the proposed college credit course.