Credit by Exam: Advanced Placement, IB, and CLEP
Advanced Placement | IB Test | CLEP TestsPlacement for AP Tests
AP Examination Title |
Minimum Score for Awarding Credit |
Equivalent Course at Georgia Southern |
Semester hours earned at Georgia Southern |
Scores of five receive credit for... |
Semester hours earned for score five |
Art History |
3 |
ART 1000 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
Art/Studio (Drawing) |
3 |
ART 1010‡ |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
Art/Studio (General Portfolio) |
3 |
ART 1020‡ |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
Biology |
3, *4 |
BIOL 1130 BIOL 1110 *BIOL 2107/2107L |
4 |
BIOL 2107/2107L |
8 |
Calculus AB |
3,*4 |
MATH 1112 or MATH 1113 *MATH 1441 |
4 |
MATH 1441 |
4 |
Calculus BC |
3,4 |
MATH 1441 |
4 |
MATH 1441 MATH 2242 |
8 |
Chemistry |
3 |
CHEM 1145 |
4 |
CHEM 1145 CHEM 1146 |
8 |
Computer Science A |
3,4,5 |
CSCI 1301 |
4 |
n/a |
n/a |
Computer Science AB |
3,4,5 |
CSCI 1301 |
4 |
n/a |
n/a |
Economics/ Macroeconomics |
3 |
ECON 2105 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
Economics/ Microeconomics |
3 |
ECON 2106 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
English Language and Composition# |
3 |
ENGL 1101 |
3 |
ENGL 1101 ENGL 1102 |
6 |
English Literature and Composition# |
3 |
ENGL 1101 |
3 |
ENGL 1101 ENGL 1102 |
6 |
Environmental Science |
4 |
SCIE 2000 |
3 |
SCIE 2000 |
3 |
French Language |
3 *4 |
FREN 1001 FREN 1002 *FREN 2001 |
6 *9 |
FREN 1001 FREN 1002 FREN 2001 FREN 2002 |
12 |
French Literature |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
4 or 5 FREN 3230 |
3 |
German Language |
3 *4 |
GRMN 1001 GRMN 1002 *GRMN 2001 |
6 *9 |
GRMN 1001 GRMN 1002 GRMN 2001 GRMN 2002 |
12 |
Government and Politics/ Comparative |
3 |
POLS 1101 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
Government and Politics/ U.S. |
3 |
POLS 1101 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
History/ European |
3 |
HIST 1112 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
History/ World |
3 |
HIST 1112 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
History/ U.S. |
3 |
HIST 2110 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
Human Geography |
3 |
GEOG 1101 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
Latin: Vergil |
3 |
LATN 1001 LATN 1002 |
6 |
4/ LATN 2001 5/ LATN 2002 |
9 or 12 |
Latin: Literature |
3 |
LATN 1001 LATN 1002 |
6 |
4 or 5 LATN 3131 |
9 |
Music List & Lit |
3 |
MUSC 1100 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
Music Theory: A: Written B: Sight-singing |
3 3 |
MUSC 1331 MUSC 1513 |
3 1 |
n/a |
n/a |
Physics B |
3 |
PHYS 1111 PHYS 1113 |
4 |
n/a |
n/a |
Physics C/ Mechanics |
3 |
PHYS 2211 |
4 |
n/a |
n/a |
Physics C/ Electricity and Magnetism |
3 |
PHYS 2212 |
4 |
n/a |
n/a |
Psychology |
3 |
PSYC 1101 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
Spanish Language |
3 *4 |
SPAN 1001 SPAN 1002 *SPAN 2001 |
6 *9 |
SPAN 1001 SPAN 1002 SPAN 2001 SPAN 2002 |
12 |
Spanish Literature |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
4 or 5 SPAN 3230 |
3 |
Statistics |
3 |
STAT 2231 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
#Georgia Southern University considers the English Language & Composition and English Literature & Composition to be parallel examinations. Credit for ENGL 1101 will be awarded with a score of 3 or 4 on either test. Credit for ENGL 1102 will only be awarded with a score of 5 on either test.
Placement for IB Tests
Other subjects are under review and will be updated as decisions are made.
