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Advanced placement (AP). The Arkansas Division of Higher Education Coordinating Board has established a set of guidelines by which institutions must award course credit for advanced placement exams. This policy should be implemented by institutions for entering freshman in the fall 2018 semester.

  1. Course Credit. Under this policy, institutions should award course credit to students who score a three (3) or higher on any Advanced Placement (AP) exam. Credit awarded for any AP exam must be applied to the student transcript and, where appropriate, reduce the total number of required degree hours accordingly by either directly satisfying degree or elective requirements. In order to increase transferability, ACTS courses have been assigned to relevant exams.

    These courses are outlined in the following section of this policy. This list is maintained by the Division of Higher Education and will be reviewed every five years.

  2. Advanced Placement ACTS Courses. The following table maps AP exams to corresponding ACTS courses. AP exams without a corresponding ACTS listed below will be awarded at the discretion of the Vice Chancellor for Academics.
    AP Exam ACTS Course
    Art History ARTA 1003 Art Appreciation
    Biology BIOL1004 Biology for Non-Majors
    Calculus AB MATH 2405 Calculus I
    Calculus BC MATH 2505 Calculus II
    Chemistry CHEM 1004 Chemistry for General Education
    Computer Science A CPSI 1003 Introduction to Computers; or
    CS 1001 Computer Science I/Principles of Computer Science
    Computer Science Principles CPSI 1003 Introduction to Computers; or
    CS 1001 Computer Science I/Principles of Computer Science
    English Language & Composition ENGL 1013 Composition I
    English Literature & Composition ENGL 2113 World Literature I; or
    ENGL 2123 World Literature II; or
    ENGL 2223 Western Literature I; or
    ENGL 2223 Western Literature II
    Environmental Science GEOL 1124 Environmental Geology
    European History HIST 1213 Western Civilization I; or
    HIST 1223 Western Civilization II
    French Language & Culture FREN 2013 French III
    German Language & Culture GERM 2013 German III
    Human Geography GEOG 1113 Human Geography
    Macroeconomics ECON 2103 Principles of Macroeconomics
    Microeconomics ECON 2203 Principles of Microeconomics
    Music Theory MUSC 1003 Music Appreciation
    Physics 1 PHYS 2014 Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics I
    Physics 2 PHYS 2024 Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics II
    Psychology PSYC 1103 General Psychology
    Spanish Language & Culture SPAN 2013 Spanish III
    Statistics MATH 2103 Introduction to Statistics
    United States Government & Politics PLSC 2003 American National Government
    United States History HIST 2113 United States History; or
    HIST 2123 United States History II
    World History HIST 1113 World Civilizations; or
    HIST 1123 World Civilizations II
  3. Additional Credit. (a) Institutions will be limited to awarding minimum credit for one corresponding ACTS course listed in the table above to students who score a three (3) on the exam. If in the best interest of the student, institutions may award a higher-level course for a score of three (3). (b) Institutions may choose to award additional credit for those students who score a four (4) or five (5) on an exam. While transfer institutions are encouraged to accept any additional AP credit awarded, the transfer institution will not be obligated to honor additional credit given beyond the requirement. (c) Institutions may award additional credit for prerequisite courses when credit is awarded for a higher-level sequenced course.
  4. AP Exam scores below three (3). No credit will be awarded for an AP exam score below three (3.)
  5. Course not offered. No credit will be awarded for an AP exam for a course that SAU Tech does not offer.

CLEP.  Subject examinations from the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Board are given by appointment at SAU Tech. Students may call the Testing Center at 1.870.574.4486 to schedule CLEP Tests. SAU Tech awards up to 15 hours of college credit based on College Board recommended scores on CLEP tests. Credit is awarded after a student has completed 12 hours of course work at SAU Tech. Hours awarded from CLEP tests are not counted as part of the 15-hour residency requirement.