Leading the Way - New York State Association for College Admission Counseling

Section V. Advanced Standing Students and the Awarding of Credit

1. will design placement, credit, and exemption policies to augment educational placement opportunities, not to recruit students.
2. will evaluate student competency through the use of validated methods and techniques.
3. will define and publish in the institutions' preadmission information the policies and procedures for granting credit.
4. will evaluate previously earned credit, published by the admitting college or university, in a manner which ensures the integrity of academic standards as well as the principle of fairness to the students.

1. will alert students to the full implications of college and university placement, credit, and exemption policies with regard to their educational planning and goals.
2. will make students aware of the importance of accreditation.
3. will make students aware of the possibilities of earning credit through both nontraditional educational experiences and examinations and alternative methods of instruction.

1. will alert students to the full implications of college and university placement, credit, and exemption policies with regard to their educational planning and goals.
2. will make students aware of the importance of accreditation.
3. will make students aware of the possibilities of earning credit through both nontraditional educational experiences and examinations and alternative methods of instruction.

D. All other members providing admission counseling services to students agree to adhere to the principles in this Statement.