Credit from Non-Degree Programs/Courses and Professional Certifications
Hours earned in a Vernon College non-degree program/course or through professional certification may be converted to semester hour credit provided the following conditions are met: the credit awarded must apply to the student’s declared major; the amount of credit awarded is clearly stated and is in accordance with commonly accepted good practice; the course outcomes and competencies must be equivalent; the course must have been taught by a qualified faculty member; and decisions regarding the awarding of credits and the determination of such credits will be made by qualified faculty members and the Dean of Instructional Services.
Students concurrently enrolled in courses taught for both credit and continuing education may convert fifty (50%) percent of their technical course work from continuing education to credit. Conversion must be requested within five years after the last course is completed. No more than four (4) semester hours for a credit certificate of 29 or less hours and no more than eight (8) semester hours for a credit certificate over 30 hours or a degree may be converted to semester hour credit through professional certification except in the case of Emergency Medical Technology Paramedic Certificate Program in which case a maximum of nineteen (19) semester hours may be awarded. Prior training hours must be equal to Vernon Colleges EMS classroom/clinical hours. All prior training will be evaluated by the EMS Coordinator prior to approval. A $25.00 fee is charged for each course recorded to an academic transcript.