Admissions Policies and Procedures

Admission Requirements

Certificates

  1. Significant professional experience
  2. Cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (on 4.0 scale) or better on any prior academic work
  3. Submission of application form

Students who do not meet all of the above criteria may be admitted to the Online Programs upon approval by the Admissions Committee.

Associate of Science Degree

  1. Significant professional experience
  2. Cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (on 4.0 scale) or better on any prior academic work
  3. Submission of application form

Students who do not meet all of the above criteria may be admitted to the Online Programs upon approval by the Admissions Committee.

Bachelor of Science Degree

  1. Work experience of 5+ years, preferred with employer verification form and/or resume as supporting documentation
  2. Cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (on 4.0 scale) or better on all prior academic work
  3. Submission of application form

Students who do not meet all of the above criteria may be admitted to the Online Programs upon approval by the Admissions Committee.

Transfer Students

Transfer students pursuing a degree in the Online Programs will be required to complete at least eighteen hours in their major at Huntington University and satisfy the residency requirements for the degree level sought.

Admissions Procedures

Complete the following steps to apply to the program:

  1. Complete an application form (Online Programs Application Forms).
  2. Submit an official transcript from high school or GED if you have less than 24 college level credits. Submit an official transcript for each college or university you previously attended.
  3. Submit resume and/or employer verification form as supporting documentation of work experience of 5+ years.
  4. After transcript(s) has been received and evaluated by the Admissions Committee, work with an Admissions Counselor to finalize enrollment.
  5. Complete online orientation.

Students not interested in pursuing a degree will be classified as “Online Programs Special” students and will complete a short application form. Students in the Online Programs may not audit or visit online classes with the exception of TESOL and education classes. Students who audit or visit TESOL classes will not receive credit for those classes if they decide to purse the TESOL certificate or the Master of Education in TESOL degree at a later date.

Readmission to Online Programs

Online Programs students who withdraw from the Program and later wish to re-enroll should contact an Online Programs Admissions Counselor. The readmission decision will be based upon prior experience in the Program and the student’s current situation and motivation. Readmission will not be permitted until all outstanding financial obligations to the University are satisfied. Contact the Online Programs Office for further information.

CLEP and DSST

The University grants credit to enrolled students for subject examinations (not general exams) in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and for selected DSST exams. These exams may be taken at any open test center, including Huntington University, with the scores sent to the University. Certain institutionally administered tests are also given in subjects for which no national test is available. CLEP requires a three month (90 calendar days) waiting period to retake an exam; the DSST waiting period is also 90 days.

To receive university credit, the student must be enrolled or completing a program of study at Huntington University or a graduate from the University. Credit by examination for individuals who are not enrolled is held until they do enroll. No credit is awarded in a course for which credit has already been received. A CLEP exam may be used to repeat an unsuccessfully attempted course; however, the prior record, including the grade, is not altered. 

CLEP or DSST credit is not used in calculating the GPA, and it does not satisfy residency requirements for the major or the degree.

Students who transfer to Huntington University with CLEP or DSST credit from another institution shall have the credit reviewed by the CLEP director. Credit may be granted by the University based on the scores and the University’s current practice. Because institutions differ on the minimum score for which they may grant CLEP or DSST credit, students cannot assume that a score accepted by another institution will be sufficient to meet Huntington University’s minimum score for credit. 

Credit for Prior Learning

Huntington University recognizes and awards credit for substantiated learning that is attained outside the sponsorship of accredited postsecondary institutions. Credit is awarded only for knowledge gained, not for experience per se.

Assessing credit for prior learning acknowledges that adults have life experiences which result in intellectual and professional development. Some of these experiences may result in learning outcomes parallel to outcomes of college-level coursework.

Credits for documented learning (military, ACE or PONSI approved or by examination) may be earned without specific limits except that the major courses and designated core curriculum courses may be restricted.

Students will complete a credit for prior learning proposal form and submit the form to the registrar for review and approval. Upon approval, registered students seeking college credit for life experiences will be enrolled in a no-cost Portfolio Creation Guide using the university's LMS, Moodle. Students will also be assigned a subject matter expert as their faculty of record for the course, based upon the outline in the proposal form. The course will provide guidance on portfolio components, adult learning theory, and Bloom's Taxonomy to aid students in their portfolio creation. Students must prove master of the subject matter by successfully completing one of the activities outlined below:

  1. Meeting the assessment standards for either a "Sponsored Professional Training" (SPT) paper or a "Life Application Essay" (LAE) as part of the portfolio.
    • The portfolio will be evaluated by a subject matter expert 
  2. Demonstrating knowledge through an interview conducted by a subject matter expert.
  3. Demonstrating ability through live performance to a subject matter expert.

Students' submission of their portfolio or completion of the interview or live performance will be thoroughly reviewed by subject matter expert to show mastery of all content areas in equivalent coursework. After thorough review, subject matter expert will provide sufficient feedback supporting the decision to award or deny credit for equivalent course. Subject matter expert's review and feedback will be saved in student file. Students will be charged for the credit hours attempted at the time of submission of the portfolio or when the students schedule the interview or live performance with the subject matter expert.

Please contact the Online Programs office if you have questions about credit for prior learning.