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Placement Credit


CLEP (College-Level Examination) Credit

DANTES Credit

Advanced Placement Credit

International Baccalaureate College Credit


CLEP Credit Information

The credit listed below is applicable for students who are applying to the Spring 2013, Summer 2013, or Fall 2013 semesters. This credit is subject for updating in July of each year.

General Examinations
  Percentile Scaled Score Credit
College Composition   50 ENGL 1100
Humanities 50-61
49-52
Art 1910
62+ 53 MUSC 2208
Mathematics 50-79 49-58 MATH 1065
80+ 59 MATH 1065
Natural Sciences - - No Credit
Social Sciences and History - - No Credit

Subject Examinations
Composition, Literature, Languages Percentile Scaled Score Credit
Analyzation and Interpretation of Lit. (to 1997) 50 51 ENGL 1000
American Literature 50
50
ENGL 2200
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 50 ENGL 1000
College Composition - - No Credit
English Literature 50 49 ENGL 2100
Freshman College Composition - - No Credit
College French (Level 1, 2 semesters) 50 50 FREN 1001-1002
College French (Level 2, 4 semesters) 62 59 FREN 1001-1004
College German (Level 1) 50 50 GERM 1001-1002
College German (Level 2) 50 60 GERM 1001-1004
College Spanish (Level 1) 50 50 SPAN 1001-1002
College Spanish (Level 2) 50 63 SPAN 1001-1004

Social Sciences Percentile Scaled Score Credit
American Government 50 50 POLS 1010
American History (to 1865) 50 49 HIST 1050
American History (1865-present) 49 49 HIST 1051
Educational Psychology 58 52 PSYC 4305
General Psychology 49 50 PSYC 1000
Human Growth and Development 47 50 PSYC 3206
Intro to Macroeconomics 49 44 ECON 2133
Intro to Microeconomics 50 42 ECON 2113
Introductory Sociology 49 50 SOCI 2110
Western Civilization (to 1648) 51 50 HIST 1030
Western Civilization (1648-present) 51 48 HIST 1031

Mathematics and Science Percentile Scaled Score Credit
Calculus with Elementary Functions 50 50 MATH 2171
College Algebra 50 49 MATH 1065
Trigonometry 49 49 MATH 1074
College Algebra/Trigonometry 58 52 No Credit
General Biology 49 50 BIOL 1050/51
General Chemistry 52 50 CHEM 1150/51
General Chemistry 52 50 CHEM 1060/61

Business Percentile Scaled Score Credit
Information Systems & Computer Appl. 51 49 MIS 2223
Principles of Management 50 49 MGMT 3202*
Introductory Accounting 50 50 ACCT 2401
Introductory Business Law 50 51 FINA 2244

* Credit will only be awarded to Business minors.

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DANTES Credit

DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) awards college credit for specific examination results in DSST (DANTES Subject Standardized Tests).  All credits are three semester hours (3 s.h.) unless noted otherwise.  Credit awarded is based upon American Council on Education (ACE) minimum recommendations.  The following specifically listed courses have been approved for credit.  Course titles may vary from exact listings as seen in current DANTES publications. 

DSST Title Minimum ACE Score ECU Course
Accounting, Principles of Fin. ACCT 48 ACCT2401
Algebra, College 47
MATH 1065
Anthropology 47 ANTH 1000
Art, Western World 48 ART 1910
Astronomy 48 PHYS 1080
Business Law II 52 FINA Elective
Computers, Basic Prog. 45 ASIP 2212
Drug & Alcohol Abuse 49 REHB 2003
Education, Foundations of 46 EDUC Elective
Environment & Humanity 46 BIOL 1060
Ethics in America 46 PHIL Elective
Finance, Personal 46 FINA 1904
Geography, Human/ Cultural 48 GEOG 1000
Geology, Physical 46 GEOL 1500
History, W. Europe since 1945 45 HIST Elective
History, Modern Middle East Int. 47 HIST Elective
History, Soviet Union 45 HIST Elective
History, Vietnam War 49 HIST Elective
History, Civil War/Reconstr. 47 HIST Elective
Mathematics, Business 48 MATH 1050
Money and Banking 48 ECON 3323
Psychology, Lifespan Developmental 46 PSYC 3206
Public Speaking, Principles 47 COMM 2410
Statistics, Principles of 48 MATH 2283
World Religions, Intro 49 RELI Elective

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Advanced Placement Credit

The credits listed below are applicable for students who are applying to Fall 2013, Summer 2013 and Spring 2013 semesters. The credits listed are subject for updating in July of each year.

