What guidelines should be used to convert a continuing education course to a credit course?
The decision for a college to award academic credit for coursework taken on a noncredit basis is a local college decision, and each college should have a policy that satisfies the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The Coordinating Board staff recommends that an institution should not award academic credit for work taken on a non-credit basis without appropriate documentation that the non-credit coursework is equivalent to a designated credit experience. In such cases, the institution should document that the credit awarded for non-credit coursework represents collegiate coursework relevant to the degree, with the course content and level of instruction resulting in student competencies equivalent to those of students in the institution’s own degree programs and coursework taught by faculty members qualified to teach the appropriate degree level.
