and documentation will be eligible to     choose. Eligibility requirements and       TESTING FOR CREDIT  receive credit in the following courses:  information about this program can be      OPTIONS                                            found on the SIC’s website by typing in  Policy Patrol Procedures                  “Career and Technical Education Dual       The College shall, upon request, grant                                            Credit Program” on the search option.      credit to a student who demonstrates  	 CRJ 117	       3 semester hours         For additional information, contact        proficiency in a subject by performance                                            the High School Recruiter and Dual         on an approved examination, e.g.,  Criminal Law II  3 semester hours         Credit Coordinator at ext. 2245, or the    College Level Advanced Placement  	 CRJ 211	                                Academic Services Office at ext. 2251.     (CLEP), Advanced Placement (AP),                                                                                       or International Baccalaureate (IB),  Internship       3 semester hours         State Seal of Biliteracy Award             provided however, that such student  	 CRJ 216	                                (9023.1)                                   shall not be granted more than 29                                                                                       semester credit hours by examination,  Early College Program For High            If a student enrolls in Southeastern       with maximum amount of 15 semester  School Students (9002.6)                  Illinois College and has been awarded      credit hours from IB; and such student                                            the State Seal of Biliteracy from his      shall successfully complete at least 15  The Early College Program allows          or her high school, then the student       semester credit hours at the College  eligible high school students the         must provide a copy of the high school     before credit based on an examination  opportunity to complete a number          transcript with proof of this award. This  will be granted.  of college courses while still in high    award will equate to two (2) years of  school, giving them a head start on a     foreign language coursework previously     Advanced Placement Credit (AP)  college degree and saving substantial     taken at the student’s respective high  dollars on college tuition. High school   school. Southeastern offers only           AP Credit is awarded to students who  students residing in the Southeastern     Spanish foreign language courses           achieve a minimum test score of three  Illinois College District who have        therefore, credit would be awarded for     (3) on the Advanced Placement Test  completed their freshman year of high     Spanish.                                   administered upon completion of the  school are eligible to apply for the                                                 12th year of an enriched curriculum  Early College Program (ECP). Students     Criteria for Spanish course credit via     offered at local high schools in  accepted into the ECP will receive a      State Seal of Biliteracy:                  conjunction with Educational Testing  partial tuition waiver; however, fees                                                Service, The College Board, AP Exams,  and other associated course expenses,          a.	 Students must request course      PO Box 6671, Princeton, NJ 08541.  including textbooks, must be paid by                credit for their seal within  the student. Courses that fall within               the first academic year at            1.	 Students who take an  the ECP are baccalaureate transfer                  Southeastern.                              Advanced Placement Exam at  courses and online career and technical                                                        their high school after taking  education courses. If approved by the          b.	 Students must submit a copy                 an Advanced Placement  high school, courses may be taken for               of their high school transcript            Course must have their  dual credit, which allows students to               providing proof of the seal                Advanced Placement scores  receive high school credit as well as               of biliteracy to the Associate             sent to Southeastern Illinois  college credit. Courses may also be                 Dean of Enrollment Services.               College in order to have  taken as dual enrollment courses with                                                          the credit posted on their  only college credit being earned. For          c.	 To receive Spanish course                   Southeastern Illinois College  additional information on the ECP,                  credit via the State Seal of               transcript.  contact the High School Recruiter and               Biliteracy award the student  Dual Credit Coordinator at ext. 2245, or            must prove via their transcript       2.	 For credit earned, the course,  the Enrollment Services Office at ext.              that they successfully                     number of semester hours,  2440 or 4120. Eligibility requirements              completed courses in Spanish.              and the score are affixed to  and the full ECP policy (9002.6) can                                                           the official college transcript.  be found on the SIC website by typing          d.	 Successful completion of                    Advanced Placement Credit is  in Early College Program in the search              the course means the student               added to the student’s semester  option.                                             received an A or B in Spanish              hours but is not calculated in                                                      I and Spanish II in high school            the student’s overall grade  Career and Technical Education Dual                 to receive credit for SPAN                 point average.  Credit                                              121. The student should have                                                      received an A or B in Spanish         3.	 Advanced Placement Credit  Southeastern offers a variety of                    III and Spanish IV to receive              will be affixed to the official  career and technical education (CTE)                credit for SPAN 122.                       college transcript when the  courses for dual credit, which means                                                           student has successfully  that students receive both high school         e.	 Credit awarded for the State                completed one semester (one  and college credit for these courses.               Seal of Biliteracy will be                 or more classes) of college  Some programs are offered on SIC’s                  recorded on the student’s                  coursework at Southeastern  campus, while others are available                  official transcript.                       Illinois College.  in the local high schools. Courses  in welding, diesel technology, and  information technology are some of  the options from which students may    26