In order to accommodate students who are near graduation and whose registration options are limited, in some cases SNL permits students who have completed Foundations of Adult Learning and activated their Academic Committees to propose an alternate competence for particular courses. Students may negotiate only one competence per course and must enroll in one of the competencies which are being offered for the course. All requests to faculty mentors for negotiated competencies must be received three weeks prior to the beginning of the quarter. Students who are interested in negotiating a competence must contact their faculty mentors before contacting the instructor. Materials for an essay assignment to be completed at home are mailed three weeks before the exam date.
Students return the at-home assignment when they take the second part of the exam on campus.
Students who are admitted to Weekend College are not eligible to take this exam. The exam is designed to assess grammar, mechanics, analytical, and organizational skills at an advanced level as well as the abilities to create an argument and to document sources. Exam results will be mailed to students approximately one month from the exam date. Reservations are required for this exam. Exam results will be mailed two weeks after the exam date.