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AP, CLEP and IB Credits by Examination
Credit by Examination
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP), COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP), INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)
Students may earn college credit for acceptable scores from International Baccalaureate (IB), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Advanced Placement Examinations (AP) of the College Entrance Examination Board. Credit-by-examination earns credit toward graduation to meet program requirements but carries no grade or quality points and is not used in the factoring the GPA. Such credit will be granted in an area only if no college work in that area has been taken previously, either attempted or completed, except with special approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Students seeking to obtain college credit from these examinations must submit official score reports to the Office of the Registrar. Enrolled students are eligible to take CLEP tests but must obtain advance approval from the College. The CLEP Approval form is available from the Office of the Registrar. Test results are evaluated and recorded on a student’s transcript if credit is awarded
To register for AP or CLEP exams, students can go to: www.collegeboard.com/testing/
CLEP Exam Credit - Accepted students may submit scores for the following:
CLEP course/credit Minimum score Watkins course Watkins credit
Freshman College Composition 50 ENG 101 3 hours
Western Civilization I 50 HIS 101 3 hours
Western Civilization II 50 HIS 102 3 hours
College Algebra 50 MAT 101 3 hours
Natural Sciences 50 SCI 310 3 hours
AP Exam Credit - Accepted students may submit scores from the following
Advanced Placement Examinations for credit at Watkins:
AP exam Minimum score Watkins course Watkins credit
English Language & Composition 3 ENG 101 3 hours
English Language & Composition 4 or 5 ENG 101 & 102 6 hours
Art History 4 or 5 ART 101 3 hours
Other General Education equivalents 3 General Education elective 3 hours
IB Credit - Accepted students may submit scores from the following:
International Baccalaureate for credit at Watkins:
IB course Minimum score Watkins course Watkins credit
Anthropology 5 ANT 101 3 hours
Chemistry or Biology 7 or 5 SCI 310 3 hours
English A 5 ENG 101 3 hours
History: All Regions 6 HIS 101 & 102 6 hours
Mathematics 5 MAT 101 3 hours
Other General Education equivalents 5 General Ed Elective 3 hours
Transfer students who were awarded IB, AP or CLEP credit by a previous institution must provide official score reports from the College Entrance Examination Board. A listing of earned credits recorded on transcripts submitted from previous institutions does not constitute automatic acceptance without official score documentation
TESTING OUT OF A COURSE
Students will no longer be able to test out of General Education courses outside of those offered through IB, AP and CLEP.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP), COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP), INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)
Students may earn college credit for acceptable scores from International Baccalaureate (IB), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Advanced Placement Examinations (AP) of the College Entrance Examination Board. Credit-by-examination earns credit toward graduation to meet program requirements but carries no grade or quality points and is not used in the factoring the GPA. Such credit will be granted in an area only if no college work in that area has been taken previously, either attempted or completed, except with special approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Students seeking to obtain college credit from these examinations must submit official score reports to the Office of the Registrar. Enrolled students are eligible to take CLEP tests but must obtain advance approval from the College. The CLEP Approval form is available from the Office of the Registrar. Test results are evaluated and recorded on a student’s transcript if credit is awarded
To register for AP or CLEP exams, students can go to: www.collegeboard.com/testing/
CLEP Exam Credit - Accepted students may submit scores for the following:
CLEP course/credit Minimum score Watkins course Watkins credit
Freshman College Composition 50 ENG 101 3 hours
Western Civilization I 50 HIS 101 3 hours
Western Civilization II 50 HIS 102 3 hours
College Algebra 50 MAT 101 3 hours
Natural Sciences 50 SCI 310 3 hours
AP Exam Credit - Accepted students may submit scores from the following
Advanced Placement Examinations for credit at Watkins:
AP exam Minimum score Watkins course Watkins credit
English Language & Composition 3 ENG 101 3 hours
English Language & Composition 4 or 5 ENG 101 & 102 6 hours
Art History 4 or 5 ART 101 3 hours
Other General Education equivalents 3 General Education elective 3 hours
IB Credit - Accepted students may submit scores from the following:
International Baccalaureate for credit at Watkins:
IB course Minimum score Watkins course Watkins credit
Anthropology 5 ANT 101 3 hours
Chemistry or Biology 7 or 5 SCI 310 3 hours
English A 5 ENG 101 3 hours
History: All Regions 6 HIS 101 & 102 6 hours
Mathematics 5 MAT 101 3 hours
Other General Education equivalents 5 General Ed Elective 3 hours
Transfer students who were awarded IB, AP or CLEP credit by a previous institution must provide official score reports from the College Entrance Examination Board. A listing of earned credits recorded on transcripts submitted from previous institutions does not constitute automatic acceptance without official score documentation
TESTING OUT OF A COURSE
Students will no longer be able to test out of General Education courses outside of those offered through IB, AP and CLEP.