Advanced Credit is available at Pennsylvania College of Technology for qualified students. The following describes the process.

1. When students apply for admission to the college, they submit their high school transcripts as part of the procedure.
2. The Admissions Office examines the transcripts and if a course is listed that is related to one of the related Penn College majors (forestry, construction technology, or cabinetmaking and millwork), a list of competencies covered in the first year of the college major is sent to the student's high school instructor in the spring.
3. The high school instructor evaluates the student for the competencies listed, makes their own recommendation on the granting of advanced placement to the student and sends the list back to the College.
4. The respective Dean in consultation with college faculty makes a decision on granting advanced credit by reviewing the teacher's evaluation of competencies and their recommendation.
5. If advanced credit is awarded, the student receives college credit for the courses. The total number of hours the student needs to take to graduate is reduced.

To assist students in preparing for this evaluation of competencies, some self-instructional curriculum modules have been developed that a high school teacher can use in their classroom. These modules use college texts and require minimal time on the part of the teacher. Self-instructional modules have been developed for the following Forest Industry related first and third semester courses in the Forest Technology major at Penn College:

FOR 111 Dendrology (tree identification) - 3 credits
FOR 113 Forest Mensuration (forest measurement) - 3 credits
FOR 111 Forest Botany - 3 credits
FOR 252 Timber Harvesting and Equipment - 1 credit (theory part only)

Self-instructional modules have also been developed for the following Wood Industry related, second semester courses in the cabinetry and construction related majors at Penn College:

BCT 119 Blueprint Reading and Specifications - 3 credits
ACH 102 Basic Architectural Drafting - 3 credits

If you are interested in obtaining copies of any of these self-instructional modules, contact Glenn Spoerke, Curriculum Specialist, at gspoerke@pct.edu. Indicate the courses for which you have an interest and whether you would like an electronic or hard copy format. Thanks to the provision of funding by various sponsors, there are currently no charges for the materials or their shipping.