Credit by Exam AP/IB/CLEP

Credit by Exam

Through several methods, above-average students may earn academic credit for college-level learning by taking an examination in the appropriate area. The following points are the student’s responsibility and should be noted.

Credit granted can be used to satisfy specific, general or elective degree requirements, as determined by the academic dean.
Credit by examination is not assigned a letter grade and is not counted toward special recognition or honors.
It is the responsibility of the student to discuss pending AP, CLEP, IB or SAT Subject Tests results with his or her academic advisor prior to registration. Duplicate credit is not allowed for credit by examination and class work.
Credit by examination will not be granted in a lower-level course once credit has been awarded by class work or exam in a more advanced course.
Credit by examination must be documented by an official score report from the examining agency. It will not be taken from another college or university transcript.
Currently enrolled TCU students should obtain prior approval from their academic dean before taking CLEP examinations.
Credit by examination may be awarded only in the first 66 semester hours of college credit.
Credit may not be earned by examination in any course previously failed, audited or taken for noncredit at TCU.
Credit for departmental examinations awarded by other institutions will not transfer to TCU.

For specific information, click the name of the examination program below:

AP Subject	Score	TCU Equivalent	Credit	Core
Art
Art History	3	10043 Introduction to Art History	3 sem. hrs.	FAR
Studio Art: Drawing	3	10103 Drawing I	3 sem. hrs.

Biology	3	10003 Contemporary Issues in Biology	3 sem. hrs.	NSC
	4	10000 General Biology	4 sem. hrs.	NSC
	5	10000 General Biology 10511 Introductory Biology Lab II 10513 Introductory Biology II	8 sem. hrs.	NSC

Chemistry	4	10113 General Chemistry I	3 sem. hrs.
	5	10113 General Chemistry I 10125 General Chemistry II with Laboratory	8 sem. hrs.	NSC

Chinese	3	10153 Beginning Chinese I 10163 Beginning Chinese II	6 sem. hrs.
	4	10153 Beginning Chinese I 10163 Beginning Chinese II 20053 Intermediate Chinese I	9 sem. hrs.
	5	10153 Beginning Chinese I 10163 Beginning Chinese II 20053 Intermediate Chinese I 20063 Intermediate Chinese II	12 sem. hrs.

Computer Science
A	4 or 5	10403 Introduction to Programming	3 sem. hrs.

Economics
Macroeconomics	4	10233 Introductory Macroeconomics	3 sem. hrs.	SSC
Microeconomics	4	10223 Introductory Microeconomics	3 sem. hrs.	SSC

English
Language and Composition	3	10803 Introductory Composition: Writing as Inquiry	3 sem hrs.	WCO1
Language and Composition	4 or 5	10803 Introductory Composition: Writing as Inquiry 20803 Intermediate Composition: Writing Argument	6 sem hrs.	WCO1 WCO2
Literature and Composition	3	10803 Introductory Composition: Writing as Inquiry	3 sem hrs.	WCO1
Literature and Composition	4 or 5	10803 Introductory Composition: Writing as Inquiry 10103 Introduction to Fiction	6 sem hrs.	WCO1 LIT HUM

Environmental Science	4 or 5	10000 Contemporary Environmental Issues	3 sem hrs.	NSC

History
Africa and the Middle East	5,6,7 HL	HIST 10803 HIST 10813	3 sem. hrs.	HT HUM
American History	4 or 5	10603 United States History: A Survey to 1877 10613 United States History: A Survey since 1877	6 sem. hrs.	SSC HT
Asia and Oceania	5,6,7 HL	HIST 10943	3 sem. hrs.	HT HUM
European History	4 or 5	10223 Modernization and its Discontents: Europe 1789 to the Present	3 sem. hrs.	HT HUM
World History	4 or 5	10550 World History	3 sem. hrs.	HT HUM

Human Geography	4 or 5	10500 Human Geography	3 sem. hrs.	SSC

Mathematics
Calculus AB	3	10283 Applied Calculus	3 sem. hrs.	MTH
Calculus AB	4 or 5	10524 Calculus I	4 sem. hrs.	MTH
Calculus BC	3 or 4	10524 Calculus I	4 sem. hrs.	MTH
Calculus BC	5	10524 Calculus I 20524 Calculus II	8 sem. hrs.	MTH
Statistics	3, 4, or 5	10043 Elementary Statistics	3 sem. hrs.	MTH

