Students rarely choose to use challenge option
By: James Jiang
Issue date: 12/2/08 Section: News
As students choose their classes for next semester, many consider the time demands and the expense of certain easy classes to be a waste. There is a way to earn credit in a course without attending the class; students can challenge a course.
According to Eastern New Mexico University's course challenging policy students can challenge courses with the permission of the professor who can require the student to take an exam, do projects, writing assignments or several different measures of course competency.
To challenge a course, consult with the instructor of that course and the department chair. Though, they may require you to produce materials demonstrating preparation in the area to be challenged or evidence of prior course work.
The next step is to secure a memo authorizing the challenge, which needs to be signed by dean, the instructor and chair, then go to the cashier to pay the challenge fee.
Once the $15 per credit hour fee is paid, you can take the challenge exam and try to earn a C or better. No grade will appear on the transcript, but satisfactory credit will be given if the test is passed
"I think this (is a) policy that most schools should have, because … if they know enough to pass the class, why go to the class?" said Jacob Jones, an accounting major at ENMU.
According to Sue Stockly, a professor in the college of business, course challenging is good for those students who already know the material that will be covered in the course.
According to the course challenging policy, there are several things a student must know when challenging a course. Only a maximum of 21 credits can be earned through course challenging.
Students can challenge a course they are currently enrolled in or if they attended the course for more than four weeks. The policy reads that, "Normally, a student will not be allowed to change a course if a higher-level course has already been taken and passed."
Students can also try to challenge the same course a second time if their first challenge was unsuccessful, but they must pay the fee again and take a different test.
According to Eastern New Mexico University's course challenging policy students can challenge courses with the permission of the professor who can require the student to take an exam, do projects, writing assignments or several different measures of course competency.
To challenge a course, consult with the instructor of that course and the department chair. Though, they may require you to produce materials demonstrating preparation in the area to be challenged or evidence of prior course work.
The next step is to secure a memo authorizing the challenge, which needs to be signed by dean, the instructor and chair, then go to the cashier to pay the challenge fee.
Once the $15 per credit hour fee is paid, you can take the challenge exam and try to earn a C or better. No grade will appear on the transcript, but satisfactory credit will be given if the test is passed
"I think this (is a) policy that most schools should have, because … if they know enough to pass the class, why go to the class?" said Jacob Jones, an accounting major at ENMU.
According to Sue Stockly, a professor in the college of business, course challenging is good for those students who already know the material that will be covered in the course.
According to the course challenging policy, there are several things a student must know when challenging a course. Only a maximum of 21 credits can be earned through course challenging.
Students can challenge a course they are currently enrolled in or if they attended the course for more than four weeks. The policy reads that, "Normally, a student will not be allowed to change a course if a higher-level course has already been taken and passed."
Students can also try to challenge the same course a second time if their first challenge was unsuccessful, but they must pay the fee again and take a different test.