General Facts
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ADDITIONAL CREDENTIAL – PROGRAM 1st Audit Notes:
(ex: ADDITIONAL CREDENTIAL – BS.BAD 1st Audit Notes)
What is the definition of an additional credential?
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An additional credential is - a second (or subsequent) Credential of the same level (Bachelors, Associates, Cert., Graduate, Doctoral) that is separate from all prior credentials of that level
What is the definition of a concurrent credential?
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2 Credentials of the same level that are taken at the same time
How many unique institutional credits must a student have for an additional or concurrent Bachelors credential?
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30 unique credits
Which scenario is used for a student who enrolled in an additional credential after the conferral of their first credential?
Scenario 3!
What unify knowledge article can be used as a job aid for pulling a DAP 27?
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UKA 000005195
What is the audit verbiage needed when a student is not meeting the unique institutional residency requirement for their additional credential?
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XX UNIQUE SNHU CREDITS NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL CREDENTIAL
Are students currently allowed to enroll in two degrees of the same type concurrently?
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Nope! The only students allowed to be enrolled in concurrent degrees of the same type are students who were grandfathered in from programs prior to Spring 2025
How many unique institutional credits must a student have for an additional or concurrent Masters credential?
21 unique credits
Which scenario links the Degree and Certificate Requirements Policy?
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Scenario 5!
How many courses are allowed to overlap between the majors of two bachelor degrees?
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No more than 2 courses in the major of Credential 1 may overlap with the major of Credential 2
Where to find a copy of the first conferred degree's evaluation to compare to additional credential evaluation?
The registrar conferral folder!
What internal note should auditors add in addition to first audit notes for concurrent and additional credentials?
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A note identifying 10 unique courses or 30 unique credits in credential 2 that do not apply to credential 1 in any way
How many unique institutional credits must a student have for an additional or concurrent associates credential?
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15 unique credits
Which scenario is used when needing to pull a DAP 27 for a concurrent credential?
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Scenario 1
When adjusting for residency of an additional or concurrent credential what should you add to the internal Degree Works note?
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Identify which SNHU courses are counting as unique toward credential 2
How many unique institutional credits are needed in the major of an additional bachelor's degree?
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At least 12 unique institutional credits must be in the major of credential 2
When considering Degree Works Scribe, which area of Banner > SHADEGR is considered the final term completed towards a credential?
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The "graduation term" listed in SHADEGR
How many unique institutional credits must a student have for an additional or concurrent certificate credential?
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9 unique credits
Which scenario is used for a student who was enrolled in concurrent credential, conferred credential #1, and is now petitioning for credential #2?
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Scenario 4!
How many courses are allowed to be overlapping for additional/ concurrent masters credentials?
Any amount as long as the additional credential meets unique institutional residency requirement
What is the recommended strategy to identify unique courses in an additional credential that was started after the conferral of the prior credential?
A recommended way to do this is to identify the conferral term of Credential 1, then count all SNHU courses that were completed after that conferral term. The identified courses will count as unique in Credential 2 as they were taken after completion of Credential 1
What is the first audit step if a concurrent credential student petitions to graduate for both credentials with the same anticipated conferral date?
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Reach out via email to the advisor to identify which credential they wish to confer first
True or False Degree Works correctly adjusts for additional credential residency every time?
False
Seen on pages 8-10 is the process of how to adjust for residency requirements in Degree Works
What scenario do you use if you have a concurrent credential of DIFFERENT types? (ex. BA and BS)
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Scenario 2 and 4 depending on which credential they're petitioning for!