Modern Languages
French Language/Literature	3	10153 First Semester College French 10163 Second Semester College French	6 sem. hrs.
French Language/Literature	4	10153 First Semester College French 10163 Second Semester College French 20053 Third Semester College French	9 sem. hrs.
French Language/Literature	5	10153 First Semester College French 10163 Second Semester College French 20053 Third Semester College French 20063 Fourth Semester College French	12 sem. hrs.
German, Latin, Italian	3	10153 Beginning German/Italian I 10163 Beginning German/Italian II	6 sem. hrs.
German, Latin, Italian	4	10153 Beginning German/Italian I 10163 Beginning German/Italian II 20053 Beginning German/Italian III	9 sem. hrs.
German, Latin, Italian	5	10153 Beginning German/Italian I 10163 Beginning German/Italian II 20053 Beginning German/Italian III 20063 Intermediate German	12 sem. hrs.
Spanish Language/Literature	3	10103 Spanish for Beginners 1 10203 Spanish for Beginners 2	6 sem. hrs.
Spanish Language/Literature	4	10103 Spanish for Beginners 1 10203 Spanish for Beginners 2 20103 Intermediate Spanish 1 20203 Intermediate Spanish 2	12 sem. hrs.
Spanish Language/Literature	5	10103 Spanish for Beginners 1 10203 Spanish for Beginners 2 20103 Intermediate Spanish 1 20203 Intermediate Spanish 2	12 sem. hrs.

Physics
Physics 1	4 or 5	10154 General Physics I with Laboratory	4 sem. hrs.	NSC
Physics 2	4 or 5	10164 General Physics II with Laboratory	4 sem. hrs.	NSC
C - Mechanical	4 or 5	20474 Physics I with Laboratory: Mechanics	4 sem. hrs.	NSC
C - Electricity & Magnetism	4 or 5	20484 Physics II with Laboratory: Electromagnetism and Optics	4 sem. hrs.	NSC

Political Science
U.S. Government	3, 4 or 5	10000 American Government	3 sem. hrs.	SSC
Comparative Government and Politics	3, 4 or 5	10000 Political Science	3 sem. hrs.	SSC

Psychology	4 or 5	10500 Psychology	3 sem. hrs.

CLEP Subject	Score	TCU Equivalent	Credit
American Government	55	10000 US Government	3 sem. hrs.


Biology
Biology	55	10003 Contemporary Issues in Biology	3 sem. hrs. ‡
Biology	65	10511 Introductory Biology Lab II 10513 Introductory Biology II	4 sem. hrs. ‡

Chemistry
Chemistry	65	10113 General Chemistry I	3 sem. hrs.
Chemistry	70	10113 General Chemistry I 10125 General Chemistry II with Laboratory	8 sem. hrs.

Economics
Principles of Macroeconomics	55	10233 Introductory Macroeconomics	3 sem. hrs.
Principles of Microeconomics	55	10223 Introductory Microeconomics	3 sem. hrs.

English (with essay)
English Composition	55	10803 Introductory Composition: Writing as Inquiry	3 sem. hrs.
(TCU does not accept the College Composition Modular)

History/Civilization
History of the United States I	55	10603 United States History: A Survey to 1877	3 sem. hrs.
History of the United States II	55	10613 United States History: A Survey since 1877	3 sem. hrs.
Western Civilization I	55	10203 Origins of Western Civilization: Europe to 1348	3 sem. hrs.
Western Civilization II	55	10223 Modernization and its Discontents: Europe 1789 to the Present	3 sem. hrs.

Humanities	55	10200 Humanities	6 sem. hrs.

Introductory Psychology	65	10500 Psychology	3 sem. hrs.

Introductory Sociology	55	10500 Introduction to Sociology	3 sem. hrs.

Mathematics
Calculus	65	10524 Calculus I	4 sem. hrs.

Modern Languages
French or German Language	50	10153 First Semester College French or Beginning German I 10163 Second Semester College French or Beginning German II	6 sem. hrs.
French Language	62	10153 First Semester College French 10163 Second Semester College French 20053 Third Semester College French 20063 Fourth Semester College French	12 sem. hrs.
German Language	63	10153 Beginning German I 10163 Beginning German II 20053 Beginning German III 20063 Intermediate German	12 sem. hrs.
Spanish Language	50	10103 Spanish for Beginners 1 10203 Spanish for Beginners 2	6 sem. hrs.
Spanish Language	66	10103 Spanish for Beginners 1 10203 Spanish for Beginners 2 20103 Intermediate Spanish 1 20203 Intermediate Spanish 2	12 sem. hrs.

