C.L.E.P

High Point University awards credit for Satisfactory results of national test programs including:
· CLEP general and subject areas
· DANTES exams
· AP exams
· CEEB Achievement Tests
· United States Armed Forces Institute Exams
· Armed Forces Services Courses

Permission to take the CLEP must be submitted in writing to the Ann Miller, Associate Registrar, once permission is granted you may register for the exam

CLEP Subject Sheets and registration packets are available at both campus locations.

Credit for Prior Learning

Download the Procedures Manual for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL).

High Point University recognizes that learning takes place in settings far different from the college classroom or laboratory.  The University will award Credit for Prior Learning for demonstrated learning resulting from professional, vocational, and other off-campus experiences gained prior to admission or during extended periods of time away from college, provided that the student can show a relationship between this learning and academic goals. It is not the experience itself, but the learning, that merits academic credit.

Credit by Examination

Credit by Examination is offered through 1) exams written and administered by University faculty, and 2) national test programs. A maximum of twenty-five percent of the 124 hours required for graduation may be earned by such exams. A maximum of six semester hours will be credited to the permanent transcript for each semester of full time enrollement at High Point University.

Credits awarded through University-administered examinations is subject to provisions, please see your advisor for more information.

Directed/Independent Study

Directed study is defined as the study of a catalog prescribed course content in which the student, usually due to a schedule conflict, is unable to attend a scheduled class. Please see your advisor for additional information.

Independent study is defined as the combined study, research, learning, and reporting that is done independently by a student on an agreed-upon topic with a professor who will be the student's supervisor and resource person.

In an Independent study, the student must delineate the topic, the direction(s), the depth to be explored, the various ramifications and limits, and the method and amount of reporting; and these factors must be agreed upon by all parties concerned (including the Vice President of Academic Affairs) before the study is officially approved. Please see your advisor for additional information.

Internship

An internship is a partnership between the University and an off-campus organization with a focus on the educational and career development of the student. Students who complete an internship obtain access to higher levels of management and expertise that would otherwise not be possible. For information about the internships program, visit: www.highpoint.edu/internships. Discuss your interest with your academic advisor or a faculty member from your major department. If you have questions or when you are ready to apply for an internship, contact Dr. Kelly Norton, Director of Experiential Learning and the High Point University Internship Program, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 336.841.9636.