2024-2025 Catalog

Standardized Exams

Advanced Placement

 

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 Language & 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 Stati
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 
 

 

  1. 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.
  2. AP Exam scores below three (3). No credit will be awarded for an AP exam score below three (3.)
  3. 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 schedule an appointment on the Testing Center web page of the SAU Tech web site. 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.