50	Academic Regulations 2019-2020 USC Upstate Catalog Composition and Literature are successfully completed, six hours of credit for ENGL U101 and U102 are awarded upon passing any 300 or higher level English with a grade of C or better. Biology / Eight credits for BIOL U101 and U102, including laboratory credit with a minimum score of 63. Introductory Business Law / Three credits for ACCT U347 with a minimum score of 57. Calculus / Four credits for MATH U141 with a minimum score of 60. Chemistry / Four credits for CHEM U111 with a minimum score of 63. College Algebra / Three credits for MATH U126 with a minimum score of 63. Financial Accounting / Three credits for ACCT U225 with a minimum score of 50; 6 credits for ACCT U225 and U226 with a minimum score of 55. Freshman College Composition / Three credits for ENGL U101 with a satisfactory essay and a minimum score of 59 on the objective section. Credit is awarded after completion of ENGL U102 with a grade of C of better. Principles of Management / Three credits for MGMT U371 with a mini-mum score of 56. Principles of Marketing / Three credits for MKTG U350 with a minimum score of 55. Introductory Sociology / Three credits for SOCY U101 with a minimum score of 56. Principles of Macroeconomics / Three credits for ECON U221 with suc-cessful completion of the essay section and a minimum score of 54 on the objective section. Principles of Microeconomics / Three credits for ECON U222 with suc-cessful completion of the essay section and a minimum score of 54 on the objective section. Introductory Psychology / Three credits for PSYC U101 with a minimum score of 54. EXCELSIOR COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS AND UEXCEL CREDIT-BY-EXAM PROGRAMS Credit for subjects in which students are knowledgeable, but have no college credit, can be gained through successful completion of the Excelsior College's exclusive series of examinations. USC Upstate students may earn up to 30 semester hours via ECE and UExcel exams. Students wishing to take these tests should contact their chair or dean to determine if the test is acceptable. DEFENSE ACTIVITY FOR NONTRADITIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT (DANTES) Credit for subjects in which students are knowledgeable, but have no class standing, can be gained through successful completion of the DANTES tests. The DANTES Program is a testing service conducted by Thompson Prometric for DANTES, an agency of the Department of Defense. Credit earned in DANTES may be applied to any program where the course normally would be accepted as earned credit. DANTES credit is not granted for courses that have been failed previously, nor does DANTES credit raise a grade earned previously in any course. Repeat examinations are not al-lowed. Students wishing to take DANTES tests should contact counseling services for the necessary applications and notify their faculty advisor of their intention to take the test. The DANTES examination accepted by USC Upstate is: Lifespan Developmental Psychology: Three credits for PSYC U302 with a minimum scaled score of 46. INSTITUTIONAL CREDIT BY EXAMINATION Students enrolled in the University may obtain credit by examination for courses in which they have had no class attendance or semester standing. However, permission must be obtained from the dean of the college or school involved. A grade of not less than B on the examination is necessary to receive credit for the course. Examinations are not permitted in courses in which students previously have enrolled either regularly or as an auditor. Before the examination, applicants must obtain departmental approval, pay a fee of $25 per semester hour to Admissions and then take the exam. This fee is non-refundable. The dean/chair immediately reports the results of the examination to the Records Office. Credits earned under this regulation are recorded only as hours earned. MILITARY SERVICE SCHOOL CREDIT Following enrollment, a student may obtain credit for experiences in the armed services. In order to receive credit the student must have an American Counsel in Education Registry Transcript. Students who feel they qualify should contact the Records Office, Veteran's Affairs coordinator. Following a review by the Records Office using A Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services, a recommendation for credit is made to the dean of the student's major area. The final decision as to the credit awarded is made by the dean of the school in which the student is enrolled. CREDIT FOR NON-COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS USC Upstate will consider credit awarded for non-collegiate educational programs as recommended by the American Council on Education. Docu-mentation is required. Final determination is made by the dean of the college or school in which the student is enrolled. EXEMPTION CREDITS FROM A TECHNICAL COLLEGE The Advanced Manufacturing Management (AMM) major and the Engi-neering Technology Management (ETM) major at USC Upstate will accept exemption credits for technical courses awarded by any regionally accredited two-year technical college. The total of all technical transfer credits, including exemptions, may not exceed the technical transfer credit maximum allowed for the ETM or AMM degrees. The exemption credits will only apply toward the AMM and ETM degrees and may not be transferred to another major. GRADING SYSTEM GRADE SYMBOLS The grading system outlined below is in effect for all students at the University. Under this system, undergraduate course credit is granted only for earned grades of A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D or S. Any of the following symbols (except NR) become a permanent part of students' academic records when assigned. A, B, C, D and F carry the traditional academic connotations of excellent,