Credit/No Credit: Proficiency Units

Dominican University of California honors units that are completed through assessment of prior learning. These courses receive proficiency units and are graded as 'P' for 'Pass'. Semester units are applied toward degree completion but do not earn quality points and are not factored into the cumulative grade point average. Some proficiency units may be used to fulfill requirements for the major, for Adult Degree Completion General Education, or for the CORE Curriculum. Others will satisfy elective requirements only. Proficiency unit sources are listed below. Degree requirements to which proficiency units may be applied and unit limits vary by academic major. See Credit for Prior Learning section for details regarding these unit limits:

Experiential Learning Portfolio
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Excelsior College Examination Program (Excelsior College, formerly ACT PEP or Regents)
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
Basic military service more than one year
Units recommended by ACE/PONSI
Advanced Placement credit (AP)
International Baccalaureate Examinations (IB)
Dominican University of California course challenge

Students must submit official required documentation to the Registrar's Office to receive credit for proficiency units.