1. Foreign Secondary Schooling. A person who does advanced work in a secondary school in another country may receive consideration for transfer credit when the examinations taken are based on college-level studies. Credit may be awarded for advanced work in foreign secondary schools.

The World Education Series, published by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, shall be used as a guide in making decisions on the awarding of credit for course work completed at an advanced level in foreign secondary schools. The number of credits awarded will reflect the introductory sequence in that subject at Penn State. Limitations of credit earned through review of advanced level foreign secondary schooling are as follows:

1. the credit must be useful in the student's program of study;
2. duplicate credit in the same subject is not awarded in any case;
3. a student who is not a degree candidate must have enrolled and completed at least one course of three credits or more at Penn State before any credit appears on the student record.

2. International Baccalaureate. A person who does work based on college-level studies in an international baccalaureate program in a secondary school may take the higher level examinations. Credit may be awarded for higher level examinations of the international baccalaureate depending upon the grades earned on the examination. Subjects examined at the higher level with an earned grade of 5 or higher will be considered for transfer credit. The number of credits awarded will reflect the introductory sequence in that subject at Penn State.

1. the credit must be useful in the student's program of study;
2. duplicate credit in the same subject is not awarded in any case;
3. a student who is not a degree candidate must have enrolled and completed at least one course of three credits or more at Penn State before any credit appears on the student record.

Revised: 4/25/95