SCHOLAR in Perspective
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The SCHOLARδ Trade Mark
What SCHOLARδ Stands For
Credit Honouring
Credit
Lodging
Credit Referral
SCHOLARδ Terminology
SCHOLAR Candidates
SCHOLAR Institutional Partnership
SCHOLAR Credit Generating Institution (SCGI)
Degree
Completion Institution (DCI)
SCHOLARδ Regional Centre (SRC)
SCHOLARδ International Examinations
Examinations Leading to Credit Transfers
Single-subject Awards of
Competence
Sample
of Single-subject Joint Award
The SCHOLARδ Trade Mark
SCHOLAR is presented
in blue colour, symbolising
the boundlessness, relentlessness of the system.
What makes
the sign distinct is that the preceding letter S is larger in size and
letter O in the middle smaller in size in relation to the other letters.
SCHOLAR has been
officially filed for trade-mark registration with the relevant intellectual
property offices.
What SCHOLARδ Stands For
SCHOLAR is the acronym for System of Credit HOnouring, Lodging And Referral which is designed to be a universal reference system for credit transfers. It provides a common benchmark for educational exchange between countries of differing cultures and practices, such as those between China and the western countries.
SCHOLAR consists of three components, namely, Credit
Honouring, Credit Lodging, and Credit Referral,
as shown below.
Credit Honouring
Credits are earned by a
SCHOLAR candidate passing an
examination in one of the prescribed examination modules.
Credit Lodging
Credits earned in the
afore-mentioned manner are lodged in a central
SCHOLAR data
base.
Credit Referral
SCHOLAR is referenced by SCHOLAR partners (academic
institutions) world-wide for the purpose of credit transfer into degree
completion courses conducted by the respective institutions. Original transcripts may be sent to the
respective institutions at the request of
the candidates.
SCHOLARδ Terminology
SCHOLAR Candidates
A SCHOLAR candidate is
a person who enters for the SCHOLAR examinations through a SCHOLAR Credit Generating Institution (See
definition below).
SCHOLAR Institutional
Partnership
SCHOLAR institutional partnership is open to institutions of higher
learning, which share our aspirations.
A SCHOLAR Partner may
function as a SCHOLAR Credit Generating
Institution or a Degree Completion Institution, or both (See definitions below).
SCHOLAR Credit Generating Institution (SCGI)
A SCHOLAR Partner may
become a SCHOLAR Credit Generating Institution for the
conduct of courses leading to SCHOLAR examinations.
Degree Completion Institution (DCI)
A SCHOLAR Partner may become a Degree Completion
Institution to admit students at advanced standing by accepting the transfer of
SCHOLAR credits.
SCHOLARδ Regional Centre (SRC)
A
SCHOLAR Regional Centre (SRC) is established in
a country or territory where SCHOLAR examinations
are conducted.
The
responsibilities of an SRC include the
accreditation of local colleges, the conduct of examinations, examination
invigilation and local moderation.
An SRC also carries the
responsibility of ensuring that SCHOLAR candidates possess the
desired level of proficiency in the medium of instruction used by the SCHOLAR
partner
college from which he/she is requesting for credit transfer. Language training can be implemented in a
number of ways, including partnering with a local institution, or forming a
joint-venture with one of the SCHOLAR
partners
in the country of interest.
SCHOLARδ International
Examinations
Examinations Leading to Credit Transfers
The inner shell of SCHOLAR contains a variety of different
examinations to facilitate transfer of credits to different educational
systems. These currently include the SCHOLAR Advanced
Diploma in Business And Information Technology (ADBAIT), the SCHOLAR-GAU Stage I & II Diploma
Examination in Management Information Systems, the SCHOLAR American Stage I & II Diplomas in
IT & Business and the SCHOLAR American Stage I & II Diplomas in
Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Other examinations will be introduced to meet prevailing
demands.
The SCHOLAR Advanced Diploma in Business And Information
Technology (ADBAIT), which is
pegged at the first two years of
European undergraduate programmes, covers diploma examinations in
Software Technology, Web Technology and Business Science resulting to the award
of the Advanced Diploma.
ADBAIT may be articulated into the final
year of a number of British undergraduate programmes. Different combinations of the
diploma awards also lead to two-year top-up courses in British and European
undergraduate programmes.
The SCHOLAR-GAU Stage I & II Diploma Examination in Management Information
Systems leads to the one-year top-up dual-degree completion program conducted
by Girne American University in North Cyprus.
The SCHOLAR
American Stage I & II diploma awards lead to two-third exemptions
from American Associate Degree and Bachelor Degree completion programs in IT
& Business online or on campus at the National American University.
Students with the SCHOLAR American Stage
I & II diploma awards in engineering may be admitted to a three-term degree
completion program at Lake Superior State University in Michigan leading to
ABET-accredited BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
Single-subject Awards of Competence
Single-subject examinations lead to
certificates of competence which will serve to demonstrate his/her ability in
the specific areas of skill in the job market. An example of SCHOLAR single-subject certificate of competence
award is shown in the following section.
Sample of Single-subject Joint
Award
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