Credit by Examination - Advanced Standing

All advanced standing scores as defined below should be submitted to the MTSU Undergraduate Admissions Office. Test results are evaluated and recorded on a student’s transcript if credit is earned. Semester hours of credit toward graduation are earned on the basis of these tests, but no grades or quality points are given. These credits will not affect a student’s academic GPA. A student may receive no more than 60 semester hours of credit by means of credit by examination, credit by special examination, College Dual Credit and Tennessee Statewide Dual Credit, credit for service-related experience, and flight training. All requests for credit must be submitted to the MTSU Undergraduate Admissions Office for review no later than the final day of classes during the term for which credits are requested. If a student elects to take a course rather than receive Advanced Standing credit, then the student forgoes all credit related to that specific exam. Credit will be removed from the transcript and will not be re-posted regardless of outcome (withdrawals, passes, or fails) which includes MTSU and transfer coursework.

Advanced Placement (AP) Program

MTSU participates in the Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Entrance Examination Board and grants appropriate semester hours credit to qualified students presenting official record of a grade of 3 or above (unless noted otherwise) on the appropriate CEEB examination. Semester hours credit in the amount carried by the course or courses from which the student is exempted by CEEB advanced placement examination will be awarded.  

 AP Exam Credit

AP EXAM AP EXAM SCORE MTSU COURSE MTSU CREDITS
Art History 3 or above ART 1030 3
Biology 3 or above BIOL1030/ BIOL 1031 (Science major may receive credit for BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111, BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121 upon recommendation of chair, Department of Biology.) 4
Calculus AB 3 or above MATH 1910 4
Calculus BC 3 or above Math 1920 4

 

Chemistry

 

3 or 4


5

CHEM 1110/ CHEM 1111 OR CHEM 1010/ CHEM 1011


CHEM 1110/ CHEM 1111, CHEM 1120/ CHEM 1121

4

 

8

Comparative Government and Politics 3 or above PS 1010 3
Computer Science A 3 or above CSCI 1170 4
Computer Science AB 4 or above CSCI 2170* 4
English Language and Composition 3 or above ENGL 1010 3
English Literature and Composition 3 or above ENGL1010 3
Environmental Science 3 or above ENVS 2810 3
European History 3 or above HIST 1020 3
Human Geography 3 or above GS 2010 3
Macroeconomics 3 or above ECON 2410 3
Microeconomics 3 or above ECON 2420 3
Music Theory 3 or above MUTH 1000 3
Physics 1 4 or above PHYS 2010/2011* 4
Physics 2 4 or above PHYS 2020/2021* 4
Physics B 4 or above PHYS 2010/2011* 4
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics
4 or above
4 or above
PHYS 2110/2111
PHYS 2110/2111*
4
4     
Psychology 3 or above PSY 1410 3
Statistics 3 or above MATH 1530 3
Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio 3 or above ART 1620 3
Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio 3 or above ART 1610 3
Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio 3 or above ART 1630 3
U.S. Government and Politics 3 or above PS 1005 3
U.S. History 3 or above HIST 2010, HIST 2020 6
World History 3 or above HIST 110, HIST 1120 6
World Languages and Cultures 3 or above SPAN 1010 and SPAN 1020, FREN 1010 and FREN 1020, GERM 1010 and GERM1020, LATN 1010 and LATN 1020 6
World Languages and Cultures 3 CHIN 1010 and 1020 and 2010, ITAL 1010 and 1020 and 2010, JAPN 1010 and 1020 and 2010 9
World Languages and Cultures 4 or 5 CHIN 1010 and 1020 and 2010 and 2020, ITAL 1010 and 1020 and 2010 and 2020, JAPN 1010 and 1020 and 2010 and 2020 12

 * NOTE: A grade of 4 or above is required to receive credits
# NOTE: Test has been discontinued by AP

 

Cambridge International Examinations

MTSU grants appropriate semester hours credit to qualified students presenting official record of acceptable grades on Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) examinations. Credit will be awarded for A (Advanced) level and AS (Advanced Subsidiary) level. The following courses have been approved for award of credits. Other AICE examinations may be approved for award of university credits following institutional review.

