Standardized Exams and Credit Values
Key to Programs
AP
CLEP
COSC
DSST
ECE
TECEP
Advanced Placement (College Board) Examinations
College-Level Examination Program
Charter Oak State College Examination
Prometric – DSST Program
Excelsior College Examination Program (UExcel)a
Thomas Edison credit by exam Program
Key to Levels
L
U
Lower Level
Upper Level (junior/senior four-year college/university)
Key to Liberal Arts
Y
Exam credits are considered Liberal Arts where indicated with a 'Y'.
Key to General Education 2005b
a
Key to General Education 2023c
Literature and Fine Art
ARH
Arts and Humanities
b
Behavioral/Social Science
ORC
Oral Communication
d
e
g
y
q
n
o
s
u
Ethical Decision Making
Written Communication
Global Understanding
Information Literacy
Mathematics
Non-U.S. History/Culture
Oral Communication
Natural Science
U.S. History/Government
WC1
WC2
HIS
SBS
QTR
SRE
SKU
DIG
DEI
INV
INF
Written Comm 1
Written Comm 2
Historical Knowledge
Social/Behavioral Science
Quantitative Reasoning
Scientific Reasoning (Laboratory Science)
Scientific Knowledge & Understanding
Digital/Technological Literacy
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Innovative Thinking
Information Literacy
Notes: Please note that credit values are subject to change. Before registering for an exam, review the specific testing organization’s
website to ensure no updates have been made. aUEXCEL exams have been discontinued by the provider, registrar’s office will review any
UEXCEL exams taken previously. bGeneral Education 2005 requirements apply to students matriculated prior to June 30th, 2023.
cGeneral Education 2023 requirements apply to students matriculated beginning July 1, 2023. Consult your academic advisor if you are
unsure of the catalog year in which you enrolled.
Content Area
ART & MUSIC
Art of the Western World
Art History
2D Art & Design
3D Art & Design
Drawing
Provider
Min
Score
Credit
Level
2005
GE
2023 GE
Liberal
Arts
DSST
AP
AP
AP
AP
400
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
L
L
L
L
L
a, n
a, n
a
a
a
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
BUSINESS , MANGEMENT, MARKETING
Advertising
TECEP
Business Ethics & Society
DSST
Business in Society
TECEP
Business Law
CLEP
Business Mathematics
DSST
Federal Income Taxation
TECEP
Financial Accounting
CLEP
Human Resource Management
DSST
Intro to Entrepreneurship
TECEP
Introduction to Business
DSST
Introduction to Business
TECEP
Introduction to Marketing
TECEP
Introductory Business Law
CLEP
Marketing Communications
TECEP
Negotiations & Conflict Mgmt
TECEP
Operations Management
TECEP
Organizational Behavior
DSST
Prin of Financial Accounting
TECEP
Prin of Managerial Accounting
TECEP
Principles of Management
CLEP
Principles of Marketing
CLEP
Principles of Supervision
DSST
Sales Management
TECEP
COMMUNICATION
Introduction to News Reporting
TECEP
Principles of Public Speaking
DSST
Public Speaking
TECEP
Public Relations Thought/Practice
TECEP
Technical Communication
TECEP
Technical Writing
DSST
Technical Writing
TECEP
COMPUTER & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Computer Concepts/Appl
TECEP
Computer Science A
AP
Computer Science Principles
AP
Computing & Info Technology
DSST
Ethics in Technology
DSST
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
DSST
Information Systems
CLEP
Learning in the Digital Age
TECEP
Management Information Systems
DSST
Network Technology
TECEP
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Criminal Justice
DSST
Introduction to Law Enforcement
DSST
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION/EDUCATION
Infant/Toddler Growth & Develop
COSC
60
400
60
50
400
60
50
400
65
400
70
65
50
60
70
60
400
60
60
50
50
400
70
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
U
U
U
L
L
U
L
U
U
L
L
L
L
U
U
U
U
L
L
L
L
L
U
65
Pass
70
65
70
400
70
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
70
3
3
400
400
400
50
70
400
70
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
L
L
L
L
U
U
L
3
3
L
L
400
400
3
3
L
L
75
3
L
3
d
d
Y
Y
INV
b
SBS
Y
o
o
ORC
ORC
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
DIG
DIG
d
Y
DIG
INF
DIG
L
b
Y
Infant/Toddler Evaluation & Assess
Intro to Early Childhood Education
Early Language and Literacy
Development
Foundations of Education
ECONOMICS & FINANCE
Economics/Macroeconomics
Economics/Microeconomics
Financial Inst. & Markets
Microeconomics
Money and Banking
Personal Finance
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Finance
Security Analysis & Portfolio Mgt
ENGLISH & LITERATURE
American Literature
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature
English/Language & Composition
COSC
COSC
COSC
75
75
75
3
3
3
L
L
L
DSST
400
3
L
b
AP
AP
TECEP
TECEP
DSST
DSST
CLEP
CLEP
DSST
TECEP
3
3
60
70
400
400
50
50
400
60
