COLLEGE CREDIT RECOMMENDATIONS

Are you pursuing a college degree or thinking of enrolling in a degree program? You may be able to earn college credit for successful completion of this course. As part of the New York Regents National Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction, this course was evaluated by a team of subject matter experts and found comparable to college instruction.

The National Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction (National PONSI) was established by the New York State Board of Regents in 1973 as part of their commitment to increasing access to higher education for adults. National PONSI evaluates formal courses sponsored by noncollegiate organizations throughout the United States and makes recommendations on their comparability to college-level courses. Descriptions of courses that have been recommended for credit at the undergraduate or graduate level are published in CCR Online (the online successor to the Program's print Directory, College Credit Recommendations),  which is used by colleges and universities nationwide as a guide in granting credit to individuals who have successfully completed the courses described in it.

The fact that this course has been favorably evaluated does not mean that you are automatically awarded credit upon completing it. The credit recommendation for this course is just that - a "recommendation." Academic institutions are free to accept, reject, or modify it. You will not have received credit for this course until a college or university that you apply to awards you credit and puts it on a transcript. If credit is to be awarded, this course must be applicable in some way to your program of study at the college and must not duplicate a course that you have already taken.

How do you take the first step toward obtaining credit? If you are already enrolled in a college degree program, talk with your faculty advisor about receiving credit for this course. If you are not enrolled, you should apply for credit at the same time you formally apply for admission to a degree program. In either case, you will need to provide the college with official verification of successful course completion. At your request, we will send a college an official record of your course work.

You may have taken other courses here that are recommended for college credit. For more information contact:

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If you encounter difficulties in obtaining credit for this course because the college is not familiar with National PONSI or because it has not established a policy on awarding credit for noncollegiate course work, get in touch with the organization representative indicated above or with the National Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction, Education Building Addition, Room 975, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234, Tel. 518-486-2070, Fax 518-486-1853, or e-mail natponsi@mail.nysed.gov . The Director of National PONSI will be happy to send a letter of introduction about the Program to college officials on your behalf.