The Senate of The Michigan College of Mining and Technology
PROPOSAL 2-60
CREDIT OR WAIVER OF PREREQUISITES FOR ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL WORK
WHEREAS the Senate recognizes that certain students may have acquired academic abilities in subject-matter fields by prior study or by work done at other institutions, laboratories, and research institutes,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The following broad policy be adopted as a means of recognizing such abilities:
Credit, or waiver of prerequisites, may be granted for academic or professional work provided that:
- the work demonstrates superior achievement in a program such as the Advanced Placement Program administered by the College Entrance Examination Board, or
- the work was approved in advance by the head of a department as part of the student's degree program, and/or the work was done under the direction of a member of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology faculty or under the supervision of the faculty or staff of a university, laboratory, research institute, or government agency carrying on a comparable professional program.
Proposal Approved by Senate: 9 November 1960