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
L
L
U
L
U
L
L
L
L
U
b
b
SBS
SBS
b
b
SBS
b
b
SBS
SBS
Y
Y
CLEP
CLEP
AP
50
50
3
3
3
6
L
L
L
a
a
e
Y
Y
Y
AP
3
6
L
e,a
College Composition
CLEP
50
6
L
e
English Composition I
English Composition II
English Literature
Prin. Adv English Composition
GEOGRAPHY
Human Geography
Intro (Human) Geography
HEALTH
Substance Abuse
Health & Human Development
Medical Terminology
TECEP
TECEP
CLEP
DSST
70
70
50
400
3
3
3
3
L
L
L
L
e
e
a, n
e
ARH
ARH
WC1,
WC2
WC1,
ARH
WC1,
WC2
WC1
WC2
ARH
WC2
AP
DSST
3
400
3
3
L
L
b, g, n
b, g, n
SBS
SBS
Y
Y
DSST
DSST
COSC
400
400
80
3
3
3
L
L
L
Medical Terminology
Radiation Safety Officer
HISTORY
A History of the Vietnam War
Civil War and Reconstruction
History/European
History of the United States I
History of the United States II
United States History
History of the Soviet Union
Western Civilization I
Western Civilization II
World History 1600-Present
TECEP
TECEP
70
70
1
3
L
L
DSST
DSST
AP
CLEP
CLEP
AP
DSST
CLEP
CLEP
TECEP
400
400
3
50
50
3
400
50
50
65
3
3
6
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
U
U
L
L
L
L
U
L
L
L
English/Literature & Composition
(matriculated students only)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
g, n
u
n
u
u
u
g, n
n
n
n
HIS
HIS
HIS
HIS
HIS
HIS
HIS
HIS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
World History
HUMANITIES
Environmental Ethics
Ethics in America
Intro to Critical Reasoning
Introduction to World Religions
Humanities
LANGUAGE
Chinese Language & Culture
French Level I
French Level II
French Language
German Level I
German Level II
German Language
Italian Language and Culture
Japanese Language & Culture
Latin
Spanish Language Level I
Spanish language Level II
Spanish with Writing: Level I
Spanish with Writing:Level II
Spanish Language & Culture
Spanish Literature & Culture
MATHEMATICS
Applied Liberal Arts Math
Calculus
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
College Algebra
College Algebra
College Mathematics
Fundamentals of College Algebra
Math for Liberal Arts
Pre-Calculus
Pre-Calculus
Principles of Statistics
Principles of Statistics
Statistics
NATURAL SCIENCE
Biology
Biology
Introduction to Biology
Environmental Science
Natural Sciences
Principles of Physical Science I
The Science of Nutrition
Physics 1:Algebra Based
AP
3
6
L
n
HIS
Y
TECEP
DSST
TECEP
DSST
CLEP
65
400
70
400
50
3
3
3
3
3
L
L
L
L
L
d
d
ARH
g, n
a, n
ARH
ARH
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
AP
CLEP
CLEP
AP
CLEP
CLEP
AP
AP
AP
AP
CLEP
CLEP
CLEP
CLEP
AP
AP
3
50
59
3
50
60
3
3
3
3
50
63
50
65
3
3
8
6
3
6
6
3
12
6
8
6
6
3
6
6
6
9
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
a, n
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
ARH
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
TECEP
CLEP
AP
AP
CLEP
TECEP
CLEP
DSST
DSST
AP
CLEP
DSST
TECEP
AP
70
50
3
3
50
70
50
400
400
3
50
400
55
3
3
4
4
8
3
3
6
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
QTR
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
AP
CLEP
TECEP
DSST
CLEP
DSST
TECEP
AP
3
50
65
400
50
400
65
3
4
6
3
3
6
3
3
4
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
s
s
s
g, s
s
s
s
s
SRE
SKU
SKU
SKU
SKU
SKU
SKU
SRE
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Physics 2:Algebra Based
Physics C/Electricity & Magnetism
Physics C/Mechanics
Astronomy
Introduction to Geology
Introduction to Meteorology
Chemistry
Chemistry
POLITICAL SCIENCE
American Government
American Government
Comparative Govt/Politics
Intro to Comparative Politics
Intro to Political Science
PSYCHOLOGY
Abnormal Psychology
Child Developmental Psychology
Fundamental of Counseling
Human Growth & Development
Intro Educational Psychology
Introductory Psychology
Lifespan Developmental
Psychology
Psychology
Psychology of Women
SOCIAL SCIENCE
African American Studies
General Anthropology
Social Sciences/History
Introductory Sociology
Introductory Sociology
Marriage & Family
AP
AP
AP
DSST
DSST
TECEP
AP
CLEP
3
3
3
400
400
70
3
50
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
6
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
s
s
s
s
S
S
s
s
SRE
SRE
SRE
SKU
SKU
SKU
SRE
SKU
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
CLEP
AP
AP
TECEP
TECEP
50
3
3
70
65
3
3
3
3
3
L
L
L
L
L
b, u
b, u
b, g
g
b
SBS
SBS
SBS
SBS
SBS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
TECEP
COSC
DSST
CLEP
CLEP
CLEP
DSST
60
75
400
50
50
50
400
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
U
L
L
L
L
L
L
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
SBS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
AP
TECEP
3
65
3
3
L
L
b
b
SBS
Y
Y
AP
DSST
CLEP
CLEP
TECEP
TECEP
3
400
50
50
70
65
3
3
6
3
3
3
L
L
L
L
L
L
b
b
b, n
b
b
b
SBS
SBS
SBS, HIS
SBS
SBS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
SBS