ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL
SECTION TITLE
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE COURSE
CHALLENGE EXAM PROGRAM
BASED ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ RULE AND TITLE
6Hx7-10.10 Requirements for Graduation and Issuance of Degrees, Diplomas and
Certificates
NUMBER
11-0105
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1 OF 3
DATE REVISED
April 16, 2013
Purpose
To describe procedures for the Florida State College’s College Course Challenge Exam (CCCE) Program.
Procedure
A. The College Course Challenge Exam program consists of examinations created by Florida State
College faculty to sufficiently document learning outcomes for awarding course credit upon a
student’s successful completion of the exam. Challenge Exams are only used for courses for which a
national standardized examination does not exist.
B. Challenge Exams are administered in two ways. Exams that lend themselves to written testing are
administered by campus Assessment and Certification Centers similar to national standardized exams.
Assessments that are performance oriented, and require direct faculty observation, are administered by
appropriately credentialed faculty members. Exams for distance learning students may be administered
via remote site testing at approved testing centers and locations globally.
C. Challenge Exams are initiated by faculty and approved by the Vice President of the College. The
College Assessment and Certification Centers will maintain a list of approved exams and exam
expiration dates on its website. Students interested in taking a Challenge Exam may obtain
information from any Campus Assessment and Certification Center.
D. Fees for Challenge Exams are established by the Board of Trustees.
E. Procedures to Establish a Challenge Exam
1. The originating faculty member(s) develops the exam and scoring procedures and submits it to the
appropriate instructional dean using the CCCE New Examination Approval Form, for program
accreditation or other requirements, the faculty member(s) developing the exam may designate that
the exam be administered only to students approved to take the exam by the appropriate program
manager or dean.
2. The Dean notifies faculty members within the appropriate discipline of the proposed new
Challenge Exam and establishes a faculty review period of no less than 10 college working days.
3. During the review period, the Dean makes the new exam available to faculty within the discipline
and considers their input and comments.
4. The Dean signs the new exam approval form verifying that the faculty review process has been
completed and, based upon the faculty input, decides to forward or reject the new Challenge
Exam.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL
SECTION TITLE
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE COURSE
CHALLENGE EXAM PROGRAM
BASED ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ RULE AND TITLE
6Hx7-10.10 Requirements for Graduation and Issuance of Degrees, Diplomas and
Certificates
NUMBER
11-0105
PAGE
2 OF 3
DATE REVISED
April 16, 2013
5. If the new Challenge Exam is rejected, the originating faculty is notified. If it is accepted, the Dean
forwards the form to the appropriate district academic administrator.
6. If approved by the appropriate district academic administrator, a copy of the proposed exam is
submitted to the College Provost for final approval. The Vice President of the College’s office will
transmit approved exams to the appropriate Assessment and Certification Center Manager for
implementation.
7. Challenge Exams are approved for a period of 3 years. When posting the exam to the Assessment
and Certification website, the expiration date of the exam will also be posted.
8. Assessment Centers are responsible for administering the Challenge Exams. The Assessment
Centers will notify the Vice President of the College if a Challenge Exam is due to expire at least
six months prior to the date of expiration.
F. Procedures for Students to Take A Challenge Exam
1. Students identify the Challenge Exam they want to attempt from the list posted on the Assessment
and Certification Center website.
2. Student contacts a campus Assessment and Certification Center to schedule the examination.
3. If the exam requires departmental approval prior to administration, the Assessment Center will
notify the student and it will be the student’s responsibility to secure departmental approval.
4. Student will be instructed with details of when and where to complete the examination.
5. If the student is not successful on the exam, retesting may be done following a six month waiting
period.
G. Process for Grading and Recording of Challenge Exam Grades
1. Completed exams are submitted by the Assessment Center to the appropriate department for
evaluation and grading. Grade reports from the department must be signed by the appropriate
program manager or associate dean and returned to the Assessment Center.
2. Challenge examinations are graded with the letter grades A, B or C. Grades below C are
considered failing and are not recorded on the student’s transcript.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL
SECTION TITLE
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE COURSE
CHALLENGE EXAM PROGRAM
BASED ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ RULE AND TITLE
6Hx7-10.10 Requirements for Graduation and Issuance of Degrees, Diplomas and
Certificates
NUMBER
11-0105
PAGE
3 OF 3
DATE REVISED
April 16, 2013
3. The Assessment Center will inform the student of his or her grade.
4. The grade report will be signed by the Assessment Center Manager and transmitted to the College
registrar.
5. Only the results of passing scores (A, B or C) will be placed on the student's transcript.
6. The completed score report will be imaged to the student’s record.
Adopted Date: November 2, 1987
Revision Date: April 16, 2013