Information on the Rising Junior Proficiency Exam

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WHO:

• Associate Degree-Seeking Students: Completion of 32 passed credit hours at or above the 100 level
• Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Students: Completion of 48 passed credit hours at or above the 100 level
• Transfer Students:
  Transfer students are subject to and must meet the RJPE requirements. Transfer students are eligible for testing as soon as they meet criteria associated with the level of degree they are seeking.

WHY:

• Effective Spring semester 1998, satisfactory performance on the RJPE is required for all students seeking a baccalaureate degree from the South Dakota Unified System of Higher Education. Effective Fall semester of 1999, satisfactory performance on the RJPE is required for all incoming students seeking an associate degree form the South Dakota Unified System of Higher Education. To be eligible to receive an associate or baccalaureate degree from a Regental university, students must fulfill the RJPE requirement as specified within this policy.
• Enrolled students who have already earned a baccalaureate degree are exempt from this requirement.

WHEN:

• There will be two testing periods during an academic year during which the RJPE will be administered. One testing period will be held during the first two weeks of November, and the second will be during the last two weeks of March.

Special Accommodations: Each institution shall give students prior notice that it will provide reasonable accommodations for test takers in keeping with institutional practices implementing the South Dakota Human Relations Act of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Test in Braille and large print can be made available as well by contacting the University College at (605) 626-2633.

Notification of Students: University College staff will notify students of their selection for testing in a timely fashion. Notification will request confirmation of receipt of notification from the testing student. Publication of testing requirements and schedule will be made through appropriate information distribution methods.

Failure to Respond to Notification: Students who fail to respond after University College staff have made at least two separate attempts to notify the student of the testing requirements and who fail to sit for the RJPE shall be prevented from enrolling in courses for two academic terms unless they otherwise meet the criteria for either an exemption or a deferment criteria.

Consequences of Failure to Test: Students failing to sit for the RJPE as scheduled will be denied subsequent registration at all Regental institutions. Students who have been denied registration due to failure to sit for the RJPE may apply for readmission after two academic terms (fall, spring, or summer). If readmitted, they must sit for the examination during the next administration. Failure to do so will result in immediate administrative withdrawal.