Program Description
Students may demonstrate that they have met the objectives of a course through experience in the work place, foreign language proficiency, or some other process outside the conventional academic setting, by receiving a passing grade on an examination administered by the Department of World Languages. For the complete policy and academic regulations regarding Credit by Examination, please consult the Palomar College Catalog.
Credit by Examination is currently available for these courses:
Arabic 101, 102
Chinese 101, 102
French 101, 102
German 101, 102
Italian 101, 102
Japanese 101, 102
Spanish 101, 102
World Languages Credit by Exam Policies
- Students must be sixteen (16) or older to petition for Credit by Exam in the World Languages Department.
- Students are eligible to participate in Credit by Exam only one time per language per level (e.g., Span 101, Span 102, Germ 101). Students who have taken Credit by Exam in a previous semester are not able to retake that exam again.