Career Technical Education (CTE) Challenge Examination Request
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Challenge Examination Criteria:
- Students must be currently enrolled at North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE) in a course other than the course being challenged.
- Challenge Exams may be taken only for a course listed in the NOCE catalog and that the CTE Department has approved for challenges. Please see page three (3) on the Keyboard Challenge Exam Application Form for the listing of currently approved courses.
- Students should read the course description in the catalog to gain understanding of the class content. Study materials are not provided as part of the challenge exam process.
- Students can challenge a maximum of 2 classes.
- Currently enrolled and waitlisted students are eligible to take the challenge exam, if approved, no later than the 3rd day after the class starts. No challenge will be allowed for a course in which a student is enrolled after the 3rd day.
- Previous completion or audit for a course in which a grade was received (including W, NG, NP), prevents a challenge.
- Prior credit or advanced placement cannot have been previously received.
- Challenge exams are not intended to replace make-up examinations for courses not completed or courses taken in high school.
- Less advanced courses cannot be challenged if they are considered lower in degree than those already taken.
- Students may challenge a course only once.
- Challenge exams will not be posted to the transcript until all fees or holds have been resolved.
- Challenge exams are graded on a Pass/No Pass basis. If students choose to have passing results recorded on their permanent record, the Pass (P) grade will appear with a notation indicating the course was completed by a challenge exam.
- Provide evidence of knowledge and/or skills, by virtue of placement/assessment testing, academic course work, independent learning, experience, or a combination of these which are at least equivalent to the knowledge and/or skills the student would have possessed had he or she successfully completed the course.
- Students who do not pass the challenge exam will need to take and pass the challenged course in order to meet their certificate requirements.
- All challenge exam approvals are only valid for the semester when approval is given.
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- Criterion for petition approval will be determined by the CTE Department. General guidelines will include evidence of previous learning experience and evidence to indicate probable success in the examination.
- To initiate a petition for a Challenge Exam, students must confer with the Career Technical Education Department during the Fall and Spring semesters or the Summer term to verify guidelines and required backup materials needed to qualify for the chosen challenge exam. If a student believes they meet the guidelines for a particular challenge exam and can provide evidence, they must submit a completed and signed Challenge Exam petition to the CTE Department.
- The CTE Department will verify that student meets the guidelines and has not either signed up for and/or taken the course to be challenged. If it is determined that the student has met the challenge exam guidelines for the course chosen and the student’s prospects for examination success are satisfactory, the petition will be signed and approved by the CTE Department staff and/or faculty. Please allow three (3) to five (5) business days for verification and processing.
- Challenge exams will not be given outside of an active semester. The time and place of the examination, its content, and the arrangement for its administration are determined by the department. Currently all challenge exams are offered at the Anaheim Campus in the Career Skills and Resource Lab (Room 606) during the labs regular operating hours with an approved petition. Times and dates to be advertised at the beginning of each semester and/or summer term.
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COMP 685 Keyboarding Challenge Exam
- Students may be eligible to take a challenge exam if they can provide evidence of equivalent coursework or demonstrate knowledge and skills that meet the learning outcomes of the course. Minimum rate accepted for provided skilled evidence is 30 NWPM with five (5) or fewer errors.
- To pass the challenge exam students must take the five (5) minute keyboarding challenge exam and receive a pass rate of at least 35 NWPM with five or fewer errors. If you choose to go online for a free online typing test, like typing.com, please take a 5-minute typing test and remember to save the certificate when you are finished and submit the certificate of your score with your Challenge Exam Application.
- One challenge exam equals up to three (3) tries on a single day. If student does not receive the qualifying pass rate and/or has more errors than allowed student will be required to take and pass COMP 685.
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ELET 175 Electrical Trades Mathematics 1 Challenge Exam
- Students may be eligible to take a challenge exam if they can provide evidence of equivalent coursework.
- Students can only take the ELET 175 Challenge Exam once and must pass it with a 75% or higher.
- If a student does not pass the challenge exam, the student will be required to take and pass ELET 175.
- Challenge Exam Application Form
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Challenge Form Instructions
ELET 175 Challenge Form Instructions:
Please fill out the form by downloading the PDF first and then type in your information and challenge exam details:
In the textbox, please add the following:
- Course Subject – ELET
- Course Number – 175
- Course Title – Electrical Trades Mathematics I
- Please leave the Exam Date and Grade – Blank
Additionally, with your application, students must provide evidence of knowledge and/or skills, by virtue of placement/assessment testing, academic course work, independent learning, experience, or a combination of these which are at least equivalent to the knowledge and/or skills the student would have possessed had he or she successfully completed the course.
Email your completed application and Typing Certificate/Proof to: Careers@noce.edu
Once your application and proof of knowledge are received, the CTE Program Manager will review and determine if you qualify for the ELET 175 Challenge Exam. Kindly allow 3 to 5 business days for the review process, after which you will receive details regarding the next steps.
Please Note: To pass the Career Technical Education ELET 175 Challenge Exam, students must pass with a 75% or higher. If a student does not pass the challenge exam the student will be required to take and pass ELET 175.
If you have any questions, please let me know or contact the CTE office for additional information at 714-808-4915 or email careers@noce.edu.
Keyboard Challenge Form Instructions:
Please fill out the form by downloading the PDF first and then type in your information and challenge exam details:
In the textbox, please add the following:
- Course Subject – COMP
- Course Number – 685
- Course Title – Beginning Keyboarding
- Please leave the Exam Date and Grade – Blank
Additionally, with your application, students must provide evidence of knowledge and/or skills, by virtue of placement/assessment testing, academic course work, independent learning, experience, or a combination of these which are at least equivalent to the knowledge and/or skills the student would have possessed had he or she successfully completed the course. The minimum rate accepted for provided evidence is 30 NWPM with five (5) or fewer errors.
If you choose to go online for a free online typing test, like typing.com, please take a 5-minute typing test and remember to save the certificate when you are finished and submit the certificate of your score with your Challenge Exam Application.
Email your completed application and Typing Certificate/Proof to: Careers@noce.edu
Once your application and proof of knowledge are received, the CTE Program Manager will review and determine if you qualify for the NOCE 5-minute Keyboard Challenge Exam. Kindly allow 3 to 5 business days for the review process, after which you will receive details regarding the next steps.
Please Note: To pass the Career Technical Education 5-minute Keyboard Challenge Exam, students must receive a pass rate of at least 35 NWPM with five or fewer errors. One challenge exam equals three (3) attempts on a single day. If the student does not receive the qualifying pass rate and/or has more errors than permitted, the student will be required to take and pass COMP 685.
If you have any questions, please let me know or contact the CTE office for additional information at 714-808-4915 or email careers@noce.edu.
