Challenge Examination

A student who has had previous education or who believes course content has been mastered is eligible to apply for a challenge examination. A student wishing to challenge a course may do so prior to or within the first three (3) weeks of the course. A student must be currently enrolled at Mount Aloysius College to be eligible for in-house examinations.

NOTE: The College retains the right to determine which courses may or may not be challenged.

Procedures for Challenge Examination:

1. Course to be challenged must be listed in the current catalog and must be approved by the Department Chairperson and the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs;
2. Challenge Form must be secured from the Office of the Registrar;
3. A $100 fee must be paid to Controller's Office and noted as "PAID" on the Challenge Form;
4. Challenge Form must be presented to the instructor responsible for the course to be challenged;
5. A challenge examination for credit may be taken only once;
6. The standard of performance required to merit a "P" grade is determined by the instructor responsible for the course;
7. "P" will be indicated on the student's transcript, but the "P" and number of credits will not be computed into the quality point average.