Cambridge International Exam Credit

cAMBRIDGE cOURSE CAMBRIDGE EXAM cAMBRIDGE gRADE MTSU COURSE MTSU CREDITS
CIE 9704 Art and Design (A Level) C or better ART ELLD 6
CIE 9704 Art and Design (AS Level) C or better ART ELLD 3
CIE 9608 Computer Science (A Level) C or better CSCI 1170 4
CIE 9618 Computer Science (A Level) C or better CSCI 1170 4
CIE 9691 Computing (A Level) C or better CSCI 1170 4
CIE 9011 Divinity (A or AS Level) C or better RS ELLD 3
CIE 8287 English-Language (A Level) B or better ENGL 1010 3
CIE 9276 English-Literature (A Level) B or better ENGL 2030 3
CIE 9278 Geography (A Level) C or better GEOG 2000 (3), PGEO1030 (4) 7
CIE 9278 Geography (AS Level) C or better GEOG 2000 3
CIE 9014 Hinduism (A or AS Level) C or better RS ELLD

3

CIE 9279 History (A Level) C or better HIST ELLD  6
CIE 9489 History (A Level) C or better HIST ELLD  6
CIE 9013 Islamic Studies (A or AS Level) C or better RS ELLD 3
CIE 9280 Mathematics (A Level) C or better MATH ELLD 6
CIE 9280 Mathematics (AS Level) C or better MATH ELLD 3
CIE 9231 Mathematics – Further (A Level) C or better MATH ELLD  6
CIE 9231 Mathematics – Further (AS Level) C or better MATH ELLD  3
CIE 9396 Physical Education  C or better PHED 2800  2
CIE 9699 Sociology (A or AS Level) C or better SOC 1010 3
CIE 9694 Thinking Skills C or better UNIV ELLD 3

College Dual Credit and Tennessee Statewide Dual Credit

Students may earn college credit for acceptable scores on examinations administered through college dual credit programs and the Tennessee Statewide Dual Credit program. Following are the credits available through Statewide Dual Credit:

Statewide Dual Credit

DUAL CREDIT EXAM CURRENT CUT SCORE MTSU COURSE MTSU CREDITS
American History II 75 or greater HIST 2020 3
Criminal Justice II 70 or greater CJA 1100 3
Intro to Agriculture Business 70 or greater AGBS 1201 3
Intro to Business 70 or greater BCED 1400 3
Intro to Education 80 or greater EESE 2010 3
Intro to Plant Science 70 or greater PLSO 1101 3
Introduction to Sociology 70 or greater SOC 1010 3
Pre-Calculus 70 or greater MATH 1730 3
Principles of Marketing 70 or greater MKT ELLD 3
Probability and Statistics 75 or greater MATH 1530 3
Psychology 70 or greater PSY 1410 3
Speech & Communications 75 or greater COMM 2200 3
World History 70 or greater HIST 1120 3

 

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Students may earn college credit for the following examinations administered by the College Level Examination Program:

CLEP Exam Credit

CLEP EXAM CLEP EXAM SCORE MTSU COURSE MTSU CREDITS
American Government 50 or greater PS 1005 3
Biology 50 or greater BIOL 1030/1031 4
Business Law, Introductory 50 or greater BLAW 3430 3
Calculus 50 or greater MATH 1910  4
Chemistry 50 or greater CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111, CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121 8
College Algebra 50 or greater MATH 1710 3
College Mathematics 50 or greater MATH 1010 3
Financial Accounting 50 or greater ACTG 2110 3
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 50 or greater HIST 2010 3
History of the United States II: 1865 to Present 50 or greater HIST 2020 3
Macroeconomics, Principles of 50 or greater ECON 2410 3
Management, Principles of 50 or greater MGMT 3610 3
Marketing, Principles of 50 or greater MKT 3820 3
Microeconomics, Principles of  50 or greater ECON 2420 3
Precalculus 50 or greater MATH 1730 4
Psychology, Introductory 50 or greater PSY 1410 3
Sociology, Introductory 50 or greater SOC 1010 3
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 or greater HIST 1010 3
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present 50 or greater HIST 1020 3

 

DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST)

Students may earn college credit for acceptable scores on the DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST) as follows: 

NOTE: Due to accreditation requirements, the Jennings A. Jones College of Business will not allow DSST upper-division credit to count toward graduation.