Placement Test Score ECU Course Credits
American Govt. & Pol. 3, 4, 5 POLS 1010 3
Art History 3, 4, 5 ART 1906, 1907 6
Biology 3 BIOL 1100/01 4
Biology 4, 5 BIOL 1100/01/1200/01 8
Calculus AB (AB subgrade rec. the same credits) 3, 4, 5 MATH 2171 4
Calculus BC 3, 4, 5 MATH 2171, 2172 8
Chemistry 3 CHEM 1150/51 4
Chemistry 4, 5 CHEM 1150/51 1160/61 8
Comparitive Gov't & Politics 3, 4, 5 POLS 2010 3
Computer Science (exam no longer offered) 4, 5 Com Sci Elective 3
Computer Science A 3, 4, 5 CSCI 2610 3
Computer Science AB 3 CSCI 2610 3
Computer Science AB 4, 5 CSCI 2610, 3510 6
Economics, Macro 4, 5 ECON 2133 3
Economics, Micro 4, 5 ECON 2113 3
English Lang & Comp  3 ENGL 1100 3
English Lang & Comp 4, 5 ENGL 1100, 1200 6
English Lit & Comp 3 ENGL 1100 3
English Lit & Comp 4, 5 ENGL 1000, 1100 6
Environmental Science 4, 5 BIOL 1060 5
French Language 3, 4, 5 FREN 1001-1004 12
German Language 3, 4, 5 GERM 1001-1004 12
Geography, Human 3 GEOG 1000 3
Geography, Human 4, 5 GEOG 1000, 1200 6
History, American 3, 4, 5 HIST 1050, 1051 6
History, European 3, 4, 5 HIST 1030, 1031 6
History, World 3, 4, 5 HIST 1030, 1031 6
Italian Language & Culture 3, 4, 5 ITAL 1001-1004 12
Latin Language 3, 4, 5 LATN 1001-1004 12
Music List/Lit (non-majors only) 4, 5 MUSC 2208 2
Music Theory 3 MUSC 1008 3
Music Theory 4, 5 MUSC 1028 2
Physics B 3, 4, 5 PHYS 1250/51/60/61 8
Physics C (Mechanics) 3, 4, 5 PHYS 1250, 1251 4
Physics C (Elec & Magnetism 3, 4, 5 PHYS 1260, 2161 4
Psychology 3, 4, 5 PSYC 1000 3
Spanish Language 3, 4, 5 SPAN 1001-1004 12
Statistics 3 MATH 2228 3
       

 


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International Baccalaureate College Credit

The credit listed below is applicable for students who are applying to the Spring 2013, Summer 2013, or Fall 2013 semesters. This credit is subject for updating in July of each year.

IB Course Score Credit Hours
IB Biology (Subsidiary Level) 5+ BIOL 1050/51 4
IB Biology (Higher Level) 5+ BIOL 1100/01 4
IB Environmental Systems (Subsidiary Level) 5+ BIOL 1060 4
IB Chemistry (Higher Level) 5+ CHEM 1150/51 6
IB Gen. Chemistry (Subsidiary Level) No Credit  
IB Applied Chemistry No Credit  
IB Computing Studies (Higher Level) 5+ CSCI 2510 3
IB Computing Studies (Subsidiary Level)   No Credit  
IB Economics (Higher Level) 5+ ECON 2113/2133 6
IB English A1 (Higher Level) 5+ ENGL 1000 3
IB English A1 (Subsidiary Level) 6+ ENGL 1000 3
IB English B (Any)      
IB Geography 5+ GEOG 1000 3
IB History (Higher Level) 5+ HIST 1031 3
IB History (Subsidiary Level)   No Credit  
IB Mathematics (Higher Level) 5+ MATH 2171/2172 8
IB Advanced Mathematics (Higher Level) 5+ MATH 2171/2172 8
IB Mathematical Studies (Subsidiary Level) 5+ MATH 1065 3
IB Mathematical Methods (Subsidiary Level) 5+ MATH 1065 3
IB Philosopy   No Credit  
IB Physics (Higher Level) 5+ PHYS 2350/2360 8
IB Physics (Subsidiary Level) 5+ PHYS 1250/60 6
IB Spanish 5+ SPAN 1001-1004 12

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