Proficiency testing allows students to demonstrate knowledge and receive credit in courses as per Minnesota State Board of Education regulation 3500.2900. Applications for proficiency testing are accepted and processed according to the following guidelines only once each semester.
1. Conditions Under Which a Student May Apply for Proficiency Test
A student must have completed an out-of-school experience that has led to an unusual level of knowledge in a course or sequence of courses; e.g., attending a language camp, seminar or employment experiences.
2. Timelines for Proficiency Testing Opportunities
Student obtains application form in the Guidance Office. Application must be submitted no later than the fifth week of the semester.
- Counselor will determine whether the applicant has met the necessary criteria. If so, the counselor will pass the information to the department coordinator.
- The department coordinator or designee will contact the student and complete testing arrangements. Testing should be completed by the end of the thirteenth week of the semester.
3. Proficiency Testing Opportunities Which Are Not Available
- Obtaining credit in a course below the student’s level of appropriate placement as determined by the department; e.g., credit in Basic Math when Algebra is the appropriate placement.
- Obtaining credit for experience having no correlation with a course in the Registration Guide; e.g., credit for figure skating.
- Obtaining credit in Independent Study, since there are no standard-learner outcomes.
- Obtaining credit in a course provided exclusively to students with an Individual Education Plan.