Subject |
Standard Level Score |
Higher Level Score |
Course Credit |
Biology |
5, 6, 7 |
5, 6, 7 |
BIOL 1130 (3)/1110 (1) or BIOL 2107 (3)/2107L (1) |
Chemistry |
6, 7 |
5, 6, 7 |
CHEM 1145 (4) |
Computer Science |
5, 6, 7 |
n/a |
CSCI 1301 (4) |
| Computer Science | n/a | 5, 6, 7 | CSCI 1301 (4) and CSCI 1302 (3) |
Business Organization |
currently under review
|
||
Economics |
5, 6, 7 |
n/a |
ECON 2105 (3) |
| Economics | n/a | 5, 6, 7 | ECON 2105 (3) and 2106 (3) |
English |
n/a |
5, 6, 7 |
ENGL 1101 (3) |
French |
n/a |
5, 6, 7 | FREN 1001 (3) and FREN 1002 (3) |
German |
n/a |
5, 6, 7 | GRMN 1001 (3) and GRMN 1002 (3) |
Latin |
n/a |
5, 6, 7 | LATN 1002 (3) and LATN 2001 (3) |
American History |
n/a |
5, 6, 7 | HIST 2110 (3) |
History (all regions) |
n/a |
5, 6, 7 | HIST 1112 (3) |
Spanish |
n/a |
5, 6, 7 | SPAN 1001 (3) and SPAN 1002 (3) |
| Mathematics | n/a | 4 | MATH 1113 (4) |
| Mathematics | n/a | 5, 6, 7 | MATH 1113 (4) and MATH 1441 (4) [Total of 8hrs] |
| Mathematics - Statistics & Probability (Topic 8) | n/a | 4 | MATH 1113 (4) and STAT 2231 (3) [Total of 7hrs] |
| Mathematics - Statistics & Probability (Topic 8) | n/a | 5, 6, 7 | MATH 1113 (4), STAT 2231 (3) and MATH 1441 (4) [Total of 11hrs] |
| Mathematics - Differential Equations (Topic 10) | n/a | 4 | MATH 1113 (4) |
| Mathematics - Differential Equations (Topic 10) | n/a | 5 | MATH 1113 (4) and MATH 1441 (4) [Total of 8hrs] |
| Mathematics - Differential Equations (Topic 10) | n/a | 6, 7 | MATH 1113 (4), MATH 1441 (4) and MATH 2242 (4) [Total of 12hrs] |
| Geography | 5,6,7 | n/a | GEOG 1111 (3) |
| Geography | n/a | 5,6,7 | GEOG 1111 (3) and GEOG 1110 (1) [Total of 4 hrs] |
| Anthroplogy | 5,6,7 | 4,5,6,7 | ANTH 1102 (3) |
Placement for CLEP Tests
(College-Level Examination Program)
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CLEP Examination Title |
Minimum Score for Awarding Credit |
Equivalent Course at Georgia Southern |
Semester hours earned at Georgia Southern |
|
|
COMPOSITION & LITERATURE |
|
American Literature |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature |
50 |
ENGL 2000 |
3 |
Composition, Freshman College |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
English Composition with or without Essay |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
English Literature |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
Humanities |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
|
|
FOREIGN LANGUAGES |
|
French College Level 1 |
50 |
FREN 2001 |
3 |
French College Level 2 |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
German College Level 1 |
50 |
GRMN 2001 |
3 |
German College Level 2 |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
Spanish College Level 1 |
50 |
SPAN 2001 |
3 |
Spanish College Level 2 |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
|
|
SOCIAL SCIENCES & HISTORY |
|
American Government |
50 |
POLS 1101 |
3 |
Educational Psychology, Introduction to |
50 |
EDUF 3232 |
3 |
Human Growth and Development |
50 |
EDUF 2121 |
2 |
History of US I: Early Colonization to 1877 |
50 |
HIST 2110 |
3 |
History of US II:1865 to Present |
50 |
HIST 2110 |
3 |
Macroeconomics, Principles of |
50 |
ECON 2105 |
3 |
Microeconomics, Principles of |
50 |
ECON 2106 |
3 |
Psychology, Introductory |
50 |
PSYC 1101 |
3 |
Social Sciences and History |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
Sociology, Introductory |
50 |
SOCI 1101 |
3 |
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
50 |
HIST 1111 |
3 |
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present |
50 |
HIST 1112 |
3 |
|
|
SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS |
|
Algebra |
50 |
MATH 1111 |
3 |
Biology, General |
50 |
BIOL 1110 & BIOL1130 |
4 |
Precalulus |
50 |
MATH 1113 |
4 |
Calculus with Elementary Functions |
50 |
MATH 1441 |
4 |
Mathematics, College |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
Natural Sciences |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
Chemistry, General |
50 |
CHEM 1145 & 1146 |
8 |
|
|
BUSINESS |
|
Accounting, Principles of |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
Financial Accounting |
50 |
ACCT 2101 |
3 |
Business Law, Introductory |
n/a |
No Credit Awarded |
n/a |
Information Systems and Computer Applications |
70 |
CISM 1120 |
2 |
Management, Principles |
50 |
MGNT 3130 |
3 |
Marketing, Principles of |
50 |
MKTG 3131 |
3 |
Important Notice:
CLEP & AP - Under the College Level Examination Program, the University grants up to 30 semester hours of general education credit to those who obtain the minimum scores defined by the University policy.
IB -The total college course credits awarded for IB assessments may not exceed 24.