EXAM EXAM SCORE MTSU COURSE MTSU CREDITS
A History of the Vietnam War 400 HIST 3130 3
Art of the Western World 400 ART 1930 3
Astronomy 420 ASTR 1030 3
Business Mathematics 400 MATH 1630 3
Criminal Justice 400 CJA 1100 3
Ethics in America 400 PHIL 3150 3
Ethics in Technology 400 PHIL 3170 3
Foundations of Education 400 EESE 2010 3
Fundamentals of College Algebra 400 MATH 1710 3
History of the Soviet Union 420 HIST 4340 3
Introduction to Geography 400 GEOG 2000 3
Introduction to Law Enforcement 400 CJA 2200 3
Introduction to World Religions 400 RS 1030 3
Lifespan Developmental Psychology 420 PSY 2300 3
Math for Liberal Arts 400 MATH 1010 3
Personal Finance 400 FIN 2010 3
Principles of Statistics 400 MATH 1530 3
The Civil War and Reconstruction 420 HIST 4040 3

 

English Credit Based on ACT or SAT Scores

Students may earn college credit in ENGL 1010 and 1020 for acceptable scores on the ACT or SAT college entrance exams. 

NOTE: If the student has already completed ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1020, the transcript will reflect three hours credit for the remaining course.

EXAM EXAM SCORE MTSU COURSE MTSU CREDITS
ACT English Section 32 or higher ENGL 1010 and 1020 6
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section (March 2016 or after) 700 or higher ENGL 1010 and 1020 6
SAT Verbal Section (before March 2016) 720 or higher ENGL 1010 and 1020 6

 

International Baccalaureate Program

Students may earn college credit for acceptable scores on examinations administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

IB Exam Credit

IB EXAM IB EXAM SCORE MTSU COURSE MTSU CREDITS
Biology (higher level) 5 or higher BIOL 1110/ BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121 8
Business and Management (standard or higher level) 5 or higher (SL)
4 or higher (HL)
BCED 1400 3
Chemistry (higher level) 5 or higher CHEM 1110/1111 and 1120/1121 8
Chemistry (standard level) 5 or higher CHEM 1110/1111 4
Computer Science (standard or higher level) 6 or higher (SL)
5 or higher (HL)
CSCI 1170 4
Dance (standard or higher level) 5 or higher DANC 1000 3
Economics (standard or higher level) 5 or higher (SL)
5 or higher (HL)
ECON 2410
ECON 2410 and 2420
3
6
English Language A Literature (standard or higher level) 6 or higher (SL)
5 or higher (HL)
ENGL 2030 3
English Language A: Language and Literature (standard or higher level) 6 or higher (SL)
5 or higher (HL)
ENGL 1010 3
Environmental Systems or Societies (standard or higher level)  4 or higher ENVS 2810 3
 Foreign Languages   MTSU credit in foreign languages is granted after analysis by the department of the IB transcript submitted by the student  
Geography (standard or higher level) 5 or higher (SL)
4 or higher (HL)
GEOG 2000 3
History (higher level) 5 or higher

HIST 1120 and depending on higher level option (Paper #3)

Europe: HIST 1020; Americas: either HIST 2010 or 2020 to be determined at CUSTOMS (orientation) advising; Africa and the Middle East or Asia and Ocean - 3 hours lower-division history credit

6
Mathematics (higher level exam) 4 or higher MATH 1910, MATH 1920 plus three hours lower-division mathematics elective credit 11
Philosophy (standard level) 5 or higher 3 hours lower-division philosophy credit 3
Philosophy (higher level) 5 or higher PHIL 1030 3
Physics (standard or higher level) 5 or higher PHYS 2010/PHYS 2011 4
Physics (standard or higher level) 6 or higher PHYS 2010/PHYS 2011 and PHYS 2020/PHYS 2021 8
Psychology (higher level) 4 or higher 3 hours lower-division psychology credit 3
Social and Cultural Anthropology (standard) 4 or higher ANTH 2010 3
Social and Cultural Anthropology (higher level) 4 or higher ANTH 2010 plus 3 hours ANTH lower division elective 6
Theatre (standard or higher level) 5 or higher THEA 1030 3
World Politics (standard or higher level) 5 or higher (SL)
4 or higher (HL)
PS 1010 3
World Religions (standard level) 5 or higher 3 hours lower-division religious studies credit 3

 

 

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