Exemption Testing

If circumstantial evidence, such as experiential learning, indicates the probability of special technical aptitude or knowledge on the part of the petitioning student, a written, oral, and/or performance examination can be given. The following exemption tests are administered by appointment for persons wishing to establish credit by examination in one or more of the following subjects:

ALHS 1011 – Structure and Function of the Human Body (Only Available on FCC and WCC)
ALHS 1040* -Introduction to Health Care (Only Available on FCC and WCC) – (*ALHS 1040 is a two-part test. The tester will take the written portion first. If he/ she is successful, an appointment will be made for the tester to complete physical checkoffs, the second portion of the test. In addition, the tester must present a valid CPR card during testing.)
ALHS 1090 -Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences (Only Available on FCC and WCC)
MATH 1011 – Business Math (bring a calculator)
MATH 1012 – Foundations of Mathematics (bring a calculator)
MATH 1013 – Algebraic Concepts (bring a calculator)

Exemption of other courses may be available upon request (see advisor). Be aware that a significant amount of course knowledge is needed to pass the exams with 80% which is required to receive credit for the course. If 80% is achieved, the student will receive an “EX” as the grade, indicating that he/she received the credit through an exemption test. The “EX” carries no grade points, but the number of credit hours normally assigned to the course will be awarded.

The following rules apply to those wishing to establish credit by examination (exemption test):

A person who wishes to take an exemption test must make an appointment in advance by calling Adi Baxter.
A student must be accepted or currently enrolled at GNTC to register for an exemption test;
A student may not change any existing grade on his/her transcript by taking an exemption test;
A student has one opportunity to pass an exemption test per available course. If he/she fails to pass the exemption test on the first try, he/she may not repeat the test later for a second try;
Each test costs 25% of tuition per credit hour of the course, payable at the GNTC Office of Administrative Services, at the time of testing. Payment may be by cash, check, or debit/ credit card.

Competency Testing

Competency tests are administered by appointment for persons wishing to establish credit for courses they have taken, for which they received a grade of “C” or better, but have exceeded the course validity limit. Course validity limits for Health Technologies and Nursing and Allied Health Technologies programs can be found in our catalog. These courses may be transfer courses or courses taken at GNTC. The competency test establishes that they still retain aptitude in that subject.

The following rules apply to the student wishing to take a Competency Test:

A student must have the course(s) in question first verified that a competency test is necessary by calling Adi Baxter.

Once a course is confirmed as having exceeded its validity, a student must register to take the test;

A student must be accepted or currently enrolled at GNTC to register for a competency test;

A student may not change any existing grade on his/her transcript by taking a competency test;

A student has only one opportunity to pass a competency test per available course. If he/she fails to pass the competency test on the first try, he/she may not challenge the test later for a second try;

Each test costs 25% of tuition per credit hour of the course, payable at the GNTC Office of Administrative Services, at the time of testing. Payment may be by cash, check, or debit/ credit card.

Competency Tests are available for the following subjects:

BIOL 2113 – Anatomy and Physiology I

BIOL 2114 – Anatomy and Physiology II

BIOL 2117 – Introduction to Microbiology

CHEM 1211 – Chemistry I

MATH 1111 – College Algebra (bring a calculator)

PHYS 1110 – Conceptual Physics