Credit is awarded only for higher level IB courses. A maximum of one year of credit may be earned through examination. Such credit does not count toward fulfillment of the residency requirement. Each supporting document is to be sent to the Dean of Freshmen and the Center for Academic Services and Support. A departmental examination may be taken for some courses offered by the College.
Some departments charge a fee for such examinations.
The appropriate department chair needs to be consulted to determine if a specific course can be taken by examination. Credit, but no grade, is normally awarded and recorded on the student's transcript. Foreign Language Test Students are assigned to their initial foreign language course by the Center for Academic Services and Support on the basis of a placement test which is usually taken during summer orientation. Students placing into the second intermediate level or higher of language are eligible for advanced placement credit upon successful completion of coursework at Loyola.