HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA PROGRAM
The High School Equivalency Program, administered by the State Education Department
of New York, has established the following guidelines for granting of an equivalency diploma based on earned college credit:
A person who has not earned a high school diploma may be issued a New York
State High School Equivalency Diploma upon completion
of 24-credits as a recognized candidate for a college-level
degree or certificate at an approved institution.
The 24-credits must be earned in the following areas:
- Six credits in English Language Arts including writing, speaking, and reading
(literature)
- Three credits in Mathematics
- Three credits in Natural Science
- Three credits in Social Science
- Three credits in Humanities
- Six credits in courses related to the student’s major program of study.
All such students must meet all other general qualifications for admission
and demonstrate their ability to benefit from the
educational programs offered at the college through
satisfactory performance on a standardized exam.
Upon satisfactory completion of the specified 24-semes-ter hours of degree
applicable credit at Monroe, candidates should apply to New York State for the High School Equivalency Diploma
through the Registrar’s Office.
SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES
Students enrolled in pursuit of the New York State High School Equivalency
Diploma as associate degree candidates receive academic and support services through Monroe’s School of General
Studies.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Transfer credits may be awarded if appropriate and applicable to the program of study.
Transfer credit does not carry forward actual letter grades or count in the
student’s cumulative grade point average (GPA), but
does carry credit for the course(s).
In order to receive transfer credit, an official transcript must be sent by
the student’s prior institution(s) to the Office of
the Registrar.
Transfer students may be granted a waiver of the Placement Exam based on an
evaluation of their prior academic record.
CREDIT BY EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
Students may also meet some program requirements through college-level learning
acquired outside of the classroom in non-traditional
settings. Advanced standing credit will be awarded
upon evidence of satisfactory performance on external examinations.
The college grants credit as recommended by standard assessment guides, including
National Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction
(PONSI); The American Council on Education (ACE);
and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Standardized
Examinations (DANTES), including College-Level Examination
Program (CLEP) and Proficiency Examination Program
(ACT-PEP), and for professional certification exams
in the ACE exam guide. Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations
offered by the College Entrance Examination Board
(CEEB) taken in high school will also be considered.