Natural Sciences	55	10210 Natural Science	6 sem. hrs.

Social Sciences and History	55	10200 Social Science	6 sem. hrs.

IB Subject	Score	TCU Equivalent	Core Code	Max Credit*
Art (Visual)	5, 6, 7 HL	ARHI 10000	FAR	3 sem. hrs.
	5, 6, 7 HL	ARHI 10200		3 sem. hrs.

Biology	5, 6 HL	BIOL 10003	NSC	3 sem. hrs.
	7 HL	BIOL 10501/3, 10511/3	NSC (10501/3)	8 sem. hrs.

Business & Management	5, 6, 7 HL	BUSI 10200		6 sem. hrs.

Chemistry	6 HL	CHEM 10113		3 sem. hrs.
	7 HL	CHEM 10113, 10125	NSC (10125)	8 sem. hrs

Economics	5, 6, 7 HL	ECON 10223	SSC	3 sem. hrs.
	5, 6, 7 HL	ECON 10233	SSC	3 sem. hrs.

English
Language A	5, 6, 7 HL	ENGL 10103	HUM, LT	3 sem. hrs.
Language B	5, 6, 7 HL	ENFL 10103, 10113		6 sem. hrs.

Film	5, 6, 7 HL	FTDM 10200		3 sem. hours

Geography	5, 6, 7 HL	GEOG 10000	SSC	3 sem. hrs.
	5, 6, 7 HL	GEOG 10200		3 sem. hrs.

Geology	5, 6, 7 HL	GEOL 10113	NSC	3 sem. hrs.
	5, 6, 7 HL	GEOL 10200		3 sem. hrs.

History
Americas	5, 6, 7 HL	HIST 10500	SSC, HT	3 sem. hrs.
	5, 6, 7 HL	HIST 10000	HT	3 sem. hrs.
Europe	5, 6, 7 HL	HIST 10000	HT	6 sem. hrs.

Information Technology in a Global Society	5, 6, 7 HL	CITE 10200		6 sem. hrs.

Mathematics/Math Studies	6, 7 SL	MATH 10000	MTH	4 sem. hrs.
	6, 7 HL	MATH 10000, 10524	MTH	8 sem. hrs.

Modern Languages
French	5, 6, 7 HL	FREN 20053, 20063		6 sem. hrs.
German	5, 6, 7 HL	GRMN 20053, 20063		6 sem. hrs.
Greek	5, 6, 7 HL	GREE 20053, 20063		6 sem. hrs.
Japanese	5, 6, 7 HL	JAPN 20053, 20063		6 sem. hrs.
Spanish	5, 6, 7 HL	SPAN 20103, 20203		6 sem. hrs.
Language (not taught at TCU)	5, 6, 7 HL	LANG 20000		6 sem. hrs.

Philosophy	5, 6, 7 HL	PHIL 10003		3 sem. hrs.

Physics	5, 6, 7 HL	PHYS 10154, 10164	NSC	8 sem. hrs.

Political Science
Global Politics	5, 6, 7 HL	POSC 10000	SSC	3 sem. hrs.

Psychology	5, 6, 7 HL	PSYC 10500, 10200		6 sem. hrs.

Religion	5, 6, 7 HL	RELI 10000	HUM, RT	3 sem. hrs.
	5, 6, 7 HL	RELI 10200		3 sem. hrs.

Sociology	5, 6, 7 HL	SOCI 10500	SSC	3 sem. hrs.
	5, 6, 7 HL	SOCI 10200		3 sem. hrs.

Theatre Arts	5, 6, 7 HL	THEA 10000	FAR	3 sem. hrs.
	5, 6, 7 HL	THEA 10200		3 sem. hrs.

TCU awards 6-8 credit hours per A-Level subject in which a student scores a C or better.

TCU awards 3-4 credit hours per AS-Level subject in which a student scores a C or better.

Devised primarily for the experienced professional, “Credit by Portfolio Assessment” is available in some, but not all academic fields at TCU. Limited credit may be granted for a portfolio demonstrating learning gained through college-level life experience. The portfolio is assessed by TCU faculty. Details of this program are available from the Office of Extended Education, 817-257-7130.