CREDIT BY NATIONAL EXAMINATION

The U of A offers credit for Advanced Placement Program (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and International Baccalaureate Program (IB) when such scores demonstrate college success. Credit will appear on transcripts or records as CR (not a letter grade). If you are interested, you should consult first with an academic advisor. Credit is awarded on the basis of official score reports, which must be sent by the national testing service directly to the Office of Admissions, 200 Silas H. Hunt Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Credit may also be awarded on the basis of scores posted on an official university or college transcript, provided the type of examination is included. In all cases, minimum score requirements as established by the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, must be met.

The AP examinations are offered annually by high schools, which participate in this program. U of A departments have authorized credit and/or placement for students who present qualifying scores in these AP courses:
 

Advanced Placement Examination	U of A Course	Minimum Score for Placement And/or Credit
American Government and Politics	PLSC 2003 PLSC 2003H	3C  5C
American History	HIST 2003 or 2013 HIST 2003 & 2013	3C 4C
Art History	ARHS 1003 ARHS 2913 ARHS 2913 & 2923	3C 4C 5C
Art, Studio	ARTS 1003 ARTS 1003H	3C 5C
Biology	BIOL 1543H/1541M  BIOL 1543/1541L BIOL 1543H/1541M	3P 4C 5C
Calculus AB	MATH 2554 MATH 2554H	3C 5C
Calculus BC	MATH 2554 & 2564 MATH 2554H & 2564H	2Pq, 3C 5C
Chemistry	CHEM 1103/1101L & 1123/1121L CHEM 1103H/1101M & 1123H/1121M	4C 5C
Comparative Govt., & Politics	PLSC 2013 PLSC 2013H	3C 5C
Computer Science A	CSCI 1023 CSCI 1023H	3Pq, 4C 5C
Computer Science AB	CSCI 1023 CSCI 1033	2Pq, 3C 3Pq, 5C
English Composition and Literature or English Language and Composition	ENGL 1013 (exempt) ENGL 1013 ENGL 1013 & 1023	3E 4C 5C
Environmental Science	ENSC 1003	3C
European History	WCIV 1013	3C
French Language	FREN 1013 FREN 2003 FREN 2013	2Pq, 3C 4C3 5C3
French Literature	FREN 2013	2Pq
German Language	GERM 1013  GERM 2003 GERM 2013	2Pq, 3C 4C3 5C3
Latin: Vergil	LATN 1013 LATN 2003 LATN 2013	2Pq, 3C 4C3 5C3
Latin: Literature	LATN 1013 LATN 2003 LATN 2013	2Pq, 3C 4C3 5C3
Macroeconomics	ECON 2013	3Pq1
Microeconomics	ECON 2023	3Pq1
Music Listening & Literature	MLIT 1003 MLIT 1003H	3C 5C
Music Theory	MUTH 1603 & 1621 MUTH 1003 MUTH 1613 & 1631	2P, 3Cq, 4C 2Cq, 3C 4Cq, 5C
Physics B	PHYS 2013/2011L & 2033/2031L PHYS 2013H/2011L & 2033H/2031L	3Cq2, 4C 5C
Physics C Mechanics	PHYS 2053/2051L	3Cq2, 4C
Physics C E & M	PHYS 2073/2071L	3Cq2, 4C
Psychology	PSYC 2003 PSYC 2003H	3C 5C
Spanish Language	SPAN 1013 SPAN 2003 SPAN 2013	2Pq, 3C 4C3 5C3
Spanish Literature	SPAN 2013	2Pq
Statistics	STAT 2303	3C

Symbols for placement and credit: P=placement; Pq=qualified placement (student may be placed in an advanced course, with credit awarded for prerequisite courses upon satisfactory completion; subject to departmental review.); C=credit; Cq=qualified credit (placement and credit subject to departmental review).

¹ Credit will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of a junior or senior-level economic course.

² Students must pass a departmental test to receive credit.

³ To receive credit for courses preceding the course for which AP credit has been granted, students must enroll in and complete with a grade of "C" or higher, that course which follows in sequence the course for which AP credit was granted.

CLEP examinations are 90-minute objective tests which cover either general or specific areas. Some include optional essays; the U of A requires the essay for the College Composition Subject Exam only. You can take CLEP exams at any National Testing Center and have the scores forwarded to the U of A (code #6866). To take a CLEP exam at the U of A Testing Center, call (501) 575-3948 for registration information.
 

CLEP Examination	U of A Course	Minimum Score for Credit	Maximum Credit Allowed
General Examinations
Mathematics	MATH 0003	520	3
1English Composition	ENGL 1013	490	3
	ENGL 1013 & 1023	540	6
Approved Subject Examinations
American Government	PLSC 2003	47	3
American History I (1607-1865)	HIST 2003	50	3
American History II (1865 to present)	HIST 2013	50	3
American Literature	ENGL 3313	55	3
	ENGL 3313 & 3323	65	6
Calculus w/Elementary Functions	MATH 2554	55	4
College Algebra	MATH 1203	50	3
College Algebra-Trigonometry	MATH 1285	55	5
2Freshman College Composition	ENGL 1013 ENGL 1013 & 1023	52 + acceptable essay 62 + acceptable essay	3 6
English Literature	ENGL 2113	55	3
	ENGL 2113 & 2123	65	6
Principles of Biology	BIO 1543/1541L	49	4
General Chemistry	CHEM 1103 /1101L & 1123 / 1121L	50	8
General Psychology	PSYC 2003	47	3
General Sociology	SOCI 2013	59	3
Introductory Accounting	ACCT 2013 & 2023	50	6
Prin. Macroeconomics	ECON 2013	48	3
Prin. Microeconomics	ECON 2023	48	3
Introductory Marketing	MKTT 3433	48	3
Trigonometry	MATH 1213	55	3
Western Civilization I	WCIV 1003	50	3

Western Civilization II

WCIV 1013

50

3

¹ The University accepts both the 90-minute multiple-choice test and the 90-minute test, which includes a 45-minute multiple-choice section and a 45-minute essay section.

² Essay required. Numerical scores by themselves will not suffice for credit, nor will they guarantee credit.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is a comprehensive and rigorous two-year high school curriculum offered in the U.S. and the 72 countries around the world. The IB examinations are offered annually, usually in May, by high schools which participate in this program. Students seeking credit for examinations must request a final, official IB transcript of certificate or diploma be sent by mail to the UA Office of Admissions.
 

IB	U of A Course	Minimum Score
Chemistry	CHEM 1103/1101L & 1123/1121L	5 Higher Level
Economics	ECON 2013 & 2023	5 Higher Level
English	ENGL 1013 ENGL 1023	5 Higher Level 6 Higher Level
Geography	GEOG 1123	5 Subsidiary
Mathematics	May qualify for up to 8 hours of credit and/or placement in higher level courses as determined by the Math Department.	5 Higher Level
Philosophy	PHIL 2003	5 Higher Level
Physics	PHYS 2013/2011L PHYS 2033/203IL	4 Higher Level