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Rush Medical College: Credit by Examination
A student who passes a proficiency examination at Rush University will earn academic credit toward the degree. Information that is posted on the transcript is the course prefix and number, title, and a grade of “K.” A transcript guide that accompanies all transcripts issued by the Office of the Registrar explains that the K grade means credit was earned through proficiency examination.
The Graduate College: Proficiency Exams
Students can proficiency out of any subject or course the division deems necessary. Such a proficiency exam must establish objective criteria and provide a proficiency exam that is suitable for the level of the course. The division will keep a copy of the exam in the student's file. Passing a proficiency exam given by a division will appear on the student's Rush transcript as a course passed for that division and the record of such must be transmitted to the Office of the Registrar to be official. There will be no tuition charged for proficiency credit.
College of Health Sciences: Credit by Examination
Some programs within the College may offer credit by examination for certain courses. A student who passes a department proficiency examination at Rush University may earn academic credit towards the degree offered by that department. Credit awarded will equal the credit value of the course as listed in the current Rush University Catalog. Information posted on the transcript for credit earned by examination using this mechanism will be the course prefix and number, title, credit value, and a “K” grade. A transcript guide that accompanies all transcripts issued by the Office of the Registrar explains that the “K” grade indicates that credit was earned through successful completion of a proficiency examination. Credit for the course will appear in the student's quarterly and cumulative totals as credit earned. Credit earned by this mechanism will not be used in calculating the student's grade point average (GPA).
College of Nursing: Credit by Examination
A student who passes a proficiency examination at Rush will earn academic credit toward the degree. The credit will equal the credit value of the course as listed in the current Rush University Catalog. Information that is posted on the transcript is the course prefix and number, title, credit value and “K” grade. A transcript guide that accompanies all transcripts issued by the Office of the Registrar explains that the “K” grade means credit was earned through proficiency examination. Credit for the course will appear in the quarterly and cumulative totals as credit earned. The credit is not calculated into the student's GPA. A fee for the examination is assessed based on the number of credits assigned to the course. The credit by examination process is initiated through the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Nursing.
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