The retrocredits signup period for Spring 2010 is from January 4, 2010 until February 7, 2010.
Qualifications: This must be the first course in this language you
have taken at NAU or any other university or community college (this includes
CLEP and AP credit). Students are not eligible for retroactive
credit in a language they have earned credits for at the university or community
college. (Students who have taken language courses in high school, have
acquired language skills from travel/living abroad, family of origin, etc.
are some examples of the students who are eligible for retro credits.) Retrocredits
are only valid at NAU, they will not transfer to another institution. If
a student successfully completes the NAU language course (with a grade of
B or better), the student receives credit hours for the course they are
enrolled in and the appropriate number of un-graded retroactive credit hours.
If you receive a C, you will pass the course but will not earn the retroactive
credits. Students are not allowed to attempt to earn retroactive credits
in the same language more than once during their college career. Participation
in this program is by application to the Department of Modern Languages
which retains final authority to adjudicate exception cases.
Procedure: Based on their previous experience, students
enroll at their predicted entry level. Normally, predicted entry level
is calculated by assuming that 1 year of high school language is the
equivalent to 1 semester of college language. Students must apply for
retroactive credit during the semester in which they are enrolled in
the retroactive credit eligible course.
Deadline: You must apply for retroactive credit within
the first four weeks of the semester in which you are attempting the
language.
Cost: There is a $30 non-refundable processing fee for the retrocredit application. You must make your payment online. (The link is below.) This charge will not appear on your Louie Account. This fee is non-refundable. Make sure you are eligible for retrocredits before you pay the fee and file the application.
Processing timeline: Retro credits will be posted to
the student’s transcript 6 weeks after final grades are posted.
RETROACTIVE CREDIT POLICY
Students who apply for retroactive credit and earn a B or better in:
A) 102 - will be given retroactive credit for the corresponding
101 course upon successful completion of 102
B) 201- will be given retroactive credit for the corresponding
101 & 102 courses upon successful completion of 201
C) 202 - will be given retroactive credit for the corresponding
101, 102 & 201 courses upon successful completion of 202
D) 303 - will be given retroactive credit for the corresponding
101, 102, 201 & 202 courses upon successful completion of 303
Retroactive Credit Level Course Equivalency
Courses for which retroactive credit may be awarded are 101, 102, 201 & 202
(CHI, FRE, GER, JPN, NAV, SPA, and RUS). You may not be able to earn 12 or
more retroactive credits in ARB and ITA due to lack of availability; you can
plan to earn credit for 101 and 102.
Retroactive credits will only be awarded for 101, 102, 201 & 202. The
maximum number of retroactive credits allowed will be 16 hours.
Proceed to the online retro-credit form application process [HERE]