E&T Recorder's Office Reference Guide

Office of the Recorder: Reference Guide

Special Credit Form

Information about Special Credit | How to Fill Out the Form

Special Credit Form Diagram

How to Fill Out this Form

Student’sfull name
Student’s 10-digit university ID number
Campus awarding credit = IN
Campus = IN
School = EGTC
Date the credit was awarded
Dept = Course identifier (E.g. CIT, ART, ECET, ECE, etc.)
Crse = Course number/catalog number (E.g. 105, 201, 207, etc.)
Cr Hrs = Number of credit hours the student is awarded
Grade = Circle either A or S
Your department may award the grade:
A if deemed outstanding
S if deemed satisfactory
Enter either By Credentials or By Exam
Semester and year the student is to be awarded special credit
Examiner or Academic Advisor’s signature
Department chair’s signature
Dean’s signature

Special Credit / Credit by Examination
In some cases, departments allow students to receive course credit based on demonstration of proficiency in a particular discipline. This may be a special skill the student picked up or through his/her job.
Where departments provide this option, students typically sit for an exam or complete an assignment that shows the level of skill in the specific area. The department may grade the work A if it is deemed outstanding or S if it is Satisfactory.

The department/academic advisor initiates, completes and submits the Special Credit form with supporting documentation to the Recorder’s Office if the student receives special credit.
The Dean signs off on the form and the form is forwarded to the Registrar to load the credit to the student’s transcript.
The Registrar provides information used by the Office of the Bursar to determine if the student is required to pay for the credit and at what amount.
As with any change to the academic record, the student will receive a confirmation of the change in the mail.

Any credit awarded through this option appears on the transcript with the heading "Indiana University Special Credit" with the course information and grade. This work is not assigned to a particular semester. The heading will be the same even if the student is enrolled in a program that will result in a Purdue University degree or if the course is offered by one of the Purdue schools at IUPUI.
Some departments require that a student take additional, more advanced courses in the discipline before awarding the introductory or lower level credit.
In other cases, the department may simply waive the requirement that the student take the course. This means no credit is awarded and that the student takes some other course instead to meet the overall requirements for the degree.

Assessment of Fees
If the credit is awarded as a result of credentials or experience, the fee will be assessed at the nominal rate per credit hour, not to exceed the 5-hour rate.
If the credit is awarded as the result of an examination and the student is:

A beginning student within the first three semesters following matriculation,* then there is no charge.
A first semester* transfer student, then there is a nominal fee per credit hour.
If neither of the above, then the standard credit hour resident or nonresident rate will be assessed.

*The date used to determine the student’s status is the date when the Special Credit form is processed in the offices of the Bursar and Registrar. Current fees (as appropriate) are charged in cases where the examination was taken in a preceding year. Special Credit forms expire six months from the date of issue.